The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-05-06
Negro Killed in Brawl at RudleS
Mills.

As result of difficulty which oc-
CURED in Reuhenvile, Eegro settle
ment near Riddles Mills, Sunday night
Arnold Fisher was shot and instantly
killed by Frank Johnson. alias Frank
Talbot. Both are negroes.
The shooting occurred at the cOl0red
church and grew out of d jUke which
is :alleged to have been played by
Fisher upon johnson. The two men
were in Paris Sturdy night driving to
town in Johnson's Lbuggyy. They re-
manned in Paris some time when Fish
er is alleged to have taken Johnson's
buggy and returned to his home.
y ohnson was compelled to walk to the
home of Jane Talbot. where he was
staying and arrived there late Sunday
afternoon.
After the negro had arrived home he
secured a shot gun saying to some CT
the family that he was going to get
himself man. Then he walked 10
the church in Reubenville, where he
waited until the services were over
and accosted Fisher as he came out.
Hot words, it is said, passed between
the two men and Johnson emptied the
contents Of the gun into Arn0ld's body.
The charge took effect in the left side,
tearing away large protein of the
abdomen and almost severing the body.
Death resulted instantly.
There were large number Of eye
witnesses to the affair as the services
at the chrch had just ended and the
crowds attending we're preparing TO re-
turn home.
A telephone message was received
in Paris short time after the shoot.
ing and Deputy Sheriff w. F. Talbot
and Coroner Rudolph Davis went to
the scene of the crime. The latter or
dered the body of the dead negro re-
moved to hisihomA. where it was pre-
pared for burial. After the shooting
johnson made his escape and has not
been apprehended.
The negro accused of the crime is
said to have been very peaceable, and
WAS scarcely twenty years of age,
while the man the.killed.bore bad rep
utation and has, more than once figured
In difficulties and shooting scrapes.
On one occasion about six years ago he
was one of the principals ina shooting
affray at a ,colored camp meeting in
CyDthiana. in which one man was
Killed and three or four injured.
He was injected in the Harrison Cir
cult Court IN an Indictment for man
slaughter and sentenced to the peni
Tertiary for five years. After serv-
ing his time he was released and re-
turned to Bourbon county where he |
has since lived.
JOHNSON CAPTURED.
Sheriff A. S. Thompson received in
formation yesterday Iafternoon to the |
effec THAT Frank Johusol. who shot
and killed Arnold Fisher at Riddles |
Mills Sunday night, was hiding on the |
farm of Jane Talbot, on the Colville |
pike few miles from Riddles Mills.
Deputy Sheriffs W. f. Talbot and
j. o. Marshall lett this city yesterday
afternoon about five O'Clock in an au-
tomobie for the scene. Both were
armed with. shotguns, as it was feared
difficulty would be experienced in
effecing the arrest of the negro &C
cused of the crime.
The negro offered no resistance and
submitted to arrest and was brought
to Paris about six o'cock where he was
lodged in Jail. While he would discuss
the shooting but little he said the man
he killed had been giving him trouble
and was after him when he fired the
shot which tookshis lise.