The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-17
TWO KILLED
 IN SALOON BAR Drink -Crazed NegroRuns Amuck. ISLAYS WHITE BYSTANDER Is in Turn Shot Down by Pursuing
 Citizen. Fayette Davis, well Known Planter Of cnhaba, whs rnnocent Victim Of BIack's Murderou. Desire.
 Walker ReIeased.

Selma. March is. special.) Two dead and one Injured Is the net result of country negro coming to selma today. loading up on mean whiskey and running amnck through one or the business streets of the city.
 This afternoon about 1880 o'clock win Gregg, negro, living about seven miles from Selma on the plantation owned by Clifton KirkparrIck started shooting affray in M. O.. Walker s Haloon on Alabama street and when the smoke had cleared one white man lay upon the floor mortal1y wounded with bullet in his intestines. negro bystander lin1ped out of thv place with bullet in his leg and tho wielder of the murderous pistol mad himself fallen a victim to his own vicious con- duct.
 From the universal version of the affair as gathered at the preliminary hearing of the matter this afternoon at o'clock before Justice of the Peace T. D. Lloyd. the negro, n notorious character in the community in which he lived came in to Selma yesterday afternoon and at once filleu up on bad whiskey, which put him fin a very ugly and quarrelsome mood.
 He did not get into any trouble, how ever, until few minutes before the killing when he attempted to kill Reeder Callen, another negro. an at tache of the saloon in which the shoot ing started.
 The negro had drank q good deal of whiskey and when be was first no- ticed by the bartender of the saloon he was lying on the floor in the rear 6f the negro department asleep. and Callen. the negro who accompanied, went to him and awoke him, telling x.a- RI ~f<f xl-4.- way and that he would have to get up.
 This seemed 10 anger Gregg. who up to this time had been sleeping peacefully, and he got up with the remark: T will kill the whole outfit drew his reEol- yer, an improved smith and Wesson. Ss- ealibre. and comeneed firing
 Mr. Dayly s EsyStander. Several white men who were. in the front end of the saloon, at once ran to ft rear ppoi. hearing the. shoss' and as MT. B. Eax8tta Davis, a white planter. living in the vicinity of Cahabas looked into the room wfiere the firing WAS Ro- ing on, he received q bullet in his stou- ach. He at once sank to the floor. the ball having punctured his intestines in several places and causing death before the unfortunate man could be carried to a drug store and medical aid summoned.
 Joe Nix, a negro, who was standing m the negro DdT, TcCtlYGu & Dut1oI III his leg After the shooting of the two negro ran out Into the alley which form cd the rear entrance to the saloon, and met Gus Jackson, driver in the em- ploy of the Selma oil. Ice and Fertili- ger Company ,and placing his pistol to his head, asking him what he had to do with the trouble, declaring he was go- ing to kill everybody.
 Jackson replied to him that his bus ines was none of his, whereupon Gregg passed him Hy.
 M o. Walker. the proprietor of the saloon in which the shooting took place, Tate Mason and Hayes Walker, the latter formerly a member of the To- cal police force, followed the negro through the alley in the rear of the bar, and as soon as they came out on Wash ington Street. caught up with Gregg, Hayes Walker calling to him to stop.
 Walkers Aim Good.
 At this Juncture the negro turned de- lIberately around and leveled hls revol- yer at Mir. Walker. who being self-arm- ed, fired, not however before the negro had succeeding in snapping his pistol in his face The bullet from MT. Walkers revolver took effect in the negros head. entering diyectly between the eyes and passing through tl1 brain. causing in- stant inconsistencies, although death did not come for nearly half an hour.
 A large crowd quickly collected about the scene and the services of several policemen were necessary for awhile to prevent what one time threatened to become a panic among the large horde of country negroes who had collected and commenced muttering about the manner a member of their race was Khot down. This sentiment was soon overcome. how ever. and there was no apprehension upon that score
 The body of the unfortunate white man was at once removed to a near by drug store and a physician sum moned, but before the medical man arr rived he died. The body of the negro laid upon the sidewalk for some time. he was taken to the un- dertaking establishment of I,evert Brothers. where he died. Immediately after the killing MT. Walker walked around in front of the saloon and sur rendered himself to Chief of Police Walters. who directed that he be placed in the county jail Later a warrant for his arrest was sworn out before Justice Lloyd and at o'clock this afternoon his preliminary hear ing was held.
 Walker Was Released.
 At this trial all the evidence tended to show that Mir. Walker acted in self defense and really did the county a great service fin acting as he did, and in discharging him from custody the magistrate took occasion to say that he thought Mir. Walker acted clearly within his rights. At the hear ing this afternoon the State was rep resented by Deputy Solicitor Mangum and Congressman W. B. Craig ap- peared for the defendant. and at the conclusion of the trial many persons MT. Walker upon his action.
 Gregg is a brother of King Gregg, q negro who a few weeks ago raised a row on an l.. and N. train in this county near Hazen, and also would uu- doubtedly have been lynched if he had been captured by a party of citizens who went from this place for that pur- nose at the time. He later surend- cred and Is now under bond for his a apuearance before the Circuit C'ourf st