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Title: A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Battey, George Magruder, 1887-1965
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Publisher: Atlanta, Webb and Vary Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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et hima trial, but he showed fight. Gimme a chance with my gunand ril clean all of yer up, one ata time! he roared, at the sameinstant drawing a long Bowieknife out of his right boot. Quick as lightning Jim Priorshot Colquitt over Johns shoul- der, and the two pumped bulletsinto his chest until there wereeight. John explained as followsto a friend and hunting companionsome time later: I was so close when I fired myfirst shot that I saw smoke comeout of his mouth. The men in the store removed aham and box of baking powderand stretched Capt. Jack Colquittout on the counter. He wore ared-spotted calico shirt; the whitespots were now dyed deep in thered of his own blood. The Prior boys went quietly offand were not arrested, nor did theyever answer in court for takingseven scout scalps. They hadsworn to exterminate the Colquitteansf as a service to the commu-nity. John Prior Avas a man of ironwill and nerves in a knotty bundle.He had little beady, black eyesthat danced as he talked, and he
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JOS. L. BASS, merchant and promoter, whowas head of the old dummy line at Romeand a constructive fo-ce in many ways. 208 A History of Rome and Floyd County wasnt afraid of the devil. He wasloyal to his friends and an impla-cable foe to his enemies. Men whohunted with him said he was thedeadest shot for miles around ; hecould lay his double-barreled shot-gun on the ground, flush a coveyof partridges, pick up his gun andkill two every time. Jim was ofmore even temper, regular build,but he also took no foolishnessfrom any man, and he contributedhis part toward a genuine pair inthose stormy days. The brothers quit the corn andcotton fields and hunted scouts. Aman named Tracy and several oth-er friends joined them at varioustimes. Tracy later went to Texasto live. The Priors came upon Col-cjuitts Scouts in camp near BallPlay and Turkeytown, EtowahCounty, Ala., on the Coosa River;gave them a surprise at night andput them to flight. The scoutsscattered and the Priors foundtwo of them eating

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