Clay County AlArchives News.....Boyd Shooting at Delta  August 3, 1933
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Ashland Progress August 3, 1933
Blake Ruff, a paroled negro convict, enraged because a girl he sought to marry 
failed to go to the altar with him, shot and killed four negroes near Delta 
Thursday night. The victims were Eva Boyd the girl who had scorned his suit, 
Walter Boyd her father, age about 50, John Henry Boyd, her younger brother, Roy 
Henderson, an alleged rival. In addition to these four he is said to have fired 
at another negro called "Slim" who lived at the Boyd home, also that a ball 
fired by him at the girl's mother made a flesh wound on a child which she had in 
her arms. According to reports he had gone to the Boyd home, a tenant house on 
the farm of G. S. Jones, late Thursday evening to get the girl to marry him, he 
is having some days before procured a marriage license. Failing to get her and 
her parents consent he is said to have torn the license to pieces and began 
shooting. The girl was shot through the heart, her father was shot in the head, 
and her brother was shot in the back and in the head or face. The Henderson 
negro was also shot in the head.  After the shooting Ruff gave himself up to 
Deputy Sheriffs. L. McCollum, and Walton Phillips and was placed in the county 
jail to await action of the courts.

Additional Comments:
John Henry Boyd 1915-1933 Burial: Barfield
Eva/Era Boyd 1912-1933 Burial: Barfield
Walter Boyd 1883-1933 Burial: Barfield 
Roy/Ray Henderson 1914-1933 
Walter Boyd married 1912 Ollie Emory 1890-1974 Clay County. 

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