Clay County AlArchives News.....Clay County Fight. December 16, 1908 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Ayres http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00031.html#0007674 November 1, 2022, 2:07 am Birmingham Post-Herald December 16, 1908 December 16—(Special) News of a probably fatal cutting affray which occurred in Fish Head valley Clay County, Saturday night, just reached this city the facts of which were related by a citizen of that county here this morning Walter Smith, is said, was the victim of Jim Swope and others had a big fight in the road just after the adjournment of a party at a neighbor's house. He was slashed with knives until it is thought he will die. Smith s throat was cut terribly, and he was stabbed in the back in a dangerous manner, it is said besides numerous cuts all over parts of the body extending down to his ankles. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/clay/newspapers/claycoun1921gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb