The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-03-10
M EILLlNGoF AYCOcK
VIEWS ACCOUNT OF THE
EDI'O ,o1,N COUNTY TRAGEDY.
catch, Who Is Said to Have
Dick Nv young Clifford Aycock
hli'' Not Been Arrested.

Has Not Been Arlee.G
"a ",.-,, News of Friday gave
Tas ,,arfng account of the killing
t5s lg }sonn county of young Clifford
iD Ca.~'1 If Mr.. 7. j. Aycock, a
Fo0yp' Terrell county citizen:
ofp| last sunday afternoon news
oI Edison of the killing of Cliff
Tsa,D, ,rcock, a son of Mr.. I. j. Ay-
fora o. anont 20 years old, who lived
eo'A' ~ miles above Morgan. 1t seems
*'''a anont II o'clock Sunday morn
l1' clifford Aycock and a young man
as name of Jack Wilkerson left
..rmer S home for Cordray's MILL
'p' ,...rco of two miles, and While
q u' .tr wav Nike and Dick Futch,
uondrv, Jr., Yuma Aycock and
W. cheney, all travelling il bug
W. and going to Cordray's MILL
s sDs,took young Aycock and Wilker-
wv ~ the road about half way be-
W. tho home of Clifford Aycock
wv, ", tho mill. Dr.. Hendry and Dick
~ r-t wore ahead of the other three
ar men. and on overtaking the
w. bovs Aycock and Wilkerson,
wv W, wore walking, stopped and that
! srt a6out the time the second bug
l'' in which the other three were
s :j,r overlook them a difficulty
llui aa botween Clifford Aycock and
4 n,si, Fntch. and Aycock received
l Dl.n nistol wounds, one entering his
S salI1 another entering his right side
sns+ above the hip and the other a
4asi wound in the right side. 1t is
a nSsD said that Dick Futch was shot
a,v oh the coat during the fight.
I ,rcocE died instantly and was left
a. A't tSo road where he fell by the 9TH
avs Young Wilkerson became
frightened, it is said, and lost no
fine in leaving the scene, running
several hundred yards to the resi-
dence Of Mr. Tom Arnold and mott
fed him of the tragedy.
Warrants were sworn out for Dick
rutch Dr.. Hendry, Yuma Aycock
and Nike Futch, four Of the young
men who we're implicated in the kill
ing of young Aycock, by young Wiki
erson. who was an eye witness. Three
Of them, Dr.. Hendry, Mike Futch
| and Yuma Aycock, gave up to the
sheriff and we're given a commitment
trial Tuesday before Judges K. NICK.
.Ragan J. R. Strickland and j. r.
mills at Morgan. Coils. J. L. Boyn-
ton and H. NJ Calhoun represented
|the state and Coils. Smith & Miller
represented the defendants. A great
ideal of interest was manifested in
|the trial on account of various re-
bOrts that were circulated over the
county and the prominence of the
parties concerned. The case was hard
Fought by both sides. After evidence
|Eas all in and argument of counsel
concluded the justices announced that
fhe defendants were discharged. 1t
developed during the trial that only
two parties, Dick Futch and Clifford
Aycock, did any shooting, and that
the defendants had nothing
the defendants had nothing to do
Fith it. All parties to the affair are
prominent in their community, and
all have friends who greatly regret
the affair.
Dick Futch, the one claimed to
have fired the shots that killed young
Aycock, has not been arrested, al
though it is stated that he has sent
word to the authorities that he
would be ready for trial at any time.
warrant is out for his arrest and
ne may give himself up at any time,
L is stated