Gwinnett County, GA Crime News

DEPUTY SHERIFF SLAYS YOUTH OF LAWRENCEVILLE, WAS IN SELF-DEFENSE, SAYS OFFICER.

Lawrenceville, Ga. June 22.--Ernest McDaniel, 20, was shot and killed late yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Howard Garner. The officer acted in self defense, according to officers who were with him when the shooting took place. [Columbus-Ledger Journal, June 22, 1922 - submitted by C. Anthony] 

Lawrenceville, Sept. 11.--William Gathright, the negro convicted of the killing of George L. Seay, near Duluth, last May, today was sentenced to be hanged on October 10 at 9 o'clock. The negro still denies his guilt.

Sheriff Garner and one deputy brought the condemned negro from Atlanta jail Saturday, and he has been in jail here in charge of Sheriff Garner since his arrival.

No excitement does, or did, prevail during the two days' trial and conviction of the negro.[Macon Weekly Telegraph, September 12, 1913 - submitted by C. Anthony] 

Gwinnett Grand Jury Will Hear Evidence of Alleged Incendiarism.
Town is Almost Destroyed.

Macon Telegraph Bureau.
The Kimball House

Atlanta, Nov. 16.--Investigation by the Gwinnett county grand jury of suspected indendiarism in a fire early Monday, which almost destroyed the town of Lilburn, will be had when that body convenes the first Monday in December, according to work brought to Atlanta by leading Lilburn citizens.

Detectives will be employed on the case, according to J. S. Shettlework, whose warehouse and lumber yard were burned for a total loss of $15,000.

Lilburn's entire business district was destroyed with the exception of two stores. Heroic work by citizens, who formed bucket brigades, saved the residential section. The damage is estimated at $75,000, little of which is covered by insurance. John W. Hammond [Macon Weekly Telegraph, November 17, 1920 - submitted by C. Anthony] 

Jake New, of Norcross, Succumbs to His Wounds.

Telegraph Bureau,
Kimball House.

Atlanta, July 6, Jake New, age 25, of Norcross, died at a local sanitarium this morning from wounds inflicted by a pistol in the hands of his father-in-law, Jeff Staples, Saturday night.

He was shot in the stomach with a 44-calibre revolver, when he called at the Staples home.

Staples fired the shot which proved fatal today. Family troubles was the cause. The shooting was witnessed by the 19-year-old wife of New, his 1-year-old child, Mrs. Staples and a hired man. New was rushed here in an automobile, accompanied by his father, L. H. New. An operation failed to save the wounded man. New's father told the story of the shooting.

He said his son, wife and baby went to the Staples home for the Fourth, where they stayed all the forenoon. He said that New and Staples become involved in a fuss of some sort after supper, resulting in the shooting. He said there had been bad blood between them for some time.

He said a warrant would be sworn out against Staples, who has not been arrested, charging murder.[Macon Weekly Telegraph, July 7, 1914 - submitted by C. Anthony] 

 
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