The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-28
CHRISTMAS CASUALTIES.
DIR. SAPP SHOOTS JIM LAMAR IN
KERNERSVILIIE.
Particulars of the Difficulty The
Wounded Man i'm q Critical Con-
dition- Other Shootings

dItiOH- ohHSE SIOptAhSS
Kernersyille was the scene of a seri-
Gus if not fatal shooting scrape last
Sunday morning.
DR.. L. l.. Sapp is the name of the
man who did the shooting and James
Lamar is the name of the wounded
man, who was shot in the abdomen,
the ball lodging in the liver, where it
still remains.
The particulars of the difficulty, as
told to TIE SENTINEL, are that Dr.
Sapp and his wife, while returning
| home Saturday night from a Christ
mas entertainments, met Lamar, who
used some insulting language to Mrs.
Sapp His words naturally incensed
| DR.. Sapp, who, without any ceremony
whatever, knocked Lamar down..
Later in the evening Lamar called
at Dr. Sapp's house and apologized for
what he had said, which was accept
ed. However Lamar tried to get Sapp
to go and see a patient, but this the
doctor declined TO do, fearing that
this was only scheme on the part of
Lamar to get him away from home.
Next morning DR.. Sapp started to gee
HIS plULCAU3 w LIZ 1ItSo oOoCh
of the depot. Shortly after leaving
home friend informed him that La
mar and his friends would make an
attack upon him. Upon this inforfna-
tlon the doctor went back in the
house and got his pistol. In going
down the railroad track he met La
mar, who remarked that he was there
to settle their difficulty, saying: ~ GU
will whip me or Ill whip you" DR..
hi hn
thought, was already settled Lamar
caught hold Of the doctor and struck
him three or four times with some
thing like pair of knLcks. He also
reached his hand to his hip pocket, as
if he intended to draw pistol. When
he did this DR. Sapp jerked his pistol
out and fired, the ball taking effect as
above stated. AS soon as the pistol
fired Lamar cried out that he was
shot, and at the same time ran off.
Several of Lamar's friends, who were
DR. Sapp, but the latter kept them off
by telling them he would shoot if they
came near him.
Lamar is about 20 years old, and
bears bad reputation. He was one
of Banner Jordan's partners for some
time. The better class of citizens OF
Kernersville are of the opinion that
DR. Sapp was justif1able in shooting
Lamar.
DR. Sapp was arrested Sunday morn,
ing and bound over to trial in bond
or 81 900, which he gave. The trial
was announced to come OF today.
Hon. q. B. Watson went down to ap-
pear for Sapp.
SAD DEATH OF MR.. MURPHY.
News was received in Winston Tues
n 80 .1@ - in P-1rlinptnn Mon.
day night. The particulars received
are to the effect that Mr.. Jordan II.
Murphy, a son Of Engineer j. r MUIR
ply, of the Mocksville road, shot him
self through the heart with pistol in
his room at p. IN. 1t is supposed to
have been accidental, as he left no
word and died instantly. Mr.. Muir
ply WIS a telegraph operator. and
spent several dsys in Winston with
his father two or three weeks ago.
AFFRAY IN YADKIN.
A shooting ARRAY took place at
Jonesville, Yadkin county, Christmas
morning, which may prove fatal to
one OF the principals. Lomax and
Shaffner, two negroes, had been at
outs for some time, and on Sunday
went to certain place he would kill
him. Lomax went and shatfner was
the one who came near being killed.
Lomax shot at him four times, one
ball taking effect in his back. 1t may
prove fatal, as the doctors can't
find it.
THE OLD STORY FROM WILKES.
Near Austin, Wilkes county, Sun
day. two negroes got into fracas,
when another negro, named Grant
Parks, attempted to separate them
and received slash across the leg with
a razor. Parks came very near bleed
ing to death before a physician could
reach him. He bled at least a gallon.
MURDER AT GRAHAM.
Last Saturday night at Graham
Frank Mills fred two shots into the
side OF one Moore, an operative at
Oneida mills, from which he died Sun
day night. Mills escaped and has not
been caught.