I found this story quite interesting! Mike --------------------- Forwarded message: From: pwadle@si-net.com (Pat Wadle) Reply-to: pwadle@si-net.com To: SASSER-L@rootsweb.com Date: 97-10-09 00:05:41 EDT Got the following on my Laurel Co Ky email. Thought you all would enjoy it. Pat -------------------- Received: from bl-14.rootsweb.com (bl-14.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.30]) by si-net.com (8.8.5/8.6.12) with ESMTP id UAA13984 for <pwadle@si-net.com>; Wed, 8 Oct 1997 20:29:40 GMT Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id SAA02994; Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:20:06 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:20:06 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199710090244.VAA21773@london2.skn.net> From: "Gerri Sutton" <gsutton@skn.net> To: "KYLAUREL" <KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: EXCERPTS FROM THE MOUNTAIN ECHO 1880 Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 21:04:46 -0400 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Resent-Message-ID: <"ElCrV.A.b7G.lBDP0"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> Resent-From: KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/278 X-Loop: KYLAUREL-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: KYLAUREL-L-request@rootsweb.com Reprinted with permission of the Laurel County Historical Society ============================================= April 1880 On last Sunday evening one of the most dastardly and bloody murders occurred in the Bushe's Store precinct, this county of which it has ever been our duty to chronicle the events of yet. Milton Sasser and George Gregory were both at the residence of Mr. William Weaver a brother in law to Sasser, Sunday evening Sasser going to pay Weaver a last visit before Weaver left the country for Oregon. Both these men left Weaver's together for home, Gregory living between Weaver's and Sasser's. Sasser went by home with Gregory. Both left Gregory's about an hour by sun. Sasser on his way home and Gregory following and when about three quarters of a mile from Gregory's and just as it was getting dusk. Sasser was shot and instantly killed, the ball a large navy ball, entering his right breast. Immediately on being notified Esquire T. J. Russell ordered an inquest to be held over the dead body which concluded its labors on Monday morning rendering a verdict that Sasser came to his death by a pistol shot fired by George Gregory. A warrent was immediately issued for the arrest of Gregory and placed in the hands of an officer when an earnest effort was begun to effect his arrest but had not been accomplisehed at the time of our last account. Gregory immediately, on committing the murder, went to his father, confessed to the killing but said he did it in self defense but the testimony before the jury of inquest failed to substantiate his statements. Sasser and Gregory were both considered quiet and peaceable citizens though Sasser was a little boisterous when intoxicated but generally considered to mean no harm. Gregory probably has left the country. Sasser leaves a wife and two children.