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FATaL affray—a mas killed.As chroniclers of pulsing events* 11 becomes our painful duty to announce thc#ifdd*n death of Dyer Davis, of this county. Various re* porta nre in circulation respecting this unfortunate affair, but the following U a bnef statement nf the particulars, so for as wo Iiuvr been able to gather them*It appears* that on Saturday evening Inst. Mr. DaVis being very much intoxicated, called at the house of Mr. Kotiert Fluker# and having coded Air. F*. to the gate, after a few moments conversation, Davis became abusive, and finally assaulted Fluk^r* who being les* athletic, was badly beaten in tho affray—others in the mean time* interfered and parted them. Hut Davis still dissatisfied, again assaulted Flu-k^r* swearing that ho nuu» tied “to bear him to death/’ Fiuker, however*, by 2lii-« time had drawn a pocket knife, and w a ned Davis of the fact, and not to approach him, at tho peril of histifo. Davis ruslicd upon him—threw him, and while upon him. received a wound upon the side of I he throat, which dividing the jugular vein* he died in a f«w minutes. Hu has left a wife and young family, who have our sympathies.Air. Fluker has always been considered a peaceable, good citizen; and uMioogli this oc currcnce is most melancholy, we believe with the whole community* that if there over was a case of justifiable homicide# this was one.The verd»ct of the coroner’s Jury* was that he came to In's death “on the 10th of May at the house of Robert Fluker* by the said Robeit Fluker, with a small pocket knife, in his own d‘ knee/'—SandcrsviIlc T’flescopc*
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Macon Georgia Telegraph and Republic
Macon, Georgia, US
Tue, May 20, 1845
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