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proceed* of the sale Thus affair* went on with Mr«. Beck and Shanlin daring Beck's absence.Of coarse his wife's side of the story only reached his ears, and this greatly exasperated him. When he finally returned from Dahlonega he at once sought Shaulln, and in an an angry wayDEHANDID THB BALANCE OF THB MONET Shanlin refused to pay the cash.bn*. offered to give him his notes for the balance due. Beck refuse i tot ke the notes, claiming that they were worthlua. Shsnlin asserted that he had only ag:eed to give his notes for the $7j in the first place. A bluer quarrel ensued, which closed by Beck declaring that bhaulin should not have the crop, and Shanlin swearing that he Intended to take it anyhow. It is said that Shanlin openly denounced Beck throughthe country, alleging that he was •‘a d—d coward,'* and that he could take a knife and drive him all o»er the country.'*SHOT IN TUB COEN FIELD.eAt length the end approached. One day Shan Un employ**d a laborer, and taking him wilt him entered Beck's cornfield and began t: 1 I gather the com.| I Beck heard of It, and harrying to his house took down his single-barreled shot gun anc loaded it, pouring a handful of lead b lla cpoi the power. Ue then went to the field q | He first encountered the laborer who was aaistlng Shanlin, and ordered him to leave the field at once. The man did sc Q I and Beck then hurried on to find Shanlin. Hi soon discovered him plucking ora a short dis lance off. lie drew hi* gun down deliberately took careful aim. and fired.c-SHANLIM DROPPED IN BIS TBACXS as If he had been struck by lightning. Ills he* I- I and breast were literally torn to pieces with th H I lead balls.I Beck was promptly arrested, put on trial an* I convicted. His case was carried to the suprem l* I court, and he had all the r ghts of defense tha rs the law allows. At length, the last day a{ e | proached, and an appeal to the governor was a) that was left the friends of the doomed mar His devoted wile, backed by a few friends, mad earnest and pathdtlc appeals to the governor,bu (11 all In vain, le I Up to the very hour of execution to-day, how ever, a sickenirg anxiety—a tenible hope wi lodged in tne breasts of the condemned man an *3 I his friends. It was hoped up to the very lsi st I moment that a reprieve would be granted, an anxious eyes.LOOKED A DOWN THE BOAD,hoping for the dust of the courier bearing reprieve or commutation. All this was vaii however. The inexorable end hurried on. an the sheriff made preparations lor the ghaitl performance. The crowd was enormous, an very eager. Never has this little village bee so overrun with people.TUB GOVBBNOB AND TUB PABDON.The allusion to a (reprieve or commutatio that was expected in the above esse is bated o the fact that several of Mr. Beck's friends, an notably his devoted wife,have earn my labor?up to the last moment t get the governor I commute the sentence. A number of tclegr.ui were s nt to the governor who is now In Waal ington, asking for a commutation. A dispatc was receive-4 on Thun lav evening from tl governor, stating that he could not intcrlen This ended the matter. Mr. Beck was a splendl soldier.ieIVd.ryade»
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Atlanta Weekly Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Tue, May 01, 1877
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