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TWO SLAIN, TWO DYING FROM MOUNTAIN DUELSCtlt;tIcBrother Slain, Another Shot, Wo- ' wman Dying at Harlan; 1 Killed In Ameron Affrayihhtlt;tiuii81Ui rHarlan, Ky.—Two men are dead, a i 2 woman is believed dying and a fourth participant In one of two gun battles * (staged near here is in a critical condition.At Gatun, fonr miles from Harlan, two brothers, John Neely, 24, store jR ' keeper, and Carl, an ex-convict, fought 1 a pistol duel after Bertha Hyatt and an unidentified woman engaged in a quarrel at John’s store. The Hyatt woman was shot five times after Carl was killed by his brother. The other woman iled unscathed.At Ameron, ten miles distant, John Harris was killed when he and John]® Jess Saylor met in a road and began ‘ Tshooting. |e;* Reports of the Neely duel were Bl meager. It is said that the men were b1 Intoxicated and intervened when the oi two women present threatened to *1 come to blows. Carl Neely droppednrfiuafter he had shot his brother twice, jJTfc W 1 « mi m** * Jk 4 a A 4k ft ^ W Mi ft 1*Plt;inhionce tiirough the chest, the other strik- ( Jng tlie backbone. It could . not lie!n* learned who shot the Hyatt woman, j81 j but officers here claim John wounded ! ^ ! her reloading his revolver after kill- 8f • ’ +» — °lng Carl.,Physicians said that the Hyatt worn-an’s recovery was very doubtful. Two j of the bullets lodged in her stomach j w and three in her litnbs.One version of the affair Is that John Neely struck the woman quar-reiiog with Bertha Hyatt, whereupon |(j Carl interposed. The fight then be- i*l came general and It is believed one? ( vv of tiie women also was armed. hiWhile an investigation is under way Si ai the sheriff’s office here, no arrests \v \ have been made owing to the condition j in of the wounded. Carl Neely was 26 Inyears old. He had served time severalyears ago for an offense.According to reports concerning the shooting of Harris, the two men had an old grudge which it Is believed they j alt; decided to settle by shooting it out. Saylor was not wounded, It was said.thtethhiOta
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Grayson East Kentucky Journal
Grayson, Kentucky, US
Thu, Oct 15, 1925
Page 2
Full Page
Clipped by
William S.
NA, 30 Apr 2019
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