Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-08-12
Shooting ARRAY at Lurav.
DEPUTY COLLECTOR BROYLEs SERIOUSLY
wOIrNDs LAWYER N u sNvDPR

DEPUTY COlLhCIOR BROYLES SERI0USL'
WOUNDS LAWYER D B. SNYDER.
LURAY, VA, Aug. Sc. T. Broyles
deputy collector of internal revenu
sixth district, Virginia, shot and perhap
fatally wounded d. B. Snyder, membe
of Luray bar, at 6 O'Clock this evening
in the postoffice in Lursy. This is thu
outcome of a newspaper correspondence
between these two gentlemen. Both arr
republicans and hold prominent places
as citizens of this place.
The facts seem to be that BrOSles
coming out of the postoffice, met Snyder
gelng in and spat in Snyder's face
This was followed by blow from Snyder
and then Broyles shot. hitting Snyder
near the ear. Broyles is now IL Jail
There is much excitement, as both
parties are well known and have large
relationship in the county.
BrOyles, it is said, had charged Snyder
with trying to secure his removal from the
Office of collector, and it is believed that
the shooting was the result of personal
quarrel on this subject.
LURAY, Va, Aug. I'D. B. Snyder,
who was shot in the head by E. 7.
Broyles, deputy collector, on Friday
evening, lies at bis home 10 this place in
a very serious condition. The ball is
thought TO have passed from near the
right ear around the skull to the opposite
side, where 1T cannot be reached. The
physicians ,nterta II but little hope of
his recovery. The causes leading to tho
sad affair are these; bad feeling arose
between Mr.. shy der and Broyles because
Brol les failed to support the republican
ticket last spring and voted against
shy der as a candidate for Common wealths
attorney. Charges were brought
against MI. Broyles, which resulted in
Judge Newman being appointed county
chairman in place of Mr.. BrOyles, and a
strong effort was made to remove him
as deputy collector. A few weeks since
the Herald of Progress, a democratic
paper published IN Shenandoah, in this
county, alleged that Mr. Broyles had an
interest in the Page Neics, a newly
started democratic Luray paper This
charge Mr. Broyles denied, saying that he
Il 4 sv1fa fn no NJ
one cent in the Page Necs, and closed
his denial, published in the Page Neics)
as follows: at is Illuminating to see how
low some will stoop 10 the hope of
composing their ends; the statement is
a wilful, malicious falsehood from begin
ming to end, and the man who fabricated
it is vile slanderer."
To this Mr.. Snyder replied through the
Herald in a lengthy article, bringing a
series of charges, mostly political, against
Mr.. Broyles, among them "that at said
(sprin1) election he used his offices as
county chairman and United States
deputy collector to defeat the republican
ticket; that at said election, at Marks
vile, he used whisky and money, and
worked all day for the democratic ticket;
that letter, written by Judge Newman
to Hon. VIM. Malone, marked personal,
you opened, copied, and used for a
different purpose than that intended"
and closed bis letter with strong personal
attack on Mr.. BrOyles.
For several days past various conflict
ing reports have been received here. The
latest and probably the most reliable
news, received just as we 60 to press, Is
that a tkillful surgeon from Baltimore
had succeeded IN extracting the ball from
Sny ier's head, and that he was now
rational and strong hopes are entertained
o. his recovery.