The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-11-20
CALEB GOGGINS
CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF
JOE WRIGHT.

Tuesday night OF last week, on the
Dallas road, about one mile from
town, was shrouded in mystery to
such an extent as to require the
coroner's jury to remain in session
three days to get at the facts.
Joe Wright and his wife LEFT Ma
rietta about nine O'Clock Tuesday
night the 18th inst, for Wright's
fathers house in the country. They
were walking along in the road,
Wright's wife having bold of her
husbands arm. When near the lit
tie bridge that spans the branch,
just beyond the Kirkpatrick place, a
man was seen TO come from behind
a tree and approach them. When
in few feet OF them, Wright said,
"Hello J" but the man made no re-
Spouse, but raised his hand. in which
he held pistol, and began firing at
Wright, who exclaimed, ooh, Lordy
| am shotr' Mrs. Wright ran off
up to Mrs. Jim Reeds house, scream
ing. A number Of persons living
close by went to the scene of the
shooting, and found Wright in the
road dead.
Coroner Green came down next
morning and had the body removed
to the court house. Sheriff McLain
summoned the following Jury: G..
A. Hardage, foreman; NJ. N.
Cannon, Clerk; Robert Moon, w.
G. Kemp, G. 7. Swan, Charley Man
ming, G. N. Barrett, Charley Nell,
George Withers, Joe Gartrell, G..
G. VIM and John Broadwell.
A post norton examination was
made by Drs. Seize and Reynolds.
They found that Joe Wright was
shot in three places, one in the pit
of the stomach, one in the left groin
and one in the right arm.
Mrs. Wright describes the man
who shot her husband as being low,
heavy built, with black mustache
and wearing black clothes, and she
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says from the fash of the pistol, she
recognized the man to be Caleb
Goggins, young man who lives on
the Dallas road a few miles from
town.
Charley Roberts, colored, says he
went out that night home in COM
pany with Mr.. Caleb Goggins, and
that Goggins kept saying that he
had left package back in town and
must 60 back after it. He also says
that Goggins said that Wright would
be a dead man before Saturday
night, and if nobody else killed him
he would do it himself, and he told
Roberts that if he ever told what he
said that he would wake up in hell.
A number of witnesses was sworn
and a good deal of testimony taken
down. The jury about dark, Friday
evening, rendered verdict in
which they charged Caleb Goggins
with the shooting and killing of Joe
Wright, and that it was in their
opinion willtul murder.
The jury was most capable one,
and diligently sought to do their
duty and find the truth. They are
to be commended for the honest eff.
fort they made to uuearth the guilty
party.
Goggins says he is not guilty, and
his attorneys, Messrs. Clay and
Blair, think he will be able to prove
his innocence.
Goggins is in Jail and his case
will undergo further investigation
this week by the Grand Jury, as
Cobb Superior Court is in session.
Judge Gober placed Mrs. Wright
and Charley Roberts under $4,000
bond each for their appearance this
week, but as they were unable to
give the bond, they were remanded
to Jail.
Mr.. Bill Mcclellan, of Birming-
ham, Ala, brother of Mrs. Wright,
is in the city and has employed Col.