The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-01
RRorHpRs-1N-LAw SHOOT.
One Dead and the Other Wounded.
Selfd eNense llAip ed.

Selfdesense Claimed
GAINESVILLE, Ga. Aug. Sl.-At 1:31
o'clock this Afternoon Bob Wright killed
VIII Stringer, his bruther-in-law. Both
are well-known white msl OF this city.
Wright is driver for Martin & Hunts
livery able. Striuger had a co tract TO
carry the mails 70 Cumming, Ca The
causes Of the trouble dates hsck about two
weekf, when Stringer's wife found him at a
house Of ill-fame and shot at him. She
missed him bur hit negro
woman across the street. Stringer and his
wife had a quarrel over this, and she told her
brot or, Wright, that Stringer had
pounded her. Wright took up the fight for
his sister, and the two men have been lay
ing IN walt for each other ever since.
Early last Monday morning as Wright
was passing Striuger's house, ne says the
latter called him in and began to quarrel
wi him while Stringer was yet
in bed, and that Stringsr made a
under the pill W At this Wright
pulled his pistol and emptisd its contents at
Stringer, who 70 led up in he mattress and
as -nla Jured, thougl the bedding WAS rid
died. No arrests we're made, as they
agreed not to prosecute each other, but
both have been heard TO say that they
would fix the other. A snort time before
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Stringer was heard 10 urge him not to do
anything rash, but he answered that he had
come here to do Wright up.
THE sHooEEG.
Wright was sitting on a post opposite the
Hudson house pool room to-day facing the
door. Stringer drove up to the hotel office
going through the wash room into the pool
room and coming out few feet fiom
Wright, shooting MIN f. the left groin. Tne
ball, 44-cglaber. passed through the
right thigh coming to the skin on
off the post and while be was down Stringer
shot at him again, missing him. As
Wright arose he drew pistol, and holding
in both hands shot twice, hitting StrinRer
both times, one ball going through his liver
aud thetother just over his heart. Strnger
ran back into the wash room and shot
twice through the crack Of the door. but
without effect.
Wright shot twice more after he got into
the room. but neither ball took effect.
Stringer dropped in the doorway OF the
wash room and was carried by bystanders
into the Office, where he died within three
minutes.
Wright started across Main street and
was arrested by Policeman Standsbury.
Coroner Dorsey was on the scene in few
minutes and took charge of the body, car
rying it to his undertaking establishment,
where an inquest vas held. The jury found
a verdict Of justihable homicide, and
Wright was released
Striuger was about SO years old. His
mother and two brothers reside here He
has brother in Atlanta and a sister in
South Carolina. About three years ago his
father was shot by W. E. Smith In self
defense within 100 yards OF to-day's shoot
ing.
Public opinion Is divided as TO the shoot
ing, some claiming that it was purely self
defense on w rights part, while others claim
that Wright could not claim self-defense
after shooting at him several days ago. Il
is reported that Wright shot a man In Ar
kansas and returned here to escape arrest
There is considerable feeling that the COR
oner's jury exonerated him and 1t is feared
that the end h not yet
The authorities also come in for share
OF blame, as no efforts were made to bind
them over to keep the peace, while it was
well known that they had threatened each
others lives. Wright is still alive.