The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-01-23

last shot signalled Policeman Whit
Hight, who had appeared upon the
scene of the tragedy, and gave him.
self up, when Ed Morgan, a brother
of the wounded man, rushed I'D and
! it looked as if more trouble would
follow, but Hight ordered Morgan to
! stop as he had Welch under arrest.
! Morgan needed the demand of the Of
ficer and WEIGH was taken to the
county Jail by Hight and City Marshal
Mclean.
A few minutes later a reporter call
ed at the Jail and asked for a state
ment from Mr.. Welch, but he refused
to talk. Policeman Hight stated that
he told him he was awfully sorry that
he had to shoot Morgan. WEIGH sum-
moned J. H. Dining, J. c. VOORHEES,
and H. P. Figuers to the Jail as his
attorneys and held a long consulta-
ton with them. He was also visited
by a number Of his friends who Of
fered to render him any assistance
that it was in their power to give.
Mr.. Morgan was taken to the hos
pital where he was given all the med
ical attention possible, but the at
tending physicians pronounced the
case hopeless one from the start.
The first physicians to the wounded
man were DR.. E. A. Timmons, DR.. w.
E. Martin and Dr. VIM. Cant, DR.. Pill
low was later called in to do the oper-
ating. After Mr.. Morgan was operat-
ed on and the wound in the abdomen
dressed, he began to sink and before
he could be taken to ward he was
in dying condition and the physi-
clans thought it best to take him back
to the operating room where he ex-
pired.
| The unfortunate man rallied
Ienough to recognize his wife and lit
i tie girl, but never made any state
ment SO far as Is known by the pub.
lie. He leaves a wife and a daugh-
ter and two brothers, Ed Morgan,
also ex.eity marshal of Columbia, and
: James Mrgan, and four sisters, Mrs
A. B. M. Walker, of Waxahatchie
} Texas; Mrs. w. G. Walker, of Texas;
: Mrs. John G. Matthews, and Mrs. Wal
! ker Scott, of this county.
Welch is also a married man and
: has three children. WEIGH came here
| about two years ago and bought the
1T. Fl. Williams farm, one of the best
: equipped farms in the state, for which
, he paid over $4,000. He came here
/ from Marshal county where he is re
} ported to be highly connected ant
we'll thought Of.
' The dead man was well thought o.
t and was we'll connected, was a power
: full man physically and was known t.
f be one of the most fearless men il
t the county. He had been engaged il
i the lumber business before his ap
f pointment to the city marshalship o
e Columbia and after his retiremen
e from this position he went back int,
e the lumber business and was quit,
n successful. His record as city mar
S shall was a clean one. He was neve
e known to undertake thing that h
: did not finish it. He absolutely knew
f not what fear was. His wife an,
l. child and relatives have the sympath.
# of the entire community.
n The remains were taken to the III
n dertaking establishment Of Cakes 4
Nichols Thursday night and prepares
It for burial. The funeral will tax
d place this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
d The following friends acted a
e pail bearers: Will Wisford, VIII
p Hooten, Louis Loeb, John Atkeisor
|, Joe Whitthorne, ]. F. Brownlow an
4 A. schuey.
/. Cakes G Nichols, funeral directors
10 In charge.