The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1918-05-31
L|et STURD|vANT
IS BADLY WOUNDED
Personal Difficulties Cause
Shooting BY Walter Hudles-
ton Who Makes Escape.

waiter Hudlest0n Is alleged to
have seriously wounded Lige Stur-
devant about 9:30 o'clock on Mon
day morning when he shot him in the
lower abdomen shortly after per-
sonal difficulty. Mr.. Sturdivant lies
seriously wounded in Hoyland hos
pital while his assailant has escaped.
Mr.. A. B. Sturdivant, a relative,
with his daughter, Miss Pearl, had
just reached VIM. Roberts place
after returning from Paris, when he
learned of the shooting and he alight-
ed from his buggy and telephoned
Judge D. T. Spaulding to notify
Sheriff 7. M. Hagler. He then placed
the wounded man in his buggy and
took him to DR.. Horace McSwain' s
office wnere, after thorough exami-
nation, it was decided to take him to
Hoyland hospital, where Drs. Horace
McSwain, A. A. Oliver, G.. T. Aber-
nathy and DR.. c. H. johnson held a
consultation and in operating upon
the patient, located the bullet and re-
moved it.
Immediately upon receiving the
call, Sheriff T. M. Hagler, Deputy
Sheriff H. E. Butler and Nat Porter,
drove to the scene of the shooting
and finally seeing Hudleston leave a
buggy and go across a field, the Of
ficers gave chase following him and
shooting at him five times as he en-
tered a woods where he was last seen
at that time. The officers thorough
ly searched this section of the coun-
ty but finally were compelled to give
up the chase. 1t is reported that
Hudleston has been seen on two oc-
casions since the shooting. After
the hunt for Hudleston his brothers
told the officers that they would find
him and bring him in, but Wednes-
day morning they came in with note
which their brother had written to
them and pinned to their gatepost,
saying that he had a chance to go
where he wanted to, and was in a
} buggy that would take him to within
1 80 miles of his destination.
The shooting is said to have origi-
mated about as follows:
The parties involved both reside
near Whitlock and Sturdivant was
plowing in Hudleston's field when
Hudleston approached him and in
speaking of their work, for they were
cropping together, Hudleston is al
legged to have objected to Sturdivant's S
loaning plow to Alb Oliver that be-
longed to him (Sturdivant), and
Hudleston told Sturdivant that he
was going to take the plow on down
the field but Sturdivant told him
that he did not want him to do that
as he had already promised Oliver
the use of the plow. Hudleston is al
legged to have told Sturdivant that
he had better not do this and went
away
When Hudleston returned he
brought wagon standard with him
and dropped it upon the ground, and
it is said, with an oath, told Sturdi-
want to pick it up. Sturdivant
picked up the wagon standard ant
as he did so Hudleston unwrappet
revolver which he is said to have
had concealed in red handkerchief
and tried to make him lay the wagor
standard down. 1t is said that Stur
divant told Hudleston that it was
time to cut out this selfishness, and
al this remark Hudleston is said t6
have told Sturdivant that he woult
be sorry over that remark. 1t is sale
that at this time the shooting oc.
Cured. Parties who know both mer
soy that Hudleston is Of a rather
peculiar disposition, while .Sturdi
want is a very quiet man of ever
temperament.