The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-10-10
Sequel to an Old Feud at EIdorado,
Ark, Yesterday,
II Was a Hand-to-Hand Fight, and
Few Escaped Without Some
Injuries.
A MOST TERRIBLE TRAGEDY

do. Union county, was yesterday af-
ternoon the scene of the worst tragedy
which has ever occurred in that Sec
tiCn OF the state. Three men were
killed, one will die and two others
were wounded.
The dead Gre; II. l. bearing, con-
stable; Tom Parnell, farmer; Walter
parnell, farmer.
The wounded: Guy b. Tucker, city
marshal, shot six times and will die
Dr. Hilton, wounds not serious; Jim
Parnell, not serious
The shooting Is the sequel TO the
killing September rs by bearing Of
Robert Mullens, which followed a
wedding On September IL Mr.. Puck
EFT Of Texarknna, arrived in Colorado
to marry Miss Jessie Stevenson, who
YVES employed in Mullen's photograph
gallery. The following morning he
called at the studio TO see the young
lady and WAS attacked by Mullens
and forced TO flee for his life, leaving
behind his horse and buggy, Mullens
claiming that he, Mullens, was en-
gagged to the young lady. Pickett re-
turned with City Marshal Tucker and
secured his horse and was that night
married under the protection Of the
officers, taking the night train for
Texsrkana. They heard that Mullens
intended to intercept them at a small
station several miles away and asked
Marshal Tucker ana Constable Dear
ing TO accompany them, which they
did.
When the station, which is known
as MeMurriAn, was reached, Mullens
was on the platform and was arrest
cd as he started to board the train
and brought to this place, where he
was released ON bond late in the after
noon. At p. IN. Mullens met Con
stable bearing on the street and at
tackled him for the arrest. In the
fight bearing shot Mullens with PTS
toll and the latter died the following
morning.
The Parnell boys were friends of
Mullens and Thomas Newton was a
friend Of bearing.
Since the killing Of Mullens all the
parties have been going heavily armed
Yesterday afternoon Jim Parnell
and Newton had some words, but no
one was injured. It seems that both
factions prepared for trouble and 1t
came when they met. II was at 4;80
that bearing, Tucker and Newton
were walking along when they met
the three Parnell brothers. Jim Par
nell is said to have fired at Newton and
in an Instant the fusillade began.
About as shots were fired, and it
sounded like regular battle. The
men were so close together that their
aim was deadly. 1t developed into a
man. to. man affair, bearing and Tom
ParDell emptying their several pistols
at each other at distance so close
that when they fell, unable to shoot
any more, their bodies formed cross.
The others were firing promiscuously,
and 1t is supposed that a shot from
Marshal fuckers pistol killed Walter
Parnell. Tucker was shot six times
and will die. DR.. Hilton, who tried
to separate the men, was also shot, but
not fatally.
II is said that just as the smoke
was clearing away, Newton saw Jim
Parnell standing over the bodies of the
three dead and two wounded men and
ran up and pointed his pistol at his
head
my gun is empty" said Parnell,
throwing the weapon down.
Newton did not take advantage Of
the unarmed man and did not shoot.