Hello List, My gr-grandfather CHARLES LIDY OWENS was born 1861 in TN , moved to Rose Hill, Lee County VA and died 12-22-1890 possibly in Hancock Co Tn. He was shot and killed maybe on Wallen's Ridge. He was killed supposedly over a horse. I have been trying to find out WHO killed him. The only record of his death is in Lee Co ..says he was shot. No other info. Now my question...Is there anyone, any place, any old court records , any old newspapers of that era..1890-1891 in Hancock Co. Also Below are some articles in a book Hancock Co and it's people.......Does anyone know who JAMES or JOE OWENS was? ========================================================= Hancock County Wednesday March 11 1891 Another Hancock homicide JAMES WRIGHT shot and killed JOE OWENS at Kyle's Ford Hancock County on Saturday, February 28th. The killing was the sequel of an old grudge. Morristown Gazette ====================================================== A MURDERER ESCAPED JAIL DECEMBER 16 1891 JAMES WRIGHT whose arrest in Missouri and returned to Hancock County Jail at Sneedville we noticed in these columns a few months since escaped from that prison on the evening of December 3rd. It is said that WRIGHT had been confined in shackles to with in a few days of the escape., when the jailer was persuaded to remove them. WRIGHT was charged the murder of a man named OWENS in Hancock County. A negro prisoner escaped jail at the same time. ======================================================LIFE SENTENCE AFFIRMED WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23 1892 JAMES WRIGHT who was sentenced by the Circuit Court of Hancock County to the penitentiary for life, for murdering of one OWENS at Kyle's Ford and who appealed his case to the Supreme Court had a hearing by that body last week and the sentence of the lower court was affirmed. ====================================================== HANCOCK WED MARCH 23 1892 JIM WRIGHT again escapes. News comes of a bloody fight in the third district of Hawkins County, On the morning of March 18th, in which JAMES WRIGHT wanted for the murder of JAMES OWENS, of Hawkins County, figured. It seems that the sheriff of Hancock County with a posse had traced WRIGHT to the house of kinsman AARON TEMPLETON where they came upon him at day break. A deputy knocked for admittance at the front door and when it opened by TEMPLETON walked in and demanded the surrender of WRIGHT, saying he knew he was there and that they had come for him and were going to have him before they left. TEMPLETON grew furious, telling the deputy he would die before he would allow them to take WRIGHT, at the same time impending the progress of the progress of the deputies. Shooting soon began and when the smoke cleared away it was found TEMPLETON had been shot, the bullet going through his body, and fatally wounding one of the officers. While the shooting was going on WRIGHT who had been sleeping upstairs, let himself down from the window of his room by means of a rope ladder and made good his escape. Morristown Gazette Milly WARD Piros List Rootsweb Administrator for Anderson Co Tn~Campbell Co Tn and Fentress Co Tn http://www.geocities.com/millyella/listofpages.html Genealogists live in the PAST Lane