The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08

5Picer, a brother OF Callahan's err
.ng wife, welded the bloody knife
which will send Callahan to the grave
Before Spicer could quite complete
ais deadly work, shot from Gala
han's 17-year-old son, Wilson, aTeng-
ID his father and laid his uncle life
.ess in the same pool OF blood in |
which his victim lay weltering.
A strange fact in connection with
he tragedy is that five years ago to-
lay James B. Marcum was shot to
Heath in the court house door in
Jackson by Curtis Jett and in his
confession said that Ed Callahan
gave him the pistol with which he
murdered Marcum and told him to
20 on and do the deed.
The tragedy occurred in Galatians
store, on Long Greek, near Crocketts-
lille, twenty miles from Jackson. Cal
.ahan and Spicer were partners in a
country grocery, about half a mile
from Callahan's main store, and had
several times had business disagree
nents. Several months ago they had
a quarrel and Callahan proceeded to
give his partner and brother-in-law
sound drubbing, when he was re-
leaseds Spicer started away, de-
claring that he was going after his
pistol, when Callahan drew his re-
volyer and swearing he would kill hin
neld his antagonist prisoner until he
promised not to renew hostilities.
Recently conditions at Spicer's
store had not been satisfactory to
Callahan and about noon today he
sent his son Wilson to tell Spicer
% come at once over to Callahan's
store to settle up. Spicer responded
In person and upon his arrival went
Ito review Of their partnership
business, which become a hot discus
sion, in which Callahan violently a
oused Spicer for his shortcomings.
The men were standing facing
each other as Callahan poured out
mis- wrath, when suddenly spicer,
so quickly, that Callahan did not
nave time to get weapon or retreat
. whipped out large keen-biaded clasI
knife, such as the mountaineers us
( daily carry, and sprang at the enemy
Callahan was surprised, but threw u
/. his arm in an instructive movement
Of defense, but the heavy blade slick
ing through cloth, esh and sinew!
= l4,ke razor, sank to the bone o.
lie arm. severing the large arteries
: which feed the limb and almost
hacking the arm from the body .
n Callahan reeled backward an
Spicer closing with him, tried to re
( peat the blow, but before his uprais
ID arm could descend the secont
. line, Wilson Callahan seized his
fathers revolver from a drawer Il
he counter of the store and fire,
: 1ne shot, which crashed through t
brain of Spicer, and the latter an
: Callahan whom he still clutched fel
together In the blood which gushe
d rom Callahans arm
1
e Spicer was killed instantly and
was first thought that Callahan woul
% expire before the torrent of bloc
u Gould be stopped. A country docto
who lived near was summoned, an
succeeded by rude but effective bant
ages in lessening the flow OF bloo'
Jut the wound in the arm was 6
leep and jagged and so much bloc
= lad been lost that 1t was eHder
l the wounded man could not lon
survive
/ Spicer's body was removed to h
residence by his relatives, while WI
son Callahan, who so promptly aven
ed though he could not save h
fathers life, has not been arreste
the neighborhood heartily sympathi
ing with the action of the boy.