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From: "Lnda A" <>
Subject: Re: [GAFANNIN] gun battle?
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 22:56:45 -0400
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What was his name?
Linda A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Crumbly, Ken & Clara" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [GAFANNIN] gun battle?


> Linda,
> Do you have anything going back to 1858 on Godfrey? My gggrandfather was
> murdered in Fannin County in 1857. But I can not find a newspaper account
> of it.
> Ken
>
> At 04:24 PM 9/10/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>>I am subscribed to Godfrey Memorial Library and I found an article in
>>their Atlanta Constitution through Proquest about the incident. Godfrey is
>>wonderful and very inexpensive.
>>Linda A
>>It says:
>>Fight Results in Two Deaths On Fast Train
>>
>>Tax Collector, Galloway and his brother are slain by R T Ewing
>>
>>Flagman is wounded during the difficulty
>>Fannin County official, his brother and a flagman engage in fatal
>>encounter on Louisville and Nashville excursion train
>>
>>Blue Ridge GA, June, 2
>>Tax collector, J L Galloway and his brother, George Galloway were shot and
>>killed at 6 o'clock this morning ten miles north of this place on an
>>incoming Louisville and Nashville train. R T Ewing, Flagman of the same
>>train and the man who did the shooting is at the Cooke House here
>>suffering from a number of cuts on the head and different portions of the
>>body.
>> The Louisville and Nshville ran an excursion from this place to
>> Nashville Tenn yesterday returning this morning at 7 o'clock.Just after
>> crossing the Tennessee line at McCay 12 miles north of this place, a
>> difficulty arose between George Galloway and flagman Ewing about a broken
>> car window. Words were passed and George Galloway went into another car,
>> returning in a few minutes with his brother and a fight ensued between
>> Ewing and the 2 Gallaways in which Ewing was stabbed several times.
>> According to accounts, after Ewing had been badly cut up by the
>> Galloways, he pulled his pistol and fired 2 shots at J L Galloway, one of
>> which took effect in the end of his nose, passing entirely through the
>> head and lodging at the base of the brain. He then turned and fired one
>> shot at George Galloway, which entered the head just behind the right
>> ear.J L Galloway died instantly and George lived until after the train
>> reached this place, dying before he could be removed to the nearby house
>> of a relative.
>> Ewing was taken from the train here, weak from the loss of blood and
>> suffering from a number of ugly bruises on the head and cuts of different
>> parts of the body.
>> It was at first thought that he could not live but his recovery is now
>> assured. He claims that he was acting in the discharge of his duties as a
>> trainman when the row started and that he was obliged to shoot in defence
>> of his own life. His home is said to be at Russelville, KY he having only
>> recently entered the employ of the Louisville and Nashville in this
>> division. He is now under gaurd awaiting his committment trial.
>> The Galloways were among the most prominent citizens of the community in
>> which they lived and are related to some of the best citizens of the
>> county.J L Galloway was serving his second term as tax collector of
>> Fannin County and had made a good officer. He was also engaged in the
>> mercantile business in Galloway, GA, six miles north of this place and
>> very near where he was shot. George Galloway was a well to do farmer.
>>
>>Linda A
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Saoirse" <>
>>To: <>
>>Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 3:10 PM
>>Subject: [GAFANNIN] gun battle?
>>
>>
>>>I have heard of a gun battle that may have taken place in June 1905 on a
>>>train - not sure if it occured in or near Fannin County or if it just
>>>involved Fannin County residents. Two GALLOWAY brothers from Fannin
>>>County
>>>were killed.
>>>
>>>Does anyone have any information on this or know where I could read any
>>>newspaper account of the incident?
>>>
>>>Saoirse
>>>
>>>
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