The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-08-14

dor, and never half so dangerous
looking. The citizens. not knowing
his intent and purpose. and knowing
that he always went armed, and his
weapons exposed, paid very little
attention to it; besides. they never
knew Of his having any trouble with
any one.
Shortly afterwards, he began
promenade around the square. taking
in the whole route Goliath like, he
repeated it every day 1t began to
arouse the suspicion OF some Of the
citizenry. and they decided TO watch
him. The last round he made. being
the fourth or fifth round. he was seen
to stop at the attorneys office. fun
bled with the door knob only to ind
that It was locked; he stepped to the
window. raised it and pushed aside
the curtains and peeped in, only t.
ind no one in, lie then went over
on the opposite side OF the square,
into the back room OF MIR. Sam Hos
kin's drug store. where he was wont
mostly to while his leisure hours
away,
OF course, the attorney was kept
appriscd of all the doctors maneu-
vcrs. and this last act raised his ire
to a frenzied pitch, his prison life
becoming hu1niliating, and not want
ing to be branded as a coward. stole
away from his effectionate wife while
she was in the rear OF the premises
attending the domestic duties of her
household, and went up on the
square. which was only short dis
lance. earring with him his little
"pcppcr-boN" pistol. not more than
! or inches long. handle and all.
He never went, David like. ''in the
name OF the Lord and Hosts" bu;
he went OF his own accord in the
name of right honor and Justice to
defend himself from his would be
adversary. On reaching the square
he learned that the doctor was on the
west and opposite side of the square
in the drug store. He went over
there, inquired OF the druggist ii
the doctor was in. On being n
formed he was in the back room. he
opened the room and found the doc
fondling d little child OF Mr. Hos
j,ins in his Ian His hack was ia the
attorney who with his little pistol
emptied its contents into the head
and back OF the doctor. he and his
irons falling with heavy thud upon
The floor-the little child mjracu-
lousIv escaping.
The attorney surrendered himself
at once. demanding an early prelim-
mary hearing. employing Hon.
Walker Brooke to attend to the
case.
At the inquest on the BODY of the
doctor. there was found a riflc-barrcl
pistol about i inches long with \
bore thai would chamber nearly an
o,,n,c hall
The nconIe NOT tnovino arvtbi,o
of the Icftcr and threats the docto-
had made AGAINST the attorney and
knowing the manner in which the
doctor was shot. caused great feel
ing OF indignation-so much so. that
Mr.. Brooke demanded a change OF
VENUE after preliminary hearing
in Lexington At the preliminary
trial the letter being misplaced. still
added more bitter feeling. although
the contents Of the letter was sworn
to by the attorney and his wife
Plumbing with the office door-knob.
raising the window. etc. was in evil
dence. and by hard pull Mir. Brooke
got bail for the attorney but very
heavy one. No one in Holmes
would go on it, and it was made up
in Nazoo CITY. Mai. p. NJ. Doherty
and Or lawrence SIGNING i
Part of the principle dockets Of
Nazoo county having been lost in
the swahp. and the other burned dur
inc the war. cannot ind out what
was done here; though | do know
that the case was remanded back
to Holmes.
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