At approximately 5:30am on Tuesday, January 19th, 1971, John Daniel Cannady was woken up by intruders who had just broken into the Honey Club at 112 4th Avenue North. Cannady was staying in the club at night and serving as a night watchman. Cannady shot at the intruders with a shotgun and they returned fire and Cannady was struck. He was able to walk from the Honey Club to the Merchants Hotel where he reported that he had been shot by 2-3 men but was unable to give any more details. John Daniel Cannady was 59 years old at the time of his death.
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