St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-03-02
SHOT THREE
TIMES; HIT
TWO MEN
John Clark Shoots j. w. Cut
ter Of Clarksdale, Miss.
An Insurance Man Standing
Near is Also Wounded.
Both Lives Saved by Action
OF Office Stenographer.
shooting the Result of Fued
of Twenty Years or So.
An Insurance Man Standing
Near is Also Wounded.
Both Lives Saved by Action
Of Office Stenographer.
Shooting the Result of Fued
of Twenty Years or So.

! Clarksdale. Miss, Feb. 2S.-A
tragedy involving three prominent
citizens of this city, was enacted this
Iaiternoon about 5 O'Clock, when John
IC!ark nred three shots at his brother
ln-law, J. w. Cutrer, wounding him
lin the face and arm, the third shot
lglancing and wounding J. H. John
son, prominent insurance man, who
was in Cutrer's Office at the time.
the weapon used was a 3S-caliber
revolver. The only witnesses were
Messrs. w. A. Crawley, T. B. Wat
kins and E. F.. Wilmington, the lat
ter Mr.. Cutrer's stenographer, they
being in Cutrer's law Office at the
time Clark entered.
Clark entered the Office, and boldly
announcing that he was going to
shoot Cutrer, opened fire upon him.
the two balls taking effect. But for
the fact that Wilmington drew John
son aside, in an effort to protect his
employer, causing the third shot to
take effect in the side of the insur-
ance man, the full charge would have
entered the breast of the attorney
and would doubtlessly have caused
his death. His wounds are consid-
cred serious. Friends arrived soon,
and physicians were summoned to
look after the wounded men, who
were taken to their homes
Mr.. johnson is prominent insur-
ance man of this city, and was an
innocent party, his presence IN Cut
rer's Office at that particular time
having no bearing on the affair, bust
ness matters purely, having called
him thither. His wound is not con-
sidered dangerous, though the bali
entered his left side, glancing across
his breast, inflicting a painful flesh |
wound. Mr.. Cutrer is an attorney |
of prominence, his wife is sister
of the man who did the shooting.
The latter. was taken into custody |
by deputy, surrendering himself |
calmly and without resistance to the !
officer. There was no fear of vio-
;ence in the attitude of the large |
crowd which gathered almost i'm
The shooting is the elimination of
twenty years OF personal enimty be-
tween the two men. Clark was
known to be mentally unbalanced,
but was not considered dangerous.
Mr.. Cutrer married the only
laughter of Mr.. John Clark, who at
hat time owned the immense plan
alton on which Clarksdale is now
situated. The death of Mrs. Cutrer's
'ather occurred shortly afterwards,
Ind business disagreements develop
ID. John Clark, the eldest son of
he family, and the man who at
empted the life Of Mr.. Cutrer this
lfternoon, claimed that the terms of
lis fathers will had been set aside
~ Mr.. Cutrer to his own business
md financial undoing. II
The estate left by the founder CT
1larksdale was valued at $4,000. /.
IT this John Clark received what he /:
conceived to be portion consider
.bly less than to that which, as an :.
qual heir with the other children, '
le was Justly entitled. BY the or {
,anization of the Ashton Land Com
ANY, which was a consolidation G:
he interests Of several of the heirs, ]
nd of which company Mr.. Cutrer [!
vas virtually manager. Mr.. Clark !
laimed that he had not received the {
roper consideration. X