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Norris kills lumberman in self defense at Fort Worth church
Rev. J Frank Norris shot D E Chipps a Fort Worth lumberman in the Fifrst Baptist Church study claiming self defense after Chipps burst in threatening to kill him Norris said he had warned him and Chipps ignored the warning Norris described the confrontation and noted an empty pistol on the man after the shooting while eye witness L H Nutt corroborated that Chipps threatened Norris before the shot.
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Ft. Worth
Tex
J. Frank Norris
D. E. Chipps
Throckmorton Street
Chipps
Virginia
Bedford County
Texas
Diboll
Fort Worth
Eighth and
Main Streets
May Murphy
Texarkana
T. E. Jr
River Crest
Knight Templar
Norris
Bush
L. H. Nutt
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Nutt
Hanger
Rev. Norris