The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-10
ONE DEAD AT PEMBROKE.
j. PERRY BROWN DIES FROM PAT
RIC1'S UNERRING SHOT.

The Story of the Tragedy at Wood
Store-Wn!iam Brown shot Through
the Neck and Patrick Through the
Back-Both Expected to Die-Perry
Brown Form rly a Clerk With JACK
SOD, Metzger g. Co. of savannah.
Fuller~particulars of the fatal shooting
affray of Monday afternoon at Pembroke
Bryan county, an account Of which APP
peAred in the MORNING NEWS dispatches
Tuesday morning, were brought to the city
yesterday by Mr. H. NJ. Geiger, who was IN
Pembroke on business the day the shooting
occurred.
j. Perry Brown and his brother, William
Brown. he'd been at outs for some time with
p. II. Patrick, @ general storekeeper, re-
gsrding the settlement of an account Mon
day afternoon between 8 and O'Clock j.
Perry Brown met Patrick in L. F. Words
store and after few minutes DISPUTE asked
him outside 70 fight Patrick went ou' shd
the two clinchei. A clerk in WOODS store
named Stallings ran out and separated the
men.
About that time William Brown ran up
to take his brothers part and struck
Patrick. The latter drew bis revolver, but
Brown cliuched him and be dropped it In
the scuffle. Stallings managed 70 separate
them and Patrick picked up his pistol.
William Brown started for him a second
time and Patrick warned him 20 stand back
or be would shoot Brown paid no atten-
ton to the warning and continued to
advance.
THE FIRST SHOT.
When be got within q few feet Of Patrick
the latter flied the ball striking him in his
left breast and ranging across into his right
lung. He staggered to Woods store and
fell across the doorway. Perry Brown had
gotten his pistol out Of his pocket while
Patrick was shooting at mis- brother. He
snapped it but the cap failed to
explode and Patrick sent q bullet
at him. Again Perry snapped without
firing, and PATRICK put a bullet into his
neck. Then tie men began firing rapidly
at each other, and both were shot, Perry
Brown getting bullet IN his intestines, and
Patrick having one sent through his throat
and out through the back OF his head.
Quite number Of people saw the duel,
and as soon as both men fell they were car
ried 20 their homes and physicians were
sent for. Perry Brown died Tuesday after
noon, and his brother. William, and Pat,
rick are not expected to live many days,
as the physicians have pronounced their
wounds fatal.
All the parties to the tragedy stood well
IL the community, and the shooting created
great excitement in the little town.
FORMERLY SAVANNAH DRY GOODS CLERK.
J. Perry Brown was we'll known 10 this
city. He was a clerk for several years in
the dry goods establishment of l. Dasher d
Co.. and afterward with their successors,
jackson, Metzger & Co. He left here about
two years ago to engage with his father in
the lumber business. and was junior mem
Der of the firm of J. p. Brown & Co. He
was q years old. His brother, William. is
81. and Patrick is about %.
Up to a few months ago the young men
were warm friends, having been born and
reared within few miles Of each other.
1t is said that the Browns contracted a
debt with Patrick, who in turn bad them
cut logs for him. 1t was the settlement of
of the difference between the two bills W hich
caused all the trouble.