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VOL. 14. NO. 52OLIVE HILL. CARTER 'COURT HOUSE SCENE OF SHOOTING THURSDAYTHE WOUNDED IN THUSDAY’S SH00TIN6vr—.rfa-.lt;-TVChief Police, Deputy Sheriff, Attorney Shot WhenTwo Pistols are EmptiedBAD SHOOTING HERETHURSDAYThis city was shocked very muchThursday of last week when the news•was snread that three men had been shot at our quiet little court house, where always before quietude andIoruer had reignelt;i supreme, where people from all sections of the country gathered and settled disputes by law that could not otherwiseis a very lamentableTail', but everything has settled down again and all is iuv.ee andandmont at the Stephenson Hospital this morning, “that he had sense enough to put up his hands when I told himto. but he didn’t.*liWhen the case was called againstFields,” Carter went on, “he threatened me and I told the judge I wanted a search warrant, that Fields wasarmed. He had threatened me. Itnas all done so quickly that I can’trlt; member everything that occurred,but I turned towards Fields and hebo settled, itharmonydrew his gun and I drew mine. Weboth started shooting, but I am unable to say which one of us fired thelirst shot.It seems that the trouble arosewhen a case against Attorney Austin Fields, of Grayson, was called,“Fields jerked James Walker, thedeputy sheriff, in front of him andcharging him with drunkenness, andthat Chief of Police Carter demanded that the ease be continued becauselt;»f lack of witnesses, whereuponFields demanded a trial. Quite anasHea result Walker was shot, kept dodging around through the crowd, firing at me all the while. I believe it was about the fourth shotthat struck me in the left leg. break-argunient was engaged in, and Carter demanded a search warrant foi'mg it. 1 had emptied my gun by this time and just as I started to fallto ilie floor 1 threw mv gun at him.Fields, charging that he had a con-ceale i weapon on his person. At thin time, it is said by statements, Car-!' ran to the rostrum in the courtter advanced toward Fields, demand-room where he took aim and fired one shot at me while 1 was lying ontVe floor, lie missed me and pulleding that he “put up his hand,” hut j L lt;? Hugger again, but it snapped. HisHi mm 11 HS^hatfs • alfllt here!isFields failed to do it, and Carter be- J gun was empty.it It all happened in about airanruing.Sheriff Jimthy time of it.as is stated by Deputy i -(alker, who was shot in I minute and it .vus over.The whole trouble arose becauseFields, who claims he had suffer- 1 arrested Fields last December anded for four years from a nervous breakdown, and war given to staggering at times, was in this condi-t n when Carter arrested him lastcharged him with being drunk. Hew is at the Stamper Hotel and triedhadDecember and lodged him inj ail.to fear a door up. The case h en postponed several times. I was ready to try him the next day after!Carter claims he was under the in- his arrest, but he wanted it confluence of liquor and had torn a door tinned.down at the hotel. Fields had sev-“Yesterdav he ’insisted on being••from physicians who j tried, but I wanted the case contin-Top-—Austin Fields.Middle—H. B. Carter.Bottom—Judee G. B. Craif.eral affidavitshad treated him that he w as subjectand had asked to in-SAULSBERRY GETS $3,500u- d again because my main witnessesto these spellwlt;*re not present and 1 could not geltroduoe them as evidence that morning the trouble started. Carter wanted the case continued because of lack of wi’nesses tor the eitv, and Fields was demanding a trial, claiming it had been continued every court sincethem in time for the trial, very abusive.”He wasMrSLottie Saulsberrv. of Aden,io sued the West Virginia Power(Refuses Statementompany foicaused bv$15,000 for damageFields refused to make a statement, roller than to sav that he didn’tthink it advisable to sav anythingrunning the high power line through her land of about K00! acres near hi r home, was awarded aJudgment of $1,500 last week bv athe happening in December.thetime of theIn the room atshooting were Attorneys 1. nard and Albirt -L Counts, reprc-Until at t hi1 trial. lie did say, how-iur\ in the Carter Circuit Court.T. Ken 'witnessor or, that theie were only livo evethe affair and helowed tintoberv he will tell on tinRenting Mr. Fields; Attorney Ben F.t?tniio will Ik* corroboratedI IKcase was one of the most pi eminent of this term of court, and brilliant array of counsel for both les presented their eases in fineThompson, representing the prosecution of Fields, City Judge J. B. Craige 11. B. Carterbv them.IFields wa shot in the left arm andand Chief of Pp.li.ee and Deputy F her iff Jim Walker, olGrahn, and two small 1 good their escape, jus; as did all theHo and Carter both were fair-t iapeMiwith good arguments. The side*Sauls berry was presented tothelv comfortable last night ami are notIi Tys who made -nouslv wounded.iur\ with a speech bv Attorney •* • » *li. Dysard of Ashland, while ‘hat the West Virginia Power (’•om-\ttornov J.allother officers without injury except \tinIdid the thooiing1 v. o w r i iDeputy Sheriff Jim Walker.and. p* ny was presented byoaiKer was shot through the back, j u The,.bald, of Cruvson. two fine at-bullet piercing his left kidney.D .ctors sav that he will recover un-.Nre«»mpli( ations develop.tornev-w and great arguments weremade for both sides.Garter was shot in the hip; f ields *t in ihe leg and arm, whilewas sn«11. made a brief statement regard-j 25 D41RYJV1EN ATTENDnig the* shooting. His statement fol-Walker, a bystander, who took holdDAIRY FEEDING SCHOOLlows:of Kiehb Washot through the body.