The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-29
LAWYER SHOT
AS RESULT Of
old QUARREL
}. W. cuTRER, ONE or THE
STATES LEADING ATToR-
NEYsD WOUNDED.
ALLEGED BUSINESS WRONG
John Clark, cutrer's Wife's Brother.
Does the shootIns-Insurance Man
Slightly wounded-stenosrapher
Saves Mems Lives.
ALLEGED BUSINESS WRONG
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Clarksdale, Miss, Feb. ga near
tragedy, involving three prominent
citizens of this city, was enacted yes
terday afternoon. about O'Clock. when
John Clark fired three shots at his
brother-in-law, J. w. Cutrer. a WIDELY
known banker and lawyer, wounding
him in the face and arm, the third
shot glancing and wounding ]. H.
Johnson prominent insurance man.
who was in Cutrer's office at the time.
The weapon used was a 3S-caliber pfs,.
toll
The only witnesses to what would
nave been real tragedy had 1t not
been for the faulty aim of Mr.. Clark
were W. A. Crawley, t. B. Watkins
and e. F. Wilmington, the latter Mr..
Cutrer's stenographer, these being in
Mr.. Cutrer's law office at the time Mr..
Clark entered.
The latter entered the office and
without any preliminaries. further
than the bare announcement that he
was going to shoot him, opened fire on
Mr. Cutrer, the two balls taking effect
But for the fact that Wilmington
drew Mr.. Johnson aside in the effort
TO protect his employer, thus causing
the third shot to take effect in the side
OF the insurance man, whom he was
endeavoring to protect, the full charge
would have entered the breast of the
attorney, and would doubtless have
caused his instant death.
As it was, the wounds of neither
are considered serious, though thew
are necessarily painful
Friends arrived promptly and physi.
clans were summoned to look after
he wounded men, who were taken 70
heir respective homes. DR.. Crisler.
u Memphis, was notified to come on
special train. and his diagnosis is
waited with anxiety by the friends
If the victims.
MT. johnson is prominent insur-
nee man of the city, and was an in
locent party, his presence in Cutrer's
'ffice at that particular time having no
'earing on the affair, business matters
having called him thither. His wound
not considered dangerous, though
he hall entered his left side, gIancine
'cross his breast, infiicting a painful
lesh wound.
Mr.. Cutrer is an attorney and bank
II of prominence. His wife is a sister
II Mr.. Clark, who did the shooting.
The latter was taken in hand bv
leputy surendering himself calmly
md without resistance to the officer.
lie refused, however, to be taken IN
'ustody by Chief of Police F. L. Smith.
referring the deputy to look after
lin.
There was no fear of violence in
he fktitude of the large crowd that
'as lered almost Immediately after the
hooting, and the greatest sympathy
vas expressed for all concerned, ana
specially for the unfortunate victim
i the stray bullet, Mr.. johnson who
lad no part in the affair.
The shooting is the elimination 81
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