The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-12-28
THE PEACEMAKER KILLED.
Terrible Tragedy Takes Place on the
Streets of LAGRANGE.


the shooting, being entirely unprovoked The
murderer fled and has not been captured.
Douglass Cooper is a son OF Mr.. j. \.
Cooper. one OF the oldest merchants In this
city. whose store g. about middle way of
tn. block on tho west side of tho public
square. Yourg Cooper has been virtually
the manager OF the business, a. M cooper
Is Ia very feeble health.
NJ seems that during tho day a negro
dl1 some trading there and money was
charged and the negro went out. Later
on the negro came back with worn dime
which he said was gwen MN theit III
chang, and that he could not PASS IL
From "A statement Of one Of Mr.. Cooper's
statesmen. the negro was more or less inso-
lent when he WAS told that he did not get
fh. dime there and that he must get out. as
they were not going TO give him another
In place Of il.
Young Cooper cam up and told the negro
10 get ont or he would cut his throat. The
negro went ont and when outside began TO
curse and said he WAS on the public streets.
his tone OF voice and manner o. speeeh
fndicnIing that he would do worse than
talk III any one came ont for him. Douglass
Cooper went out after the negro and Wade
Mccain went out with him. telling him TO
come back. as the negro was going OF. ana
not TO have difficulty with him.
Cooper. however caught up with the
r.e-ro or found him in front Of Dunson
Bros store, on tho south side Of the
I,uhlic square. and began to quarrel with
him- suddenly Cooper reached back 10
Draw his pistol Claude Hunson. who was
STANDING. by. saw him and grabbed az him.
saying.
done auythiugE
Mher.upon Cooper struck Dunson ana
knocked MS hat or.
Iunson stooued To pick II UP and "a he
was raising up with a. Cooper shot him. the
hall entering the left eye ana coming out
al the back 81 his head.
nunson feil and was picked up 10y friends
and carried into Ferrel 4 Burke's drug
store. where he fingered for about one
hour without uttering a word after he was
shot
Claude Dunson was ono Of the most pop
ular Young men In our city. ana when he
stepped forward to prevent "a friend from
committing murder. he was himself shot
down No i feeling existed between Dun
son and Cooper. hut Cooper was too quick
70 act On the impulse OF tho moment, and
through this impulsivenoss he murdered "A
friend one OF L.aGrangc's bTuvcst. truest
and best young men.
when Cooper realized what he had dore
h. proceeded 10 make his escape hy jump
fn- ON the first horse he found tied 20
rack Just al the citys limit he nban-
dolsI his horse. hut whether he got on
another ven one knows
The a.rrif. with "a posse. Is now ont after
Cooper who Is thought % lee not far away
iu tfe woods
Claude Buuson was "a brother OF colonel
J. b. uun-on and ID. a. bunsou. two OF
I.sGrlrre's leading citizens. AID was
membcr of the firm of bunson Eros which
IS composed ~ j. D.. Albert and Claude +.
uure5u. Bolh young men were members
81 tue F-E.--la.a OF lBti GAS ~ this plae'f
ami were each about twenty-four years
olf
Tire brothers OF Claude Dunson. who was
murdered .his afternoon. have offered a
reward ~ S-1a for the arrest of his slayer
Douglas Cooper Arrested.
T.aGramue sia.. December e5.-t Speciall-
Hpug.uss cooper tho SLAYER OF Claude 'Ah-
SON. was arrested this morning just before
daylight by city Marshal Dickinson, ana
i- nuw pa jail
When Cooper reached the outskirts OF
tls city Dee abandoned his horsc aui en-
t-sal j. dense swamp on hla iath"rS plau-
tat.u evidently Intending % reach his
fathers home. where dee doubtless hoped
le v-oull ns aale 20 -aerete himself for the
present uutn better opportunity FOR es-
.sra. came. officer Iiek'u-ou was not in
fHr-4it. aul gaouCr Nas forced to abandon
lle u.rua-e. aad h, made hls way back
tlrauln ta. swamp tp the city and went
10 th. home 81 Colonel D. A.. tauuin. vino
nt- o. personal friend ana ueiEhhor OF
Ca'pers father. and 60 was here that he
was arrested.
Cooper refused 20 make any statement
fer publication. but from Tho statements
made h- am to Marshal Dickinson It
seems ttat ae dld not Intend TO kll Dunson.
Hst on'r placed tho pistol in the face of
l.- friend for t4ie purpose OF making him
l.-i-t .u li- efforts to prevent thc difficulty
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