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Carterville Shooting Dismissal in Williamson County Court
Judge Lan Haney dismissed the attempted murder charge against Robert Morrison of Carterville after witness George Walker, shot in the abdomen at the Carterville Veterans of Foreign Wars Club on January 31, asked to drop the case. Walker said Morrison acted in self defense. he paid $35.30 costs and admitted heavy drinking. Police said the shooting followed a bar argument when Walker denied entry and Morrison was a bartender. The case followed a prior gambling raid sparked by Walker’s complaints. three slot machines were seized May 22, 1964, and custodian Claude Ellis Hursley was fined $135.30 for keeping gambling devices.
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Robert Morrison
Carterville
Lan Haney
Williamson County
George Walker
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Walker
Morrison
Haney
Claude Ellis Hursley