Killed by the Deputy
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Title
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Killed by the Deputy
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Source Type
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Newspapers
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Publisher
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Journal and Tribune
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Publication Place
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Knoxville, TN
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Publication Date
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08/14/1895
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Transcript
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Killed by the Deputy. Birmingham; Ala., August- 13.-At Brookwood mines, Deputy Sheriff Nelson went to serve a warrant for assault to murder on Will McKay, a young miner last night, McKay reached for his pistol and Nelson fired, filling McKay with slugs. McKay died this morning. It seems that McKay's mother who was a widow had been keeping company with a man who was objectionable to McKay.