Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-06
Oath Are Shot, the Former Being
Killed.
DEADLY DUEL IN STREET
c,u.e was Carlcature ON "A
,.,ey German, Followed by
sermon on the same

rrr,,mson. w. Va Dec, 5,-This ar
IN s. David Stokes shot and Killed
y1 Or. wohl In a street duel here Mr'
s.,,s. being also injured seriously
Knight the whole town and even the
-.r,try districts are greatly excited
~. stokes Is one Of the most promi-
,, Young lawyers in Mingo county
~. lsrt his office this afternoon lmme-
sn,ly after dinner and pleasantly
ZINC friends on the way walked
'-,,b quiet and firm step I'm the direc-
.t,, of the house occupied by Rev. Dr.
,-,sl and his housekeeper Mrs Levine,
,r Wohrs family being in Kentucky.
nm stokes stopped at the gate 20 tax
,,lh Mrs. Levine, who stood in the
doorway
wpbln a few minutes the minister
came out OF the house. He seemed 10
=. greatly excited about something and
s,W 10 Mrs. Levine as he passed her
-, tho door. you would be much bet
,sr at present, in the house" She
,sughingly replied that the day was far
IA, pretty to be spent entirely within
5,ors and Mr.. Stokes interrupted by
-snarklng. Eyes. don't think Of leay'
inz MS for the house.
Quick as a flash Mr.. Wohl turned and
s8irassIng Mr. Stokes said. Leave
nj PREMISES" An alteration fol-
ioged. Both men ran to the sidewalk
directly I'm front Of the house. Some
ching was said. almost indistinguisha-
ha That drew from Wohl the sharp re-
tort. you are q liar' and In an IN
slant the report Of a revolver was
heard. stokes stumbled, tried to regain
ma footing, but fell In the street
Wounded as he was he drew his re-
yolyfr and covered the minister. now
within ten feet Of his fallen foe. Again
Wohl fred and simultaneously with the
shot from a pistol IN the hands OF
stokes followed The smoke cleared
away and both men were lying In their
own blood upon the sidewalk.
A crowd ran up TO the scene. Dr.Wohl
was dead Chance had carried the bull
lt from Stokes pistol through the
head of the minister. killing him asSe
TN The preachers bullet had entered
stokes side below the heart and
rassad entirely through his body.
In the han OF the minister's home.
facing the fearful duel 20 the death
fallen across the doorway, was found
9frs Levine. II was first thought she
was dead. and had probably been shot
Out 500 Investigation showed that she
had only tainted from fright Up 20 a
late hour this evening Mr.. Stokes has
refused 90 say anything concerning the
terrible tragedy and Mrs Levine Is IN
TOO much Of state OF excitement 70
talk.
Rev. DR.. Wohl was recognized as one
Of the most forceful and eloquent or
ministers In this state
Mr. Stokes Is an eX-Nirginia university
president and comes from one OF the
best families of the Old Dominion.
The tragedy was the outgrowth OF
strained relations between the two men
FOR a week past Mr.. Stokes who Is
lne OF the leaders OF the social set here,
saw a cartoon illustrating a german
given by the Cotilllon club, which Mr..
Wohl had used IN a sermon, The car
to0n pictured ballroom scene with
various paths leading downward 20
Ruin" and among the places shown
~ q result Of the dance was a famous
resort" In some way the cartoon
came into the possession Of Mr.. Stokes.
who, afterward meeting Rev. Mr.. Wohl,
told him that II Il We're not for his
cloth he would thrash him Wohl re-
torod that Stokes need not hesitate on
that point, and he was ready 20 meet
him az any time.
Late tonight Mrs. Levine was pre-
vailed upon to falkland IN her statement
she does much 10 remove the blame
laid upon Mr.. Stokes Her
version Of the story is as follows: 'The
conversation had been seemingly ami
cable and Mr. Stokes was about 10 re-
turn the carlcature IN his possession.
when Mr.. Wohl remarked: It's a pity
that n cartoon IS true. Stokes asked
Mr Wohl whether or not some Of the
most eminent ladies IN town had pro-
tested against the pictures as being
personal and false Then Il was that
Woh hurled the lie into Stokes face"