KILLS KEEPER OF BLIND TIGER. Grocer of Huntsville, Tenn, objects to being a Prisoner. HUNTSVILLE, Tenn.,June 10. John David was killed by C. B. Byrd at Pioneer, Tenn. David is said to have been conducting a blind tiger near Byrd's store and Byrd objected. David, it is alleged, confined Byrd in a house for a day or two and when David was about to enter the house Byrd shot him. David, it Is said, has killed four men. Source: Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 11, 1901 Anybody know what a blind tiger is?

Isn't a blind tiger a saloon? I'm not sure. Connie ----- Original Message ----- From: <AngelaMeadows3@aol.com> To: <TNCAMPBE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 11:54 PM Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] John David/C.B. Byrd > > KILLS KEEPER OF BLIND TIGER. > Grocer of Huntsville, Tenn, objects > to being a Prisoner. > HUNTSVILLE, Tenn.,June 10. > John David was killed by C. B. Byrd at Pioneer, > Tenn. David is said to have been > conducting a blind tiger near Byrd's > store and Byrd objected. David, it is > alleged, confined Byrd in a house for > a day or two and when David was > about to enter the house Byrd shot > him. David, it Is said, has killed four > men. > > Source: Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Nebraska, June 11, 1901 > > Anybody know what a blind tiger is? > > > ==== TNCAMPBE Mailing List ==== > Post your questions and inquiry about your Ancestor regularly...Someone > may find a relative. > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TNCAMPBE > >