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19a®i■itr«l-AH Pi ir.lheina-Jt.Oilprisonso-sirKefthetasndireras es. bis his.FAIR’S HIDING PLACE. ,^•th lUrcalrd How nr Had Kluilr.l tliaLaw.Milletxieville, Ga., Jan. 31.—The annonncement of the death of Mr. Thomas Fair was quito a surprise, and j everyone was asking the question.••Where did he come from?” On Aug. lft. 1874, Mr. Fair became involved in a dispute with Mr. Oliver Ellison, which resulted in the death of the latter, and since that day there has been an indictment for murder hanging over him. Mr. Ellison’s relatives have been endeavoring to locate his hiding place. Futile wouldbe the effort to picture their surprisewhen it was learned that he had been right in the heart of Milledgeville for 18 years, without allowing tho citizens of this place, except his immediate family, ever to see him.Mr. Fair served in the civil war in the Ninth regiment, and bore to the grave scars received in defense of the south. He was buried in the cemetery here.Ellison was killed 20 years ago in the southwestern portion of the city. Fair was jealous of Ellison, and stabbed him about n woman. Ellison started to return to the business portion of the city, but fell in the street, where he was found and carried to his house. He was doadin a few hours. Fair, unwilling to cause his family grief which his trial would bring on them, immediately left for parts unknown. Every effort was made to locate him, but to no avail. His whereabouts since that time have been unknown. It is said he went to a swamp near this city, where he spent seven years, but roturnol to this city about 18 years a^o. Since which time ho has been hiding in the home of his brothers, very near the heart of tho city.FOR THE U/IIk.
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Waycross Weekly Herald
Waycross, Georgia, US
Sat, Feb 03, 1894
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