Hendersonville, Aug. 6—Sam Y. Bryson, former mayor of Hendersonville, was shot and instantly killed this afternoon at 5:15 o’clock by B.L. Brooks, local barber. Brooks’ 13-year-old son, Murray, was with his father, and is being held also without bail on the charge of murder. Both men are of prominent families and are well known.
The shooting occurred near the Southern Railway station, and a large crowd was leaving the station when attracted by a fusillade of a dozen or more shots. Bryson was hit by several bullets, being instantly killed.
Several men grabbed Brooks and after a sharp struggle, during which he snapped his revolver several times, he was subdued and taken into custody by the police.
Bryson Broke Agreement
Bryson, who was forced to leave the city and to resign as mayor last December after being caught in Brooks’ home with the latter’s wife, had been in the city about a month. He had signed a contract to remain away for a period of two years, but violated it after seven months’ absence. It is understood that this was the first time the two had met.
Brooks states, it is understood, that Bryson fired the first shot at him, he and his son, he said, were proceeding down the street in their auto, the shot being fired from behind an oil tank. He jumped out and with a revolver in each hand made for Bryson, Murray Brooks following with another weapon.
From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., Tuesday, August 11, 1925
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