The evening times., 1896-09-14
NIGHT DUEL T0.THE DEATH
WrOnged Husband Killed by
His Clerk in Georgia.
IN HIS WIFE'S BED CHAMBER
Had Suspected Them of Undue Inti-
macy and Returned Home UneX-
prctedly Smashed IA Window With
an AK and Confronted the Guilty
Pair-Cierk May Die.

Augusta, Ga, Sept. lion the outskirts
sf the beautiful little village of Summer
vile, just back ofthe United States arsenal,
is little settlcment known as Heckletown.
ltcon5ists of oneor two small country stores
aud a few residences, which grew up around
the old Heckle homestead, from which IL
got its name
For years George Heckic, the marshal OF
Sumneryillc, ran country store, but come
time ago sold out to William shinalI. Back
OF the store, in the same frame house, We're
bedrooms, and MIS-. Shinall and her little
eighi-year-cld son resided there. Shinall
also has business interests in Beaufort, and
spends part OF his time there. He had in
his employ here, as clerk and bartender, a
ycuay nsYReof eighteen, named Buck. who
ran Ms Ddsiness while he was absent in
Beaufort "
Mrs. Shinall is an attractive woman, and
the gossips have been having good deal to
say or the relations existing between her
and the young clerk, some ten years her
junior. These rumurs must have reached
Mr. Shinali, or the conduct OF the two had
aroused his suspicious. for on "Wednesday
night he returned unexpectedly from Beau-
tort, and went to his home after bedtime,
without notice TO Mrs. shinan.
ARMED FOR A FIGHT.
He must We been expecting to find But L;
accompany with his wife, for he was armed
Going sile ntly into the back yard, he crept
up under the bedroom window, ad picking
up an a x handle that was lying near, broke
the window sash to pieces He sprang into
the room. pistol in hand. and in Il few feet
OF each other. in the presence Of the woman
who had betrayed him, and wrecked his
home, there began due! TO the death
Buck, who was in his night-clotIes. was
also prepared for the duel, FOR he returned
the fire with deadly effect. Shinall must
have empticd his pistol. as there are four
bullet holes in the wall opposite the window ".
IL was a regular tusllade, and was heard
Tor miles
Parties in the neighborhood rushed to
the place. among whom was George iieckle.
the Summerville marshall, who lives Just
across the street. They found Mr.. Shinall
lying Just outside OF his bedroom windO ",
covered with blood. and a pistol en- the
ground near him. Inthe street was Eattey
Buck the trusted CleTE with several bull
lets in his body.
Mrs. shinan was in the room, helpless and
horror-stIicken.
The scene was terrible one. The floor
was covered with blood, and in the walls
were numerous buIlet-hole>. Physicians
were hurriedly summoned, but Shinall
was already dead. II was difficult 10 IN
derstand how the two men got out of the
house before they fell from heir wounds.
EVERY SHOT TOLD.
They were at such close rargethat nearly
every shot took effect. One bullet passed
entirely through sliinail's body, cnie ring
the right side. fractufing the ninth lilo,
puncturing the abdominal cavity, aud
coming out to the right Of the spinal col
umn Another bullet fractured his right
hand and a third entered the breast and
cut the right subciavicIe artery. and this,
according TO the physicians, produced
death.
How Buck reached his home, nearly
miie distant. before lie fell TO the ground.
is even harder to understand. for lie had
five serious wounds. and il Is wonderful
-ha: he could have walked even step.
lie was taken to his home. with i've but
let holes in his body. two in his Fii;ht arm,
one in his thigh, one in his hip. and one
VI lis llOuth tit bdii p'Httiltlh- HIS
tongue Doctors say that he has chance
of recovery, if blood poisoning does not
set in He was removed from his home TO
the hospital.
Mrs. ShinaiI claims that when She had
been seen driving with Buck and at iif-
ferent places. in his company, she w.nt with
her husbands knowledge and approval,
and tn at he had told her to use Buck as an
escort She gives what is an entirely pos
s!ble theory of tie killing, and which, If
true, shows Shinall to have bees the victim
ofhis % wn rashness, aud Buck TIL e imaginary
defender of his employers home.
THE WOMAN'S STORY.
She says, in Mr. ShiDau's absence. Buck
occupied aroom in the house. at Mr. Shinall's
request. for her protection. She says Buck
has been drinking a great deal lately, and
she regarded him us nearly crazy, and had
written Mr.. ShiDall Of his conduct on several
occasions. She says 1t is probable that Buck
heard Mr. Shinall first try to get in the
door. and then go to the window: thinking
his pistol and walked across the hall TO
her room when he was breaking in the
window.
As the window was dashed in aud Mr..
ShinaIl bounded into the room young Buck
face dhim, pistol in hand. and the deadly
duel followed, the consequences Of which
have already been stated.
MARRIED HIS MOTHER-IN-LAw.