Show A BLOODY FEUD the southerners engage in one characteristic barrels SHEFFIELD ala july 18 for some months gossip has linked in unhallowed intimacy the name of judge john steele probate judge 0 this county with that of mr W P chaben the wife of a merchant of tuscumbia cumbia the families on both sides are highly connected met SS teele a young sou of judge met mrs challed ou the street and used very abusive language to her applying vile epithets mra chailee or somo one else reported the matter to mr challen and john goodwin a brother of mrs challen the two men proceeded to investigate and went to punish young steele but tailed to find him this morning the paries all came down armed with the exception of judge steele who was unarmed they met at the drug store of Abernath curry and after a few words were passed the firing began the first shot was fired by hon john steele mayor of and son of judge steele at john goodwin the ball struck tracy abernathy in the right arm shattering the bhae from near the elbow to the wrist the shot was an jweied by a shot from goodwill struck mayor steele in the eye penetrating his brain and producing almost instant death another report says the two shots were fired simultaneously at thia time ohallen who had been in the rear of the room either outside or behind the prescription conn ter rushed in and from the opposite side of the street came torn steele another son oi judge steele armed with a gun A which reports materially differ on the arrival of the sheriff and the cessation of the firing it was found that tom goodwin had fallen with a load of shot in his neck shoulder and arm on examination it was found that more buck shot had entered the floor near his head and his faco was badly burned with powder Tom steele was shot in the calf of the leg but it is only a slight wound for some time it was feared more trouble would follow from outside parties but it passed over at least for the af fair is that goodwin buried his wife only last monday he had promised her not to have trouble over the matter he heard this morning that tom steele was waiting down town for him with a gun and if he was going down town he had better go prepared he says he will get well the families in Tua cumbia are closely allied and it is whispered the end is not yet the body of mayor steele will be buried tomorrow to morrow from the home of his father tom steele is resting easily Tracy Abernathy is suffering considerably but is in no danger unless blood poisoning seta in |