Robbery of P.H. BUTLER (1866)

A few nights ago a daring robbery was committed in Greeneville, Tenn. Major P.H. BUTLER, a lawyer from Asheville, was attacked and shot at twice – both bails of the pistol passing through his hat. In attempting to defend himself, he received a blow on the head which prostrated him, and was robbed of $215. (pg. 3)

Brownlow’s Knoxville Whig. (Knoxville, Tenn.), 28 Feb. 1866. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045629/1866-02-28/ed-1/seq-3/>

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