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THORNTON (RANK KILLEDIofda \»HnluSlentSolFria i \ *V\ a:brcThornton f rank* 25 years old, wasshot and instantly killed by hiscousin, Robert Davis, 21, at the home of Davis Monday evening. It has I been said that Davis and lt;rank had been quarreling over a house in which Davis’ father was living. Levi Drank father of Thornton I rank, had rented Levi Davis, father of Herb Davis, a house to live m and after sold it to another Davis boyand they wen- living to get possession of the place and young Davis told them if they put their foot on the place he (Herb Davis) would boot their In art out I'he Davn boy that had purchased the property I ing went and got a warrant for him, but lam Thornton ( rank plead with him neilSaito have him arrested that he wouldjfol j do nothing he said he would, andlplaDavis did not have him arrestej. Isis!Monday evening while Thornton JcolCrank and Henry Davis were cutting I he*j poles and hauling them near thejoT;house where Davis lived (’rank had I col taken a load of poles and went to I carthe well for a drink of water, it islgiv supposed and while he w as drinking I hesRobe 11 D.t\ is - uiie out of tb€ Ihmi «• J oo.ami with a shot gun emptied the I hatrontent into his br’ea t, tin* I*.adtaking effect in the center of his I fa* breast and ranged toward his left Ilia| side. lie run about twenty live steps lasbefore In* fell, and Davis took the J Eli gun back in tin* house and run down I the road to the home it his sister |splt; where his father and mother were INe His father took him to tirann anal turned him over to Deputy Sheriff I an Paris Kiser and he took him to Gray-If-a son and lodged him in jail. IThe Crank man leaves a wife and * vis one child besides his father, mother and several brothers and sisters. I visHe was a good boy and well liked in the neighborhood and it comes as a I wc great shock. His body was laid to[Su rest in the cemetery near the homeon Wednesday morning. |nij
Newspaper Details
Olive Hill Carter County Herald
Olive Hill, Kentucky, US
Thu, Nov 06, 1924
Page 4
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Ron B.
USA 28 Jan 2019
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