This was printed in 1998 on the Drew Co. list. Since it deals with a Withers, and there was a mention of a Withers, I thought you might find it of interest. BETH >Resent-Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:36:24 -0800 (PST) >Old-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:17:37 -0700 >From: "Jann Woodard" <jann.woodard@eudoramail.com> >X-Sent-Mail: off >X-Sender-Ip: 208.15.106.152 >Organization: QUALCOMM Eudora Web-Mail (http://www.eudoramail.com:80) >Subject: [ARDREW-L] Drew Advance June 10, 1924 >Resent-Message-ID: <"iIB2R.A.oqD.X54N2"@bl-30.rootsweb.com> >To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1591 >X-Loop: ARDREW-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: ARDREW-L-request@rootsweb.com >Content-Length: 2210 > >Another tragedy was added to the list for Drew County last Thursday when Emmitt Dunlap shot and killed Otus Wallace, on the former's farm near Green Hill. The shooting occurred about three o'clock in the afternoon. The cause of the shooting is not known and Dunlap has not made a statement further than to say that "he had to kill him." After the shooting Dunlap called his brother L.E. Dunlap at Wilmar to come and get him and bring him to Monticello. Sheriff H.C. Burks happened to be in Wilmar at that time and went to Green Hill and brought Dunlap to Monticello where he is held in jail. At the Coroner's inquest held late Thursday afternoon, the verdict of the jury was unjustifiable homicide and that he be held without bail. Dunlap did not make a statement, when asked if he wanted to do so at the inquest. Dunlap is a member of one of Drew County's old pioneer families, married and has four children. Wallace was also married and leaves a wife and four children. > >John Hackney, who lives in the southern part of the county was killed instantly last Saturday night by John Withers, age 45 who lives near Fountain Hill, in Ashley county, and Withers was seriously stabbed in his neck during a quarrel between the two on the Longview road near the Saline river. According to witnesses of the affair, Withers and two others of Fountain Hill left there in an automobile to drive to Longview. On the way, they are said to have met John Hackney, who had stopped his automobile by the side of the road. Withers stopped his car and Hackney is said to have renewed an alleged quarrel of four years standing, claiming that he had heard that Withers had threatened to kill him. Withers, it is said, denied making any such statement, but Hackney, it is alleged, advanced on him with a knife and stabbed Withers in his neck, inflicting a serious wound. Withers is said then to have drawn his revolver and shot Hackney, killing him instantly. Wither's went to Ha! > mburg and surrendered to the officers and was placed in jail where his wound is being treated. Both men have families. > >Jann > > > >Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com > >