The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-07
Planter Kills Man
After Big Night
JOYR|DE ENDS
|. FATALLY FOR
PATRICK KELLY

: Arguments over the loss of a stick
pin resulted fatally Tuesday morn
1 ing when Pat Kelly, age 81. 8S4 Or
4 phanage street, Bother of former
Constable Ed Kelly, was shot and
/ killed in the Monroe avenue veSti-
| bule of the Peabody hotel, shortly be-
4 fore o'clock.
M. HI. Scott, prominent planter of
Coahoma county, Miss. is held at
police headquarters, charged with the
murder.
Scott, according to his friends, was
l in Memphis to attend the tri-state
cotton acreage reduction conference
| The shooting followed a big
with party of friends, visited the
4 houses of several women. Police
say they had been drinking heavily.
Kelly was shot once, through the
i abdomen. He WAS rushed to- the
Baptist hospital in Hinton's ambu-
4 lance, but died before he could be
taken to the operating room.
Prominent Men Detained.
Several prominent business men
were de*&ined by police after the
shooting, but following questioning
1 by Inspector \of Detectives Griffin
they were released.
Police said the killing was the re-
suit of a, drunken brawl, which
4 formed the climax of an all-night
/ party, during which a crowd of sew
eral mep, including Kelly and Scott,
had been drinking heavily. The party
visited two disorderly houses here,
the owners of which have been
/ placed under arrest.
Five persons were arrested. They
are: M. H. Scott, Jopestown, Miss,
charged with murder; e. 7. Richards,
Lake Cormorant, Miss, charged with
carrying a pistol; Ida Simmons, 275
I Raxburn boulevard, charged with
keeping a disorderly house; Juanita
Travers, 275 Rayburn' boulevard,
l charged with disorderly conduct;
Anna Morgan, 159 Winchester,
against whom four charges have
] been placed. They are: Keeping a
| disorderly house, vagrancy, disorderly
conduct and violation of theA four
mile law.
All but Scott were released on
Nbond to appear IN police court. Their
hearings will probably be held on
Wednesday.
Memphis about 2 O'Clock Tuesday
{ morning. They had been at this
Il place SlIlCC pilNS Ai6AA
{ Kelly had joihed them at this house.
I They went to a place south of Madt-
/ son avenue. Kelly and one of the
business men went in the latter's
car. THE others, five in all. occupied
taxicab driven by w. M. Davis.
son of Squire Davis. and former Of
ficer.
Loses Stickpin.
Someone in the party lost a stick
{ pin while in the last house they
ments ensded and, according to
Davis, Kelly drew gun, but this
was taken from him.
Kelly and his friend then departed
and the rest of the party followed
/ shortly in the taxi. AS the latter
machine drew uo to the curb at the
Peabody hotel, the chauffeur said Ne
told the men that Kelly was in a
machine just in front of them. and
parked near the side door of the no.
tel. He also declared he warned
them not to have any more gun play
as police were always about this cor
q. Am Going to Kill You"
Davis said that the argument was
renewed. Kelly, Davis stated, point
ed his finger at Scott, after one word
had brought on another, and ex-
y claimed,
"You l am going to kill
you"
Then, Davis further said, Kelly
started toward Scott with his hand
ON his hip and the forefinger of his
other hand pointed at the planter.
Another member of the party seized
Scott, thrust him in the vestibule
Aading TO the woman's entrance. The
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