Worcester Daily Spy
23 Sep 1885

Murders in Kentucky

Louisville, Ky., Sept 22, --A special says that in a fight in Letcher County, Ky., between the Jones and Wright factions Dolph Draughn, Deputy Sheriff Sam Cook and Wm Francis were killed. The factions had been warring upon each other the above men went to arrest the Joneses who heard of them coming and ambushed them, shooting them down without warning.

Transcribed by g. marcum
23 Aug 2008