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From: Hildegard Hendrickson <>
Subject: Re: [KYBELL] Shot to Death by Deputy Sheriff
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 09:54:41 -0700
In-Reply-To: <a9.4a409117.2cc69039@aol.com>


I enjoyed your excerpts from "old" newspapers.

Can you tell me if there was a newspaper in Middlesboro area
between 1892-1900??

Thank you in advance for your reply

Hildegard Hendrickson


At 09:35 AM 10/21/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>The Peoples News. A Democratic Newspaper. Published weekly by the Peoples
>News Inc. Charles Davis Editor
>
>Thursday May 16 1912
>
>Shot to Death by Deputy Sheriff
>
> James and Luther Sizemore, cousins, were shot and killed late Sunday
>afternoon By Deputy Sheriff David Elliott, of Bell County. The double
>tragedy occurred in a soft drink resort at Four Mile, KY.
> The Sizemore's had been drinking and Elliott attempted to arrest Luther
>Sizemore, who had a pistol. Luther fired on the officer, who retaliated,
>killing him. James Sizemore then attempted to secure the pistol of the
>dead man, whereupon Elliott shot him also. Elliott's son was shot in the
>leg and seriously injured. After killing the men Elliott went to their
>homes and notified their wives and then surrendered to officers.
>
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