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Show BULLY TURNS ON PAL OF YEARS AND IS KILLED Abuses Friend for Six Hours Who, to Save His Life, . Shoots Him. St. Louis. Frank Drlniilng, who. nil hough fifty (our years old, was stilt known us (lie "bully of Uleucoe Hills," was sin. I wild killed by Kllwlia Ilrock-man, Ilrock-man, foity-one, tils old friend, whom he struck and abused for six hours before Brockmun, warding oft a shower of boltles. rired three shots from a revolver. A coroner's verdict of Justifiable homicide was returned at the Inquest. Drlnnlng, a powerfully built man, frequently boasted that he "had fought 1,000 battles wltb his fists and never been whipped." Both he and Brock-man Brock-man were employed ns laborers In the gravel pits at Jedburg and, In addition, addi-tion, Brockmun runs a email gofi drink saloon at his home. Man "Nasty Drunk." He wus preparing to close up when J Drlnulng nppenred. Drlnnlng was 'nnsty drunk" and looking for trouble, according to Mrs. Goldle Brookmun, wife of Brockman. Drlnnlng aud Brockmnn, at whose home he ate most of his meals since his wife divorced him several years ago, hnd "fallen out." The cause of the trouble is not clear, but Drlnnlng Fired Three Shots. was disposed to take up the quurrel again. Ignoring llrocktnan's friendly greeting, Drlnning Is said by Mrs. Brockman to have begun to abuse her husband. ' He cursed Hrockman. He slapped him and he cuffed Mrs. Brockman Brock-man when she sought to Intervene. His oullis and loud talk awoke neigh bors. Threw Bottles at Windows. Word of the quarrel was curried to Urinnlng'8 son, Kmil, twenty-eight years old, who hastened to the Brock man home and added bis pleas to those of Brockman and Mrs. Brockman Brock-man that Drlnnlng go home. Drlnnlng Drln-nlng struck his son and profanely told him to "mind his business." "I enn settle this," he boasted. About five o'clock Drlnnlng became more violent In bis quarreling. He began throwing bodies at Brockmun, who received a out on the head from broken glass. Following this outburst Emit prevailed on bis father to leave the house. In the yard Drlnnlng found more bottles. He returned to the assault, hurling bottles through 'windows and the glass panes In doors. Brockman shouted to him to go home. Drlnnlng cursed Brockmnn and "dared" him to come outside. , ' Brockman opened the door, nnd as le did so a bottle struck bis left hand, breaking the hones. Brockman reached for his pistol and, as Drlnnlng al vanced with anothei bottle poised to throw, Brockmnn fired three shots an t Drlnnlng. shot through the heart, fell deod at the doorstep. . |