Patrick County Virginia USGenWeb Archives News.....Patrick Man is Shot Down on Roadside January 7, 1939
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The Danville Bee January 7, 1939
               Aged Slayer Claims He Shot Because Antagonist Cursed Him

  MARTINSVILLE, Va, Jan 7--F.D. Mays, Patrick county sheriff, said Walter Fain 
50 was being held in jail at Stuart today on charges of killing Harbor Martin, 
also about 50 on a road near Martin's home yesterday.
  The officer said Fain came to him to surrender, and said "I shot him because 
he cursed me."
  Commonwealth's Attorney F.P. Burton, who investigated with the sheriff, said 
the two men were brothers-in-law and that Martin formerly boarded at the Fain 
home.   The prosecutor said Martin moved away and that bad feeling grew up 
between the two men.   
  The two county officers said Mr. and Mrs. George Clifton were witnessed to the 
roadside shooting.   Martin died instantly.

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