Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-31
Dispute Over Rent Led to the
WOunding Of Couple, Declares
the Prisoner.
GLAD HIS VSCTIMS WILL LIVE
Injured Wife Asserts Landlord
Who Attacked Husband and
Herself Was Drunk.

d. T.. Guerrant, held at the city
prison for shooting MT. and Mrs J.
W. Graham sunday morning, to-day
broke stubborn silence t. tell his
story TO Captain Poole. Of the police
force. His plea was self-defense.
II didn't want 10 Kill him" he sal
u would not have shot him except 70
save my life u is good news to me
that Graham is resting well.
At the hospital Grahams condition
is considered serious The bullet from
Gucrraut's pistol penetrated his alb
domen. and physicians to-day said
they could not forecast the result. ~
plro of ;ae fact that the man slept
easily and naturally last night Mrs.
Grahaw's injury is slight bullet
striking her IN the thigh.
Guerrant said that Graham owed
him for five weeks rent and that early
SATURDAY night the two quarreled.
Graham returned from town about >
o'clock Sunday morning, the story
continued, and entered the rootd
where Guerrant and his wife were
sleeping
Says Graham Choked Him.
GucrrIut declares that Graham at
tackled him and ohokcd him as he
lay half asleep. He seized his re-
vuIycr from its place under his pill
low. pushed 10 against Grahm's DO iy
and fired. 4 second shot. ne SAID.
went Wild as Doe scrambled TO sit up
iu bed, and Mrs Graham, who hal
followed her husband into the room,
was uii
Gucraut refused to talk to report
rTs
"lt was one OF hose affairs that
can not be avoided ne told them
briefly u shot him i'm sclf-defense.'
Gucrrtut was guarded i'm his state
mrnts The only utteIauce that D.
made without reserve was 10 decla.a
his wife innocent of amy part In the
shooting.
~ ann clad they have released her.
be- said "Sur should rover have been
arrested as she had nothing to 90
with it,
Woman Freed on $500 Bond.
NrS Gucuant was released on $500
bail
Asked about the cause ~ the shoot
ms GuyrUant was rctlceut aud eva
siNp Finally he became impatient A.
the questions
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s;fatrnnpts If the several parso1s
concerned in the affair are at varl-
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ana sb,f him, aft,r.. nplv. "a few words.
nm. shnotinr incurred i'm apar.-
r.nrs an a.f-E CORTLAND street
t'r.r. Mr. and Mrs Graham lived l-
tenants .r tbr ,;u,rr3uts Graham
and his ,,ff..' ,smr rcrrutlv To Atlanta
rom, IIpuf1xiIIa whore in is sale. th.>.
.,... ,,rnuineutI, connected. They
NM. b..n married ahout "A wear.
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