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The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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In Vermont, Gen. Fletcher, Sheriff of Windham County, was attacked by followers of Lyon while traveling to Vergennes. He defended himself with a whip, killing one attacker, and later surrendered for trial.
Merged-components note: Continuation of the same Newark news story about Gen. Fletcher across the page break, merged for coherence.
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We are informed by a gentleman from Vermont, that Gen. Fletcher,
(Sheriff of Windham county) on his way to Vergennes, the seat of government, was attacked, on the west side of the mountain, by a party of Lyon's deluded wretches, who attempted to dismount his federal Badge; but being armed with a well loaded hunting whip, he resolved to defend himself, for which purpose he aimed a stroke at one of them, which killed him on the spot. The general we are told, has surrendered himself for trial.
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Windham County, Vermont
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one attacker killed by whip stroke; gen. fletcher surrendered for trial.
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Gen. Fletcher, Sheriff of Windham county, was attacked on the west side of the mountain by a party of Lyon's deluded wretches attempting to remove his federal badge while en route to Vergennes; he defended himself with a hunting whip, killing one assailant on the spot.