The copper era., 1906-12-13
COLORED MAN RUNS AMUCK
And Suddenly Crosses the Great Di.
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John Henry, a mulatto, who haC been employed around the A, c teacher plant for some time past, Wa. shot and instantly killed near the West end of the railroad bridge or Sunday last by Charles Brock.
 It seems that some days previou. John Henry had beaten up the elder Mir. Brock, and had also stated that he would exterminate the entire Brock family.
 About 1;3O Sunday afternoon a, Charles and Leonard Brock were coming down the railroad right-of way, and near the foot bridge, they were passed by John Henry. The of trouble with him, and as they were not hunting trouble they continued on their way. After John Henry had passed them about twenty-five or thirty feet he turned around and opened fire on them With one of those new fangled automatic g pistols, and by the time the boys could unlimber their hardware and get into action, he had fired several shots. The first struck Leonard Brock in the back of his ear, piercing it, the second struck a finger of his pistol hand and the third made a deep flesh wound in his leg and he fell. The fourth shot grazed Charley's hat, but it was the last one fired in that direction, as John Henry fell with a 45-bullet through his head.
 As John Henry's hand fell to his side the automatic machine con- tinued to do business, the fifth shot passing down through his right leg. That is one great trouble with an automatic gun. One never knows what they may do when they once get started. About the best thing to do with them when they are in action Is to throw them in q well, but John Henry did not think of that, probably because his thinking apa- ratus was out of business and scat tered along the railroad right-of-way, hence it resulted that he shot himself after he was already dead.
 After the trouble was oyer Leonard was assisted to the Shannon hospital, where his wounds were dressed, and he is now getting along very nicely.
 A coroner's inquest was held over the body of John Henry, and the verdict was that he was killed by a pistol shot fired by Charles Brock, in self defence.
 John Henry had been looking for trouble for some time, and found it, as people will who diligently search for 1t. Since the flood he threw a beef steak on the floor in a Chase Creek chop house, and cussed out. the entire management. He had several times announced that he was "bad," hence his sudden removal is not regretted in the places that he was wont to frequent. In fact several people were ''laying for him." and had his end not come on Sunday, it could not have been delayed very long.
 The elder Mir. Brock is a peaceable, quiet gentleman, who has the res pect of the community. The Brock boys are also quiet and hard-working, and have never had trouble with anyone, but they are from grand old town is not big enough tor him and he must ''show them"
 There were many people in the when the shooting com menced, and as it was no affair of theirs they skidOoed in all directions. F. H. Brown was in the firing zone, and as things commenced to come his way he was observed to increase his momentum with considerable cele- rity. Uusually MT. Brown is some what dignlfied in his department, but upon this occasion it is said that he used considerable speed in getting or anywhere, out of range. He explained it afterwards by saying that he was a little late, and was anxious to get back to work.