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The Dunn County News
Saturday, 21 January 1882

         
         The town of Maxville, Buffalo county, was the scene
       of a horrible and brutal murder Monday last. The parti-
       culars of the affair, as near as we can ascertain them,
       are as follows: TITUS HOYT, who resides on the bluff
       about three miles south of Durand, had let some of his
       land to RHODA CARROL on shares. There had been some dis-
       pute about the division of the crop, and Monday forenoon
       CARROLL and his two oldest boys, ROBERT and JOHN, took
       several teams and went to HOYT'S place for the purpose
       of taking what they claimed as their share of the crops.
       MRS. HOYT sent after TITUS and his father-in-law, WM.
       CLARK, who came from the woods and forbid CARROL tak-
       ing anything from the premises. After some quarreling
       RHODA slapped TITUS's face and they had a short "rough
       and tumble," but no one was hurt, and CLARK and Mr.
       JOHN JOHNSON separated them. A few minutes afterward
       they had another tussle with about the same result.
       RHODA, HOYT and CLARK then stood talking matters over
       when CLARK heard something drop and turning around saw
       HOYT on the ground and the two CARROLL boys standing
       over him with pitchforks. HOYT tried to get up but
       could not do it. CLARK asked, "which one of them hit
       you TITE?" and HOYT said, "both of of (sic) them;"
       and the boys exclaimed "Yes, we fixed him." - -
       HOYT never spoke afterwards. He was placed on a sled
       and taken to the house, where he lingered in an un-
       conscious condition untill 9 o'clock when he died.
       HOYT was a quiet hardworking young man, about 30 years
       old. He leaves a wife and several small children in
       straightened circumstances.
       
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