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Show WHITE ID BLACK II REVOLVER DUEL Negro t Inflicts Wound Upon John Brcnnan Which Is Likely Like-ly to Prove Fatal. As the result of a quarrel about Ray Woods, a notorious woman of tho underworld, under-world, John P. Urcnnan lies at SI. Mxixk's hospital In a critical condition, suffering from what may prove a fatnl bullet wound In the stomach, inflicted by Roy Armstrong, a negro piano playor of Uu tenderloin district, who 13 atso at St. Mnrk's hospital, suffering from a severely severe-ly shattered arm. Tho shooting affray occurred shortly before midnight Saturday at tho corner of West Temple street, and Postofflce place. Amid a . fusillade of bullets tho two men, who went to tho sidewalk In a clinch after the llrlng of tho first shot, were separated by Patrolman George A. Peterson and George 1. Stafford, a former fireman, after the negro had succeeded In emptying a Colt s six-shooter Ho Inflicted several wounds upon the white man, but the most serious one was In the stomach. It Is thought Brcnnan cannot can-not survive. The negro was shot In the left arm and amputation may bo necessary. Brcnnan Brcn-nan Is a married man. Ray Woods was arrested a few minutes after tho shooting shoot-ing by Sergeant Bockstead ami is being held at the city jail. |