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The Durham Daily Globe
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
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Matthew Whaley, a professional witness against illicit distillers, was shot and killed in his Alabama home near Wedowee after refusing to exit. Assailants fired shots, set the building ablaze, and one fatally shot him in the brain. No arrests; info from US Commissioner Smith.
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Citizen Murdered in Alabama Because he Was a Witness in a Criminal Trial.
OPELIKA, Ala., September 12. - Matthew Whaley, professional witness against illicit distillers, was shot and killed near Wedowee, Randolph county, last Friday night. Party went to his house and tried to get him to come out. On his refusal, quite a number of shots were fired into the building, and finally the building was set on fire. One of the party saw Whaley through a window, and fired at him, the ball taking effect in Whaley's brain. Not learned whether building and body were burned. No arrests as yet. Information is from United States Commissioner Smith.
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Near Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama
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Last Friday Night, Near September 12
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Matthew Whaley, a professional witness against illicit distillers, was shot and killed in his home after refusing to come outside; assailants fired multiple shots into the building, set it on fire, and one fatally shot him through a window in the brain; unclear if building and body burned; no arrests made.