Butts County GaArchives News.....Jack LeGuin – Murderous Assault February 11, 1897
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Jackson Argus – Week Of February 11, 1897 February 11, 1897
Jack LeGuin made a murderous assault on M. L. Duke at the latter’s sale stables
last Saturday afternoon.

As is usual there was no real dispute and no cause for contention between the
two men, but from some fancied injury to his feelings LeGuin drew a knife and
sticking it in the back of Mr. Duke’s neck drew it around towards the face.
Inflicting a ghastly wound and slitting one of the ears open.

The injured man was carried at once to Dr. R. G. Bryan’s office where the wound
was dressed with all the care and the skill of the expert surgeon.   But
notwithstanding, the patient was seriously cut and time only would  answer the
question, is it life or death?  After the wounded man was properly attended to
by his physician he was carried to his home, and while he has suffered
considerable it is now thought that he is out of danger  and will recover.

LaGuin was taken in custody by an officer and will doubtless answer in the
superior court to the charge of assault and intent to murder.

The cause of the trouble is very generally attributed to liquor.




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