The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-08-20
FATAL WOUND ON A TRAIN.
"A Former South Caro1inian
KILLED in Texas Last Week.

hilled in Texas Last Week.
The Dallas (Texas) Neos gives the
particulars of deadly SHOOTING IN a
Tallroad train which was going to
Houston. The parties to the fatal en-
counter were Capt. VIM. Dunovant
ana w. L. EIdredge, who had a quar-
rel previously. Eldredge got on the
Train at Eagle Lake and Dunovant took
the train at the next station, Simontop.
AS he entered the coach which was oc-
cupied by Eldredge the latter stood and
the shooting started. The men were
close together and the first ball took
effect. The Sheriff or Deputy of Bexar
| county was near by, and when the pis-
tol was pulled for the second time he
knocked It up and the ball went wide
OIL the mark. -Four other cartridges
were discharged and were treated in
tne same way. Only one shot took
effect. Capt. Dunovant was then struck
over the head with the pistol. The
officer placed Eldredge under arrest
and started with HIM to Houston.
MIR. Eldredge stated that when thew
met Capt. Dunovant attempted TO-
draw his pistol and that brought the
shooting on. On the 10Th of July thew
mad little trouble. AT Galveston
during the State convention thew also
had SOL c trouble.
On the arrival of the train at Hous-
ton Capt. Dunovant was taken to an
lhhrmary, where several doctors made
an examination of his wounds. II was
round that The wound was very similar
10 the ono that proved fatal to Presi-
dent Mckinley. IL entered in front
OIL Ihe stomach and passed through his
pody. lie died in few hours after
reaching Houston.
All statements agree that there were
no words between the men at the time
OF the shooting. After it was over
Capt. Dunovant stood up in the car
Tor time until seat was prepared
lie then sat down and later had to be
ialu down on the mattress upon which
nc was carried to Houston. He was
rational after his arrival there.
MIR. Eldredge immediately after the
snootlng was taken into the car of
Manager Miller, of the Houston and
Iexas Central. He remained in that
car until the tram reached Houston,
and shortly after The death of Capt.
Dunoyant he was taken to Jail. The
excitement in the passenger coach was
80 great just after the shooting that
several ladies became hysterical and
later were taken into Mr.. Mlller's
private car.
Mr.. Eldredge was at one time re-
ceiver of the Cane Belt Railroad and
was a friend of Capt. Dunovant at one
time.
Capt. Dunovant was large sugar
and rice planter near Eagle Lake and
was one of the best known mon in the
State. He was owner of q large rice
mill, sugar mill and an irrigation
plant near Eagle Lake. He was a GAL
liant Confederate soldier and lost one
arm In the Confederate war. His homo
was in Houston, where he lived with
his sister, Miss Adelia Dunovant, who
holds high position in the State or
ganization of the Daughters of the
Confederacy.
Capt. Dunoyant was native of
Chester, S. g., son of Col A. @.
Dunovant, signer Of the ordinance
of secession of that State and an officer
on the staff of the Governor. His
grandfather, DIR. John Dunovant. was
for many years State Senator and Oh
the side of Capt. Dunovant's mother
the ancestry reaches back TO the colon
ial days of South Carolina and to
CASTOR de Folk, of France.
Capt. Dunovant was member of
Dick Bowling Camp Confederate Vete-
rams in Houston. He went from Texas
into the war. The deceased was re-
garded as q benafactor to his race and
valuable citizen of Texas, and a pro.
moter of the welfare of the State.
His sister, Miss Dunovant, was with
him at the inlirmary up to the time of
his death.