Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-12
CHARLEY HORD
MAY DIE
Young Local Attorney Fired
Two Shots at The
Victim.
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
But Little Hope Entertained
By Physician of
Recovery.
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

Ninth street. near the l.. & N.
depot was the scene of a tragedy |
Tuesday at 1850 a. M, that is re-
GREETED by every good citizen. The
principals were Charles E. Hord, a
policeman in the discharge of his
duty, and a popular young attorney |
of the city.
At TOO o'clock W. P. Winfree, Jr.,
and two friends from other cities
were seen in and about the station. |
The three young men were very
much under the influence of drink |
and were jerking each other about
the open space in front of the station
At one time it looked as though tn ey
would get up fight among them
selves. One of them left on a pass
ing train, thus avoiding the trouble
that soon oerVtook the other two.
About thirty minutes after the de-
parture of the Nashville accommo-
dalton Charlie" Hord one of the
police force, appeared, and seeing
the young men too much under the
Influence of drink, called for the
patrol wagon and then arrested
them. They were taken to police
headquarters, much against the
potest of Winfree. They were soon
released.
~ Young.Winfree, who had no doubt
shared in the general excitement
that had prevailed throughout the
city for the three preceding days
and nights, had unfortunately fallen
into bad company the night before
and let drink get the better of him.
Chatting under the disgrace of ar
rest and still imagining greater dis
grace Of being carried to the police
office in the patrol wagon, and the
demon of drink getting more COM
plete control of him, he was aroused
to spirit of vengeance. 1t is gener-
ally believed that he was unarmed at
the time of his first arrest and the
natural conclusion was that he would
go home. But such was not the
case. He again made his way to the
l.. & N. station and when opposite
the coal office of G. B. Underwood
he saw Officer Hoard and and open
ed fire on him. He fired two shots
the first striking Officer Hord in
the shoulder and puncturning the
lungs. The second shot went wide
of the mark.
Quickly Walton Bryan rushed to
Winfree and grabbed the hand in
which the pistol was held and took
it from him. officer Hord chad
fallen to the ground, and Mr.. Bryan
in his struggle to save the life of the
wounded man, ran great risk of
being shot. Before getting posses
sion of the weapon there was third |
shot, but the ball went into the air.
Winfree made his way home, but |
was afterward arrested and carried |
to prison, where he remained during |
the night. The wounded officer was
carried into the private room Of Mr..
Underwood and DR.. Woodland was
summoned. He was kept quiet un-
til about O'Clock when he was TAX
en- to his home on Brown street.
Though paralyzed in his lower limbs
Mr.. Hord had better night than
could have been expected. Yesterday
morning there were some hopes that
he might recover, though the chances
are all against him, and in addition
ne has never recovered from the eff
fects of a wound received just after
entering upon his duties as an Off
Ger two years ago by the &C cidental
discharge of pistol
The man who did the shooting is
one of the most popular young men
in the city. kind hearted and jovial,
and no one regretted more than he