The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-10-11
HOMICIDES.
DAN HoWsE SHOOTS LUTHER
ARMSTRONG = DAN COREY,
AN EX-PoLIcEMAN;
KILLED BY JOHN
HAYWOOD.

saturday morning Dan HOwse, 18
years old, shot and killed Luther Arm
strong, 10 years old. The killing &C.
Cured on 10 Johnston avenue, between
Quarry street and Twelfth avenue.
North, about 6:25.
The trouble leading up to the trag-
edy was brought on, it is said, by the
wife of Armstrong on Friday morning
calling to the mother of Howse to
come over to her house. Howse re-
piled that his mother was busy. This
seemingly angered the Armstrong
woman and she began cursing him he
stated, to which he retaliated in kind.
She informed her husband Of the in
cident and he went to see Howse
about it. From what can be learned
the matter was not satisfactorily set
tied between the two men Friday night,
so on meeting the following morning
the trouble was renewed which ended
in the death of Armstrong and the i'm
prisonment of Howse.
Howse claims that when they met
Armstrong said: "Did not you like
what I said last night?" and after
some words drew his knife and started
toward him. He told him to stop, but
Armstrong continued to come on, he
said, despite the fact he had snapped
his pistol and it failed to fire. At the
second trial it fired and the bullet
pierced the forehead at the inner cor
ner of the right eyebrow, causing al
most instant death.
After the shooting Howse ran away
and succeeded in evading arrest; but
later on in the day he seems to have
come to the conclusion to face the con-
sequences of his deed, either from the
knowledge that there was no perman-
ent escape or believing in the iustifica-
ton of it; so he went to the police sta
| ton and surrendered. He was given a
preliminary trial and bound over to
the Criminal Court and lodged in Jail.
The remains of Armstrong were taken
charge of by the undertaking estab-
lishment of Taylor & Co.
Late Monday afternoon a diff
Guilty started in Roberson's saloon
on Third avenue, between Corey, an
ex-policeman, and John Haywood,
which ended a little later on, just
round the corner on 10 Johnston
avenue, in a more serious encounter.
The two men had been separated in
the saloon by the proprietor and bar
tender, it is said, Haywood being got
ten out of the back way and Corey go
ing out of the front
Roberson's bartender, L. w. Simp-
kins, as reported, states that when he
became aware Of the trouble between
the men, Corey was striking Haywood
on the head Soon after the men had
left the saloon they met on 10 John
ston avenue Corey, it is said, started
for Haywood with a knife, whereupon
the latter defended himself by throw
ing a soda water bottle at his antagon-
list hitting him on the head from the
effects of which he died about five
hours later at st. Thomas Hospital,
where he had been taken.
Gorey's record and reputation as a
policeman is, we'll known. He was a
determined man and fearless and once
aroused woe betided the object or
him who had stirred his anger His
manner of treatment in handling men
and women of color who crossed his
path was of a character and nature
to inspire dread and terror. When at
any time any of them fell under the
han of his displeasure, they trembled
and well might they
Haywood was arrested and placed In
the city prison He stated that after
escaping from Corey in the saloon ne
thought the trouble was over, but meet
ing him on 10 Johnston avenue, Corey
started for him with the same knife he
had drawn and intimidated him with
while beating him in the saloon. He
said that he had to stop him. Know
ing the desperate temper of the man
when aroused, he knew that his OWL
life was not worth the snap of fin
ger if Corey ever reached him with
the knife He knew that he would
have been cut to pieces in the least
, possible time.
Haywood doesn't deny his part II
the fray, but stoutly maintains that hi
had to stop Corey in sheer defense o.
his own life.
OF course, Haywood, who claims tina
he struck only in pure self-defense
must try his cause before twelve mel
of Gorev's peers, yet he may hope TO
Justice because those twelve men tt
whom he must submit his cause will