Alonzo McClellan was killed by Robert Lincoln Brown. My great uncle George Combe Coatney
married a daughter of Alonzo McClellan. His daughter Bertha Coatney was also shot but not
killed inn this incident.
Follow the link below for the last photo ever taken of Robert Lincoln Brown.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v65/DonCoatney/Family/George%20Combe%20...
Today's Topics:
2. Orange County: Robert Brown Murdered Members of the
McClelland Family (Randi Richardson)
KILLED THREE OF HIS FAMILY
Scottsburg, Ind., November 11-A telegram received by F. McClelland of this
city early this morning from Glasgow, Ky., states that last night his
brother-in-law, Robert Brown, shot and killed his father, Louis McClelland,
his mother and sister, Bertha, and dangerously wounded his brother. The
tragedy was the result of family troubles.
Cincinnati, Ohio, November 11-A Glasgow, Ky., special to the Times-Star
says: Officers and posse have Brown surrounded in his barn. A desperate
fight is now taking place. Over a hundred shots have been fired. If Brown
does not surrender, the barn will be burned. A large crowd is going out
from town.