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to leave a'nd could not stay longer at their home. She said she told him she would summon the sheriff if he did not go.She said that he replied that the only thing he was afraid of was a whole army with machine guns, but was not afraid of the law.”Mrs. Margaret Gee, a nelghlmr,said she ordered him to leave herpremises, and said he acted strangely and walked up and down theroad.House Fired On BeforeConstable Jacobs said he caught Perkins prowling altout 10 days ago and was forced to draw Ills gun to halt the man. No charges were preferred at that time he said.Joseph Burton, brother of the slain man, said the house was peppered with buckshot several months ago, when Burton and his brother* in-law, Harve Fletcher laid mi argument. Burton said Fletcher fired Into the house twice.Lucasville has been the scene of the last two murders in the county.May 11, W. Adkins was stabbed to death by Mouroe Adkins.Burton did not have steady employment but did odd jobs for Lucasville residents and worked on streets and ronds for the Valley township trustees. Thursday he borrowed a butcher knife from George Jacobs and butchered for Brant.His brother, Joseph Burton, was returning the knife when the tragedy occurred.Burton is survived by his widowMary Burton, and five children,Roscoe and Walter at homo, Charles of Lucasville, Norman und Mary of Columbus.He has three brothers, Joseph, who made his home with Burton: Andrew Burton of Houston hollow and Frank Burton of Johnson county, Ky., and one sister, Mrs. Theresa Preston of Johnson county. His father Pierce Burton, lives iu Ashland. Ky.The body was removed to Rhoades funeral liomo at Lucasville.
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Portsmouth Times
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Fri, Oct 28, 1932
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