The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-11
x. M BARR IS KILLED
 M DUEL WITH POLICE.

CT. one of his bullets grazed the head of Oficer Paul.
 Immediately after the shooting Rich ard .Galatas was taken to a nearby drug store where his wounds were dressed and later he was able to pro- ceed to his home in a carriage. HI injury while painful is not serious b s> had the bullet struck him an incfx$ one side it would probably have k 2 him instantly. A GaIatas.s statement. @
 T noticed the man standing Here with the gun in his hand but 6 1t no alarm. As I did not think hs As go- ing to shoot" said Mir. Gal . to a representative of The Advertiser. Without warning he fired I felt as if someone had struck me stinging blow in the face. I dropped to my knees but was soon able to walk. I know that Barr was not shooting at me but just fired at random up the street. l don't know. what took place after l was struck"
 w. s. Ward, a watchman at the Gay Teague building said:
 T noticed the fellow coming up Bibb street staggering. When he got to the corner he pulled his pistol and be- gan waving 1t in the air. Although the sight made an impression on me did not think that he was going to shoot. Before knew it he had raised his pis- tol and fired up Commerce street near me. was standing near a light and thinking that he might fire at me I turned the light out. About the time the first shot was fired saw two officers coming across the street from the Imperial Hotel. Officer Searcy evidently tried to come up on the man from behind and take him without the use of his pistol but just as he got within a few feet of Barr, the man turned and fired at the off, fcer. He fired twice and after the sec- ond shot searcy had taken his gun from his coat and started firing. When he had shot three times Barr staggered and fell in the street near the curb ing. I think he was dead instantly"
 All Agree On Facts.
 These statements are borne out by c. D. Huff. a travelling salesman, who happened to be standing in his win dow at the Imperial Hotel and Hunt Taylor. Mir. Taylor was coming across the street towards the corner where Barr was standing but does not remem- Der much of the last part of the trouble owing to the fact that he was seeking place of safety. [
 The pistol used by Barr was a new one of the Smith and Wesson special type and when examined 1t was found that three of the shells had been ex- ploded. That he was wont to become intoxicated when he came to Montgom- cry is borne by the fact that on the night of November 2S he was arrested charged with drunk and disorderly. -.. When searched by the coroner he had about $3s in currency on his person and a good watch. besides bills and receipts with his mercantile business at Luthers Store.
 Drew Morbid Crowd. < The many shots and excited people running in every direction soon drew a large crowd after 1t was all over and the people were greeted with the sight of a we'll dressed man lying dead in $ the middle of one of the main streets of the city. It was several minutes before Coroner Tice arrived and dur ing that time the morbid crowd fought and scrambled to get view of the dead man.. A detachment of police were on the scene imediately and it was all that they could do to hoid the crowd in check.
 After the remains were moved to the undertaking establishment it was learned that the man had some rela- lives at Luthers Store and they will be comm unicated with immediately. He is considered to be a we'll known lner- chant of the small town but was &C., quainted in Montgomery only through the business men he dealt with. .tS' Searcy's Statment.
 Officer J. C. Searcy said after the shooting:
 "Mr. Paul and I saw Barr about the time he arrived at the corner from Bibb street and that he had a pistol in his hand. We started across the street to arrest him and about that time he fired down Commerce street towards the Square. When he fired he turned so that he had his back to us and think ing that l could arrest him without the use of firearms I ran towards him, Just as got within a few, feet of where he was standing he turned and fired point blank at me. I then drew my pistol and after he had fired the second shot I opened fire in self de- fense. I emptied my gun and shot to protect myself" Officer billiard Paul bore out the statement of Officer Searcy in every respect.
 Mir. moritz Knew Barr.
 As soon as the body had been placed in Coroner's' Tice's establishment on South Court street. c. F. Moritz whom papers on Barr's person indicated was one who could probably throw some light upon Barr's identity was teie- phoned. MT. Moritz would not talk over the telephone but said that he would come down immediately. On his arrival at the coroner's MT. MorItz said that he did not know Barr personally, but merely in business way.
 The man must have come to Mont gomery tonight from Selma" said MT Moritz. My clerk was instructed to wait at the store in order that a bill of goods could be sold him, and that a bill could be paid. That was about [ o'clock I should say"
 Luthers Store is between Linden and Demopolis, exactly now far from either place l couldn't say. Barr is a member of the firm owning a general merchanolse store in that place, think. said MT. Moritz. Barr owed us large bill and had come to town to pay it, in fact had talk with my salesman about o'clock about selling him another large bill of goods.
 ,"I don't know Barr by sight nor any Of his family. l think, however, that he is man of some prominence in his home" said MT. Moritz.
 Coroner Tice after listening to the statements Of Captain of the Police Miles smith, and taking down a num- Der of names of persons who were eye- witnesses to the shooting said that he held Officer Searcy bIameless of the killing of Barr, and that he would sc render hIs verdict.
 Coroner Tice did not try to communi- cate with the dead mans home last night on account of the lateness of the hour. but said that he would do so at the earliest possible moment this morning, after he had gotten more in- formation as to the mans identity.
  NON-SUIT IS GRANTED.