Show FOUGHT DEADLY DUEL Oregon Men Engage in Mortal Com Coin Combat bat Astoria Ore Aug 27 Aduel duel to the death was fought last night at the lit little littie tie tle town of Fernhill a few miles east of here between John Adams of Knappa this county anti and James D Brewer of Mr and Mrs Adams had been visiting with Mr and sirs Mrs Brewer The two couples spent yesterday In Astoria and on the way home the two men became involved In a controversy Adams was armed with a re revolver revolver volver While Brewer was unarmed Brewer is alleged to have made the as assertion assertion that when he be arrived home he intended to secure a gun and kill the first man he sa saw This Adams evident evidently ly 11 regarded as a threat as he did not go into the house but remained in the brush Brewer appeared at the door of the house with a Shot gun and Ad Adams Adams ams at once onge opened fire the first bullet striking Brewer in the groin Brewer tried to shoot but the cartridge failed to explode Then Adams fired again the th bullet striking Brewer in the knee After snapping the other shell Brewer reloaded his sun gun and fired into the brush Adams rolled over fatally wounded his abdomen filled with shot Brewer is still at Fernhill while Adams is dying at the hospital here |