The weekly soliphone., 1915-01-08
DAVIS NOT KILLED BY
BULLET WOUNDS
Philip Brust Lodged in Jail for At
tempt to Slay Man Near Walcott
Yesterday Afternoon.
(From Wednesdays Daily Press)

{From Wednesdays Daily Press)
Philip Brust, well known farmer
residing on the Ryan place south OF
Walcott, is occupying a cell at the
county Jail awaiting the outcome OF
two bullet wounds that he inflicted
upon the body of Will Davis yester-
day afternoon at one o'clock. A
brief report of the near-tragedy was
contained in yesterdays issue of The
Press. At that time it was stated
that Brust had fired two loads from
a shotgun into the body of Davis
Later reports, said to be authentic,
are to the effect that Brust fired
twice with a .38-caliber revolver, one
ball entering Davis left side near his
hip and penetrating about five inch
es. The other ball struck Davis in
the arm. The physicians extracted
the ball from the side, and have an
pounced that the wound is by no
means a fatal one.
Brust was brought to Paragould
last night by Constable Lewis Adams
and Deputy Sheriff Lem Waldrum
They left the scene Of the shooting
before midnight and arrived here at
two o'clock this morning, turning
Brust over to Sheriff Grooms.
From the officers it is learned
that the trouble between Brust and
Davis arose over hot words exchang-
ed yesterday morning between Brust
and Sam Davis, sixteen year old son
of Will Davis. 1t is said Brust met
young Davis in the road yesterday
morning and scolded him for report
ing that he (Brust) had followed
him (Sam Davis) around Christmas
day asking Davis for some whisky.
Brust told Davis he did no such
thing. Davis stood pat and said
.Brhst did. Hot words e1sued and it
is alleged Brust called young Davis
a liar.
The elder Davis is said to have
been informed Of the quarrel be-
tween his son and Brust and that
yesterday afternoon as he was walk
ing from the village store to his
home he saw Brust coming out of
the woods on his mule and accosted
him. This version of the incidents
and of the shooting itself comes
from Brust. The officers who &C
him here say they have
not heard Davis side of the matter.
Brust claims Davis came at him in
a threatening manner and used
rough and insulting language; that
he hurled rocks at him, causing his
mule to jump about so that Brust's
hat fell off. He dismounted to pick
up his hat and says Davis began ap-
preaching him with stick or a
club. Brust claims to have drawn
his pistol and pointed it at Davis,
telling him to stop. Davis continued
to advance, whereupon Brust fired
twice. He Immediately remounted
his mule and rode away, claiming he
did not know either of the bullets
struck Davis. Davis walked toward
his home, a distance of about two
hundred yards, and was assisted into
tie house by members of his family.
When the officers first asked
Brust what kind of weapon he used,
he refused to reply, saying that was
his own business. Later he said he
used .3S-calibre revolver. He did
not tell where he had placed the
weapon.
1t is said that Davis is a peacea-
BILE, law-abiding citizen, a consistent
member of the church and that he
never uses profane language. 1t is
probable statement from him
would differ materially from that
made by Brust, so the officers think.
Brust is a son-in-law of Uncle
John Ryan, who resides on Kings
Highway in this city. He is a broth
er-in-law of Ed Bolin and Lucien
Tedder OF this place, and A. A. Ryan
and J. l.. Dacus of Walcott.
He will probably not be given a
preliminary trial until it is ascertain
ed just how serious Davis wounds
are.