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Gun Found. Probablyable to take the gun apart.The shots cut out of theFigured in Killing of I tree near the scene of the killingCarter $id Millercorrespond to those in the guD,according to Mr. Allen who helped get the shots out of the tree.While Nelson Alien and L. O. There were eleven in the treeBailey were going througli the aru^ one thought to have gonesecond hollow northeast of the *stiay.Allen home, a day nr two ago,The entire number of shotsthey were following a cow trail which struck the men wereand in a place where an old log never taken from their bodies.rotted, one of them noticed aBob Miller was buried at HolJypiece of iroo sticking out. Upon Bond and Rube Carter at Pairinvestigation, it proved to be a v'ew' ^rs’ filler later marrieddouble barreled shot guD. A hoe Mike Venafsky andnowliveswas obtained and the entire gunat Hartseile; Mrs. Carter andunearthed, the wooden part of it her children live on her fathershaving decayed, leaving all other Place out east of town.parts in a fairly good condition.The end piece of the gun hadThis is believed to be the gunan owl etched on it.wish which Rube Carter and BobMiller were shot and kiiled near]this point, about eight years ago.It will oe recalled that HogMiller and his sou. Bob, andRube Carter were returninghome from town and when theyreached the place near wherethe Allen home now stands, thetwo latter were shot from am*Itbush and both of them killed.John Patterson Clyde Patterson and Alf Briodley werearrested on a charge of havingto do with the killing and wereienteuced. It will also be remembered that when the menwere placed in jail, they were atfirst separated, liter being allowod together. A dictaphone wasplaced in the cell in which themen were together and it isreported that .John Pattersontold Mr. Biindley that he hadburied the gun which he used,by the side of an old log.The gun found by Mr, Allencorresponded exactly with thatdescribed by the prisoners Oneside of it had been shot and iheother side contained I - buckshot 1U usiug gasoline, the men were *
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Cullman Times Democrat
Cullman, Alabama, US
Thu, Nov 24, 1921
Page 10
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Dan S.
USA 14 Sep 2020
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