Anniston Star - 16 Jan 1922
LEVI BROWN IS KILLED, BURNS GIVES SELF UP
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Fight Near Rabbittown Results in Death of Well-Known Farmer
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Brown and Burns Try to Stop Fight
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Burns Comes to Town and Surrenders to the Sheriff; Brown Dies in a Few Hours
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Struck over the head with a heavy piece of pine wood during a fight near the Pinhook school house late Saturday afternoon, Levi Brown, one of the best known men in the county, died after mid night Sunday morning at his home at Rabbittown, and Jabe Burns, the neighbor of the dead man, came to the city Sunday about noon and surrendered himself at the county jail.
Reportss given to Sheriff Parker Sunday by a brother of the dead man were that Jack, Alex and Jabe Burns, Joe and Coke Jennings, Levi and Williard Brown, George Hammonds and Bob Presnell had assembled at a point near where a still had been in operation or was in operation for the purpose of effecting the settlement of a $175 note, and that while the men interested in the settlement were discussing their business affairs one of the younger Burns boys and one of the Jennings boys became involved in a fight after a chip battle, the throwing of which was started in fun.
Williard Brown, who was in the crowd, reported to the sheriff and deputies that he and his brother attempted to pacify the boys and stop the fighting, and that the fighters became offended and attacked them, Levi Brown being struck over the head by Jabe Burns while attempting to stop the fight between the boys.
Levi Brown is said to have fallen to the ground in an unconscious condition and with a crushed skull. His death occurred after midnight. He never regained consciousness and did not peak a word after being struck. Willard Brown's report of the occurrence was that thee entire crowd except the one of the Burns boys ran away after it became apparent that Levi Brown had been badly hurt, but that they returned later and helped him to carry his brother out of the mountains and to the main road, one of the party driving to a telephone and calling for a Jacksonville Physician.
Still is Destroyed.
News of the fight and the death reached Anniston early Sunday morning and created wide interest among the acquaintances of the men who were involved in the affair. Sheriff Parker, Deputies Lindsey and Haley left about 11 o'clock for the scene of the killing. Picking up Berney Vandiver, a special deputy sheriff, the officers went to the scene of the killing, set fire to the whiskey making plant and destroyed it, the still pot and worm having been pulled out and carried away before their arrival.
En route to the still site the officers were attracted by the presence of three men in a field beside the road, two of whom fled at the approach of the officers. Search disclosed the presence of a six gallon jug with a small amount of whiskey in it, no arrests being made, although Deputies Lindsey and Haley chased the men who ran away when the sheriff stopped his car.
Blood was spattered over the wood pile near the still, and evidences of a struggle were found by the officers. The plant had apparently been in operation at that point for a long time, according to the officers who visited the scene.
The death of Brown created wide interest in the Pinhook and other settlements, scores of people gathering at the home Sunday morning. The body of the dead man was interred at the Rabbittown church Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large assembly of people.
Jabe Burns came to the city while Sheriff Parker was in the Pinhook settlement, went to the Silver Moon cafe for dinner and then to the county jail, surrendering himself to Jailor Farrell.
Burns was already under a bond of $1,000 for his alleged part in a gun fright between a party of Pinhook men and the sheriff's party several months ago. He is one of the best known citizens of that community and has a large number of friends throughout the county.
LEVI BROWN IS KILLED, BURNS GIVES SELF UP
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Fight Near Rabbittown Results in Death of Well-Known Farmer
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Brown and Burns Try to Stop Fight
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Burns Comes to Town and Surrenders to the Sheriff; Brown Dies in a Few Hours
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Struck over the head with a heavy piece of pine wood during a fight near the Pinhook school house late Saturday afternoon, Levi Brown, one of the best known men in the county, died after mid night Sunday morning at his home at Rabbittown, and Jabe Burns, the neighbor of the dead man, came to the city Sunday about noon and surrendered himself at the county jail.
Reportss given to Sheriff Parker Sunday by a brother of the dead man were that Jack, Alex and Jabe Burns, Joe and Coke Jennings, Levi and Williard Brown, George Hammonds and Bob Presnell had assembled at a point near where a still had been in operation or was in operation for the purpose of effecting the settlement of a $175 note, and that while the men interested in the settlement were discussing their business affairs one of the younger Burns boys and one of the Jennings boys became involved in a fight after a chip battle, the throwing of which was started in fun.
