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Day in the Life

Aug 28, 1859

Journal Entry

August 28, 1859 ~ Sunday

28th I wattered my garden from 5 till 9 oclok. I then
met my Prayer Circle. Brother Sheets opened By Prayer &
Brother Pugmyre was mouth at the close we learned sumthing
of the Effects of the shooting last night which was sumthing
like the following. Wm Hickman Had a difficulty with Charles
M Drown who had seewued Hickman & got Judgment
against him He Wm Hickman & his company was in
Town During the day. Rodney Swazey son in law of
Drowns called upon Drown During the day & told him he
must settle it with Hickman or take the consequences in
the Evening several men came to Mr Martins House where
Mr Drowns & Eddy the spiritualist & Arnold were stoping
Had gottne to bed with there wives on the floor, the man wished
to come into the House to get a light they would not let them
in, they then went away. Then Arnold took the ownly pistol
in company & went out to his waggon soon the men came
back being several of them, they had on legings & spirs
they came to the door & ordered them to open it or they
would mash it open Eddy & Drowns tried to hold the door but
the men outside burst it in then commenced shooting
at random at those within they shot Mr Drowns through
the Body & came near shooting Eddy & his wife Mr

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Sheets, Elijah Funk
22 Mar 1821 - 3 Jul 1904
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Pugmire, Jonathan (Jr.)
7 Dec 1823 - 18 Sep 1880
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Hickman, William A.
16 Apr 1815 - 21 Aug 1883
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Aug 28, 1859