A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Kentucky > Lincoln http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2668 Also visit our new sister sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=46074 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: Daily State Gazette Article Date: August 30 1877 Article Description: A Kentucky Horror. Article Text: A special despatch to the Courier Journal from Danville says: "Walter SANDERS, late Sheriff of Lincoln County, and his brother in law, Jack BALLARD, were killed Tuesday evening at Richmond, Madison county, by Gus EDWARDS, Town Marshal, and a party of his friends. A younger brother of SANDERS was at Richmond fair about a week ago and during that time was badly beaten over the head by EDWARDS, SANDERS and his friends say inexcusably. EDWARDS says that he interfered while he was in the discharge of his duty as an officer. Yesterday Walter SANDERS and his friends went to Richmond to attend the trial of young SANDERS for his alleged offence. After the trial a conversation occurred between EDWARDS and Walter SANDERS at the Garnet House, during which SANDERS denounced EDWARD's conduct as brutal and upwardly, at the same time drawing a pistol. About this time SANDERS was shot by some other person,but leveling his pistol he made things lively while his strength lasted. When the! firing ceased SANDERS and his brother in law, BALLARD, were dead, Marshal EDWARDS slightly and his brother dangerously wounded. Many shots were fired, but only the four persons mentioned struck. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ KY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com