The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-04-23
MYSTERIOUS SHOT
PROVES FATAL TO
YOUNG WILLIAMS
Was With Party of Revelers Going
To Serenade Bridal Party
When Struck By Bullet.
CORoNER'S JURY SAYS
EDD WIMBERLY FIRED
No Arrests Made But Further Inves-
tigation By Grand Jury Sug-
gested By Coroner.

Mysteriously shot while with a
party of revelers on last Saturday
night, Fred Williams, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Williams Of the old fifteenth
district, near Sulphur Well, died at
the hospital in Murray on Sunday
night, and was buried at the family
cemetery near the home place on
Monday, services being conducted by
Rev. Sykes.
Young Williams was 10 years of
age. 1t seems from the evidence
gathered by the coroner's jury that
he was with party of some eight or
nine young men on Saturday night,
and they had planned serenade at
the home of neighbor to celebrate
a recent wedding. The party was
equipped with pistols, shot guns, COW
bells, and other noise and merry
making apparatus. En- route to the
place of celebration the young men
stopped at bridge to muster addit-
ional revelers, and while there as
certained that the bride and groom
who were to be honored on the oc-
casion were not at home.
For some time the young men en-
gagged in merry making, not to be
outdone by the absence of the hon
orees, and lining up at one end OF
the bridge the four who were pro
vided with fire arms fired volley in.
to the air and others started the bel
ringing. Immediately following the
firing of the first volley of shots il
seems an additional shot rung out
that in the meantime young William!
had shifted his position in the line
up on the opposite side of the roaC
from the firing squad, and was
struck by the last shot, which wa
apparently from al pistol, the sho
passing through his abdomen ant
lodged in his under clothing in thu
back. It was dark at the time, be
ing about nine o'clock at night. Th'
young men rushed to Williams, pick
ed him up and carried him home IL
an unconscious condition. Medica
aid was summoned and he was tax
en- to the Murray hospital Sunday TO
an operation. The wound, however
developed fatal and he died at In
hospital at seven o'clock or Sunda,
night. Regaining consciousness
however at the hospital he indicates
that the shot that struck him ha
been fired by Edd Wimberly, mem
ber of the party of revelers. N
motive that would indicate maliciou
intent, however, was suggested b
him before he succumbed.
On Tuesday the coroner's jury wa
ordered and went into the case, re
turning verdict that Williams cam
to his death "from pistol she
wound in the hands on Edd Wimbel
w." and continuing the verdict sta
tes ''with doubt as to probable mt
= tive we recommend that the gran
Jury make further investigation" N
evidence was introduced to show ths
there was any i'll feeling existing b'
tween any members of the party an
Williams, and Wimberly denies tn;
he fred the fatal shot. Wlmberl
who is farmer living in the vicinlt,
is 35 years of age, and is marrie'
No warrant for his arrest has bee
sworn out at this time.
Fred Williams is survived by h
father and mother, two sisters ar
four brothers. He was your
man held in high esteem by his frien,
and acquaintance, and his untime
death is deeply deplored.