Mr. M.L. Walker Shot
by A. Hopkins. . . Hopkins Fired Five Times, Three Taking Effect, Two Going
Wild. . . Mr. Walker’s Condition Encouraging. . . Hopkins Held Without Bail
Monday at noon about one minute after a quarrel with M.L.
Walker, Adolphus Hopkins, a man in Mr. Walker’s employ, let go an oath, stating
he was going to get his gun and kill Walker. He went to his room and secured
his pistol and went immediately to Walker’s place of business on Second Street,
between Hamilton and Roanoke Avenues, where he met Mr. Walker coming out of his
door. Hopkins immediately opened fire, emptying his gun, three shots hitting
Mr. Walker and two going wild. After emptying his gun, Hopkins walked down the
street to the Avenue with the gun in his hand, where he was met by Messrs. Ben
Hastings and Collins Fitts, who placed him under arrest and took him to the
Mayor’s office where he was given a hearing before Recorder Clark. After
examining several eye witnesses, Mr. Clark ordered Hopkins held without bail.
Mr. Walker never fell after being shot, bystanders placed
him in an auto and rushed him to the hospital Dr. Long examined the wounded man
and found that only one wound appeared to be of a serious nature, that
penetrating one of his lungs. Dr. Long stated at the trial that Mr. Walker’s
chances of recovery were about fifty-fifty.
Many eye witnesses were dumbfounded by the cold-blooded
manner in which the shooting was done, none of whom had ever witnessed such an
act before. Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Walker, who came to our town last
fall and opened up a tin shop. He attended strictly to his business and was
meeting with success. Mr. Hopkins came to our town last November to work for
Mr. Walker. So far as we have been able to learn, the quarrel Monday was the
first trouble between the men.
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