The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-17
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Two Well u. Known NeR Involved Ina sa.E
rions Row on Union Street. ;5 Z
FIVE PISTOL SHOTS FIRED At osE
Two OF the Bnllcts Take Enect@Tho;
other Terribly Ecntcn by tRSs
Wounded a1an--Warrnnts Issticds:
Eat Not served Owing, 10 the cos.
dillon OF the 1nJnred Men. t5S.s

AS a sequel to the difficulty over theS
sale of a horse yesterday afternoon two
men are lying at their homes In thia6
city In critical condition--one OF them
with two bullets in his body the other'a$
race terribly distlgured.s and suffering y
1t lis thought, from internal injurics.
The two men are DR.. L. IG. w hite Il a. al
veterinary surgeon. and Mr..W. "A. ;C,akeSs
a Weii-Enown horse, dealer The formcre
lives on East Main street and the lat t{ir;
on Race avenue, in Brambleton. 3Ss
Eye witnesses to the fight tin which,
both men were injured are eXtremely
ftticent and 1t was come time after the.
affair occurred when the police got ItfisS
iirSt Information they had of the tro,-:
bic This information, though mengfe,s
was sufficient to induce Chief King stoY
obtain warrants for the arrest of BOTH
men last night, but owing to theircoii43
under arrest ~ les
| The story told last night OF the origfng
of the trouble between the two mem
concerned the sale OF horse. 1t is saiai
lhibt Dr. Whitc ana Mr.. Coke, who are
rivals In the horse business were ense
deavoring to sell n horse TO q gentle5S
man yesterday afternoon: that DrlWhiteS
set his price upon the animal and that
Mr. Coke called the gentleman asideS
ana made another offer. DR. White as
once reduced his price and effected fiiss55
sale. Z sY4s5S
About 6 O'Clock last evening the two
i'ien met I'm Il saloon, when DR.. Whitesft fts
IS Stid used some very harsh languekef
to MIR. Coke. The upshot of the after
was that an invitation to fight was eX.i
tended by one and rs promptly acceptedS
ny the other. They repaired to Me-
Cienry Il McClellan's stabes to fighttfts
out. 1st :. III, 80 Nh IA
Here is where reports vary. ~ one Il
ana probably the most correct, Is that
Dr. White was getting the best OF gthcs
fmSonhter ero,,, ne when Mr. Coke drew a pistoiS
from mis- pocket and fired five shots atS
MS adversary. two OF them taking effectss
one In the muscles of the right arm and
the other in the left hip. tiss8|silSa
After the shooting ii is said t5rSs
Whitc continued to beat Mr. Coke until
ms race was Il mass OF cuts and bl1,isesa
10th of them, terribly punished, were
sent to their homes in carriuges aniS
physicians called In 9IasIl
Warrants Were, sworn out by Chief;
King last night for both parties and
placed IN the hands of Officers Williams
ana l.. O. Moore, but neither of theriA
could be arrested, the physicians 5tle4l
caring that their conditions were sucfa
thht n step of that kind would causes
death. Ii I, s7G[sssSg
DIR. White. although suffering from
two bullet wounds is said to he Athes
| least Injured OF the two. Beyond these
wounds he is said to be free of rnarksE
and bruises Mr.. Coke is said to be5ifiT
terrible condition, his face cut andS
bruised ito such an extent that he }iss3
| unrecognizable. SSisSs
they Will he kept under surveIlance8
py the police until their condition iipS
such that the warrants can be served.