“1 happened to be m the court room yesterday morning when Austin’s case was (ailed. I th« ught there was going totlxgoinaof his kidneys.Theythrough onew, re all taken at once to the hospital at Ashland, wheregetting along fine. Fields has beenbroui lit to his home at Grayson.the.v areTwenty-five dairymen attended the!he trouble, so 1 wentdairy feeding school held in County t , \gent King’s office Saturday,\prilto Austin and asked him not to startI anything. He told me. . - • • . t , ' . ■ ’ ' ■ 7,‘ • .* ' ; ,File following is the statement t going to do anything unless he bad|pran^ Overman,by Chief Carter while at I to.Sheriff | “Xhe was notirhos.seJ.m attendance were:M. Whitten, Glenn Haight, JaniesastheIU rrv, Kav Reynolds, Tom Maddox. 1J. P. Hill, Arch jmadlt;f Kaip], John F. Hord, Ernest Pen-hospital and Deputyfew nioments later CartelV B 1: ’ii.Walker, Fields refusing to give any j jumped to his feet and demanded [an st, ne. Fenton McCoy, Jimstatement other than that he believed! that the judge issue him a search j Rjfe g. (\ Duley, Strother Wom-his statement would be verified by J warrant. He declared that he be- j .u.j,: Glancv. Green Brammell,iWalker and allother parties who ijlt; ved Fields was armed. Almost im- gy] prichard, Bev Prichard. W. H.were in the court room at the time, nu diately he turned towards Fields*, Mitchell, E. R. Burnett, J. Harvey The first one to talk was H. B. an(j drew his gun. Fields grabbed S gCarter, chief of police, who shot “it! me and pulled me in between them, out” with Austin Fields, brother of j Carter fired about three shots atThformer Governor \\ . J. Fields./ Fields be fori he (Fields) fired at \vis and A. J. Womack.?oe Xageotte, dairv specialist of1other one was James Walker, a dep- j shot. 1 believe it was about the secutv sheriff of Grahn, who was shot ond shot which struckthethrough the body.m e 1 nI back. I, of course, fell. It was just Fields refused to make any state- unlucky for me that I got in the line ment, other than to say that he , 0f fire- 1 |ia,j nothing to do with the thought the five eye’witnesses to the (trouble, affair would corroborate his testi-1 mony which he expected to give atthe trial.99Hard luck seems to follow’ on thei trail of James Walker, Carter eoun-iho l-niversity of Kentucky, conducted the school. He taught those t esent how to mix'their own feeds a good advantage, using homegrown -products whenever possible.PtoA feeding program wras handed outto each one present (and anyone elseinterested in balancing their own rations may receive this table or program by writing the county agent).As a result of this meeting it will beCarter is on the first floor of the | ty deputy sheriff, who was shothospital. He greeted the reporter through the kidney during a pistol with a smile and when asked how he j battle between Austin Fields, oro-possible for the dairymen to reducewrasfeeling, he said:“ Oh, pretty ! ther of former Governor William J.their feed bills between $15 and $20per ton on grain feeds.good, I g . ss but didn’t rest very Fields, and Chief of Police H. B.well last 1 •. hi.” He was lying on his ; Carter here.back with r.is le t log supported by Mr. Walker, who is now in a seri-weights and siigntly raised.Mr. Nageotte explained how toread the feed tags on feeds sold in , Kentucky. He had present a feedous condition in an Ashland hospital,“I’d like to hear the details from j had just been released from a hos-you about the shooting yesterday?” 1 pitai when he was shot. He suffered1 a broken thigh in an automobile acei-the reporter asked.Mr. Cartejr began,“Well,99(6all dent a few months ago, and had beenright, but I don’t know as there is incapacitated since that time.much to tell you. It was done soquickly that there wasn’t much tosee or tell.99While Deputy Walker was laid up,tag collected from a feed concern in the State that stated 011 the tagthat it was 75 per cent oat hulls, etc.,and 25 per cent corn and wheat. Itfigured out that the fellow who!bought that feed paid $7.60 per bushel for his corn and wheat.his mother died, his wife’s motherThe Ladies’ Aid of the Methodistdied and his family, including a wifeThe three patients were reported I and five small children, were strick-to be improved today.church will serve plate lunch Satur-! en with influenza. The youngest of/Told To Put Up Handshis children was borr^ while he wasliI thought,” said Carter, in a state- laid up, and is but two months old.day, May 11, so be prepared and watch next week’s issue of the Carter County Herald for further announcements
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Olive Hill Carter County Herald
Olive Hill, Kentucky, US
Thu, May 02, 1929
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