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rHilling Near lirkmansvillo.It OUT. PETRS SOX KILI.S WM. CRAWFORD8C10KrJitnpwi\rmisillhowimePainsalKcupwlanvilenpasoianoulii|rowlftwiwlt;rodrviofdrroA difficulty occurred near Kirk* mansville, not lar from the Todd county line, Oct. 28th, between Win. Crawford and a young man named Peterson, which resulted in the killing of the former. Crawford was from Evausville, Iud, and Peterson lived at Clarksville, Temi. Tho following facts are obtained from the Evanaville Journal. The two men were partners in a contract for getting out logs for Ualoigh ifc Kleiner, of Evansville. Crawford was about fifty year* old and was a rough quarrelsome man.' Peterson was only 2 years old and a quiet nhd luoffensiv young man. Crawford was coutinu ally abusing him, all of which ho took without resentment. “On the evening of the killing Peterson bad beeu hunting, and returned with his loaded gun iuhis hands; Crawford w*|eaeating his supper iu the cabin when Peterson entered. He lookod up from his moal and said roughly, “what tho h—1 are you doing here?” Pctersou replied that he had a right there.Crawford then said ho must clear out.Pctcrsdn replied to this that ho had at least aright to get his clothes, and concluded by saying, seeing that Crawford was in a towering passiou, “Come, now, Crawford lets reason this matter together.”“Reason nothing,” replied Crawford. “You've got to shut up audleave here; aud d u you, if youdon’t shut up, I’ll kill you!” Craw ford roso .at this point and seized a heavy branding hammer, and lifted it high over his head, and started menacingly toward Peterson, who wheu he saw the straight he was In, raised Ids gun and fired. At the discharge Crawford reeled and fell, and Peterson retreated into the yard, and | some twenty feot down tho hill-side. Here he was followed by one of the c* men, who found Peterson much oxci- ^ ted, aud with his gun cocked for a C( second shot should Crawford appear. | (J Peterson at once told the man to re-f.hynvynr-•JSisI-k.B-fl)INfoarhiaiwbiforetoaithoihlt;to“IClt;]vlt;tilisstu g*-I inlomstI*leHicascinhlt;inftnifi:wda-Pi-v-of turn to the cabin aud ascertain tho # as result of his shot. Wheu Petersou J( of was told that Crawford was dead hoil I seemed torecovc* Mm self upon theigr u10ilfrethJyedhen*ontodsBnndesarr-1)8to10.hondinstant. He let the hammer of his gun down, walked back luto tbe cabin, and began at once to assist in laying Crawford’s body out. lie assisted in dressing him with a tendhand, and held the light while au or shaved him.4*Petersou refused to leave the country, but gave himtfelf up to the officers of tho law the next day. He was tried before Esqs. Ferguson aim Johnson and promptly acquitted. The entire business of the old firm*awhich was dissolved by death, was placed in tho bands of Peterson, who not only enjoys tho confidence of the workmeu under him, but of his employers also. ’Messrs. Raleigh and Kleiner wont to the place of tho killing aud had Crawford’s body neatly coffined and sent to Evansville for interment. Crawford had a paid up policy In tho A. O. U. AV. order of Evansville. The men who saw the killing unite in justifying Peterson, although tbey felt kindly toward Crawford. Tho affair was a melancholy one, but Peterson evidently acted entirely iu self-defense.tl0 ti bcihifPtlrlt;8111Utlfi1 8bttnoFatv1Bt(i(\B\1fl
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Hopkinsville South Kentuckian
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, US
Tue, Nov 08, 1881
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