Little Rock (AR) Morning Republican, August 25, 1873, p. 1.
PROBABLY FATAL AFFRAY
New Albany, Indiana, August 23-A probably fatal affray between Thomas
Reynolds and William McCombs, alias Slocum, occurred at Charlestown, Clark
County, last night. The parties, among others, were implicated in a robbery
there, McCombs turning state's evidence. This caused a bitter feeling and,
meeting McCombs last night at nine o'clock, Reynolds beat him badly with a
club and then with a heavy pistol that he took away from McCombs, struck him
several severe blows over the head. Reynolds fled but was arrested today at
Jeffersonville and sent back to Charlestown.