NEWS: Body Found Near Cumberland Gap, 1921, Bell Co. ---------------------------- Submitted by Mary Lou Hudson Date: 3 Oct 2003 ---------------------------- ************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************* Middlesboro Daily News, Middlesboro, KY June 22, 1921 Body Found Near Cumberland Gap Young Man Had Been Shot Three Times -- No Clue Yet As To Murderer: -- $100 Reward Offered Just at press hour a report of the finding of the body of Roy Sane near Cumberland Gap reached here. The body was found this morning just below the coal tipple near the railroad. A tag on the trousers worn contained the following: "Lynch Tailoring Co., Roy Sane. Date 11-15. No. 68342." A thorough search of the vicinity has failed to reveal any other clue as to the identity of the dead man or his murderer. He had been shot three times. It is reported that J. Frank White has offered a reward of $100 for the arrest of the murderer. Gibson Bros. are on their way over to take charge of the body. Several Middlesboro officers are working on the case and have wired Lynch in an effort to get further facts.