BIG SANDY NEWS
16 Feb 1912

 

KILLED TWO MEN.

 

PIKE COUNTY OFFICER SHOOTS PARTIES RESISTING ARREST

 

LOUIS HALL and his son MORGAN were killed at MILLARD BURKE'S STORE, SHELBY GAP, PIKE COUNTY, by CONSTABLE GEORGE JOHNSON, who had a warrant for MORGAN'S arrest.  They resisted and the officer shot both, killing them instantly.  The charge was illicit liquor selling.  LOUIS  HALL was 83 years old and had a bad record.  He killed three men named STEEL on TUG about ten years ago in a fight over whiskey.