Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1915-08-13
Wild BILL HOLMES
is SHOT TO DEATH.

f0n last Sunday morning, at an
early hour, Wild Bill Holmes was
shot and mortally wounded at the
front gate Of old man Bob Aber.
nathy, in the First district.
Holmes died Sunday evening at Z
o'clock.
The shooting was the aftermath
ola Saturday night iamboree at
the Alternately home, in which, ii
is said, whiskey flowed freely.
Holmes had been to the Alternately
home nearly all night. He was
drunk and creating a disturbance.
Alternately ordered him away, and
along about daylight he left. re-
turning With a shotgun and swear
ing be was going to kill old man
3 Bob Alternately. Holmes is said
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to have gone up % Abernathy's
front gate armed with a double
barreled shotgun, but bofore he
could shoot Mr.. Alternately, who
was standing on his front porch, a
distance Of forty or fifty feet from
the gate, raised his shotgun and
fred. The load OF shot took effect
in Holmes chest; Holmes reeled
across the road and fell, but made
an attempt to get up, still holding
onto his shotgun, and as he start
ed to get up Alternately fred a
second shot, it also taking effect
in Holmes chest. He was full OF
shot holes from his neck down to
his thighs. Holmes fingered until
about Z o'clock, when he died.
Alternately is an old man of
sixty-eight years, and Holmes was
a young man of about thirty-fve
years Of age. He was a physical
giant. At one time when be was
arrested BY Whit LaFon, then
deputy sheriff, it required the com
bined strength of a dozen able
bodied men to subdue him, and
it was necessary to tie him,
hand and foot, in order that the
officer could bring him to Jail.
AS soon as news OF the shooting
reached here Sheriff LaFon hired
an automobile and made haste to
the scene Of the shooting. Upon
his arrival he found Magistrates
Biggs and SteDhenson already on
the ground. These gentlemen hur-
Tied there in an official capacity
and warrants had been issued for
the arrest Of Bob Alternately, who
did the shooting; his daughter,
.Vernie Alternately, the charge
against her in the warrant being
lewdness; Noah Pickett, DR.. Jim j
Forrest and Tom Dick, the charge I
in the warrants against the latter t
three being that of public drunk t
enness. The sheriff was accom- 9
panied by his brother, Deputy
LaFon. The five against t
whom warrants were issued were C
placed into automobiles and were r
brought to Jail, remaining over
night, On Monday morning Bob d
Alternately, his daughter and DR.. C
Forrest were arraigned before his v
honor, Judge Jones. Alternately d
was admitted to bail in the sum OF 2
$4,000, which he made. His Il
laughter also gave bond and both p
home. DR.. Forrest had te
some difficulty, owing to the fact Il
hat he is a resident OF Kentucky, 81
n making bond. Mr.. Abernathy "
made no effort, the sheriff informs tt
is, to get away. After the shooting
le went to the home of his broth. Sc
n. Sheriff LaFon says that when pr
le entered the Alternately home d.
drs. Alternately, wife Of the man hs
Who did the shooting, was engag. nj
d taking a drink from a quart &c
iottle Of liquor. A large number of
+ the First districts citizens came ne
yer here Sunday night and spent E'
be night. nj
Alternately and his friends claim Ri
elf-defense. He will not likely be tn
ried at The present term. In
On Monday Bob Alternately was rit
ldicted on a charge Of murder in so
le first degree, and DR.. Forrest Jill
as jointly indicted with him as an
eng an accessory. Forrest bond frC
as increased to $4,000, it being Br
1own that he told Alternately to fie
loot Holmes. He has been un. j.
Die to make bond. We learn that J.
70 young men, the Harris broth mi
81 who were passing the Aber- ito
athy home, received several scat bot
ring shot, but were not seriously an(
iured. ass