The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-10-09

One sister, Miss Eva Green, and two
brothers. Robert and Winston, sur
vive him.
sERGT. SMITH SHOOTS TWO MEN.
One Dead, the Other Dangerously
Wounded.
While in the discharge of his duty
Sergt. George Smith a member of the
Nashville police force, man highly
respected by all classes of citizens, a
man fully competent, an efficient Off
GER polite and self-respecting citizen,
was compelled to shoot two men whom
he had placed under arrest Wednes-
day morning. Sergeant Smith has
been member of the Nashville police
department for long time and his
conduct as an officer has not as yet
been questioned Judging from the
account of the affair, 1t would seem
that he was justified and that only in
the protection of his own life did he
fire the fatal shot 1t appears that
his escape was narrow one, and that
for his courage and presence of mind,
different story would have been
printed and much more sorrow would
have been brought through Greater
Nashville.
On Wednesday morning after the
shooting the following account ap-
peared in a morning paper:
In an attempt to escape after being
arrested about 1880 o'clock Wednesday
morning, Lucian Parish was shot and
instantly killedby Sergt. George Smith,
the brother of the dead man, Hubbard
Parish, was dangerously wounded and
Sergt. Smith himself was badly beaten
about the head, The tragedy took
place almost directly in front of the
fire hall adjoining the police station.
The Parish brothers were arrested
on the Public Square by Sergt. Smith
and were being taken to the police
station by him. Both the brothers
were drunk, and Hubbard Parish. car
ried heavy stick. AS they were about
to enter the police station Hubbard
Parish exclaimed, This is far enough;
I'm not going another id step" Both
the prisoners attempted to run, and
Hubbard Parish struck viciously at
Sergt. Smith with large stick he car
ried. Lucian Parish broke away and
ran only few steps when he fell,
shot through the heart.
In the meantime Sergt Waddell,
on duty at the desk within the sta
ton, rushed out and found Hubbard
Parish and Sergt. Smith in the diff
Guilty, the Sergt blinded by blood and
attempting to shoot Hubbard Parish,
who was beating him over the
head When Sergt Waddell ran
out, Hubbard Parish, who had al
ready been shot through the hip,
started to run, but on command
of Sergt Waddell and at the point of
pistol, he stopped and was taken into
the station.
The city ambulance came within a
few minutes and took Sergt. Smith
and Hubbard Parish to the City
Hospital. 1t is said Parish will re-
cover. Sergt. Smith is painfully but
not seriously hurt.
The Parish brothers were first said
TO be from Franklin, living on Route
No. 2, but it was stated later that Lu-
clan Parish, the man who was killed,
has lately lived on First avenue, this
city. He was apparently about 30
years old, while Hubbard Parish is
about SO, Lucian Parish. 1t is said,
had been blacksmith of this city,
having formerly been engaged to shoe
the horses for the fire department.
The Parish brothers were seen in
a buggy early Tuesday night, near
the Maxwell House, by Patrolman Cas-.
tleman. They were apparently some
what drunk at that time, and the pa
trolman thought then he would have
to place them under arrest. When
they passed Castleman, Lucian Far
ish Is said to have jeered at the officer,
and both went on at a rapid rate,
throwing back some taunt at the pa
trolman.
When Hubbard Parish was being car.
ried from the station to the ambulance
standing just outside, he was shrek.
Ing and praying, part of his prayers
being for "the man that did this"
From the reports of the conduct OF
the two brothers, who had been placed
under arrest, it was close quarters for
the officer. None will no doubt be able
to forget this accident.
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