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thdocket._ - . . . a m mmiiiiw ■■iimiimkhANOTHER KILLING. w»Liff yon are a render of Thousand- ;in sticks nnd read our editorial on the (},killing tiiat took place over in l*e w» county, Virginia, some two w**eks ago, you can give us some credit as f,Ma prognostics tor. MiIf we are not misinformed, the jj0killing of Joke Vanbebber last Tues- ||j lt;lay flight hy Andy Hughes, SlierifT of Claiborne county, Tennessee,angrew out of an argument over the he killing of the Collins l*oys in the h. Denney Settlement. This is one ofthe serious occurrences that can'tbe helped. The pages of this history are closed, but is it forgotten? Is there a way to prevent further occurrences of like nature? It isIvery hard to prevent people from Claiborne county, Tennessee, andJ MrLee county, Virginia, from coming 1 over here and discussing these in- ]to cidents with some feeling, likewiseKentucky people will go into these counties discussing these incidents with more or less animosity.Jake Vanbebber being a brother to George Vanbebber, Chief of Police of Middlesboro, and of a prominent family, and Mr. Hughes a man of sixty years and for the lastwiesetithhlt;twenty-three years Sheriff of Claiborne county, Tennessee, and of a prominent family, with a whole county of influential friends and at the head of one branch of government of that county, adds more to the complications of the deplorable occurrence here last Tuesday night.It is hoped by the citizens of Middlesboro that there be no moreinditrettlSiSitl01PatlVof this and let the people living in the three counties forget it as soon as possible and the good feeling ^ that has existed on the border-line °for the last four or five years con- vtinue.I
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Thousandsticks
Middlesboro, Kentucky, US
Thu, Oct 19, 1911
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