Williard Brown, who was in the crowd, reported to the sheriff and deputies that he and his brother attempted to pacify the boys and stop the fighting, and that the fighters became offended and attacked them, Levi Brown being struck over the head by Jabe Burns while attempting to stop the fight between the boys.
Levi Brown is said to have fallen to the ground in an unconscious condition and with a crushed skull. His death occurred after midnight. He never regained consciousness and did not peak a word after being struck. Willard Brown's report of the occurrence was that thee entire crowd except the one of the Burns boys ran away after it became apparent that Levi Brown had been badly hurt, but that they returned later and helped him to carry his brother out of the mountains and to the main road, one of the party driving to a telephone and calling for a Jacksonville Physician.
Still is Destroyed.
News of the fight and the death reached Anniston early Sunday morning and created wide interest among the acquaintances of the men who were involved in the affair. Sheriff Parker, Deputies Lindsey and Haley left about 11 o'clock for the scene of the killing. Picking up Berney Vandiver, a special deputy sheriff, the officers went to the scene of the killing, set fire to the whiskey making plant and destroyed it, the still pot and worm having been pulled out and carried away before their arrival.
En route to the still site the officers were attracted by the presence of three men in a field beside the road, two of whom fled at the approach of the officers. Search disclosed the presence of a six gallon jug with a small amount of whiskey in it, no arrests being made, although Deputies Lindsey and Haley chased the men who ran away when the sheriff stopped his car.
Blood was spattered over the wood pile near the still, and evidences of a struggle were found by the officers. The plant had apparently been in operation at that point for a long time, according to the officers who visited the scene.
The death of Brown created wide interest in the Pinhook and other settlements, scores of people gathering at the home Sunday morning. The body of the dead man was interred at the Rabbittown church Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large assembly of people.
Jabe Burns came to the city while Sheriff Parker was in the Pinhook settlement, went to the Silver Moon cafe for dinner and then to the county jail, surrendering himself to Jailor Farrell.
Burns was already under a bond of $1,000 for his alleged part in a gun fright between a party of Pinhook men and the sheriff's party several months ago. He is one of the best known citizens of that community and has a large number of friends throughout the county.
Anniston Star - 16 Jan 1922
LEVI BROWN IS KILLED, BURNS GIVES SELF UP
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Fight Near Rabbittown Results in Death of Well-Known Farmer
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Brown and Burns Try to Stop Fight
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Burns Comes to Town and Surrenders to the Sheriff; Brown Dies in a Few Hours
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Struck over the head with a heavy piece of pine wood during a fight near the Pinhook school house late Saturday afternoon, Levi Brown, one of the best known men in the county, died after mid night Sunday morning at his home at Rabbittown, and Jabe Burns, the neighbor of the dead man, came to the city Sunday about noon and surrendered himself at the county jail.
Reportss given to Sheriff Parker Sunday by a brother of the dead man were that Jack, Alex and Jabe Burns, Joe and Coke Jennings, Levi and Williard Brown, George Hammonds and Bob Presnell had assembled at a point near where a still had been in operation or was in operation for the purpose of effecting the settlement of a $175 note, and that while the men interested in the settlement were discussing their business affairs one of the younger Burns boys and one of the Jennings boys became involved in a fight after a chip battle, the throwing of which was started in fun.
Williard Brown, who was in the crowd, reported to the sheriff and deputies that he and his brother attempted to pacify the boys and stop the fighting, and that the fighters became offended and attacked them, Levi Brown being struck over the head by Jabe Burns while attempting to stop the fight between the boys.
Levi Brown is said to have fallen to the ground in an unconscious condition and with a crushed skull. His death occurred after midnight. He never regained consciousness and did not peak a word after being struck. Willard Brown's report of the occurrence was that thee entire crowd except the one of the Burns boys ran away after it became apparent that Levi Brown had been badly hurt, but that they returned later and helped him to carry his brother out of the mountains and to the main road, one of the party driving to a telephone and calling for a Jacksonville Physician.
Still is Destroyed.
News of the fight and the death reached Anniston early Sunday morning and created wide interest among the acquaintances of the men who were involved in the affair. Sheriff Parker, Deputies Lindsey and Haley left about 11 o'clock for the scene of the killing. Picking up Berney Vandiver, a special deputy sheriff, the officers went to the scene of the killing, set fire to the whiskey making plant and destroyed it, the still pot and worm having been pulled out and carried away before their arrival.
