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March 25, 1869
The Daily Phoenix
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
In Taylor County, a drunken man named Blair accidentally shot and killed his brother at Reynolds while the brother tried to calm him. The pistol discharged during a scuffle, and the death was immediate and ruled accidental, as reported in the Macon Telegraph on the 23rd.
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Homicide in Taylor County.
We learn from a gentleman who came in on the Muscogee Railroad train on Sunday last, that on the day before, a man named Blair, when under the influence of liquor, accidentally shot and killed his brother. Mr. Blair had a pistol in his hand, and was behaving disorderly, when his brother seized him by the lapels of his coat, and shook him a little, telling him to behave and be quiet; and, in doing so, the pistol fired, the ball passing through the peace-maker's body, and from the effects of which he died in a few moments. The unfortunate affair occurred at Reynolds, on the Muscogee Road, and it is conceded by those who witnessed it, to have been altogether accidental. We could not learn the given names of the parties from our informant, as he only heard the matter spoken of on the train, and got no further particulars than those above given.—Macon Telegraph, 23d.
We learn from a gentleman who came in on the Muscogee Railroad train on Sunday last, that on the day before, a man named Blair, when under the influence of liquor, accidentally shot and killed his brother. Mr. Blair had a pistol in his hand, and was behaving disorderly, when his brother seized him by the lapels of his coat, and shook him a little, telling him to behave and be quiet; and, in doing so, the pistol fired, the ball passing through the peace-maker's body, and from the effects of which he died in a few moments. The unfortunate affair occurred at Reynolds, on the Muscogee Road, and it is conceded by those who witnessed it, to have been altogether accidental. We could not learn the given names of the parties from our informant, as he only heard the matter spoken of on the train, and got no further particulars than those above given.—Macon Telegraph, 23d.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Tragedy
What keywords are associated?
Accidental Shooting
Homicide
Taylor County
Reynolds
Muscogee Railroad
What entities or persons were involved?
Blair
Mr. Blair's Brother
Where did it happen?
Reynolds, On The Muscogee Road, Taylor County
Story Details
Key Persons
Blair
Mr. Blair's Brother
Location
Reynolds, On The Muscogee Road, Taylor County
Event Date
The Day Before Sunday Last
Story Details
A man named Blair, under the influence of liquor, accidentally shot and killed his brother while behaving disorderly at Reynolds. The brother had seized Blair to calm him when the pistol fired, causing instant death. The incident was witnessed and deemed accidental.