A DOCTOR SHOT DEAD.
HE REFUSED TO PRESCRIBE WHISKY. By Teleeraph—Press Association—Copyrleht (Rec. January 3, 1.15 a.m.) New York, January 2. Enraged because of a refusal to issue a prescription ordering a pint of whisky, a man named Hatfield shot dead Dr, Thornton, a well-known physician at Charlston, West Virginia. The latter was attending an injured person when he was killed. Hatfield fled, but was captured. For fear o£ lynching, a force of sheriffs aro guarding the prison.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1327, 3 January 1912, Page 5
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78A DOCTOR SHOT DEAD. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1327, 3 January 1912, Page 5
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