Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2024 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Detroit Free Press Thursday, 3 May 1877 JACOB SHERMAN was arrested for assault with intent to kill his son on the 28th inst. In a fit of anger he seized his gun and attempted to shoot his son, aged fourteen years. A door, however, prevented him from killing the boy instantly and it is thought he will recover. ===========================================================================