The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1910-10-20
LITTLE IS
GUILTY. MAN
Arrested For Killing of Matt Craw-
ford in Breathitt and Wife Con-
feSSeS to the Facts.

JACKSON. KY, Oct. 20-Charles
Little was arrested for the killing of
Matt Crawford.
1t Is said that Little, in company
with his wife, went to the home of
Joe Combs Tuesday night at the
hour of II p. m. and borrowed
Combs Winchester gun, and told
Combs family that he was going to
Crawford's to get some whiskey, and
said that if Crawford did not let him
have the whiskey he would kill him.
Sam Combs, who lives near the
distillery and within one hundred
yards of the door of the building
where Crawford was killed, says that
he was awakened just before the
killing occurred, and that he saw the
parties who did the killing and that
he recognized Little as the man who
committed the crime.
Little was accompanied by his wife
and when Crawford refused to let
him have the whiskey he flew into a
rage and killed Crawford.
Crawford was found lying near the
front door of his business house in
his night clothes. with several bullet
wounds in his body. His pistol was
found lying near his body and it had
been shot empty. 1t is believed that
the person who did the killing, after
Crawford had been killed, took his
pistol and shot it empty and then
threw it down near the body to leave
the impression that it was suicide OF
that there had been a general fight
4 Little was, found at ihis home in
Jackson early in PIE hhoEning. While
the facts were being developed and
warrant was sworn out, he took his
wife and two children in a wagon and
started to leave town. He, was fol-
lowed by several officers of the law.
arrested and returned to town.
Little and his wife are now both in
custody. He refuses to make any
statements. Circumstances are SO
strong against him that most every
one is of opinion that he did the kill
ing and that his wife was with him
and was present at the time the deed
was DONE bed .ted,rea1 roqc+
Matt Crawford was one OF he best
business men in this county md was
a member of one of the largest and
best known families in this section
fthe State. Excitement over the
killing is great and it is impossible
at this time to predict what will de-
velop before night.
Little Did the Killing.
LATER-It developed on the in
quest before the coroner's jury that
Charles Little is the right man ac-
cused of the killing of Matt Craw-
ford, just above town Tuesday night.
Little denies it, but his wife ed
llits being with him, and says that
her husband did the killing. She says
that they, went there after whiskey,
and that Crawford refused to let her
husband have the whiskey he want
ed, but gave him one drink. After
that she says they became involved
in a, quarrel over the whiskey, and
and that her husband shot and killed
Crawford.
Little was stripped and examined
and it was found that he was shot
through the thigh. Little has nothing
to say He does not attempt to say
where he received the wound in his
thigh.
1t is believed now that Crawford
fred his own pistol in an effort to
save his life, and that the shot took
effect in Little's thigh.
Court is in session and Judge Red
wine called the grand jury into court
at an early hour and instructed them
and placed upon them the response
bility of putting a stop to crime in
this county. He told them to delve
into the facts concerning the crimes
that have been committed here re-
Gently and ferret out the facts and
make indictments and return them in
to court against the men guilty.
In his instruction to the grand jury
Judge Redwine took occasion to say
to the public generally that there
must be no attempt by any one TO
commit violence against any person
charged with the crime, and he said
that he would suppress any attempt
of that kind as vigorously as it was
in his power to do. He urged that
the law be enforced strictly and said
that criminals must be brought to
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