The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-09
YOUNG DOCTOR KILLED
LEE BARRON SHOT TO DEATH By
ED KING.
Family Affair Said to Have Been
the Cause Of the Trouble Be-
tween the Two Young
p, Men.
Advertiser Bureau, 4.

= Advertiser Bureau,
Selma, March 9.
News of a killing that took place at
Swectwater, in Mar,ago County. reached
Selma today. DIR. Lee Barron, one Of
the most prominent young physicians OF
the county. was shot and instantly killed
by young Ed King of Faunsdale. 1t was
an affair Involving family affairs. Ed
King and two or thu ee of his friends went
to Sweetwater and met DR.. Barron. Mr..
King had a conversation with DR.. Bar
ron and demanded that he right certain
Y longs. On DR.. Barron's refusal to do
so, young King drew his pistol and COM
menced to fire. The first ball took erect
between DR.. Barron's eyes and King con-
tinued to fire until he had emptied two
six-shooters into Barron's PROSTATE form:
He then telegraphed Sheriff Hasty to
meet him in Demopolis and surrendered
himself, and on preliminary trial was
admitted to bond. Hon. J. II. Minge. one
of the wealthiest men in Marengo, ana
Mr.. w. II. Harrison, well-to-do plant
err of Faunsdsie, made MS bond.
These two men are said to have accom-
panied Mr.. King to Sweetwater, when ne
went to demand of DR.. Barron that ne
right the wrong that he Is alleged to
have committed.
Dr. Barron wasya very handsome man
Of about thirty or thirty-five years OF age.
and is said to have been a most fearless
man. The Kings are also known to be
men of great courage and determination,
and the shooting scrape that took place Is
said to have been expected by those con-
versant with the facts In the case.
Dr. Barron was a physician who was
rapidly forging to the front and was
noted shot with a pistol 1t is said that
he could hit a silver dollar at sixty feet
four out of five times, but was not pre-
pared for a difficulty at the time he was
shot.
Both families are among the most prom
inent In Marengo County and the affair
is greatly deplored by ALL
j. j. King of Marengo County, is
visitor to Selma today. \ He is on his
way home from a trip down into Monroe
County. where he has contract to grade
fourteen miles of road for the Bay City
Lumber Company and the Sullivan Tim
Der Company. Both of these companies
own large timber interests in Monroe and
Butler Counties. and are desirous Of
getting the timber to their big saw mills
in Mobile. To do this the two saw mill
companies have combined to construct
| this road.
The road starts at Flat Creek on the
river and runs through a virgin pine
!
and Pensacola division of the Louisville
and Nashville near Monroeville. As soon
| as the railroad Is completed the logs
| will be hauled to the river and
foated down to the big saw mills at
Mobile. where it will be squared up and
shipped to the different parts of the
| world.
As soon as the timber along this four
teen miles of road Is exhausted. the road
will be extended fifteen miles further
through a forest of pines that has never
heard the woodman's axe. and will Their
be within few miles of Greenville. Some
of the finest timbered lands of Alabama
are In that section and this road will dc
a great deal toward developing the tim
Der and agricultural interests through
which it will run.