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Show HATE WOULD NOT DIE OUT Bitter Feud in Texas Leads to Murder of Prominent Lawyer; Sequel of an Old Mob Story. CENTER, Tex., May 1. Carroll B. Short, a prominent attorney of this town, was shot and killed last night by Dubuek Paul The shooting grew out of a feud of several months' standing. stand-ing. In December last a brother of Paul was shot and killed by a negro in the employ of Short and his brother, while leading a posse which was attempting to arrest the negTO. It was alleged at the time that the killing was instigated by the Shorts as an outgrowth of political politi-cal matters. Public feeling ran high and it was necessary to eall out two companies of militia to prevent mob violence. The negro was tried, convicted convict-ed and .hanged within a space of a few hours. The shooting last night was a direct result of the former affair. i |