Married Man Kills Another in Fight Over a Woman, 1893

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[October 27, 1893] -

At Barren Fork in Pulaski county Bert Denham and a man by the name of Roberts became involved in a quarrel over a woman, when Roberts shot and fatally wounded Denham. [1]

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[October 31, 1893] -

Bert Denham and a young man by the name of Roberts became involved in a quarrel over a woman at Barren Fork Pulaski county, and in the fight that ensued Roberts shot Denham, who died almost instantly. Both parties are married and have always borne a good reputation. [2]

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[1] Daily Public Ledger, Maysville, KY. October 27, 1893. Page 1. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069117/1893-10-27/ed-1/seq-1/

[2] Excerpt from "Newsy Notes." Semi-weekly Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. October 31, 1893. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85052020/1887-03-04/ed-1/seq-2/

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