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Domestic News
November 11, 1835
Republican Herald
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
In Grafton, Ms, on the 30th ult., Jonathan Brooks stabbed and killed Powers after a long quarrel escalated when Powers kicked him out of a barn. Brooks, about 37-38 with a family, faces consequences for the act.
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—A man named Jonathan Brooks, killed another by the name of Powers, in Grafton, Ms on the 30th ult. It seems an inveterate quarrel had existed between them for a long time. When Brooks called upon P. for the purpose of conversing in relation to it.—Powers would have nothing to say to him, and finally kicked him out of the barn when Brooks drew a knife and stabbed him several times, from the effect of which he died on the spot. Brooks is about thirty-seven or eight, with a numerous family dependent on his exertions for support—Powers about twenty-one or two.
—A man named Jonathan Brooks, killed another by the name of Powers, in Grafton, Ms on the 30th ult. It seems an inveterate quarrel had existed between them for a long time. When Brooks called upon P. for the purpose of conversing in relation to it.—Powers would have nothing to say to him, and finally kicked him out of the barn when Brooks drew a knife and stabbed him several times, from the effect of which he died on the spot. Brooks is about thirty-seven or eight, with a numerous family dependent on his exertions for support—Powers about twenty-one or two.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Murder
Stabbing
Grafton
Jonathan Brooks
Powers
Quarrel
What entities or persons were involved?
Jonathan Brooks
Powers
Where did it happen?
Grafton, Ms
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Grafton, Ms
Event Date
On The 30th Ult.
Key Persons
Jonathan Brooks
Powers
Outcome
powers died on the spot from stab wounds
Event Details
Jonathan Brooks killed Powers in Grafton, Ms, after a long-standing quarrel. Brooks called on Powers to discuss it, but Powers refused to talk and kicked him out of the barn, prompting Brooks to stab him several times with a knife.