Jack LeGuin - Murderous Assault

Jack LeGuin made a murderous assault on M. L. Duke at the latter's sale stables last Saturday afternoon.

As is usual there was no real dispute and no cause for contention between the two men, but from some fancied injury to his feelings LeGuin drew a knife and sticking it in the back of Mr. Duke's neck drew it around towards the face. Inflicting a ghastly wound and slitting one of the ears open.

The injured man was carried at once to Dr. R. G. Bryan's office where the wound was dressed with all the care and the skill of the expert surgeon.   But notwithstanding, the patient was seriously cut and time only would  answer the question, is it life or death?  After the wounded man was properly attended to by his physician he was carried to his home, and while he has suffered considerable it is now thought that he is out of danger  and will recover.

LaGuin was taken in custody by an officer and will doubtless answer in the superior court to the charge of assault and intent to murder.

The cause of the trouble is very generally attributed to liquor.

Jackson Argus - Week of February 11, 1897

Submitted by Don Bankston