The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-19
FATAL PISTOL DUEL OCCURS In
BARBER SHOP AT WICkL!FFE
0ne Dead and Two Seriously In
inred as Result OF Quarrel
A MURDEROUS FOREMAN
OF r. r. CONSTRUCTION GANG
TRIED TO SLAY TlMEkEEPER
AND is SHOT DOWN HIM
SELF - MANY SHOTS
FIRED.

IN shooting ARRAY which occurred
at French's barber shop in Wickliffe
KY, hst night about n ne o'clock
John Beard was killed and Tracy La.
mar and t. Buckhalter were seriously
hurt
M L Cause of the Tragedy.
The cause OF the shooting is assign
led to some trouble had by Lamar and
Beard over the latter's time Lamar
is time keeper for the w. ]. Oliver
Construction company which is build
ing cut south of the city Of Wick
fife for the Illinois Central railroat
and Beard Is foreman of one of tA5
gangs employed on the work.
Tile argument, ii is said, arose o.
the accusation made by Beard that
Tracey had shorted him in his pay
and it is alleged that at the time
when the trouble started Beart
threatened TO be even with the time
keeper some way or another"
Story of the Shooting.
Yesterday evening about $50
O'Clock Lamar in company with Buck
halter VINO is also a foreman for tht
Oliver company entered Frenchi
barber SHOP. when Their turn arriv
ed but one chair being empty Lamar
gave Buckhalter the preference ant
while waiting his turn Beard came
to the door Of the shop and withou
opening the door mo,ioned for La
mar to come outside. No sooner hat
Lamar started and gotten clear 0
the many other patrons in the shol
than Beard opened fire en- him with
revolver
Az the first shot Lamar drew hi,
own weapon and answered the fir,
through ihe glass door, completed,
shattei9ng Il. Between six and e'ghi
shots wcfttGGad altogether but they
came in such Tax d-succession thai
bystanders could not couist Them
Work of the Bullets.
When he smoke had cleared away
and the bystanders mad become sc,
tied enough to investigate il was
found chat Beard had fallen outsid
the door With bullet in his stomach
that Lamar had been shot in one
hand and that his other arm had beer
broken by a bullet and that Buck
halter had been shot in the chin,
A strange thing was discovered il
connection with the bullet which
struck Buckhalter ard thar s thai
though there are four chairs directl,
in a line with toe shots fred b.
Beard and all of them were occupied
by GUS omers, yet he was the onl,
man who was touched by one of the
ee1rd Lived 6u. Short Time
Bead wss Immediately taken II
the offices Of Drs. Brown and Rogers
but though be was given all the med
cal assistance possible he succumbed
to the ballet in his abdomen a, 1881
o'clock
Lamar was taken in charge By toe
sheriff Of WickIife afer his wounds
bad been given the proper medical al
tendance All the customers in the
barber shop who Witnessed the firms
Of the first shot are prepared to swear
thar Lamar returned the Gre IN SELF
defense and # is not thought that he
will be held any length Of time.
5uckhalter's Wounds.
Buckh3ltcs wac alt) g'cvan into
the charge Of a surgeon and on inves
tieation ID was found that, owing tC
bis posi- ion in the barber chair, tho
bullet. which struck him under the
ear. had ranged downward and out al
the point Of his chin Though his
injuries are pronounced serious Il is
not thought that they will result ia
tally unless some unlocked for com
plNations sets in
The shooting caused intense eX
citement in Wicklffe and almost The
entire population was attracted to the
scene.
A REMARKABLE ACCIDENT.