En route to the still site the officers were attracted by the presence of three men in a field beside the road, two of whom fled at the approach of the officers. Search disclosed the presence of a six gallon jug with a small amount of whiskey in it, no arrests being made, although Deputies Lindsey and Haley chased the men who ran away when the sheriff stopped his car.
Blood was spattered over the wood pile near the still, and evidences of a struggle were found by the officers. The plant had apparently been in operation at that point for a long time, according to the officers who visited the scene.
The death of Brown created wide interest in the Pinhook and other settlements, scores of people gathering at the home Sunday morning. The body of the dead man was interred at the Rabbittown church Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large assembly of people.
Jabe Burns came to the city while Sheriff Parker was in the Pinhook settlement, went to the Silver Moon cafe for dinner and then to the county jail, surrendering himself to Jailor Farrell.
Burns was already under a bond of $1,000 for his alleged part in a gun fright between a party of Pinhook men and the sheriff's party several months ago. He is one of the best known citizens of that community and has a large number of friends throughout the county.
LEVI BROWN IS KILLED, BURNS GIVES SELF UP
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Fight Near Rabbittown Results in Death of Well-Known Farmer
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Brown and Burns Try to Stop Fight
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Burns Comes to Town and Surrenders to the Sheriff; Brown Dies in a Few Hours
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Struck over the head with a heavy piece of pine wood during a fight near the Pinhook school house late Saturday afternoon, Levi Brown, one of the best known men in the county, died after mid night Sunday morning at his home at Rabbittown, and Jabe Burns, the neighbor of the dead man, came to the city Sunday about noon and surrendered himself at the county jail.
Reportss given to Sheriff Parker Sunday by a brother of the dead man were that Jack, Alex and Jabe Burns, Joe and Coke Jennings, Levi and Williard Brown, George Hammonds and Bob Presnell had assembled at a point near where a still had been in operation or was in operation for the purpose of effecting the settlement of a $175 note, and that while the men interested in the settlement were discussing their business affairs one of the younger Burns boys and one of the Jennings boys became involved in a fight after a chip battle, the throwing of which was started in fun.
Williard Brown, who was in the crowd, reported to the sheriff and deputies that he and his brother attempted to pacify the boys and stop the fighting, and that the fighters became offended and attacked them, Levi Brown being struck over the head by Jabe Burns while attempting to stop the fight between the boys.
Levi Brown is said to have fallen to the ground in an unconscious condition and with a crushed skull. His death occurred after midnight. He never regained consciousness and did not peak a word after being struck. Willard Brown's report of the occurrence was that thee entire crowd except the one of the Burns boys ran away after it became apparent that Levi Brown had been badly hurt, but that they returned later and helped him to carry his brother out of the mountains and to the main road, one of the party driving to a telephone and calling for a Jacksonville Physician.
Still is Destroyed.
News of the fight and the death reached Anniston early Sunday morning and created wide interest among the acquaintances of the men who were involved in the affair. Sheriff Parker, Deputies Lindsey and Haley left about 11 o'clock for the scene of the killing. Picking up Berney Vandiver, a special deputy sheriff, the officers went to the scene of the killing, set fire to the whiskey making plant and destroyed it, the still pot and worm having been pulled out and carried away before their arrival.
En route to the still site the officers were attracted by the presence of three men in a field beside the road, two of whom fled at the approach of the officers. Search disclosed the presence of a six gallon jug with a small amount of whiskey in it, no arrests being made, although Deputies Lindsey and Haley chased the men who ran away when the sheriff stopped his car.
Blood was spattered over the wood pile near the still, and evidences of a struggle were found by the officers. The plant had apparently been in operation at that point for a long time, according to the officers who visited the scene.
The death of Brown created wide interest in the Pinhook and other settlements, scores of people gathering at the home Sunday morning. The body of the dead man was interred at the Rabbittown church Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large assembly of people.
Jabe Burns came to the city while Sheriff Parker was in the Pinhook settlement, went to the Silver Moon cafe for dinner and then to the county jail, surrendering himself to Jailor Farrell.
Burns was already under a bond of $1,000 for his alleged part in a gun fright between a party of Pinhook men and the sheriff's party several months ago. He is one of the best known citizens of that community and has a large number of friends throughout the county.
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