The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-07-29
A TERRIBLE AFFAIR.
TWO MEN KILLED IN 4 SALOON
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John Mister Receives Six Shots IN his /
Body--.Phillip McIntire Fatally |
Wounded and Dies this Iorning-- !
Story of Horrible Crime.
From the Asheville Citizen.}
A terrible shooting affair occurred in !
the city last evening. John Mister, !
bartender for J. 81. Loughran, was shot
six times and instantly killed, and
Philip McIntire was shot once in the
left lung. He died at 9:3O O'Clock this !
morning. The affray took place in
, Hampton & Featherstons bar-room on
North Main street at about 945 o'clock
last evening.
The trouble between the two men is
said to have originated over woman
| who lives on Bailey street. 1t is said
that Mister has been intimate with her
for the past two years, and that recently
| McIntire had begun going to her house.
On Thursday evening Mister went
around and met McIntire and the
woman talking in the front yard. With
out saying word he passed on in where
! he waited some time for the girl to come.
| Finally becoming impatient he stepped
to the door and called to her and again
returned to his seat. She paid no at
tention and he called her again. This
time she replied that she would be in in
minute and McIntire supplemented it
with the remark that she would come in
when she pleased. At this Mister went
| into the yard Some hot words followed
and Mister is said to have pulled pis-
tol on McIntire. However nothing
serious resulted although hard feelings
were engendered.
Early last night McIntire and
Pratt met Mister in front of J. Il.
Lou ghran's saloon on South Main street
and McIntire pulling revolver and
showing it under his nose invited Mister
to drink The latter complied and after
few minutes McIntire and his crowd
went out. More than this Mister told
his employer a few minutes afterWard,
that coupled with this insult he had beeG
called liar, thief and kicked, What
occurred after this nobody seems to
know, until they met in Hampton &
Featherston's bar on North Main street.
Lum Featherston, who was behind the
bar at the time, told of the affair this
morning.
McIntire, his brother John, of At
lanta, and his brother-in-law ". L. L..
Pratt, the city jailer, were standing at
the bar drinking, said Mr.. Feath-
erston, when Mister entered. He stood
behind the three men, and Mclntire
, turned around and asked him to drink.
, 81 have just had my SUPPER" he re-
piled, "and do not care for anything.' y
''Then have cigar" said McIntire.
Thanks, I'm smoking" replied Mil
: ster, at the same time lifting his hand
and showing cigar.
With that McIntire stepped back, at
the same time slapping Mister on the
shoulder and said: ''Come, John, | Want
l to see you"
, The two started toward the rear OF
the room apparently engaged in friend
ly discussion and Mr.. Featherstone paiC
! no attention to them until minute later
Q he saw Mcl1tire strike Mister, knocking
Y off his hat. The latter stopped over t
pick it up and at the Same time said
"Look here, Bunk, I don't want to haV,
. any tronble with you; let's settle TIL
g some other way.
q at this Pratt rushed to the rear OF th
(, room and Mr.. Featherston, next partlcn
r larly noticed two bright flashes like tn
Q firing Of revolvers Both Of them wer
70 directed toward Mister. To the best Q
10 Mr.. Featherston's knowledge about fl
10 teen shots were fired, although he di
e not see them. He stepped to place c
n safety behind screen.
/. During the shooting the trio had stel
Is ped through the door and onto sma
t, stoop in the rear of the house, and whe
m it ceased Mister tried to make his va
30 to the front of the building. At abor
le the centre of the room he stumbled al
ly fell dead.
IN McIntire, who had remained behinC
I'D walked forward and placing the muzz
er of his weapon at the dead mans temp
C. fired the last remaining cartridge. {
re snapped the pistol until the cylinder hs
as revolved but nc more reports were hear
at By this time his own wound began
ut pain him and putting his hand to b
th side he made for the street. At tt
door he stumbled and fell and was ca
ried by friends to the Western Hot
where medical aid was summoned. D1
Williams, Watson and McBrayer 7
al sponded but recognized at once that tl
wound was fatal and all that could
done was to ease his sufferings.
While on his death bed he repeat
IN several times to his brother, who b
~. been summoned, ''I did the work, bu
nd did it with his own pistol" His an
.od mo1tem statement was to the effect tt
~ when he struck Mister the latter dr.
s'' a revolver and fred the shot that ga
to- him his death wound. He jumped f
ward at once and wrested the revolV
T. from the hand of his assailant and pr
els ing his own began pumping bullets il
ast Milster's body with both weapons. Pr
& =" he exonerated from all blame and tc
all of the guilt to himself. 81 kn
what he had done for me-" he said te
man at his bedside, ''and intended
Ter kill him..
McIntire knew that he had but
hours to live and asked DR.. Watson, v
spoke to him of forgiveness, to pray
Tue him. Up to three o'clock this morn
nth he was conscious. At that time he gr
ock ually began sinking until the end ca
,nie at $50.
res PAYING FOR A CHURCH
Which Was Burned by U. s. Autht
gal. ties During the W ar.