The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-05
BROTHERS IN CELL
FOR MURDER PLEAD
HIP POCKET MOVE

He had his Nand on his gun, said
Lawrence S. Foster.
"Bill made no move to his hip. He
neYr carried gum" declare wit
nesses and friends. ,
These were the conflicting state-
ments made Friday following the fa-
tai shooting of Will Prescott, taxi
driver, shortly before midnight
Thursday, by Lawrence Foster in
Edwards poolroom, S. Second
street. The shooting followed an
argument earlier in the evening, in
which Prescott slapped Earl Foster,
younger brother of the pistol wielder
Friday the Foster brothers occu-
pied the same cell at police head
quarters, LawrenceN charged with
murder. the younger with accessory
to murder.
Out at 792 Roland street, the Pres
colt home, widow and five chill
dren, the youngsters asking when
daddy was coming home, awaited the
funeral hour of husband and father
late in the afternoon.
Prescott was shot twice as he was
stepping toward Lawrence Foster
eXclaiming:
You are not going TO shoot me
are you?" 81
After the shots the elder Foster
walked from the pooiroom. Earl Fos-
ter had left during the excitement
which arose when witnesses nrst saw
the two advancing on each other
Prescott died en- route to the Cen
eral hospital in taxicab. Lawrence
Foster was arrested at o'clock Fri
day morning in room in the Com
mercial Bank and trust company
Main and Union. Officers appre-
hended Earl about an hour after the
affray at East Court and Seconc
street while he was arguing over .
cab fare.
''l5ill was sitting watching a game
of pool between Earl Foster anc
Sells,n said Bob Renoplt, housemai
at Edwards Friday, when someone
called from the door TO Foster tina
his brother wanted 10 see him. =
THE next thing ! saw was th'
lolder brother, gun in hand. coming
| toward the place where Prescott wai
| sitting" Renoult declared, bill go
up and started toward Foster, sayint
something about you are not going
to shoot me- or words to that effect
I'yelled not to shoot, while others II
the place cried warnings and Don
| use it,
"The shots followed ana Bill fel
forward. l did not see Bill reacl
toward his hip"
S. l.. Sells, for whom Prescott
worked, was the man playing poo
with Earl Foster. Sells, with the aiC
of several bystanders, placed the dy
! ing man in q cab and started for thu
| hospital. Prescott breathed his las
before they reached the institution.
The argument that precipitated thu
shooting started between Prescott
| and Earl Foster while the two wer,
standing in front of Edwards place
Earl had been in the poolroom ant
desired to get a taxi, so witnesses
| said, None seemed to know exactl!
how the fuss started, but Prescott
was said to have slapped Foster
| Some witnesses say Foster calle'
| Prescott/a liar. The latter, in turn
police reports declare, made SOM
remark about you are not going t
| get by with that"
! Then followed the game of poe
| during which Prescott entered Ed
| wards place, and took a seat near tn
| table. Renoult said the two appar
| entity had made up, for Prescott apol
| ogized, telling Earl that he was sorr!
| that he had struck him. The tw
were laughing together, Renoult said
when the call came from L@wrenc
| Foster.
Il was at n dance said Lawrence
| Foster in his cell at the station
when someone told me | had bette
go and get my little brother; that h
had been in q fight. On previous oc'