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ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATIONOR SANOERLIN NARROWLY ESCAPES ASSASSINATION BY A GANG OF REPUBLICAN OESPRADOES.Raleigh. October 3I.—State Auditor Sanderliu. who returned yesterday from beyond Blue Ridge. aar rowly e«o»peri assassination there by * gang of Republican despradoes. This WJ9 at Burnsville, a lit’lo town, the county seat of Yancy. The latter county aod Mitchell have theworst reputation in the ontire Stat*. A gang headed bv anjoutlaw named Bub Parret. attacked the Courthouse. 1, Parrat eutered, but whs thrown ou by the Democrats inside, who saw his purpose was to mardor Dr. San-derlin. A number of pe-sons wer* shot and cut. Later two more of the Republicans entered. They were »dso throws out. Fighting was re-uewed, and five men were killed a d five time? as many wounded, a doz»». seriously. Dud Parratt wu9 kiile--and so was a Democrat named Phillips. The foiled'Republicans snadtan attempt to lie in ambush on ih^ roads and kill Dr. Sanderiin, but the latter had a large escort of pluck-Democrats, and they could not c irr\ out their plana. The affair has err ■ated a great stir, net only there, hu sli in the west, and will certaiuh help the Democrats. Dr. Sandorii s-»ys the scones after the bloodv fi_:li were the worst he has ever seen sinct he w.:r.Eeay.ednenefhe
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Fisherman And Farmer
Edenton, North Carolina, US
Fri, Nov 04, 1892
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