A Brief History of Jenkins Ky

JenkinsKy 1925

In the fall of 1910, the Consolidation Coal Company, (known as Consol), purchased one hundred thousand acres of coal lands in Letcher County

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During the re-sentencing Doc Taylor’s lawyers tried to have him declared insane, however Judge Morison noticed Taylor giving advice to his attorney

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Robert Bruce

The Commonwealth Attorney sought a new indictment based upon a statement written by him, and signed by Jane Mullins

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Doc Taylor & The Fleming Bros.

The greatest shock of all was who the suspects were, Dr MB Taylor and the Flemming bros Henan & Cal

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Doc Taylor & Ira Mullins

May 14, 1892, A 15-year-old man runs into the town of Pound Virginia frightened and yelling about murder at the Pound Gap