The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-03
4 Passage at Arms In Paducah.

The other day we plucked from di-
verS Southern contemporaries assurances
! of the severity of southern Magistrates
/ to carriers of concealed weapons espe-
Cially 20 the pistol "toter-, the men
with loaded hip pockets. As the per-
sons who pop or lngc at each other IN
the bowers of the Southland are in
variablv members of prominent fami-
lies any diminution in the tlse of bowies
and barkers there l. cheering. The
prominent families must and shall be
preserved. The supply of Colonies must
be fairly equal to the demand. Still.
the Colonies are likely To be lively and
tropical enough for some time 10 come.
and il seems undesirable for any clergy
man. even in Kentucky, the land of
adjcctivc,, To- carve his brother man.
The Hon. THOMAS JEFFERSON CARR is
the proprietor of The Inn, fashion,
able boarding house IN Paducah. All
boarding house, are fashionable"
That l. their courtesy title. But we feel
sure that Mr. GARRs establishment
glittcrS with brlliancy worthy of
is unable To give close personal attention
to business The Rev GEORGE WAvERLY
BRIGGS. pastor of the Broadway Meth
odiSt Church of Paducah. the largest
church in western Kentucky lee
turer of wide rcputo and the bright
est pulpit orator in this section. stabbed
Mr.. GAER in the small of the back Sun
day night. Full particulars:
Tho arair occurred nb1u, 7o'clock a, The Inn.
where BErd0ss family !, nying MI CARR had
been ~sliarNne with the minister's little year Old
son, W.yFHLY. and nf'rd the lad from the noor
intending to swing him upon his shoulder The
boys head struck haniSter rail OF the staircase.
badly hrllsng his face and cutting his scalp The
lads screams brought his father. Sobbngly the
victim OF the mis- ap said Mr.. CARR had struck him
Relieving in his excitement that the boy meant
Gam had assaulted him Dr BRIGGs put the Ques
ton D,d you hit him he Understood Mr. CARR
to say that he had CARR says he answered No
twice stirred to anger. the clergyman dealt the
boarding houp proprietor blow Mr.. CARR
returned the blow. Arapid exchange Of rights and
lcns followed. In the heat Of the struggle Dr.
nRI0os drew and used hi, knife. although he has
A. re objection ~ S,abhnr Nj CARR phy Slcan
was called and the injured mans wound was
dressed Hr Is resting easy a, midnight"
The whole fight was the result Of an
unfortunate misunderstanding It is
deeply regretted by both gentlemen"
Mr. CARR is sorry he was stabbed, we
presume. DR.. BRIGGS is sorry that he
stabbed Mr.. CARR on account of a mis-
understanding. When excited the bear
ing of the lecturer of wide repute seems
to be defective To knife a man i'm
the back may be little less heroic than
a hero would wish, but, on the whole, DR..
affair with credit. He was born in Ala
bama, and he has lived in Kentucky,
Texas and Tennessee He had great
traditions to follow. But was il his duty as
n Southern gentleman To lose his temper,
To become maniacal with rage, to stab
IA man in the back who is fighting him
fairly in front2 ColonelS can do this
sort Of thing as successfully. and
they ought To be- free from the compete
ton of clergymcn. The latter should
be content To ofiiCatc at the funerals of
prominent citizens carved or shot out
of the world Still, Mr.. CARR is out of
danger. Dr. BRIGGS has shown himself
to be- an accomplished anatomSt in a
personal difficulty" and, in spite of
new fashions, the dignity of prominent
citizens must be maintained now and
then in the old way.