New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-19
4 FATAL FAMILY QUARREL.
JUDGE WARDER, A LEADING CITIZEN OF
CHATTANOOGA, KILLS HIS SON-lN-LAW.
HIS ONLY DAUGHTER SHOT BY THE SAME RE-
yoLvER-THE JUDGE ALSO SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED IN THE RETURN FIRE
PROMINENCE OF THOSE IN
vOLvED IN THE TRAGEDY.
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Cbattanoora. Tenn, Jan. 1s.-At o'clock to-
dav Judge James A. Warder, the late RepuDlcan
candidate for State Supreme Judge, and now
CITY Attorney of Chattanooga, shot ana kheu
his son-in-aw, S. NJ. Fugettc, cashier oi inc
South Chattanooga Savings Bank, SERIOUSLY
wounded his only daughter, Mrs. fuget'e' anu
was in turn fatally wounded by Fugette. seven
shots were fired, five by Judge Warder ana o"o
by Fugette. The latter was struck only once
but the ball passed through his hearC hililhs
him instantly. Mrs. Fugette was struck once ulie
ball passing through the leg near 'he 'iiish'
Judce Warder was wounded in two places, one
shot cutting of the third finger Of his left hand'
while the second ball struck him in the right
breast lie has been unconscious for hve hours
The physicians have probed for the ball, but
are unable TO find it. and think it passed through
vital parts. and will result fatally. Mrs Fugette
swooned over her fallen husband, and is uncon-
scious and in prccarous condition.
.Judee Warder. his wife and his daugh-
ter and son-in-law lived in the same
house on College Hill. The shooting took
place in Mrs Fugette's bcd-chamDer'
Tho women saw Judge Warder enter the house
and 90 ND stairs. Fugette and Warder had quar-
relied in the morning Fearing renewal OF the
quarrel the women followed the Judge up stairs,
but before they could interfere Warder opened
tho bedroom door and began firing at fugette'
The latter. anticipating trouble, had armed nm
GOLF and ot once returned the fire. Warder had
becn drinking heavily and his shots scattered, the
first striking Mrs. Fugette. lie continued iirlng'
however until he had empted his revolver, the
last shot passing through his son-in-laws heart.
Meantime Warder had been hit by the only Two
shots Fuget,c fired.
The tragedy was the result of family quarrel
The men had recently disagreed over the plans ior
n new house For nearly week Warder has Deeh
drinking heavily and for several hours pelore
the shooting he was crazy with whiskey. during
tbe morning Wardcr used coarse language in the
nrc,cnce of visiting womtn. and Fugette re-
1nonstrated with him. This brought on the end
Wardcr went to his office, secured his revolver
and returning home began shooting.
The high position of all parties has created
the greatest excitement here. Two weeks ago the
CITY Council unanimously elected Judge Warder
City Attorney. Since that time he has drunk
freely and spent saturday night in the saloons
Judge Wardcr came to Chattanooga from Shell
byvllc, Tenn, in 1856. Under President Arthur
Administration he served as United States Dis
trict-Attorney for Middle Tennessee, and in 1854
he Was the Republican candidate for the State
Suprcme bench from Middle Tennessee. lie Is a
brilliant LAWYER and has attained a wide practice
ITe served in an Ohio company during the war
and settled in Tennessee shortly af'erward Mr.
Fuqctte married Warder's only daughter two years
ago and immediately afterward came 10 Chat-
tanooga from Shelbyville.