The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-08
DUEL ByisELMA MEN ]. Norris and K. milan Wounded. Thl FORMER MAY sUccUMB Son-in-law Attacks Father of His
 Wife. Suit For Divorce May Have . Tragic cuimlnasios--weiI Known Men Fissre in
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Advertiser Bureau.

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 Selma, Sept. [.
 A pistol duel in which a number of shots were fired and In which both of the participants, John c. Norris. q well-known contractor, and his son. in-iaw. Kirk Philan, may be fatally Injured. occurred about l2 o'clock to- ss aay t,Sn on SMashingtcE street pt,, in front of
 The difficulty between the two men grew out of a family trouble of near iy two years standing.
 wounds. The most serious wound which Mir. Norris received and which may terminate fatally is In the left groin. the ball ranging up into the abdomen. The other was q slight flesh wound and Is of little consequence.
 After the shooting Mfr. Norris was taken to his home. two blocks fur- ther down Washington street and lat CT to an inhrmary. The surgeons at- tending him consider that he is In q precarious condition Besides the two shot wounds which he received Mfr Norris was also badly bruised over tns head by a fence pailIng which was welded by Mir. Philan.
 The wound which Mir. Philan receiv- ed and which Is considered of dam gerous character by the surgeon wno attended him is in the right side. The ball entered between the fourth and fifth rib under the shoulder and penetrated to the cavity. Mir. Phnan received a second wound in the fieshy part of the left shoulder. Mir. Philan felt no disagreeab1e effects from the injury in his right side but surgeons rgeard the wound as serious.
 Bon-im-Law of Norris.
 Both of the participants in the duel are well known to all of the citizens of Selma. Mir. Norris has been res- ident of Selma for at least thirty years and is a well known contractor MT. Philan, who is son of Mir and Mrs. A. Philan, came to Selma with, his parents while he was quite young and about eight years ago married a daughter of Mir. and Mrs. John c. Norris
 From residents who live on wash ington street, In the locality where the duel between the two men occurred. 1t seems that Mir. Norris was riding yhis bicycle down the western sidewalk going to his home to dinner When about two blocks from his home and when almost fin front of the residence of Monette Phiian, Kirk Philan rush ed out of the house and grabbing paling from the fence attacked Mir, Norris. MT. Norris also jerked a pal. ing from the fence with which to de- fend himself. In the mix-up which followed MT. Norris was hit across the head several times with the paling by MT. Philan. -
 During the dlficulty both of the men pulled pistols and began shoot ing. After tho shooting MT. Philan surrendered to officers and was taken to police headquarters. where his wounds were dressed. Later he was taken to, the home of his father, A. Philan on Washington street, who lives almost opposite where the duel occurred.
 A Philan, father of Kirk Philan. was probably the first person who rushed to the aid of Mir. Norris after the shooting. Physicians were then hurriedly sent for. When the physi- clans reached the side of Mir. Norris he was unconscious and he was placed in the automobile of one of the sur geons and carried to his homo.
 While 1t is believed that the trou- ble between Mfr. Norris and his son-in- law Is of long standing the feelings between the two men were intensified about a week ago when Mrs. Phi1an entered proceedings for divorce against her husband.
 Friends of Mfr. Philan claim that the young man believes that the estrange- ment between himself and wife was forced by the parents. These latter developments together with previous misunderstanding between father and son-in-law led up to the difficulty to- day.