All articles extracted from the newspaper, The Marion Daily Republican
January
Wesley Billingsley, colored miner, was shot and killed early Sunday night by Andy North, colored teamster, at North’s home in Gents Addition following disputes between the two and alleged misconduct of Billingsley toward North’s wife. According to evidence before the coroner’s jury, Billingsley who recently received some minor injuries in a mine accident had been staying at North’s against the will of North. Billingsley had threatened North with a revolver Sunday morning when North returned home from church and found Billingsley there. Billingsley had also flourished a gun in North’s home Saturday night and threatened North If North’s wife continued to live with him. Billingsley was killed with a shotgun, two shots taking effect, one in the left side and one in the right arm. Four or five shots were fired, the first in the North house and the remainder as Billingsley fled from the house across a field nearby in which he died. One brother of the dead man lives in Marion, who so far as is known is the only relative here. North surrendered to Sheriff Melvin Thaxton and spent the night in jail. The coroner’s jury recommended that Andy North he be exonerated. Jan. 2, 1922
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