The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-20
KILLING OF J. w. cowARr.
Details of the Unfortunate Occur
nnce at Arlington.


ance at Arlington.
Colquitt. Ca, May 1s.-Jack S. Cowart.
who shot and instantly killed his
brother, James W. Cowart. Thu sday
night, in their store in Arlington, Ca. has
been his brothers partner in business for
many years. there never before having
hoen any trouble, nor even dispute or ex-
preston of dissatisfaction from either
| partner.
J. w. Cowart recently sold his entire in
| terests in Miller county and moved to Ar
| linston to assist his brother in looking aft
| er their business interests there. Soon aft
er locating in Arlington he, it seems, be-
came dissatisfied with tire manner in viii h
| his brother was conducting Their busll<s;
and so notified his brother, accusing him
Of misplacing funds and running the bust
ness more to his own advantage than to
that of the firm, and asking for a di So
luton. His brother denied the charges
and expressed deep regret at his dis ats
/ faction, but told him that Re would either
give" Ner take" just as he wished.
| No dissolution was made, but j. w.
| Cowart seemed to remain dissatisfied and
| on Friday afternoon he telephoned from
| one of their turpentine stills in the coun-
try instructing their head bookkeeper to
notify his brother to meet him at their
office that night after supper as he de-
lied private talk with him on business.
After supper they met at their Office AS
there was only one chair in the Office, j.
S. Cowart, who is the younger brother,
sat the chair by the window and invited
his brcther to have at by the window
where it was co. J. w. Cowart then be-
gan to accuse j. S. Cowart of handling
the checks improperly and running the
business to his own interest. His brother
called attention to the fact that his feel
ings had been badly hurt already by SINH
lar accusations, and informed
him that he desired to set
tie the matter peacefully and
without any difficulty, and proposed to
leave 1t with any one to arbitrate, and
would rather give him his interest than
to have ony trouble with him.
j. w. Cowart, at this moment became
very angry, it is reported, and drawing
knife, seized his brother by the throat.
cursing him, and saying that he would
kill him. ] S. Cowart realizing his close
quarters, showed his brother back and
dashed for the office door, but his brother
caught him and attempted again to use his
time to leave him, when his brother stop
pea him and was in the act of cutting his
! throat, when he, ]. s. Cowart, drew a
| revolver and fired three times at close
range the third shot piercing the heart.
]. w. Cowart fell to the floor dead with
his knife gripped tightly In his right hand.
j. S. Cowart realizing what he had done,
| threw the revolver aside. He remained in
the store and assisted in removing his
dead brother, making no effort to escape,
and so far he has not been arrested Both
| men are very wealthy, operating several
stores and large, piantatio and turpen-
tine stills. Both are originally from Mil
Ter county, and their relatives and friends
are numbered by the score, and are deep
| ly grieved over the unfortunate occur
renee.
| The body was inferred In the family
| cemetery, near Boykin, Ga The deeply
grieved brother accompanying the funeral
| party to the cemetery.