The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-02
A DUEL TO THE DEATH
Brann of the Iconoclast and Davis
Fight in the Street.
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS
The DifAculty Grew Out OF the Brapn-
Baylor Feud of Last Year-They
Met on the Street and Began
Emptying Their R~evolvers.

Dallas, Tex. April Ia special to the
News from Waco. Tex, says: In the
midst of busy preparations for city
election meetings, while bands were
playing and scattering handbills from
their decorated vans calling the people
together, w. c. Brann, editor of the
Iconoclast. and Capt. NJ. 7. Davis met
and fought a revolver duel to death.
The combatants met just at 8 o'clock
this afternoon on South Fourth street
in front of the Cotton Belt ticket office,
and after exchanging a few words both
began emptying their revolvers into
each others bodies.
When the battle was over Brann was
found to be perforated i'm the left lung.
the left leg and the right foot; Davis
was shot through the right lung and
both Of his arms. The surgeons say
both men are likely to die. The diff
Guilty between the two men grew out of
the Brann-B Baylor feud of last year.
Captain Davis daughters are pupils
of Baylor university. and n references
made in the Iconoclast to Baylor, which
were generally construed to mean re-
Elections on the moral character OF the
pupils and faculty, brought forth from
Captain Davis n denunciation of Brann,
delivered i'm language most forcible and
direct. About a month ago., before the
city campaign opened. a friend of
Brann's referred to him in compliment
airy terms in the presence of Captain
Davis. and nearly provoked a row then
and there. Remarks on that occasion
made by Captain Davis as to the Icono-
clast and its editor were repeated. 1t is
said. in Brann's hearing, and Brann's
rejoinder carried to Captain Davis. This
episode stirred up the men against each
other. and increased the bitterness be-
tween them which began when the
Brann-Baylor trouble arose. n grew
intense when the Harris TRACE
dy occurred November LIST.
This afternoon Brann and his bust
ness II. w. Ward. were cross
ing the street together, going I'm the di-
rection of French's book store. Captain
Davis office being between the book
store and the Cotton Belt Office. When
Brann and Ward reached the front of
the book store. Captain Davis was in
front of his office. The words that
passed between them were words of
reproach. and they lost no time i'm get
ting out their weapons. About 10 sec
onds were occupied in the shooting.
at the end of which Brann n Davis
lay bleeding and w. II. Ward was shot
through the right hand, the bones of
which were shattered. A wild bullet hit
Motorman Kennedy on the knee. Ken
nedy was passing on his car. Another
wild bullet hit Eugene Kepler in the
foot. The wild bullet wound are not
serious. Kepler and his partner, Prince,
are touring the world on a wagon, and
had just reached Waco.
The reporter visited Brann since he
was shot. He was at home o n a couch
surrounded by surgeons, his intellectual
face as white as snow. His wife and
many friends were with him
Captain Davis was taken to the Pa
cifc hotel, and is regarded as MORALLY
wounded. his right lung being cruelty
lacerated. Both men are bleeding in
ternally and are faint.
At a late hour both men were alive
but appeared to be sinking.
April 2.-3 y. NV. G. Brann died at
:55 o'clock this morning.