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Show BANKER IS SLI Of SOH-LI Prominent Citizen of Boca. Ky.. Shot Down; Motive Does Not, Appear. . BOCA. Ivy-. April 10. Walking into his drug sloro and taking his placo at thn cigar counter. Samuel Welch, president of tho Doca National bank was assassinated assassi-nated tonight, live shots being llrcd Into his body. A clerk iu the drug sloro, tho only witness wit-ness of thc tragedy, declared that AVcluli came down the street with his son-in-law, Grovor Fish. Tho clerk said that as Welch entored the store Fish stood in a doorway and fired five shots at Welch one of them after Welch had fallen lifeless. life-less. Fish Burrendored In i tonight and admitted ad-mitted killing Welch but refusing to discuss dis-cuss the matter. Fish Is under guard at the home of Deputy Sheriff Johnson and will be token to Richmond to tho county jail tomorrow. Welch had largo business Interests. |