Grimes County Texas Archives News.....South News February 26, 1864
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Galveston Tri-Weekly News_Houston, Texas February 26, 1864
S o . N*ws,-~l regret to inform you that Mr. John
B. Ashford, a well known and respectable planter
near Courtney, was killed day belore yesterday, 
on the depot platform, by young Rose,
the passport examiner, who travels on the Central
railroad cars. The following circumstances are
given as strictly true. "While going up from this
city, young Rose asked Mr. Ashford for his passport. 
Mr. A. replied that he had already given it to
him, but this was denied by Rose, when Mr. A. said
he lied. Upon this, Rose walked away, borrowed
a pistol, saying he should take back what he said
or he would kill him. Upon the cars stopping at
Courtney) he stepped up to Mr. Ashford, who was
on the platform, with his pistol in hand, and 
demanded of Mr A. that he should retract what he
had said. When Mr. A. denied having called him
a liar, Mr. Rose then lowered his pistol. Mr. A.
then remarked that if Rose asserted that he had
called him liar, he was a damn liar. Rose then
fired, shooting Mr. A. In the breast, and killing him
instantly. Mr Ashford has left an estimable family
to mourn his untimely death. Rose is a boy about
18 years old."


Additional Comments:
Rose(Passport Examiner On Central R/R) asked to see John B Ashford's Passport 
again, A said he had already shown it, Rose felt Ashford called him a liar, 
Rose borrowed a pistol and Ashford did not take his word back, Rose shot him 
on the R/R platform according to the Book on the Thomas Jewett Goree Letters 
this was referred to by Thomas' mother, this was done in front of is John's 
wife, children and other family members.

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