The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-03
SHOOTING OCCURRED
AT HOME OF UNCLE
After the Shooting Touart
Guarded PROSTATE Woman
and Prevented People Civ
ing Her AssistanCe-Fled
to Swanps, Paying Negro
to Act as Guide-After-
wards Captured.
BY Ben n. Thomas.

| BY Ben n. Thomas.
Milton, Fla, July I'm a pr2Cti-
| calIy unconscious condition, with
! three severe bullet wounds in asr
! body. Mrs. Lucy TOuart wife of
| Clifford TouaTt, until recently a
| resident CT Pensacola, lies at the
/ point OF death AT the residence o.
J Ben Jernigan, just acTO-s the Black
| water River from the big mills OF
| the SteaTnS-CulVeT Lumber Co, at
BaSdad- The bullets were fired from
| a 3S-calbre revolver in the hands OF
Clifford Touart who. madjened by
his wife's determination 10 visit
! Pensacola Cor the purpose of attend
ing to some minor business matters,
and after a dispute and a scuffle,
ran into the home of Ch8s. A. Stin-
son, his uncle, at whose home TOuart
and his wife were stopping and Sc
cured tle weapon with which the
shooting was done
One of Mrs TOuart's wounds is
almost necessarily fatal and the ply
ssicfans in attendance express not
| the slightest hope of her recovery.
Even should she recover it would on
" be to spend the remainder %
her life a hopeless paralytic.
One of the three bullets entered on
a level with the lower point Of the
| spine and causing instant paralysis:
| the second entered the small of the
| back. producing a severe muscular
wound and the third entered be-
| tween the shoulders AMI was extract
ed from beneath the skin OF the
| right shoulder This latter was the
| only bullet extracted by the physi-
| clans, although every effort was
made to locate the other two. Five
slots were fired in all, only three
| taking effect.
LEFT PENSACOLA RECENTLY.
Mr.. and Mrs. TOUaTt removed
| from Pensacola to the home o. Mr..
Stinson about five weeks ago and
| during their residence at Mr.. Stin-
sons Clifford TOUart is said to have
acted strangely at times appearing
mOrose and melancholy in the eX-
IRENE. and acting II such manner,
generally, Is to lead to the belief
that he was mentally unbalanced.
Touart and his wife it Is said, had
/ frequent disputes. but There was
never ANYTHING said or done TO en-
gender the belief that Touart was
at all dangerous.
Different stories OF the tragedy
agree in all essential PARTICULARS.
and. in the main. are confirmed hv
the statement Of the victim. On
Wednesday evening. according TO
Mr. Stinson and others. Mrs. TOuaTt
determined 10 go TO Pensacola 10
make arrangements regarding some
furniture in storage there, and upon
which storage charges were due on
JuIv I This determination was
strengthened bv the Fact that a let
ter had been received from TOuaTt's
mother asking that he and his wife
return to Pensacola from whence
they had removed but a few weeks
nreviotrs. TOuart was violently OPP
nosed to his wife'5 departure and 1t
is said. expressed himself forcfbly
relative to the proposed trip even
intfmating that he wOul1 prevent his
wife's departure by force II neces-
saTy-
Later in the evening. while Mrs.
Touart was sitting upon the porch
with Mr. and Mrs Stius0n TOuart
remained In an adjoining bedroom,
sitting alone in the dark for about
two hours. and without making a
sound His action was considered
strange at the time, but hardly more
so than his actions in general since
his residence at the home of Mr..
Stinson.
Early Thursday morning Mrs.
Touart made up a small package Of
the landing Of the steamer City II
TAMPA. en- route for Pensacola. In
tending to take her son. Willie, with
her
II is said that she tried 10 induce
her husband 20 accompany her, but
without success
As she came out upon the gal
lerv. she met TOuaTt and a heated
argument ensued, TOUart violently
opposing her departure and especial
" taking the boy with her FINALLY
a ecuffIe occurred upon the steps.
Touart attempting 10 detai1 his
wife by FoTce. Finally breaking
away from him Mrs. ToHaTt started
for the gate and was in The act
OF opening il when TOuaTt who had
-1uickIv returned 70 the house. an
beared with a revolver and began
bring.
TOUART THREATENS OTHERS.
The bullets we're fired as rapidly
as Torart could pull the trigger ant
Mrs. Touart- fatally w0r.nded, fell
upon her side just inside the gate.