, 1874-06-05

Dr.. Hull tonlatldod tho noteB mud 1oktorg whom
thrown thom Into dry vol on Tie place hit
would Immediately go and got to1n. IIo start
cd of for tho well. leaving his visitors ut tho
louao, who waited for several hours for him
TO return, but not doing 80 thoy know TINT this
Mitchell left tho stato and wont to Virginia.
where l.o romnincd for n,nny n,onthB. DR.. Bull,
not caring to keep hts family III a nolghborllood
%orG 90 much y. ad boon raised about u
wrote Mitolell TINT 1lo bud loft, tho matter liod
ont and that he could return witt, snfoty Io
DID so. Tlis wnn m noa,r1y r9, ono year ago 50 soon
~ o got hack n Rg zen sGmt hin verbal mos
knowing thai ho waB noe n man to mako such j
threat as that without intending it. kent away
from Macon until ycntorday, aud nevor moved
| about tho plantation or noghborhoou without
| being heavily arn1od with q nhot-gun aud d re-.
voiver.
countrymnn by tho name Of Wall induced
him to accompany him hero for tho purpose OF
getting him to indorao hia draft at tho cotton
being gono dolay IN getting. tho drift fixed,
Mitchell walked to tho store Of +. J. Traywick d
Co.. on Third street. Whilst standing In tho
door 10 saw Br. Bull approaching, and, knowing
Tho Doctor calno to tho door and looked into tho
store, and thou wont to N1i:cholls 4lulo aud ox-
alninod 1t c1osoly. Mitchell oluded him, got on
his 1nu!o, and rodo OUT Of town to little strag-
EHAt flliHko GalltQ tEtHh 1hDYHt Wn0T4 no H4A
loft bis shotgun on tlH wny to town that morn-
ing. Wall. about noon, sont for him to return
aud atgn tho draft. Ho did no, aud about
O'Clock Wall and Nlituhon started homo.
1t Is supposed that Dr. Bull and hin son loft
the city soon aftor Mitchell did the first tino.
Anyhow they s4ero aoen to croBa tho bridge, nnd
turning to tho loft just beyond, disappeared In
the woods, both armca With doublo-bnrro1od
Wion Wall and Mitchell got to Cross Keys tito
latter got lis shotgun. whom both rodo on.
Whom thoy Ind reaohed D point two miloH from
tho city proper, and whero tho road is tlanked OIL
either side With ganlberry csoopao Of wood SO
through. and whilst Wall was q fow paces to tic
roar OF Mitchell. 4 gun was suddenly fred from
tho thlcket, qniekly followed by tho second dis
Charge At tho first Hhot Mitchell reoled in hts
saddle, and, whlat In tho act Of falling out Of It,
ground doad At aubaeluont examination Of
tho body It was found tint six buckHllot hnd
taken offoct-io'r through tho head md two
through the body.
Dir. Wall Immediately gallopod back to East
Macon md told what Iad taken place. Tho
Coroner accompanied by three or four police
men immedintely started for tho ground, where
Tho jury found opposite the body, which still
layi in tho road, narrow path froahy cut through
; tho thckot.n few yardB long. Wall Btatod on
examination that, when tho gun tirod, LIE saw a
nun at tho load Of tho path ho thought was
WIS him.
Tho body WIS brought back to Macon, e1roudod
and coainod, and this morning taken to Twlgga
County for burial.
noon. iaaued for Dr.. Bill aud hB sou, and 1aat
night Policemen Simpson aud Fostor wont to tho
residence, on Third street, and found tho family
at snppor, with them in their usual places at
TUG table, Ihoy were arrested ut once aud taken
Tho excitement In the CITY wns yary Lich when