A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY

A WHITE MAN SHOOTS A COLORED WOMAN

Smiths Mills, Ga.  October 17 - Editor Argus

One of the most cold blooded murders ever committed in this (Jasper) county occurred 3 or 4 miles form this place last Friday.  Mr. Dock Brewer of this county shot and killed a colored woman in the dwelling of Mr. Richard Edwards.

The difficulty causing the killing originated about some cotton that was being gathered on Mr. Brewer's premises.  Some misunderstanding having gotten up in regard to a division of the crop; Mr. Brewer knocked her down with a rock, and she ran to the house of Mr. Edward nearby for safety, Mr. Brewer went to his house for his gun and returning with buck shot, twelve to each barrel went in to the house of Mr. Edwards and attempted to drag her from the house to shoot her, but she caught hold of the bedstead and being unable to drag her into the yard, he leveled the gun discharging the contents into her neck and face.  One load, lead having entered her right side tearing off the side of her head scattering blood and brains over the bed and clean washed clothes folded in a chair near by.  Mr. Edwards and his son had gone to Macon that morning, and left Mrs. Edward alone, and she became so frightened that she ran into the woods, and was not discovered till nearly night, her and a small boy was the only witness to the foul deed.

Middle Ga. Argus - Week of October 20, 1881