The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-08
TRAGEDY AT GRIFFIN
w.yoR HUDSON KILLED By
HON. JAMES J. FLINT.
FATALITY DUE TO POLITICS.
,xr SERIOUSLY AND PERHAPS
LIZ FATALLY WOUNDED.

nth Men Prominent and P9puiar IN
COMMUNICATIVE Was Candi-
for recollection to Legislature
ch,raed Hudson with Playing
=, raISe-The Lie Passed but the
p.rties Separated-Later Hudson
,,,.vved the Quarrel and Fired
- first Two ShOts-Flint Then
- Four Times, All of Which
Took Eject
,,.,#n Ga. April I'm a street duel,
,.,,oht tonight, Capt w. B. Hudson
80 almost instantly killed and Hon.
~. Flint received a serious and
oao fatal wound. The fight oc-
p,,rred about o'clock. in front OF
prook,s Drug Store, and created the
-ndest excitement. Several had mar
row escapes from wild shots.
The difficulty was caused over the
-oca Colonel Flint is making for re-
Lection to the legislature from this
Univ in which he is opposed by Capt.
A. ]. Tidwell. Late this
osternoon Colonel Flint accosted Capt.
hudson and accused him of pretending
% he his friend, while at the same
time he was working quietly for Capt.
Tidweu This was denied by Mr. Hud-
con when the lie was passed. Friends
,.,orfered before the men came to
hlows and they were separated
About : o'clock Mr.. Hudson met Col.
Flint standing in the door of Brooks
drug store and asked him if he (Flin)
bod called him a d - -. Flint
replied that he had. Hudson asked
him if he meant it, when Flint replied
that he did.
bullets Begin to Fly.
tudson was standing with his right
hand in his pants pocket and when
he received that reply without another
word he pulled his pistol and hred
twice At the first shot Mr.. Flint stag
gered back into the store. An officer
vas standing within a few feet of
Hudson and caught him before he
could fire the third time. Mr.. Flint
drew his pistol and fired four shots at
his antagonist, all of which took ef-
feet.
When officers and friends reached the
men It was seen that both were SER
iousy hurt. Mr.. Hudson was carried
to the office of DR.. ]. M. Kelly, but
died before anything could be
done for him His son
Roland was present and asked him II
he was badly hurt, when he replied, Il
am dying" which were his last words.
One shot struck him in the neck, one
+l,1 chr
right and the fourth in the back.
Mr. Flint was carried into the drug
store and physicians hastily summoned.
1t was found that the only serious
wound he had received was in the
stomach, which the physicians think
penetrated the bladder. The other was
a slight flesh would on the right Shout
der DR.. Floyd Moray of Atlanta, was
teegraphed for and reached the bedside
of the wounded man at 10 O'Clock. 1t
is the intention of the physicians to
perform an operation tonight IN
til that is done, it is not known how
serious the injury is, as the range of
the ball has not been determined.
Was a Popular Citizen.
The news of the awful tragedy flew
over the city with lightning-like speed
and soon the streets were filled with
excited men discussing the affair,
which is greatly deplored by all. Capt.
Hudson was most prominent citizen,
having held many places of honor. He
was Mayor of Griffin for several terms
and for years was a member of Coun-
Gil. At the time of his death he was
special bailiff to the City Court of
Spaldng county. He leaves a wife
and six children, three brothers and
one sister,
Hon. j. J. Flint is one of the most
popular young men in the county,
which was proven by his election to
the legislature two years ago, after a
hard fight against a worthy opponent.
de made fiattering record in the
legislature, and being of a genial ma
ture, made many friends who will SYM
pathise with him in his trying ordeal