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Kith and Kin

3/26/2014

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Shenandoah Herald, Woodstock, Va., Oct. 16, 1908
Frank Clark, also known as Joe Bush, was accused of arson on an Isle of Wight County farm. After the fire, Clark remained on the grounds for several weeks and then suddenly disappeared. Shortly thereafter, he was captured in North Carolina by Suffolk private detective Johnny "Hurricane" Branch. The destroyed property, valued at more than $5,000, belonged to Hurricane Branch’s brother and included 22 cows, eight horses and mules, 300 barrels of corn and farm machinery. 

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