The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-18
JOHN HAYES IS
 SHOT IN BACK
FIRED ON BY w. D. BROWN, AFT FER A BRIEF CONTROVERSY
 OVER A FAMILY AFFAIR.
Hayes Had Been Drinking SeVera Days and Was Half Intoxicated When He Aceosted Brown
 on Valley Street.

John Hayes, married, and residing at 121 Grand avenue, was shot through the body and seriously, though not fatally wounded, yester-
 day afternoon, w. D. Brown firing
 the bullet.
 The shooting took place at the in- tersection of Valley and Jefferson streets along the tracks of the Iron Mountain railroad Hayes had ac- costed Brown and they had an argm- ment which seemed spirited to a few who saw them talking, but none were sufficiently close to oyerhear all that was said.
 Brown, from some witnesses, started to walk off north on Valley street, and Hayes was following him. Brown is reported to have turned and sad. You --- -, don't you be following me"
 It is said that Hayes continued to follow Brown after this remark, and Brown whipped out pistol and fired. The bullet entered Hayes body below the right shoulder blade, and ranged up and out just to the left of the middle portion of the body
 a few inches below the collar band Hayes ran to his home. which is not far distant. Brown walked away ID Valley street to the old Park stables, turned off on Garden street, ana that was the last seen of him.
 Another version, as told by negro who claimed to have seen the shoot ing, was that Hayes was walking along Valley street when Brown seemed to run up on him and started to attack Hayes. when the latter met him. Brown is then reported to have taken a pistol from a paper bundle ne held in his hand, and to have opened fire on Hayes. It is said the first bullet missed, then Hayes turn ed to run, and the second bullet WAS fired, when Hayes had his back turned Then a third bullet is said to have been fired at Hayes as he
 left the scene.
 It is reported by this authority that
 Brown then stood and reloaded his revolver, after which he started of up Valley street and disappeared A negro woman is said to have come
 up as Brown was shooting and to have stopped him after the third shot Brown is a half paralytic and nol inclined to be a match physically for either a strong man or strong woman Hayes was removed to St. Joseph's where Drs Wood and Tribble attend ed him. The wound is quite se-
 rious one. though not likely to 2roy' fatal.
 The only statement Hayes made O the shooting was that he had heard threats from Brown, who he said hS hardly knew. He said they met jus
 before the shooting, argued awhile and Brown said: q will get you now yOu --- ----" and then fireC
 the shot.
 Hayes is a plumber and has beer employed with Billy Borman foi about seven years. Brown is news paper salesman, and was employee by Jackson and also seemed to have been a free lance in the sale of tho
 city papers,
 There was report that Mrs Hayes
 wife of the wounded man, had figure | in the differences between the men A newspaper man asked Mrs. Have. | if MT. Hayes could be seen for { statement. He has not got anything
 to say" she answered. She said shl
 had nothing to say Then asked i
 she knew who shot her husband, sh, walked away.
 Detectives Laughlin and Youns
 started an immediate hunt for Brown but he seemed to have gotten away
 in the woods at the east end of Gar. dpn street