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V1IVI IV » tvo 1 v T XV TT VU Cl t l/IILsame time were allowed towtand.HIGHFIELD IS TORTURED BEFORE HE IS MURDEREDNotorious Terre Haute Hi-Jack-er and Rum Runner Comes to Tragic End.[UNITED PRESS DISPATCH]TERRE HAUTE, Oct. 11.—William Henry Highfield, 39, rum-runner and hi-jacker who had one of the most colorful careers, having been linked with Billy Evans, “Blackie” Linton and A1 House in some of their escapades, was killed early Sunday morning, supposedly by a rival rum-running crew.His shot-riddled body was found in a field a short distance north of the Lost Creek bridge on Fruitdale avenue. It is believed that his murderers threw the body from a car after riddling it with bullets.Two newsboys found the body huddled in the field in full view of the paved road.Friends of Highfield believe he ek^^as tortured before death. It was evident that he had put up a stiff fight, as his shirt was torn in the struggle and his knuckles were badly bruised. i
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Linton Daily Citizen
Linton, Indiana, US
Mon, Oct 11, 1926
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