The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-07-08
FATAL shot
Fired Into the Body Of Victor
! CapGTtDn BY John DamTOR.
Killing Occurred On The Streets d
Louisa Last Saturday Evening Is
Result d Trivial Quarrel.


~. shortly after six o'clock on last
Saturday evening an affray occur
red on Main Cross street. this city,
between william Caperton and Vic
tor and Fred. his sons. on the one
aide and John Damron ON the 9TH
ef. which resulted IN the fatal
shooting OF Victor caperton. Con-
cerning the origin OF the difficulty.
as well az the various phases Of
the fatal meeting. there are al
most a. many versions as there
were witnesses Of the killing. All
however. are agreed that the trou-
BILE began IN the barber shop OF
George Atkins. located on the
West side OF the street. between
the stores OF W. D. Pierce and J.
b. cruteher. william caperton and
John Damron were both in the
shop. but there was nothing In the
demeanor Of the two men that
would Indicate any bad feeling be-
tween them until Damron said some
thing about getting a musical In
strument to play al some sort Of
a gathering. Caperton then said
something at which Damron took
offense. The two men 1t once
began 10 quarrel. and while 80 en-
gagged. II ia said that Victor and
Fred caperton entered the shop
and Joined In the wrangle. Al this
point the story has different yer-
uIons Some say that Damron was
gfd out OF the front door by the
fona, while others say he went
vsnq qlnto the street. followed by
; ~ Upon reaching the street
sYehron drew q .sS calibre revolver
III warned them to keep back, but
advance continued and three
q llels sped from his weapon
Ie, then brief interval, and two
lore IN rapid succession. Some
Iye witnesses say that the first
! Iwo shots we're fired at William
HIND Fred caperton. missing their
mark. and that Il was the third shot
that caught Victor Others say
Il was the second shot that struck
Victor. Immediately after he was
shot. Victor fell forward, his hands
touching the ground, but with great
effort he stralghtened up and
started TO the hospital He walked
nearly all the way there with the
assistance OF one man. He dis
played wonderful nerve. but wher
near the building he began to sinh
and had to be carried in. He wai
suffering intensely and prayed L
be relieved from his great pain. La
ter he prayed God TO have mere,
upon him. As soon as possible h
was chloroformed and Drs. Yorl
and Bromley operated In the vail
hope OF saving his life. The bal
had passed through the seventh rib
near the breast bone. ranging 4
the right and downward, perforat
ing the intestines In three places
The bullet was not found. Dealt
from shock and hemorrhage occur
red about two O'Clock Sunday morn
ing. caperton received a terrible
wound IN the abdomen several year
sE5 from which few thought h
would ever recover. The operation
performed last Saturday for his re
lief showed how desperately he ha
been hurt, and further that as
result OF that Injury his liver wa
n seriously affected SO much SO tina
lit would have caused his death q
Inlsome no distant day.
About a hours after capterton'
Tragic death he was buried In tn
rulkerson cemetery. The weathe
las Intensely hot and It was nc
eblbsslble to keep the body any lonl
Preceding the burial appr'
iate services. conducted by III
v. W. L. Reid, Of the souther
a hodist church, were hel
he house. A large numbs
= ,riends Of the family ATTENDED
th9hIi many followed the body to II
pchsk caperton was about 81
sars old and married.
He Of the bullets fired durin
Affray passed through u
b window Of the barber sho
hho hotfom and left side. RAM