Echols County Georgia News Articles

Attempts to Rob Will Man of His Pay Roll A. G. Garbutt, of Statenville, Wounded Thinking His Victim Dead or Dying After Firing From Ambush Assailant is Met With Return Fire When He Attempted to Get the Money.
Valdosta Nov. 9.—Information was received here today of a dastardly attempt to assassinate and rob A. G. Garbutt, a well-known saw mill man, near Statenville, last night.
Mr. Garbutt came to Valdosta yesterday to get money with which to pay of his mill force today, leaving the city about 6 o'clock In his automobile with $1,500 for his pay roll.
He reached tho outskirts of Statenville shortly after dark and was near his mill when an, unknown person fired at him with a shotgun, the charge of small shot entering his side.
The would-be assassin thinking Mr. Garbutt as dead or in a dying condition attempted to climb into the automobile, when Mr. Garbutt returned the fire with his revolver, when the assailant fled.
Mr. Garbutt wounds are severe, but they are not regarded as fatal. There is no clew (sic) to the assailant
Date: 1912-11-10; Paper: Macon Weekly Telegraph