Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-12-20
Ii IELAuR|n SHOOTS ARTHUR MURRAY

Laurin, is a machinist and is employ ed at the Cotton Belt shops. The latter is "A years old.
 There were several eye witnessey to the shooting, including Lem Lan,- pert, one of the propretors of tho saloon; Ed Hill, the negro porter em- ployed there; Walter Levey, who hap. pened in the place at the time. and Thomas $. James, an intimate friend of MT. Murray, who was leaving the saloon with him when he was attack ed. The statements of Levey and Lampert regarding the attack are very similar, although Levey hurried towards rear door when the first shot was fired and did not see any of the trouble after he turned.
 Lampert says he had been waiting on MT. Murray and Mir James. who were in the saloon only a few mih- utes previous to the arrival of the LeLaurins. They had taken a drink: and purchased cigar. While they were im the saloon Gus and Ed Le- Laurin walked in from a. side door on the Alabama street side. They called for glass of beer and in a few seconds Mr. Murray and MT. James walked out the swinging doors at the ThTd avenue entrance. As they did so, Lampert says, Murray being in the rear of James, Gus LeLaurin struck Murray in the head. Mur- ray turned and cried My god, what does this mean?' and almost instant. ly two shots were fired by Ed Le- Laurin.
 Murray sank to the floor in a pool of blood before Mr. James hardly realized what was happening as he was in the act of lighting his cigar at the time his friend was shot Gus and Ed LeLaurin ran out of the build. ing and hurried south on Alabama street. A MT. Eskridge ran into the saloon vestibule and assisted - MT. James in lifting Mir Murray to his feet. He was carried up stars and taken into his room in the Brookhill hotel, adjoining Drs C. K. carruth :. CTS and William Breathw;t were call ed and later Dr. A. c Jordan, wh ) was attending the meeting of the City Council, was summoned. Before the latters arrival it was suggested that MT. Murray be removed to the Flor- ence Sanitarium, as his condition would not admit of an operation the~a
 Holderness' ambulance was sent to the Hotel and after MT. Murray was placed oh cot and taken to the door of his room he seemed to realize what was ,being done and while in semi conscious condition, sat up on the cot and asked to be assisted back to his bed stating that he was not suffi- ciently wounded to warrant his being taken to hospital. His request was granted, but a short time later he became so weak from loss of blood that it was deemed absolutely necessary ito take him to the sanitar- ium for an immediate operation
 MT. Murray finally consented to go to the hospital and with the assist ance of friends, he stood up, got into his clothes, walked down the steps and stepped into the ambulance. He insisted on sitting up and did so until he reached the sanitarium. He in sisted that he was not shot and mot withstand.ng the fact that Dr. Jordan told him that he was shot in the head and needed immediate attention, he still declared he was mot shot and asked as to who would shoot him. He was accompanied Hto the hospital by Drs. Jordan, Calrruthers and Breath wit, and Dr. R, c. Thompson, who hurried to him when he learned of the shooting. also went there with him.
 MT. Murray IS one of the best known newspaper men in this state and one of the ablest. He was at one time offered the editorship of the St. Louis Globe Democrat, but declin- ed owing to his many interests here. He was born in this city and has been the owner of the Press-Eagle s'nce 1888. MT. Murray is unmarried and has one sister. Mrs. Ben Scull. living here.
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