A DOCTOR MURDERED.
FOR REFUSING MAN WHISKY. MURDERER SAVED FROM LYNCHING. [united press association— copyright] (Received Jan. 3. 1.5 a.m-) NEW YORK, Jan. 2. Enraged because of his refusal to issue a prescription ordering a pint of whisky, a man named Hatfield shot Head Dr. Thornton, a well-known physician, at Charleston,' West Virginia. The latter was attending an injured person when he was killed. Hatfield fled, but was captured. For fear of ia lynching, a force of sheriffs are guarding the prison-
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3413, 3 January 1912, Page 5
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82A DOCTOR MURDERED. Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3413, 3 January 1912, Page 5
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