Grundy County IL Archives News.....A Lamentable Occurrence June 23, 1877
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Chicago Inter-Ocean June 23, 1877
Special Telegram to the Inter-Ocean.

Gardner, Ill., June 22.

Deputy Sheriff L. D. Potter, who resides here, but for the last six weeks has 
been on duty at the Diamond shaft in looking after the interest of the company 
in the present strike, shot himself while in bed this morning at 6 o'clock. 
Whether the shooting was accidental or voluntary it is not known. The deceased 
was 32 years old. He was a native of Vermont, and came here with his father, 
S. W. Potter, ten years ago. He has been Deputy Sheriff of this county 
(Grundy) for several years, and was very successful in looking up and 
ferreting out schemes of villiany and well-executive thefts. He will be buried 
Sunday with Masonic honors.

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