The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-07-31
OLD NEGRO MURDERED
in CABBAGE PATCH
REWARDS OFFERED BY CITY
AND COUNTY FOR SLAYER
OF AARON GREENE

Aaron Greene, al old negro 65
years old who lived on Church street
just below the residence OF Mr.. John
Clark, was foully murdered at late
hour Saturday night and as yet no
clue to the guilty party has been un-
earthed by the officers
At $50 Saturday night Mr.. A. t:
Joiner sitting on the front porch OF
the residence occupied by w. K. Nor
ton which is situated directly in front
of the old negro's home, heard
strange noise sounding like person.
having considerable difficulty in
breathing. He remarked on the noise
and the ladies of the house replied
that the same sounds had been heard
by them Just a short while before.
Calling Mr.. ]. A. Horsley, Jr., who
lives next door, Mr.. Joiner started to
investigate the source OF the noise and
upon reaching the garden OF the old
negro found him stretched on his
back Just at the point of death with
the blood flowing freely from a
wound in the rear of his head.
Officers and a doctor were summon
ed. but when they reached the scene
of the murder death had occurred and
Coroner Joe Abrams was notified at
once. The officers searched intently
and traversed the whole plot around
the house but were unable to find a
sign or even the weapon that the muir
derer used.
Upon examination DR.. S. ?. Ken
yon stated that the skull had sustained
double fracture and that in his opin
ion the blow had been made with
heavy blunt instrument which was
used with considerable force. Greene
never regained consciousness and the
noises were made by the throat fill
ing with blood as he attempted to
breathe.
The victims right hand trousers
pocket had been turned half inside out
and was empty. Nothing i'll his house
had been disturbed.
A coroners jury was quickly as
sembled and Mr. D. F. English elected
foreman. In the CHASTITY light Of the
kerosene lamp which was found burn
ing in the house after the murder,
the six men who composed the jury
examined infinitely the remains OF the
old negro and the still bloody death
wound in the rear Of his skull. On the
table. which was scrupulously neat as
was the one room of the house the
aged darky occupied, lay his cooking
utensils and on the small stove near
/ the table was the remains OF his last
earthly meal, the embers of coal with
| in the stove blinking htfully in a
seeming effort to keep from dying out
also.
The corpse was laid or the bed
which was covered with clean,
many-colored spread OF the gaudy pat
tern so much admired by negroes, and
with the shadows OF the small lamp
dancing Realistically on the narrow
walls pasted over with newspapers, the
| jury rendered its solemn verdict that
| Aaron Greene came to his death at
the hands OF persons unknown.
| The old negro had lived in the same
house for a number OF years and was
respected by both white and black Tor
| his honesty and answering observ-
ance of his simple duties
Monday morning a number OF citi-
zens requested the city council to OF
| fer a reward for the capture OF the
! SLAYER, and at a special meeting the
city council offered a reward OF 500
for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the murderer. The
county commissioners have also OF
| fercd a similar reward, and the sheriff
was instructed to ask the governor
/ for a reward from the state.
A fire alarm system recently in
stalled in the borough of Manhattan,
/ New York, cost $1,5O0,000.
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