Extracted from The Rice Belt Journal (Welsh, LA)
During a difficulty near Wright, Walt Brister shot and killed his uncle, Newton Hawthorne.
Extracted from The Times-Democrat (New Orleans, LA)
HARRISONBURG.
Special to The Times-Democrat.
Harrisonburg, April 10. -- The grand jury, in session since last Monday, made its final report late Saturday evening, returning thirty-seven true bills. Three of these were for murder and three for manslaughter; the others were for minor offenses. Among those indicted for murder were: David Roach, for killing Lee Stuart, and Walter Brister, for killing N. P. Hawthorne. The regular jury term begins on Monday, the 23d, and Judge Thompson has ordered another week's jury for Monday, the 30th.
Extracted from The Alexandria Daily Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)
A Tragedy at Georgetown.
In a difficulty at Georgetown, on the Iron Mountain, on Monday, Walter Brister, a young white man, so we are informed, shot and killed Newt. Ha[w]thorn[e], an old Confederate veteran, 65 years of age. We have not been able to learn particulars but understand that it was an old family feud. Brister was arrested and taken to the Harrisonburg jail.
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Friday, March 16, 1906
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Wednesday, April 11, 1906
Grand Jury Returns Thirty-Seven True Bills, Three for Murder.
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Wednesday, April 25, 1906
Newton P. HAWTHORNE was the husband of Caledonia Nancy (“Callie”) LINCECUM. Walt BRISTER was a son of Lenora Lee LINCECUM, who was Callie's sister. It is known that Mrs. Nancy C. Hawthorne filed for a civil war pension as Newton P. HAWTHORNE's widow on 25 MAY 1906.