| Newspaper | Cassville Republican |
|---|---|
| Date | June 2, 1910, Thursday |
| Headline | To Answer for Attempt to Kill |
| Text | John Nail whose term of service in the Missouri penitentiary for horse stealing expires Saturday, June 4, will be placed under arrest immediately upon his discharge and brought back to this county to answer a charge of assault with attempt to kill. Almost four years ago in the county jail waiting trial for horse stealing, Nail attacked Sheriff G. A. Thomas and made an attempt to escape. His assault upon the sheriff was a brutal one and had other parties not hastened to Thomas' assistance he likely would have been killed as Nail has proved himself to be a desperate man. For this assault upon the sheriff, Nail is yet to answer. In making his arrest Nail resisted the officers and was wounded. At the same time he shot and wounded Deputy Sheriff James Johnson. Deputy Sheriff S.R. Reynolds left Monday night for St. Louis, from there he will go to Jefferson City to be present when Nail is discharged from his present sentence. |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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