The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-06
A DUEL IN FLORENCE
J. c. McPETERS KILLED BY
 JOHN PHILLIPS
Fell Out Over a Game of Pool and When the Men Met Later the Trouble Was
 Renewed.

Florence. March 5.-(Special)-J. c
 McPeters was shot yesterday by Johr Phillips and died an hour later. The two men quarreled the previous nigh, over game of pool In kilourns pool
 room in East Florence and Phillips threw
 beer glass. striking McPeters below
 the eye and making a deep cut. Phil
 lips ran out the back door and was pur- sued to the Tennessee River by McPe-
 ters. Phillips jumped in and swan to ms hsning boat, where he secured pis-
 tol ana commanded McFeters to keep his
 distance. It Is said that Mcfeters threat
 eneo early yesteruay morning to have 1t
 out with his assailant. ana afterwards
 Walked into kiIputn pool room and be-
 gan hrlng upon Philips. The latter then
 bGsdn hrihS and both men emptied their
 pistols. one of tho shoLo taking enece in
 li.e leg of Van nlte, Wno was one of
 the seven or eight by-standers. McPc-
 ters ran out the pack door. where he fell
 ana was taken from there to his barber
 snop. TWO sho,S tooh elect in his breast |
 one 10 the left of the hIeas, bone an one Tn the stomach. Phillips went 10 his
 uSnlnS boat on the river and was foun
 .heIe hhd ana taken In charge by the police
 ;ncPeters was son ot Justice James Me
 Ieters, and came here from Lexington,
 rhlilips came here from Centre Star. and
 N d carpenter and fisherman.
 Iooyce broadus, Assistant Cashier of the
 Mel elchants bank. died yesterday after short illness with malariaI fever. Ha was z' years of age and brother of &
 D Broadus. Cashier oi the Merchant s
 fans ot Florence, and of branch banks s;ho st rei 5eni'sn9ro. B. stevenson. Russellv!lle. ohe.neiG ana Tuscuinoia. HI. father was Ire late Dr. John A. Broadus, President nI the southern Baptist Thenlogical Sem mary at Louisville, and one of the most
 P1Tomlnent 1io divines in the Southern Church T@A here at the deathbed of her son. The de- ceased was married a few months ago to Miss Margaret Sargent of RusscItvilIe iie was prominent member of th, Bap- ssr,taa sS. En,rGn nan ana m earnest Christian. The serVlces were held today at 3:3O n m
 c0nducted bv Rev. F, H. We kins. ''
 B. C. Gray. well known citizen va. buried yesterday. He was the fatber ot 5onn cray a contractor of this city. MT. Gray WIS remarkably active for ma, of S years of age, and he and his wife who Is '6 years of age lived alone anJ supported themselves by selling ecps and butter. Their daughter, Mrs. Phillips of Mars Hill a ladv of lniddla-arn u,hc, called to the bedsi ie of her father sail it was the first time she had ever seen him sick. 'Veh
 The remains of Harvey W. BrakefeId Wno Was member of company D. nst t,nited states Infantry. and who died of chronic dysentery at sea. on board the transport Meade January 30 arrived here yesterday and the services were held Iron the home Of his parents. Conducto:, and Mrs. J; H, Brakf held. The Wheel CT Riiles. the local military companv turned out in q driving rain 10 show military honors to the departed soldier, and marched to the cemetery. where rans were blown and a volley fired. The ,,e. ceased had a good military record and him. ''' Nie" MI MT ,,ar Srrnmhaugh representing an eiec- tfic h9ht company. appeared last night n'lore the 'ftr Conncil and stated ii. desire to put in an ircqndrscenf and arc iignt plant in this city half of the stock to he bought by the citizens. thus nakN .ng the directors residents of this city
 The Council expressed their willingness to grant a franchise in case the citizens coItFlpute the amount asked and an nomted a committee to confer with NJr Hrnmhaugh and report at a called meet, ,nE ont week hence. The gas companI, nss 'ontrHct fir lighting the streets %hi'' does not expire for two years but ,il ,nS new r"nn7nt does not ask this street lighting privilege now. 'e7'
 Ine tlty Council has granted the mail carrlsrs the use of the sidewalks of inc city Tor their bicycles outside of the fire