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I ADMEH SHOT TO DEATHBY ISA-SIIEIMT’ MAGNKSDifiienPy A rase O\rr Attempt of Murdered Man to iluUccl 1MH From Negro.r-y.o2,Loa;w,rlc-:irl0.i n.ud(Paily Argus Special.) Grenada, Miss.. Jan, 24. - A horrible tragedy took places fifteen mile* cast of *nnda about five {/clock yesterday a ti ern non which result-txd in G. W. Gillori, a young wtiilo-man a lion I.’ I wen ly-five years old,11 ('in g si ml1, i{! is alleged, by A. P. Magi less, of tfalnmgla, Miss.From in fnn nation which your (Wrespmtdrnr has linen able to gal her In mi diflVmril. sources, itur following appears to fie I,bo facts in I hr deplorable alliur:II seems Mini, young Gillum wlio recently* lnul his store burunu. vvenl out yesterday morning on h cobecling lone mid'among tin* numbn visited was a negro tenant on I He farm of M agues*. The negro, w i3 said* gave Gil Ion some, impudence when he demanded payment of win* In owed him. and tin proceeded gnvo him a good thraaliiiig; Gilton was ucoompiutted by Ids brother. Will ter Gil Ion. After leaving llio negro, OilloEi continued bis vigils to other parties, who bad Uccmmi-inriohtecl to Him at lifa store. Evidently -(tie puishod negro wont to his landlord; Magnus*, with ftia talo of wno, who in company with the negro iwuI another white iiimi, il issaid, set out; lo have a reckonuig with GillbUi.(tillon lives in this county'about twelve miles from Mngnesrf homo nrul was nearly home wrieu he met Magfiiiss in I lie public road, who inquired ‘Ts IftnL G. W. Gillon?*r and upon receiving an affirmative answer raised a ride which he hud and placed a ho He I. ill GiUoTfB brain, the hall entering the Pondiead juat be-1 ween the ny.i brows. Gil Ion's bnillmr, who was with him nl- the lime fled tor safety.I! is stated' that Magneas bad gum? In the bouse, of Eugene Gillon. ft brother of the defused, a short ■white before the kilting, and level',*! his rifle ori him anlt;l rbrmmidcd u* know if that was lt;T W. Gilton.The. dead man is a member of one)lK!or Mm rmmlry’s best families amili-wns held in (.hr highest esteem by all wlm knew him. fie leaves n .young wife besides an aged mother t^‘veral brothers la meficu • ; untimely \rising away,ill; Magness was -ill one '.in.: she riff-4; of W/ihster county .iri(f Is promi-go lucidly connected. He was charged Iwith having kilted Alien tfpenrer, a neighbor farmer, about six yearn ago, but was finally acquitted before the circuit court of this county about two years ago where the ivasi-wits transferred on a mange of venue.So far os is known qere Mapnesw (Montimied oil Page 4.;n-N.of0,ny)tsin;
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Laurel Daily Argus
Laurel, Mississippi, US
Wed, Jan 24, 1912
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