St. Tammany farmer., 1907-12-21
FATAL STREET DUEL.
In Which One Man Was
Killed and Another
Badly Wounded.
Another Mine Disaster
Added TO List. In
land Waterways
Street Duel,

Laurel, MISS, dec. 10. Inc 0rdl-
nary calm of this city was broken to-
day by sensational duel fought out
between two prominent citizens in the
heart of the business district about
5 o'clock this afternoon, as a result of
which one man is dead and another
seriously wounded and a little boy of
Is has buckshot in his shoulder.
Hon. B. w. Scarborough, ex-State
Senator and an attorney of wide re-
pute, and I'd Bragg, merchant, were
the parties in the affair, which oc-
Cured directly in front of the first
National Bank Building in Central
Avenue and Magnolia Street.
Some days ago the Wilburn-B Bragg
Company, grocery firm, also inter-
ested in livery stable here, had an
attachment sued out against them and
their effects were seized pending set
tlement. Scarborough was retained
by Wilburn, one of the parties, and is
said to have been trying to effect an
adjustment with the Bragg interest
for his client. 1t is known that there
had been trouble between Wilburn
and the Bragg boys, and later the
feeling seemed to be directed at Shar-
borough. This afternoon Scarborough
and Edward Bragg met in front of the
Wallace Drug Company, and it is al
legged by witnesses that the latter used
some strong language and threatened
to kill Scarborough, who told him that
he had best keep his pistol in his
pocket, as he wanted no trouble. 1t
appears that Bragg advised him to go
and get his gun anyhow, and Sharbo-
rough then walked half block away
to the store Of Frank Gardner Co.,
where he cody asked to look at some
shotguns and, selecting one, bought
some shells and left. He walked di-
rectly back to the corner of Magnolia
Street and Central Avenue, where
Bragg was waiting for him, and the
latter opened fire with gun. 1t is
said that Scarborough walked up to
Bragg and laid his hand on his shoul-
der and spoke to him, and as he did
Bragg seized Sharborough's gun and
fired, hitting the latter three times
before Scarborough could wrench his
gun away. Then Scarborough opened
fire. Pragg fell, and Scarborough walk
ed across the street and went upstairs
above the drugstore, handing his gur
to bystander and asking that doc
tor attend him. Bragg lay on the
sidewalk a moment or two and was
carried into the same building, while
doctors were summoned to the scene.
Drs. H. G. Mccormick and M. w.
Waldrup and C. M. Hyde were the
first at hand, and later Drs. J. B.
Jurvis and C. M. Davis waited on both
men. Bragg died in less than an hour,
while Scarborough was able to walk
downstairs and ride to his home,
though seriously wounded, receiving q
bullet in the left arm, another near
the hip and another in the back. He
is thought to have, a good chance OF
recovery.
Newton Brown, a 13-year-old boy,
who was standing about 100 yards dis
tant from the contestants, received a
buckshot in the right shoulder and was
taken to the Office of DR.. C.. Ramsey,
who pronounced the wound not danger,
GUS.
Fortunately the street was practi.
cally clear for the moment or other
fatalities might have resulted. The
police were upon the scene immediate,
ly after the tragedy and secured the
revolver used by Bragg. Scarborough
was arrested and bond given for his
appearance until he is able to appear
in court.