Monroe County TN Archives News.....Killed Both Father and Son. March 30, 1903
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The Weekly Constitution, Atlanta, Ga. March 30, 1903
They Resisted Peace Officer Who Went To Arrest Them.
Knoxville, Tenn., March 27. -- James Flowers and his son, John, were killed
this morning in Monroe county, Tennessee, by Constable Horace Witt, at a point
near the North Carolina line.
A few days ago James Flowers and his three sons attacked Washington Allman, the
occupant of a tract of land which was in dispute on account of the location of
the state line not being exactly known, and forced him to retire from the land
at the point of a shotgun.
Allman sent word to the county seat, Madisonville, and obtained warrants for
the arrest of the men. Constable Witt was given the warrants and summoned a
posse. Arriving on the scene the constable learned that two of the Flowers
boys were absent and he determined to attempt the arrest of the others. As the
posse approached the Flowers home, it was fired upon.
Shots were returned. Witt killing the elder Flowers with a revolver bullet.
John Flowers was also killed, it is believed, by Witt. The other two Flowers
boys did not return and were not arrested, although members of the posse were
left behind for that purpose. Witt has demanded a full investigation of his
action.
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