People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1892 — SHOT FROM AMBUSH. [ARTICLE]

SHOT FROM AMBUSH.

John Roberts and His Son Fired Upon While Driving on the Road. Atlanta, Ga.,Dec. 8. -John Roberts, a well-to-do planter, while driving on the Sandtown road, 9 miles from Atlanta, was, with his 10-year-old son, waylaid near' a dense clump of woods and both fatally shot from ambush Wednesday. Rob; erts stated that it was too dark to sea who fired the shot, but it is strongly believed to be a farmer named Fred Chnningham, who is said to have sworn vengeance against Roberts for assault* tog bis half brother.