The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-06
LAMENTABLE AFFAIR.
PAUL STOCKTON KILLED BY j. w.
HARRISON.
Occurred in West End December %.
A Pistol the Weapon Used-Harri-
son Surrenders and Pleads
the Deed Was JuStifiable.

son SurrenderS ana Hleaus
the Deed Was Justifiable.
Mr.. Paul Stockton, son of Mr.. ard
Mrs Joseph II. stockton, Of Salem,
was shot and killed about 11:30 Dec
% by Mr.. j. w, Harrison, salesman in
Rosen bacher & Bros shoe store
The shooting occurred on the West
End car, at the terminus OF the line.
The two men were the only ones on
the car at the time of the sad and un-
fortunate affair. The ball entered
the left eye and came out the back Of
the head.
Mr.. Stockton was running the car
He went on at IL O'Clock and this was
his second trip.
Mr.. B. J. Sheppard got on the car
down town and rode home. He talked
with Mr.. Harrison and he says he
(Harrison) did not appear to be ex-
cited in the least.
Rev S. F. Conrad was the first per-
son to arrive at the scene OF the shoot
ing. He found Mr.. Stockton lying on
the ground. His feet were near the
track. The wounded man never spoke
a word and breathed heavily for about
twenty minutes when he passed away.
There was large pool OF blood near
his head.
Two physicians were summoned,
but Mr.. Stockton was dead when they
arrived. In few minutes an immense
crowd was on the scene.
A SENTINEL reporter went out on
an extra Car with Supt. McClement
and several other gentlemen. Mr..
Stockton, father of the deceased, and
his oldest son, Frank, came out a
few minutes later on another car. The
scene when the father arrived was a
sad one indeed.
The remains of the dead man were
placed upon cot and sent to the un
dertakers, A. Q. Vogler & Son, on one
Of the street cars.
Fred Conrad says he saw Mr.. Har-
rison running from the car, towards
home, shortly after the pistol shot.
This is not denied by Mr.. Harrison,
who admits that he went home, told
his wife and father-in-laW, Mr.. ii. E
Burk, what he had done. The latter
hltched his horse TO buggy and
brought Mr.. Harrison down town
when the latter surrendered to the off-
GERS. Hehas employtd d Messrs. Glenn 81
Manly and Watson s. Buxton to de-
fend him.
The SENTINEL man saw the prison.
er in the first named law firms office.
Chief of Police league was with him.
At the request of his attorneys Mr..
Harrison declined to talk aQout the
shooting From Mr.. Manly lit was
learned that the cause OF the unfortu
nate affair started two years ago
when, ft is alleged, the deceased in
suited Mrs Harrison en- a street car,
which Mr.. Stockton was running Mr..
Harrison saw Stockton in regard to
the matter, but the latter denied the
charge against him. He left here
shortly afJerward and remained away
for sometime.
Regarding the shooting, Mr.. Manly
stated that Mr.. Harrison got on the
rear end OF the Wes. End car at the
courthouse to go to dinner. He did
not know that Mr.. Stockton was mo-
torman until he got to end of the line.
In opening the front car door he saw
Stockton aud spoke to him When he
did so, he says the motOrman began
reaching for his pistol, and the pris-
oner thinks he would have shot him
had he (Harrison) not drawn his pis-
tol and pulled trigger first. He also
claims that the deed was justifiable,
therefore, he had no idea OF running
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