Two Murders in Two Days

Article taken from The Trenton Times, June 24, 1884

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Portsmouth, O., June 24 -

As the steamer Minnie Bay arrived at Portsmouth with a crowd of excursionists, a dispute arose between Richard Duckworth of Syracuse and George Fox, colored, of Huntington. 

Duckworth is in jail and Fox is dead.  This is Scioto county's second murder within two days.