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Winchester Gazette
Winchester, Virginia
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Col. John L. Hopkins, convicted of manslaughter for killing Mr. McQueen McIntosh in 1819 and sentenced to three years imprisonment but escaped, arrived in Savannah from Liverpool and surrendered to the sheriff amid a $500 reward for his capture.
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Col. John L. Hopkins, who, in the spring of 1819, had an affray with Mr. McQueen McIntosh, at Darien, in which Mr. McIntosh was killed, and who was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to three years imprisonment in the penitentiary, but escaped by the connivance (as was supposed) of the Sheriff, yesterday arrived here from Liverpool in the ship Georgia. Immediately upon his arrival he gave himself up to the custody of the Sheriff of this county. It will be remembered a reward of $500 was offered by the Governor for his apprehension.
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Savannah, Darien, Liverpool
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Spring Of 1819 (Affray); Yesterday (Arrival, Relative To May 16)
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Col. John L. Hopkins had an affray with Mr. McQueen McIntosh in spring 1819 at Darien, killing McIntosh; convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to three years imprisonment but escaped with sheriff's connivance; arrived from Liverpool in ship Georgia and surrendered to sheriff in Savannah, where $500 reward was offered for his apprehension.