The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-25
DEPUTY SHERIFF
HUNTER WAS KILLED
On Saturday Night in Street
Encounter with W. j.
Newman.
Parties to Encounter had Words Ear
lier in the Day-Coroner's Jury
Holds Newman for Murder.


Holds Newman for Murder.
In a street fracas at the intcrsec-
ton Of Central avenue and Prospect
street about o'clock last Saturday
night between Deputy Sheriff c. J.
Hunter and w. j. Newman, a we'll
known citizen of the place, in which
pistols in the hands of both men play.
ed the conspicuous part, Mr.. Hunter
received wound in the forehead
which caused his death at 4 o'clock
the following morning. He never re-
covered consciousness from the time
he fell to the ground on receiving
the wound.
The affair occurred at time when
a great many people were on the
street doing their Saturday evenings
shopping, and in the immediate To-
calty of the shooting-the drug store
corner-there were a number OF cltl-
zens standing who saw the affair.
Six shots rang out in quick succession
and all was over. Town Marshal JAS.
Padgett Jr., who saw the shooting
from little distance away, ran to-
ward the men. saw Mr.. Hunter pros
trate and called to Newman, who
stood with his pistol in his hand, to
throw up his hands. Newman COM
piled and was taken in custody. lie
was taken to the Jail.
In the meantime several men car
Iried Mr.. Hunter into the drug store
and ran for DR.. Beggs. 1t was some
ten minutes before the doctor arrived
Mr.. Hunter was still breathing. On
arrival of the doctor the wounded
man was carried into back room
of the store and everything possible
was done for him. His wife and
daughter were sent for and arrived
about % minutes after the shooting.
Their calmness under the awful cir
IcumstanceS was wonderful.
When Newman was taken to the
city Jail it was seen that he was
bleeding profusely from his abdomen,
and it was supposed by many that he,
too, had received a mortal wound
This, however, proved not to be the
case. He was carrying a bottle OF
Castoria which he had just purchased
from the drug store, and bullet from
Hunters pistol had shattered this
bottle. a piece of glass entering his
abdomen; this glass was subsequent,
Ilv removed. The ball which shatter-
ed the glass also was found in New.
mans sock; it was split bullet anc
the glass may have saved his life.
AS soon as it was ascertaned thai
Newman's wound was not dangerous
Marshal Padgett, in company witt
Phillip Herlong and Henry Sanders
employed Capt. LaBree to take hin
ito Paiatka, where Newman was turn
ed over to the sheriff.
Mr.. Hunter was taken home abou
1880 or II o'clock, attended by DIR
Beggs. who remained with him anC
did all that medical skill could do tt
save his life. But death resulted a
A o'clock, surrounded by his sorrow
ing family and other relatives.
There are many things connected
with this deplorable affair, and storie:
; which it would be difficult to separate
and place in their respective cata
Ilogues of truths from idle gossip
The News therefore will give tn,
story obtained from eye-witnesses a
= the coroner's inquest.
The inquest was held on Sunday a
. the 4ud;torium and was presided owe
5 NV Justice of the Peace Paul
r Smith Some 16 or Is witnesses wer,
r. summed evan These witnesses agre
NAT the men came together 1T tn
e SLove street intersection; that MI
/ Irmmtar struck Mr.. Newman; thu
r. then Newman backed away, wit
. t.. i
y r ,i~I 81 Hunter With his pistol raise,
,. ard noin+eJ and saving to Newma
Who VAS reaching for his own pisto
.an0n't mil II: don't YOU pull it; don
mil H. " This it is agreed was re
.nratoj three times. The wituesse
4 iii H|,Se that Mr.. Hunter had tn
". SroH an Newman and could have sho
-, HIM 6arore Newman had drawn hi
nistoI Init that he did not shoot III
III After Newman had his own pistc
= i'm hand. Then several shots ran
emf in rapid succession. 1t was a
over in 4 few seconds. with Hunte