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Iron County Register
Ironton, Iron County, Missouri
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A gray-haired man, later identified as William Henry Durand, was caught as a thief in Brooklyn and beaten to death after stealing a coat. A thousand people witnessed the assault on the old man. Bryan O'Donnell, his assailant and keeper of a saloon, is under arrest.
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New York, Oct. 6.—A gray-haired man, later identified as William Henry Durand, was caught as a thief, in Brooklyn, and beaten to death. He had stolen a coat. A thousand people witnessed the assault on the old man. Bryan O'Donnell, his assailant, the keeper of a saloon, is under arrest.
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Brooklyn
Event Date
Oct. 6.
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william henry durand beaten to death; bryan o'donnell under arrest.
Event Details
A gray-haired man, later identified as William Henry Durand, was caught as a thief in Brooklyn and beaten to death after stealing a coat. A thousand people witnessed the assault on the old man. Bryan O'Donnell, his assailant and keeper of a saloon, is under arrest.