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    1. Marshal Bud Lindsay
    2. A Bloodthirsty Marshal KXOXVILI.E, Tenn.,June 4. Reports received here state that. Bud Lindsay, deputy United States marshal, shot and killed Kilts, a distiller, in Campbell county Lindsay got enraged because Kilts refused to sell him a smaller quantity of whisky than ten gallons. The distiller's son, thinking his father in danger, threw a stone at Lindsay. Lindsay then attempted to shoot Kilts, but his party took his pistols from him. They left, and when a mile away; Lindsay asked for his pistols, saying that he would do no harm with them. He got them and immediately rode back to Kilts house. The latter saw him come and locked the door, but Lindsay broke it down and shot Kilts twice, killing him instantly. He then attempted to shoot the boy, but missed him and hit a little girl, slightly wounding her. It is reported that Lindsay's party arrested him and gave him over to the sheriff of the county. Lindsay is a desperate character, having murdered a prominent citizen of Campbell county five years ago, but escaped through lack of evidence. Trenton Times, Trenton, New Jersey, June 4, 1890

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