Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-10

TIE TKRKuLB FHuD THAT ENDED IN MuRDER At TIE
DOORS OF TIE cHpkCH.
From the New York Graphic.
"Draw, draw, - you, quickI"
But before he could . ball went crashing through
his brain. It was an old feud broken out anew,
and the work OF death had commenced and another
chapter In the Georgia current calendar Of crime
had been contributed
In Bethel church, near Winifred Jasper County,
Monday, and thousand people were In attend
ance Among the attendants were representa-:
has been existing between them FOR years. and
they had had bl0Odless encounters three or four
times sun sunday aIsernoon during the erection Of
words, and the minister who was conducting the
services fearing trouble between the families
them not TO add fuel 70 the flame or engage In
trouble at his church services. His success was
limited. as the reouis with which he was met
took the form OF curses, and with prayer for
peace-for the good man seemed TO have fOreb0d-
ings or troube-he turned his attention TO his min
All went along smoothly enough until about IL
O'Clock Monday forenoon Sam Tyler, in passing
Jim Malone. was touched by his elbow, when Tyler
accompanying the invitation with q pistol shot
through the unfortunate Malone's head Malone
was under the influence Of liquor, calmly viewed
his victim for q moment, and as he attempted to
turn In the opposite direction. fell dead. fatally
Ed Tyler rushed to the ARRAY and fell with two
balls In the bowels and one In the leg. While he
was lying PROSTATE on his back still conscious, he
saw Walker Malone approaching him, pistol in
hand ''Spare me, Walker; spare my life Oh,
Godl Oh, GOdl" The appeal Was Ruthless. stand
Ing over the prostrate man, Malone fired two
shots into his a0domen-fatal hurts. Fifty shots
were fired. Walker Malone was painfully wounded
In tie shoulder, Albert Tyler was struck In the
arm. Frank Middlebrook's life was saved by his
watch, ball striking IL and falling In his vest
pocket. Others were hurt. but left the grounds to
avoid arrest
When the firing was at its height every woman
shrek and the spectacle was a narrowing one.
The association would have dispersed In an hour.
1t was broken up In confusion, but later few Of
the delegates met under u tree AMI formally al.
jOurned the bushes OF the body having been trans
acted before the shooting began. correspondent,
who reached the place shortly after tue bloody
work was done, says the scene that met his gaze
beggars description. In the church lay Joseph
Malone cold In death, and on the veranda OF the
house, a few yards away, lay sam Tyler, dead, and
lying In pool OF blood and almost at deaths door.
The shriekS OF mothers, wives and sisters OF the
dead and dying were awful In The eX IRENE, and the
widest confusion prevailed. Walker Malone and
Albert Tyler, two OF the principal actors In the
bloody row, escaped.
The fate OF jim Malone is a sad one. He had
Just arrived at the church meeting from his home
In Birmingham Ala, and was on visit TO his
parents In Jasper County, accompanied by his
wife and child or four months OF age. He was
years old, and II Is likely that he had nothing TO
do with the feud. There. were many narrow
escapes OF bystanderS from being killed. reg
ular panic ensued In the church while the shoot
Ing was going ON outside. All the young men en-
gagged In the ARRAY have hitherto borne good rep
utations, but there Is no diSputing the fact that
this sad tragedy was the result or whisky drink
Ing and the habit or Carrying concealed weapons