The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1860-02-29
Bloody Tragedy in Georgia.
From the Waynesboro, Ga, News Of {

From the Waynesboro, Ga, News Of the
Sth inst, we extract the following:
Ou last Monday afternoon a most lament
able tragedy was enacted in and near our
town. Mr.. John b. Owen, respected
citizen, was shot dead in front of his store,
the ball passing through his heart, 10y a
Mr.. John Walker. a South CarolnIan,
who has resided for the past year in our
county. Mr. Walker, we hear, stood
within four feet of Mr. Owen when he
discharged his pistol which was Colts
repeater 4; he made two attempts--,he first
time his pistol snapped or missed fire /;
the second was more unfortunate.
Mr. W. left for his home, about t:o
miles distant, Immediately after the occur
renee, whittier he was pursued by an arm
ed posse, with the sheriff at their head
we mention armed, for the reason he was
first approached BY an unarmed party, to
whom he refused 10 deliver himself,
threatening death 10 all
On the arrival OF the posse at his house,
Mr.. Walker fed 10 the woods, and for the
time eluded the pursuit: but, having re-
turned 10 his house just as the posse were
leaving. he was so imp udent as 10 show
himsolf-in fact (so we hear from several
of the party) did 50 openly, presenting
himself with gun in hs hand, daring
them to arrest him; his manner so fright.
cned his children that they fled TO the ne
gro quarter, not very far distant; his wife
seeing his danger. for the party attempted
10 reason with him, though giving him
plainly to understand that they intended to
take hun dead or alive, inerposed her
person, and attempted 10 recall him wlthin
the house; throwing her off, he advanced
and leveled his gun; here, in se!f-defence,
one of the party fired, followed quickly,
almos, Immediately, by two others; un-
fortunately, Mrs. Walker, in attempting
to regain her husband sile, threw r.elr
i'll the way, and received a shot in the
hand Mr.. Walker retrcated to the house
and fell dead. We wish we could here
end the recital of the melancholy affair
but the same deathly messenger that had
called all cr'ing parent to his Masters
throne, wounded the Living wife and moth
er, and likewise summoned one OF their
innocent babes
The little child had returned without
having been perceived. The shot iha,
struck down the unfortunate innocent had
entered a, the door, passing quite through
,he house.
Since goingto press we learn the fol-
lowing farther and more minute particulars
of the occurrence at the house, from the
officer and posse
On approaching the dwelling of Mr.,
Walker he (Walker) cams out from he
yard and defed them, and after reasoning
with hun on the propriety Of surrendcring
TO the law peaceably, and he still refusing
defantly, it was proposed to surround him,
and he fed to the woods, pursued by the
posse, where they could not follow him,
T,ey had returned to his dwelling, and
were discussing the means to secure his
arrest, when he, having returned to the
house, came out with his gun in hand,
again jefying them; and being again im-
pOrtuned to give up, he still deiel them;
and presented his gun, with the declara-
ton: "D-n you, if you will not fire, ]
will.' At this iuncture three barrels
were fired from the posse, which resulted
in his death,