The Monticellonian., 1905-08-31

tt W Ss'fie-7Ni''J SN s5 ot i'9t week, about s O clock las Caster q young man, who lives near this city, was shot and instantly Killed by man named Fred Forrest, four miles North of this city. For rest had started in to make crop, on The shares, with Mr. Stephen Caster, the father of the young man killed, and for some cause had quit his crop, and left HI feeliugs existed between the parties, and the Casters were notified that For rest had made threats against them, and were talking about them, es- PeciaIIy. the young man On the night of the killing James Caster sad that he was going to see For rest and talk the matter over with him. Taking a negro boy with him, they rode to Forests house, and when near the gate the negro was left :. hold the horses and Caster went to the gate and called to Forrest and asked him to come oat as he wanted to talk with hlm. Forrest came out, but just what was said or done 10 provoke the difficulty. is not known. as the ne gro could not hear what WIS said and t was too dark to see. A neighbor living about 1so yards away heard loud talking. but he could not understand what was be- ing said Immediately afterwards the shooting began, and the eyi- deuee shows that seven shots we're fled. two from d shot gun and five from q pistol Forrest claims that Caster shot him twice with the pistol before he fired tbe shot gun, but q dr Johnson. who lived near by and the negro boy who accom- panied Caster. both testified that the shot gnn was fred first. and then two pistol shots. and then d second fire from the big-gun and three more pistol shots in rapid succession. The negro boy claims that lis mule jerked loose when the shooting commenced and that be followed it of and did not re. turn. Johnson went over after the shooting and fcund Forrest wound ed The sheriff was notified, and he and deputy sheriff Cooker, with Df Gotham and two or three oth- CTS went to the scene of the trage- dy. On the roadside, about 100 yards from the gate they found Caster, dead, with the whole front portion of the throat shot off and. arriving at the house they found that two pistol balls had entered the body of Forrest. from behind, one near the small of tbe back and the other near the shoulder. For rest claimed that he did not know that Caster was dead, that he had shot at him, but it was too dark to see whether the shot had taken effect or not. Justice Farley was notified of the killing and q cor oner's jury was impanneled and an inquest held. The jury returned a verdict, justifying Forrest in the killing The remains of Caster were brought to this city and pre- pared for burial, and afterwards carried to the home of his father, where they remained until five o clock Thursday evening and were then conveyed to the Caster Cemetery and inferred, surrounded by large concourse of relatives land sFmpathizing friends. The young man who met his death in this tragic manner was the son of Mr and Mrs. stephen Caster, who live one mile North of this city, and q member of one of our oldest and most highly honored families. Fhe bereaved parents have the sympathies of tke entire eommuni- ty.
 Forrest, we learn. is getting a'ong well, and his wounds will not prove fatal.