The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-08-12

son. Mr.. and Mrs. Davis also went
to church and Davis was walking to-
ward Grubb when he shot him. Grubb
contended that Davis turned and
threw his hand to his Weapon, the
| signal for Grubb's fire.
Grub was acquitted. The jury may
not have believed that he shot in
~self-defense. but there was so much
testimony supporting Grub that, the
Jury freed him. Both men went
armed to the second. AS Davis fell
dead in the church yard. a huge Colts
pistol dropped from his hip pocket.
In his surry was concealed a breech-
loading shotgun with "a heavily load
ed shells. He carried other weapons.
Both men appeared to have meant
to kill on sight.
Grub wore his pistol in a short
hook to make eaS it's use if attacked.
Courageous as Grub was, Davis ap-
peared to be more so. He was quoted
4 on trial as having expressed the be-
lief that Grub would become panic
stricken in his presence and Grubb
never denied a respect for the
bravery Of his brother-in-law.
!, On the trial Sheriff Dorset testified
: that Davis had told him Of his in
@tention to kill Grub. Why the sheriff
did not arrest him under a peace
warrant, nobody ever knew. In time,
Dorset failed in business, lost his of
e flee, fell behind and became a bank
rupt, and Grubb held the bag. II
b cost him thousands, but 1t saved his
e life.
Waylaid After Acquittal.
Grubb lived at a handsome country
home across the river from Rowan
where he was tried, Salisbury. He hal
been acquitted. His wife, who sat will
him against all her brothers, one o
whom Grub killed, had returned
- h0voo Cr,hh uyont hocL Cn0pt tn,
is night, and started to Salisbury. From
le ambush he was shot twice, heav,
r buckShOts piercing his body and tear
ing his handsome face badly. Hi
N companion wilted under the fire. The
re drove wildly to Salisbury and a pOss
f. went for the assailants. After week:
I'd Nat Crump, a negro desperado, wa
shadOwed near Asheville. Crunp start
ed to flee and was shot down.
"a Frank Hairston, another negro des
eS peradO, was with Crump. They wer
ne tried. convicted and sentenced to tn
1e ~penitcntiary. They are not there nov
LII They have escaped.
:" Grubb's career has been a tempe:
tuous one. He has been in the whiske
80 business and for a time he and Dav
-. were associated in a distillery. The
% Quarreled and true to their fghtiT
Az blood. spent a life OF cunning for eaC
~ other until Davis met his death. N
GruOO always OlSC1almcO any lntcl
in ton Of killign Davis, however, ar
r. often said that he had been given I
warning when Davis and ne met {
Nd the October Sunday in question.
nf Grub fought many fights. Son
~ were with fists, some with sticks, OF
IA ers with guns. Twenty ear ago
,S, and Jim Green emptied pistols at eat
other on the main streets OF Salisbur
but were not touched. Later tn
made it up and On Grubb's trial +
a his life, Green sat in his corner.
Fought II. ID. w. ConnOr.
In the summer of 1907. r. D.
He Common went to Boone township
IN make a speech on a local SchOOl t
nd election. Grubb was the richest m
I'D in the township and the most affect
by a tax levy. He fought the measu
n resented Mr.. Connor's appearan
Ter. The meeting was composed of Grub
friends largely. Grubb interrupt
lay Mr.. ConnOr who had said tina a &C
iCh tinuation Of our ignorant conditic
,b's would give the Yankees q chance
'O4. sell us wooden nutmegs again. Cru
to denounced the statement as a ID
the lie" and Mr.. COnnOr went for h
vid- Never = man won respect more uui,