The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-16
PISTOL SHOT
 ENDED FIGHT BrickbatS and Gun in West End BarrOOm. J. M. RATTARREE MAY DIE His Brother, AWed by Scene,
 Swallows Morphine. c. J. Hudgfns, Bartender at Carr's Saloon Used Revolver When Att
 tackled by Three Men-Par-
 ticipants Are fin Prison.
J. N. RAT TARREE MAY DIE

J. M. Rattarree, young white man lies at his home in West End probably brother is in st. Margaret's Hospital suffering from the effects of a dose of morphine taken with suicidal intent, and c. J. Hudgins, bartender at at End Is lodged in cell at the city prison. as the result of a fight which | took place In the Carr saloon about 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, in | which brickbats and a pistol were used
 Surgeons who attended J. M Rattar- rec, who Is shot In the stomach and In one ankle says he will die, in which case Hudgins will be charged with
 Henry Word, another white man. is also confined in the city prison sus- pected of having taken part in the gen eral barroom fight. Bruises on his face bear out this suspicion. TelephOned the Police. | The Rattarree brothers and Word, 1t seems entered the Carr saloon where Hudgins was attending the bar, in | partially intoxicated condition and an | argument started about a pint of whis- key that one of the men had bought ] on credit The barkeeper was sober A nd after hearing some of the talk of V Rattarree brothers and of Word, i1\ gins went across the street and teI, ~A oned to police headquarters for | policemen to come to the place and 1 get the men. Police Sergeant Harri- son was in the office alone and had no l officer available to send to the place. Hudgins went back to the saloon and the argument began anew. Hot words followed and the three men in front of the bar counter began throw bar. A pint bottle of whiskey fol- lowed the glasses and Hudgins got his pistol and began using it. One bullet Is in the floor of the saloon. Witnesses say that Hudgins first fired to scare the men away. The Rattarree broth CTS and Word retreated to the street and began throwing brick bats. A hatchet also flew over the bar counter in the direction of Hudgin's head.
 The rain of brfck-bats and other mis- his firing place by the bar. and he re- treated to his room and reloaded his ceeded in hitting J; M Rattarree in which struck Rattarree in the stomach S'fgHGa Patrolmen rne Williamson, Russell. swearingen and LaPrade went imme- diately to the scene of the shooting, Headquarters. Hudgins, Word and W T. Rattarree were arrested and brought to the city prison.
 J. M. Rattarree. the. surgeons with him said was too badly wounded to be moved, so the policemen left him near the scene of the shooting.
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 At police headquarters it was dis- covered that w T. Rattaree was pass Ing into a stupoT.-f Physicians being called. they announced that Rattarree ried to St. Margaret's Hospital. The patrolmen who arrested w. T. Rattan rec recalled that they had seen him throw the white tablets into his mouth as they appeared on the scene of the , shooting in West End. Investigation disclosed the fact that soon as he dis loo VsAI la0f fz l.Naf fh.ar h l W. T. Rattarree rushed to West End drug store and purchased morphine, saying 1t was for his brother
 1 The physicians said that w. T. Rat tarree would recover from the effects of the morphine. It is thought that hat police headquarters.
 J. M. Rattaree. who was shot Is the who was much hurt. Word having re ceived several knocks and bruises about the head and face.
 J. M. Rattarree was shot in the stom- ach. the ball striking a bone and glanc- ing down through the abdomen. His condition precarious ing is wellaPpearing yGupS b man caT af Sf The 0tGK gFsSn ss Sy poaRy fight. A a2-caiibre pistol was used by or ten shots were fired.
 The bar room is wrecked by the on- slaught of brick bats thrown by the at tacking party and much liquor was spilled by wild throws at Hudgins's s head.
 The Rattarree brothers and Word1ive in the same house in West End. Their neighbors say they do not do much except fish and loaf about the streets although " T. Rattaree says he is plumber.
 Should J. NJ. Rattaree survive his Nrnl. 1Nl ta arraigned before the Recorder on charges of disorderly conduct.