The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-18

Mrs. II. G. Brittingham, living at 100
Washington street, has won quite repu-
tation for skill, courage and good marks
womanship by shooting Richard Walton
yesterday. The ball struck Mr.. Walton
on the nose and lodged in his stomach,
another singular feature OF the case.
Walton lives with his sister, Mrs. Ida
Hurt, 1917 Washington street. lilo IS
painter by trade. Mrs. Hurt has boy
named Julian, who is reputed most in
corrigble lad. His widowed mother has
spared the rod on her only son with tho
usual consequences. Julian went over TO
Mrs. Brittngham's on Thursday and
whipped out Mrs. Briltingham's boy, who
is much under his size. lie not only ran
him from the battlefield but followed him
into his mothers house and threw rocks
after him. lie was driyen OIL by Mrs.
Birmingham, and hc went home telling
his mother that Mrs. Birmingham had
threatened TO whip him. Mrs Hurt
waited on Mrs. Birmingham. The two
ladies talked the matter over and agreed
to larrup both the young heirs, The
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! could be learned and the peace thus
patched up like the treaty OF Limerick,
was broken before the ink could dry.
Yesterday morning, Mr.. II. @. Drifting
| ham, who works rs night Waterman at
Compress No. 9, had Just reached his
home. lie stepped inside his gate and
closed IT, As lac did 30 Mr.. Walton APP
reared and commanded him TO halt. lie
said that he had come TO settle about the
bows and proposed doing 80 right then and
there. lie would whip Mr.. Nottingham,
or kill him II necessary. The latter gem
tleman did not seem anxious 10 engage in
a quarrel. lie started TO leave the gate
and 10 toward his house when Walton
struck him a right handed socdolgcr that
caused him TO reel. The men clinched,
and Walton pulled Birmingham out
through the gate and got him down In the
gutter, where no proceeded TO make minco
meat out OF his features. In this exh ilur-
nling task Mr.. Walton found an able and
energetic assistant in his sister, Mrs. Hurt,
who, armed with brick, approached and
bclabored the head OF the PROSTATE Mr..
Birmingham with great industry and clev'
erness.
When Mr.. BritlinghGm's facial express
sion had been transformed into something
like well prepared flank steak, his wife
who was a screaming witness To the pro
ceeding, took courage, rushed into he
house and came oui with pistol in he
hand. She demanded the release Of lac
SPOUSE in terms nowiso uncertain, but Mr.
Walton and Mrs. Hurt were 30 cngrosseI
in pummelng Mr.. Birmingham that the.
did not hear the order. Mrs. Britting
ham got around in front, and pushing TIA,
pistol close 10 Mr.. WaltOn's face, shut lac
ewes. screamed and fired. Mr.. Walio
, had his hand up in the act Of striking hi
adversary, but finding that the play wa
becoming too interesting rose up aud STAG
gercd oil, holding his nose. The bullC
had pierced that member and had iallei
into his mouth. In his excitement an
haste 10 get away he had swallowed Oh
bullct. Ills wound " very painful an
will dishguro him for life, but Il Is ne
serious. X.
g Mrs Hunt rctrcaied incontincntly ut u
b. first fire. aud Mrs. Birmingham was inonarC
{. of all she surveyed. She assisted her hu
Is band 10 his feet and into the house /
baihcd his wounds, which were numcrou
aud patched himself up as best he coul,
Charges Of assault and battery were pr
" icrrrd aud the parties were arrested. Nj
" Nottingham claimed that she could ha'
moved down the enemy from end TO "a
II she had Jccn seeking gorc, or had BE-,
NJ all murlcrously inclined. She shot, sl
ir claims, merely to save her husband fro
the assaults OF his neighbour, aud ia
when she had secured termination
~ hostiliics through the eloqucncu OF i
~ six.sLootcr, that weapon was laid nsid
" The cases were continued until today.
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