Dougherty ? = 1898 - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Lyford, Ind., Jan. 3—In a fight here late Saturday a man named Dougherty had his throat cut from ear to ear and is not expected to live. The cutting was done by Charles Burton, alias “Kaintuck,” a tough in the mining camp. The men quarreled in Klippe’s saloon and adjourned to a hill to fight it out. Dougherty had a heavy piece of iron and Burton drew a razor. The first slash cut Dougherty’s throat and then the men were separated. Burton was beaten up badly and says he used the razor in self defense. -s