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1887: GA - Lewis Phillips came to aid of T.A Howard who was shot near his home

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23 Oct 2013 19:53 #1395 by Mamie
THE TOWNS AROUND US.
News Furnished By Correspondents And The Press.

Dawsonville News.
On last Wednesday evening Mr. T.A. Howard was shot near the home of Mr. Lewis Phillips, in Yellow Creek District. About sundown Mr. Phillips heard a noise like that of the report from a gun. Shortly after this sound was followed by screaming and calling. He ran, and when he had reached the spot he found Mr. Howard holding to a tree and groaning in great agony. Further investigation revealed the fact that he had been shot, also brutally beaten and chocked. He was taken home and lingered until Thursday evening, when death came and relieved him of his sufferings. Up to this writing there is no suspicion as to the perpetrators. He was shot in his hip, and it is not yet known whether it was with a pistol or a gun that was used. Dr. Hudlow, who visited him shortly afterward, said that it was not the shot that did the work, but that he was otherwise badly hurt. It has been reported that Howard was a revenue informer and was not highly appreciated by some of his neighbors.

Source: The Weekly Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Tuesday, February 1, 1887; Pg. 11, Column 4

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