Article clipped from Thomasville Daily Times Enterprise

Vidalia, Ga., July 29.—John Collins, farmer of near Oak Park, was killed yesterday morning about sunrise by his son, Earnest Collins, who is about thirteen years of age. The weapon was a shotgun at short range and death resulted almost instantaneous- According to telephone messages [about Oak Park, Collins came home about sunrise after being away all night and brought a jug of whisky with him. He started an altercation, with Mrs. Collins, she receiving rath er rough treatment until the son, be ncoming frightened for her well-being, secured the shotgun and placing it in his fathers back, pulled the trigger. Mr. Collins was a farmer of about 40 years of age and leaves a consider able connection in this section, altho his immediate family consists of his widow and son, Earnest. The Collins home is about three miles from Oak Park.
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Thomasville Daily Times Enterprise

Thomasville, Georgia, US

Fri, Jul 29, 1921

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