The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-12

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AS result OF the verdict OIll,elSS
Weaver and Turner are eAonol"tyTi .,'n ZINE
blame In connection with the criii,e
Both Bates and Doyle told the Jury tn s,',
officers were justified In FhoouhG ""e"
they did. ,..,,, oc-
The shooting Of DR.. Dunavant oC-
CURED after be fired once ~ Co,r,atir Cm
Ib-caliber The shot lodged IN me uooi ~
facing and the patrolmen slandlnE az W.
each side of the doorway, opehed ~" ~
at Dunavant, who was coming uo"n '''>
stairway. A.. oho,laer
close TO the base OF the neck, seNereo
by one OF the bullets, Dr. DunaVA.,o ~,
died in Thompson Bros ambulance ''
route to st. Joseph'B hospital .,.,c,s
Arrangements for funerel H,,ar,
plans are to hold the rervices al .s t.s
residence Tuesday at IL an, WIT ~
burial in Calvary cemetery. IL is III, mol
planned to hold church services. ~
minister will be selected late MnnuitS, Menus :,
Active pallbearers anneHihcWSg Soi W I u Ter,
nv, Col. w. J. Bacon, r. G. Reeves. ~, ~
w. L. Williamson, DR. J. r. l',,1 Johrison'
Andrew ]. Donelson, DR.. y A. AnqfeMs,
Honorary pallbearers are: Coi. i1oSlle
WarIng, DR.. Battle Malone. .o ~ waiter M
,ai, M 4 +. turner, nr, f. y smythe,,
FeIix Lanier. Dr. John S. Shea. MAJ
Otho Robinson, Gen. Charles o. ~ " 80 :
Of Nashville; Or. c. a. Crisierl ~, ~.
gene Rosamond, Or, j. p MoiIha Ihnarews,
nr q Lewis, w. L. Garner. Dr. W.
= ~ c;1ary and Dr.. e. NJ. Holder.
Relatives Neutral
Relatives of DR. and Mira. Dunavanl
~ affitndeS TFlALlNt
ia the killing. Only Mrs Dunavaht
| Il is reported, has resented to q maIKee
| degree the killing of the physician.
1T was unnecessary, because l ashee
| them not to go in, Mrs. buhaVa,s - -
| quoted as having said. DR.. X, =. gem gem
| mes hrother to the widow, said MON
| day that while he believed the or,
GERS might have acted less hastlly hs his
| probably devised another means OF ~.
ting TO Or. Dunavant, he knew thS. h.ss
technically, they were "ithih '"e NV
In firing when they did.
| 1--WE feel that If Capt. Lee had com
when the officers did things might nay
been manipulated differently ne shlu
J. b. Edgar. fire and police corn
missioner. said Monday that suull ~ !,
| tigatIon as he had made convinced an
| that the two policemen were JnstHle'
| in killing Or. Dunavant. -.
| "The men did not go into the mousse,
he said, but were standing on ln
porch, Just outside the door, Whlch va va
| omen. talking with Mrs. nunaNant. Ut
| Dt,nayant came down the stairs an'
fired at them from the foot or th'
| statrway Is feet away from them. lhe'
had 10 act quickly. They could no
seize and disarm him, as they wer'
too far away. Ihey hau i, my, ,.,ts,
that he had threatened TO XIII ms Wit
and they could not run and leave he
at his mercy. ,,, .. s-o,,
Capt. Lee this evening. l nave nc
suspended the men. pending receiving
| yaaanted 10 me. | shall not suspend
them, unless some legal action Is tahei
| against them,
Tells of Drinks.
Details of the tragedy that shocked
a wide circle OF friends and acduaint
ances, as told by friends and relatives
OF the dead man, coincide relative u
circumstances surrounding the kllllns
Jules r. Rozier. Jr.. president Of IN
Memphis Steam Laundry and captain
OF the ii5th Field artillery during IN
world war. with whom Or. Dunavan
was riding after they had LEFT Mrs
Dunavant at the home OF relatives
admitted Monday they had taken sey
eral drinks or whisky and thar ~
Dunavant could have been intoKlc2ts,u ,,si
DR.. Dunavant and his wife, Mrs Juli
Dunavanb with Mr.. RoBier and one
two others, had spent the Afternoon
automobllng and at 500, after one O
the party had been taken to the depo
to catch a train, Mrs Dunavant an.
three children, ages four, six and eigh'
were left at the home of relatives, MI
Rozier said Monday that the docto
, and himself after that rode In Ro
zier's automobile out Poplar. avenue
taking three or four drinks Of whisky
but not enough he surmised, to be
come intoxicated.
At 8 O'Clock. Mr., RoXier said, he too
Or. Dunavant home upon the latter
declaration he wanted to get his ow
, car and bring Mrs. Dunavant homt
, Upon arrival there they found Mrs.
Dunavant and neighbor attemptin
to get into the back way. Dr. Duna
} want let them in. Mr.. Rozier said. an
3, he then left, returning TO his own resi-
Q dence. He did not know OF DR., Duna
wants death until Monday.
E According to the account Of the Kill
4 ing given by Arthur J, Doyle, Mr.
Doyle witnessed through windows III
4 abuse Of Mrs. Dunavant During tn
e scuffle Mr.. Doyle related to The New
SCimitar. Mrs. Dunayant raised shade
on both sides of the house, Iresuma bl
to attract attention. Mrs. Doyle tele
phoncd police to come to her residence
when they arrived, Mrs. Dunavan
then standing on the terrace with he
daughter, called the officers.