The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-09
A DUEL TO THE DEATH.
EDITOR BRANN IS KILLED AND CAPTAIN
DAVIS DYING.
Waco. Texas. tho Scene of Bloody ana
Most Fatal Duel.--The Outcome OF r""'
r;.hed Statementc -. Three hy'Stahoor'
Wounded.

Tn the midst Of busy preparations
for city elections meetings Friday
while bands we're playing and scatter,
inc hand bills from their decorated
vans, calling the people together, W;
q Rrann editor of the Iconoclast, and
Captain NJ. T. Davis, met and fought
q revolver duel to the death: ano
combatants met just at 6 o'clock FRI
dov afternoon on South Fourth street,
in front of the Cotton Belt ticket Office
and after exchanging few words both
began employing their revolvers INTO
each others bodies. When the battle
was over Brann was found to be per-
forated in the left lung, the left leg
and the right foot. Davis was snot
through the right lung and through
both Of his arms.
The difficulty between the two men
grew out of the Brann-Taylor feud OF
, Iost wear, Capt. Davis daug hters are
, pupils of Baylor university, and the
references made in the 1conoclast to
. BAYLOR. which were generally construed
to mean reflections on the moral CHAR.
= acter of the pupils and faculty, brought
forth from Captain Davis denuncla'
y ton of Brann, delivered in Language
u most forcible and direct. In the CITY
J. campaign Capt. Davis is the chairman
~ Of one Of the committees and was &C
u u tive all day in the duties OF that posi-
X! !4 ton. Politics, however, were not I'll
~ ~ chief cause by any means
., Friday afternoon Brann ana his DuS
"a mess manager, W. H. Ward, were see
"a 6, crossing the street together, gong
eo the direction Of bookstore near Gap
III Davis Office. When Brann and war
ne reached the front Of the bookstor'
Capt. Davis was in front OF his ohio
ay The words that passed between the
Oh we're terms Of reproach and they 10
s.e no time in getting out their weapon
es, About ten seconds were occupied
q, o. the shooting, at the end OF which TN
by Brann and Davis lay bleeding and '
nc H. Ward, Braun's business ma
al, ager. was shot through the rig
EN- hand, the bones being shattered.
wild bullet hit Motorman Kennedy
9m. the knee: Kennedy was passing
a his car. Another wild bullet
neo Eugene Kepler in the foot: The "
ma, bullet wounds are not serious. he
1 h Ter and his parter, Prince, are tour !!
oy the world in a wagon and had J
u 10 reached Waco. The reporter S
aP' Brann before he died. He was
Mr. weak to talk. He died at 1:55 Sat
Mr. day II ,rning. Capt. Davis was tai
, nAa to the Pacific Hotel and IS regarded
my MORALLY wounded, his right lung
i. .n ne ing cruelty lacerated. Capt ia
'use made statement in which he recl
particulars given above as to ms i I
rou' ings concerning Brann and added
ap- Rraun. accompanied by Ward,
the nroached him at the Pacific Hotel
'steo applied epithets to him. he ST.
step That Brann came to the front OF
IN IL (Davis0 Office and addressed !:
'oats That Brann was drawing his P'
9nty- 49,, Do,,;a drew his first and
9 but s w. NJ Ward who was shot in
opri- hls.i ~ rraar arrest Capt. D
300,- u n,ht ,o had two men to fight
ling, tno" ent to work with will. Bro
nents no "eA; 90 f;ohter was at
many lop" st hnt IN his last battle he e,
was tied the required mettle: hal
ps to n noat;n r nnder the influence Of OPT
ooa1s with the chances against him.
welve Will WV a De.,;a a;od Sat,
Then Later-0ap'' ''
until night.