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Show Mayor Shoots Editor, Suicides Newspaper Han Hay Die of Hurts After Attack by Official : Executive in Miiippi ' City Take Own Life at UnderUker'a SON OWNS PLACE Firei on Enemy in Main Street VA200 CITY, Miaa, Apr.l 1 (A., aaciatad "raa) Mayaa J. O. (trick, land af Vaxaa City ahat and prab. ably fatally waunafad P. ft. Birdaall, aditar af lha Vaiaa City Bantinal, and killed hlmaalf taday. Mayor Htrh-kland allot Birdaall inn In front of a Main alraat atora -ihoct 1 o'clock, ahoollng him lliraa timra, anra In Ilia aiuntacb and la-ra through tha body. la than want to lha ond-ruklrg parlori of hla aoa and ahofdumacir, 4tng Inalantly. Kdllor Birdaall, who alao a alala lax rommiaalonar. la In a rrltiral candlllon at a Krral hoapltal hara. Tha ahoollng waa lha mult af a Cnid af kmg alandlnf, frlvnda of both prlnalpala aald tHOOTO AT BOTH According In Dr. K. R. llaaklna. wllnaaa of tha ahoollng. ha and tha ainyor: war alandtng In front of a Mala airart ator dlaruaalng paraonal topics, whan Birdaall ap. prnachad. Ur. llaaklna quotad Ih mayor aa aaylng: -Well. I might aa wall hava It out with you fallona now. Ila than lurnwj hla gun on Ir. lUwklna, Ilia lattay aald. but ha flrd up a atah-nay nearby, and tha bullet arm thraugh bt coat tall. Than tha mayor tiirnad on Hlrd-aall. Hlrd-aall. firing loir. Ilirdaall fall to tha gronnd. Tha mayor firad again aa lilrrlaall lay wuundrd. Knmlty bat wean tha mnyor and Ilia adltorrVUtrd from May, ':, olirn tha editor publlahed an Ham In hla triweekly newepaper of tha mayor'a Indictment by tha Vatoo county grand Jury on a rharga of ateallng calves. lr. Ilawklna bai-ama Involved In lha affair through hla defeat In tha rare for mayor of tha town. |