Valdez weekly prospector., 1908-11-19
JUNEAU EDITOR IS , . 0F FIGHTING KIND R. l.. Colby Of Dispatch Shoots C. M. Summers
 President Of Bank
FlNANClER IS TO BLAME
Attacked In His Office Newspaper Man Uses Revolver To RepcIl
 His ASsailant

C. M. Summers, president of the First National bank of Juneau, and generally conceded to be one of the four or five men who control and die tate the policy of the Alaska Daily Record, on Wednesday morning of this week made himself the running target for four shots from a revolver in the hands of R. l.. Colby, acting editor of the Dispatch in the absence of Ed C. Russell. That Mir. Summers is alive to think it all over is little short of a miracle, for one of the four heavy bullets struck him slantingly in the chest, tearing an ugly wound across his breast. Had the bullet gone a little to one side, it would probably have killed him instantly. As it is, Mir. Summers is able to be out and around again.
 The shooting is directresuIt of the bad blood eng9ndered by the "roast- ing'' policy of the Record. That pa per last week published an article from the Cordova Alaskan containing one of John w. Frame's characteris- tic attacks on Editor Russel, winding up with a slur at Mrs. Russel. The Dispatch the following day, editorial ly referred to the article, and charac- ized the two editors of the Record as "tickct-of-leave men hired to do the dirty work of Louis P. Shakleford and c. M. Summers." MT. Summers took exception to the reference, and in company with Thomas Lyons, law partner of Mir. Shakleford, called at the Dispatch office and demanded of Colby that an apology be made in the next issue of the paper, threatening to Colby that he "would knock his block off" if it was not forthcoming.
 The apology did not appear, and Wednesday morning MT. Summers, this time alone, made second call at the Dispatch office, demanding to sec Mir. Colby. Williams, the foreman of the office, attempted to prevent Summers from entering, but was shouderod out of the way by Sum- mers, who is tall, powerfully built man. Reaching Colby, Summers pro- ceeded to put his threat into effect, and chased Colby around the office, striking him on the head number of times. Colby, who is comparative ly small man, finally lodged past Summers and seized revolver from d table near by, The sight of the gun cooled Summers ardor for battle, and he made q flying run for the door, be- ing followed by Il couple of shots. . Dodging around the corner of the of- flee Summers sought refuge on tho porch of the Beck residence, another shot following him. From there h e ran into the electric light office. There it was found that he had been woun- ded as described above, and was taken to hi home and physicjon called, who dressed the injury
 Public sentiment seems practically unanimous that Colby acted in self defense and that Mir. Summers was simply looking for trouble and found it. Colby was not placed under ar- rest, and finished the days work on the typesetting machine with the doors locked and the revolver lying by his side.
 It is claimed that Summers threat ened, after the shooting, that he would get him yet" (rcfcrring to Colby,D ) and the latter has applied for q peace warrant for Summers. .--Ju- noau Transcript.