ATLANTA JOURNAL

December 14, 1930

ATLANTIAN SLAIN IN REVOLVER DUEL; ATTACKER KILLED

Double Shooting Takes Place In Front Of North Avenue Apartment

Mr. Charles Thompson, secretary of the Nehi Bottling Company, was shot to death Saturday night in a pistol duel with Calvin Mahone, a Negro, in which the latter was also fatally injured. The shooting occurred in front of an apartment house at 310 North Avenue N.E. Mr. Thompson, who resides at 629 North Highland N.E. was said to have threatened the Negro with arrest for having stolen accessories from his automobile when Mahone drew a revolver and began firing. Mr. Thompson returned the fire. When police arrived, they found Mr. Thompson and the Negro dead near the automobile.
The bottle company executive was shot through the heart, abdomen, and arm. Mahone had bullet wounds in the abdomen and head. J. F. Chapman, 82 North Broad Street, told police he was attracted to the scene by an argument in progress between Mr. Thompson and the Negro. On investigation, Chapman said, he found the Negro seated in Mr. Thompson’s car and search revealed Mahone had pocketed an ashtray used as an accessory in the machine. Chapman told police he ran when the shooting started.
Mr. Thompson was 43 years old.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. D.E. Thompson of Swainsboro, Ga.; three sisters, Mrs. Frank E. Morgan and Mrs. Wallace Clark both of Augusta, Ga.; and Mrs. George Johnson and a brother, Claude S. Thompson of Ambridge, Pa.


SWAINSBORO FOREST BLADE

December 14, 1930

CHARLES THOMPSON KILLED IN ATLANTA

News reached Swainsboro Saturday night that Mr. Charles Thompson had been killed by a Negro in Atlanta a few hours earlier.
From information reaching Swainsboro, it seems that Mr. Thompson had parked his car on a prominent street of Atlanta and when he returned to it sometime later he found a Negro in the car rifling it of accessories. Upon threatening the Negro with arrest, it is said the Negro drew a revolver and began firing. Mr. Thompson returned the fire and when the police arrived they found Mr. Thompson and the Negro dead near the automobile.
J. f. Chapman, a citizen of Atlanta, said he was attracted to the scene by an argument between Mr. Thompson and the Negro. On investigation, Mr. Chapman said he found the Negro seated in Mr. Thompson’s car and search revealed that the Negro had pocketed an ashtray used as an accessory in the machine. Mr. Thompson was shot through the heart, abdomen and arm and the Negro had bullet wounds in the abdomen and head.
Mr. Thompson was secretary of the Nehi Bottling company, being in business with his brother-in-law, Mr. George Johnson, who is president of this concern.
Mr. Thompson, 43 years of age, was reared in Swainsboro and his untimely death has cast a gloom of sadness over the city. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. D.E. Thompson of this city, three sisters, Mrs. George Johnson of Atlanta; Mrs. Frank E. Morgan and Mrs. Wallace Clark of Augusta, one brother, Mr. Claude s. Thompson of Ambridge, pa, beside numerous relatives in this section.
The funeral services were conducted from the Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 and internment followed in the city cemetery. Rev. O.S. Wilson conducted the funeral services.