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THROUGH JEALOUSYFarmer of 55 Kills NeighborAged 74 Years.Jonas Sees,aged 55 years,a farmer of Standing Stone, Wirt county, is charged with the murder of Christopher Columbus Brinker, aged 74 years,another farmer,who has been Sees' neighl)or for years.Recently a bitter feud started between the two men over alleged attentions of Brinker to Mrs. Sees. Brinker went to the home of Sees, and the two engaged in a violent quarrel. Sees, it is alleged, seized an old muzzle-loading shotgun andtired ioint blank at Brinker. Thewhole top of the latter's head wasblow off and lie died instantlv.
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Beckley Messenger

Beckley, West Virginia, US

Fri, Jul 15, 1910

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