The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29
Boiler Makers in Fatal
 Quarrel. SPARED IN ROW OVER
 WORK DONE BY MAN
Denouement Comes in Sudden Manner After Hours of Trouble.
South Carolina Man and Minsis.ipna Man, Drinking in Trentham's Bar Hi'en Pistol Flashed Five
 times and Latter Fell
 Dead.

gethef in an apparently friendly mood, Thomas M. SumeralI, a boiler maker. was shot and instantly killed by Wade Hampton Hunter. q brother boiler maker, at 3:S0 o'clock yesterday after noon at the saloon of T. T. Trenthana. corner Of North McDonough and Pollard streets.
 Five shots from an improved six chambered Smith and Wesson revolver were pumped into Sumerall's body while he sank lifeless to the floor in front of the bar counter
 Both had been drinking and thera had been i'll feeling between them. growing out of differences over union matters, and beginning with the declaration of Sumerali that he would not work by the side of Hunter, who though he was a union man. didn't possess a union card
 Sumerall had been looking for Hunter during the morning with a revolver in his pocket Hunter had been warned by his friends that he was in danger. The two met in Treutham.s aadoon at II a. m., and. in presence of the barr tender made up their differences.
 In the Midst fl the Drinkn.
 Tie tragedy was enacted after drinks had been served to the men. 6umerau was lifting glass of lemonade from the counter and Hunter had just Ruiped down part Of the contents of a bottle of beer.
 You called nae s-----h this morn- Ing. didn't your asked Hunter.
 Yes" replied SumeralI
 Instantly. Hunter jerked his pistol from his pocket and. fin rapid succes- sion fired the five shots Into sumerail's body.
 Hunter walked from the saloon and was captured at the corner of Hull and Pollard streets by Engineer Pruitt ieveled . shot gun on Hunter ard hetsl him until the police arrived dAnd took sle priaoneg to the eountv jaiI
 The pistol used by Hunter was found ,iAter underneath negro house uaer the scene ef the frageay
 As far as could be learned. the trouble between the beiligerent hoiief- makers grew out of sumeraIl.s refusal to work by the side of Hunter Both were employed at the Western shopA the former had been working there about two months and the latter was given employment there about q month ago, but auit work few days ago.
 Sumeralt. It is said, was q member in good standing of the boiiermakerH' union, while Hunter had been a mem Der of the same union, but had failed to pay his dues. He. therefore, did not have his union card and was regarded by Sumerali as not being .
 
 Recently, it is said, Hunter applied to return to work and, on hearing of this, Sumerali declared that he would not work in the same shop with Hunter.
 SumerRll Grows Turbulent.
 The trouble between the men grew more intense Tuesday, it is said sum- eraIl. addicted to strong drink, and known as a turbulent character when under the influence of liquor, had grown vicious in his attitude toward Hunter. while Hunter. at the same time was attempting by every con- ceivable means to recede from a dif- ficulty.
 sumeralI. who resided as the resi- dence of T. T. Trentham, corner of Decatur and Randolph Street. went to the boarding house of Mrs. V. V. Crot- ty, corner of North Perry and Ran- dolph Street. about 12 o'clock Tuesday night.
 Occupants of the crotty residence say that Sumerall, armed with a pistol and under the influence of whiskey, went into the room of Hunter and dared him into the street. Hunter did not accept the invitation, whersupon Sumerall left tho house and. at the sidewalk, cursed Hunter and another boarder.
 At SAB o'clock yesterday morning, J. T. Price a boarder at Mrs. Crottye. met Sumerall. He was drinking. had R revolver in his right front trousers pocket. He asked Mir. Price where Hunter was and declared with oaths that he was going to kill Hunter.
 Mir Price told sumera1l he didn't know where Hunter was and the two parted. Later word was passed 10 Hunter by his friends that SumeraH was searching for him with a revolver.
 ''Sumerall and Hunter came into the saloon about II o'clock this morning" said Tom Cfillis. bar tender at Trent hams yesterday afternoon. They shook hands, settled their differences and had drinks together.
 When I went home to dinner today" continued Mir Gillis, "Sumerall was asleep in his room, and when I re- turned from dinner, Hunter passed through the saloon and asked me where sumeralI was. told him he was asleep. Hunter left the store and. acc cording to my best information, he went to the house, walked up Sumerall and they both went from the house to- gether.
 walked into the saloon through the side door and advanced to the counter. Hun ter asked Summerall what he would have. Summerall said he would take a lemonade. I then asked Hunter what he V Ould have
 said
 "'What kind of beer do you want I asked,
 Any thing that's good. he said
 T fixed up the drinks. set the bottle e beer in front of Hunter and tho lena onade went to Sumerall. My recoI- lection is that Sumerau was just ready to lift the lemonade from the countra and Hunter had drank about half of his beer from the bottle, when Hunter said.
 You called be s-----h this morn- ing. didn't you.
 Yes. was the reply.
 Then I saw Hunter flash a pistol