Show lABORER SAYS SElF DEFENSE CAUSED SHOOTING Duel Fought This Morning on West Second South Street A A. A J. J T Wright and Levi Masky both laborers la Ia- borers berets fought a duel duct In front of ot the Victor ictor hotel West Second South ut at 70 o'clock this morning morning- J and as 39 a a result Mask Masky lies Ues in St. St Marks Mark's hospital with a caliber 35 bullet somewhere in III hi his bOd body while Wright occupies los a cell In the tho city elty Jail Wright told tho stor story of or the fight in the jail lall this morning I r shot eliot Masky In self defense ho he said Masky threatened my life liCe and I. I Iwas was told that tha t he lue boasted that ho was he-was was going going- to tc get ct m me I 1 bought a 38 18 calIber revolver to uso use In cato caco he ho attacked I me i 1 dont know what ho lie had It in for tor me rae for for or as 03 I never remember of having a quarrel with him at any time lie He sprang I n at l mo me this morning au as I emerged from tho hotel and struck mo IDO on ou the head he-ad with Ith a 1 pick handle I drew the rc olver and shot at him lIe He f fell cli IJ to the walk and I 1 thought I 1 had killed klUG him Then the poll police co camo came and arrested me me and that's all aU there was to 1 It t. t Several witnesses saw the afra affray and the hc police were T notified at once onca Officers Bet Det Bets Frantz Franta and Huntsman arrived shortly shorty short short- ly h y after tho the O fight ht un and arrested Wright Masky was con com conveyed eyed cd to St. St Marks Mark's hospi tai tal Dr II 11 B B. Spra Sprague e made an examina tion an and found th the bullet 11 had d entered the chest near the rl right ht shoulder An ray X-ray examination will be made and th the bullet removed remove this afternoon The opinion Is that hat the man will make rapid recovery from Crom the wound Wright boa baa a large tI swelling on the tho right n side of or his head from the blow of ot tho pick handle When hen told that Masky would recover he said ald 1 1 am nm glad slad I did not riot kill him and I wish I had told the police ho was after mo me instead of ot using using- the gun oun |