Clay County, Kentucky:  Griffin, Thacker, Philpot,

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Reprinted with permission from the Mt. Vernon Signal
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Too Winchesters to Court
London Depot, Ky Oct 24..Court convened at Manchester Monday morning for
the trial of the Clay county feudists.  All factions were on hand, heavily
armed.  The records of evidence against James and Sol Griffin, who are in
jail there charged with the murder of Deputy Sheriff Wash Thacker have been
stolen from the county judge's office.  It is believed this was done by the
Griffin faction to prevent indictments being returned by the grand jury.
About 60 of the Philpot faction armed with Winchester were on hand to
prosecute the Griffins
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Submitted By: Cindy Crawford
DBXP64A@PRODIGY.COM
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