Murder of Harry Patterson

On July 8, 1914, a group of boys went to a swimming hole in Yeager, Oklahoma. A fight broke out between two close friends 13-year-old Nathan Halford and 12-year-old Harry Patterson. Nathan would then stab Harry in the chest with a knife. Harry would run and scream for help as he tugged at the knife. He would soon drop dead from it as the knife had hit his heart.

I could not find more information on the aftermath of this murder.

SOURCES:
The Oklahoma News July 8, 1914
The Witchita Beacon July 8, 1914
Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat July 9, 1914

St. Louis Globe-Democrat July 9, 1914

Murder of Jim and John Denningfield

 On Sunday, December 18, 1927, The bodies of 55-year-old Jim Dennifield, and his son 9-year-old John were found murdered in their Dacula, Georgia by a neighbor. When they were found the two hounds stayed with John laying with him as if trying to protect him from further harm. 

It's possible that this happened on the Friday night before being found. Jim had quartered and fed his stock. His son was already preparing to go to bed when they were attacked. Jim was known to be distrustful of banks and was likely hiding money in his home. This is possibly why the killers/robbers followed the farmer home and took a cracked door as an opportunity.

Jim would fight the intruders and his son would hide under a lint pile in the adjoining room. The killer would hit Jim with an ax or similar weapon under the chin almost decapitating him and then crushed his head. The killers would drag out the 9-year-old and make him tell them where the money was hidden. He told them that the money was hidden under planks. They left no witnesses after they got the $500 (equivalent to$7,358 today). They killed the boy hacking him with the ax on a cot. 

There were bloody fingerprints found at the scene. There was some on the mantle and on the door. Tracks lead to an abandoned sawmill near the home about 500 yards away. There was evidence of them leaving in a car. 

I could only find the initial articles on this case on December 19th. I couldn't find if this case was solved or not. 

SOURCES:

The Atlanta Constitution December 19, 1927 (Part 1) (Part 2)

The Orlando Sentinel December 19, 1927

The Knoxville Journal December 19, 1927

Johnson City Staff News December 19, 1927

Murder of Mr. Cook

A few days before September 18, 1852, a 74-year-old farmer named Tipple didn't like another farmer named Cook. Cook resided near Ancaster in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Tipple met Cook near Cook's farm where they had a short argument. Tipple then shot Cook through his heart causing instant death.

Both were veterans. Cook was a soldier of 73rd Regiment and Tipple served on board a man-of-war. I could not find any other articles on this case. 

SOURCES:

Ottawa Daily Citizen  September 18, 1852