Show kentuckians KENTUCK IANS ENGAGE IN A PISTOL DUEL chicago feb 21 As the result 0 a pistol duel at lawrenceburg Lawrenc eburg ky alt witherspoon president of the first ka dional bank of this city lies seriously wounded at liis home and judge porter walker is under official surveillance awaiting a change in the wounded roana condition the trouble says the inter mccans lawrenceburg Lawrenc eburg special was begun lasic fall when witherspoon aaflie under elih hina i of the law by recklessly firing his revolver and shooting through some windows lie was arrested and walker as judge of the police court fined him since that timo it is paid bad has existed between alic men walker had occasion to go to grocery store and found witherspoon there witherspoon cursed walker hub the latter making no response reli reil after ho had eaten his luncheon walker returned to the store and finding witherspoon still there asked him to retract his recent language witherspoon realizing that trouble was coining re treated to the door where he turned and attempted to draw his revolver the weapon had caught in his pocket and ho was compelled to turn while awing both hands to release it meantime walker seeing witherspoon reach for his ciui drew his own and fired point blank at witherspoon Wilher spoon tho latter ducked and the bullet clipped his ear walker then fired again and this time grazed the shoulder of ids antagonist before could bring hia revolver into play the judda had fired a third shot struck witherspoon in tho back declow and to the left of the right witherspoon fell to the floor and waa removed to his home chero hig life ia despaired of walker gave himself up to the authorities and was released upon his own recognizance witherspoon cornea of a wealth family and is a leading business man his brother horace after killing two men was himself killed by a man named portwood Tort wood |