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Subject: Ga-Schley-Marion-Stewart Co. News (Sparks/Chofe)
Date: 16 Nov 2004 21:05:39 -0000


Schley-Marion-Stewart County GaArchives News.....Sparks/Chofe October 19 1881
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The Atlanta Constitution
The Atlanta Constitution October 19, 1881

(The headline of this article is cut off)
Marion County Argus

There is a large-framed mulatto man, claiming to be the son of "Chofe," an old
Indian doctor who died in this county a few years ago, who makes his rounds
through the country "practicing." He claims to cure everything; says his
father learned him his business and that he knows all the remedies with which
his father effected cures. "Dr. Sparks" makes returns to the tax receiver of
Marion county (we know not how many other counties), and pays the professional
tax. "Chofe," the Indian doctor whose son he claims to be, was considered by
some as an excellent physician, and this "Dr. Sparks" has managed to make
himself pretty well known in some sections in the country. This fellow
claimed to have performed some wonderful cures near Pineville in the beginning
of the year. A gentleman in Stewart county (the name we withheld, because we
are not sure we have correctly learned it) sent for the would be doctor. "Dr.
Sparks" assured the gentleman that he could easily cure his case, and was
engaged to do so. After ingratiating himself into the confidence of the
family sufficient to accomplish his hellish purposes, he chloroformed the
entire family, and then violated the person of the daughter, a pretty young
woman, took her watch and what other things he wanted and left the section.
The family lost sight of the wretch, and smothered the matter rather than give
publicity to so delicate a subject. In the early part of the year, the grand
jury of Schley county indicted Sparks for carrying concealed weapons. He
offered defense and gave bond for appearance for trial. He fled the county
and left his bondsmen to settle the matter. One day recently, one of the
Schley county bondsmen saw him in Americus and had him arrested and sent to
jail in Ellaville. This gave publicity to his whereabouts, and last Wednesday
an officer from Stewart and the sheriff of Schley were in Americus to get a
requisition from Judge Crisp to carry Sparks to the jail in Lumpkin.

The citizens are very indignant over the outrageous affair, and the feeling
for lynching him ran high. It is thought there is danger if carried through
the country to Lumpkin.

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