Hendersonville, Oct. 6 (AP)—A nol pros in the case of Murray Brooks, jointly indicted with his father, Bonnie Brooks, on a charge of murdering former Mayor Sam Y. Bryson, of this city, today was entered by Solicitor Pless.
The trial of the elder Brooks was set for Friday, and a special venire of 250 men will be summoned to appear then. The defense sought a continuance until November.
Bryson was killed on one of the main streets of the city August 6th. There is a difference of opinion as to whether Brooks or Bryson fired the first shot, but witnesses said the latter had emptied his revolver and surrendered it to an officer before the fatal shot was fired.
Trouble between the two men developed last December when Brooks returned to his home earlier than expected and found Bryson, then mayor, in company of Mrs. Brooks. Brooks, a barber, entered suit for $50,000 against the mayor, charging him with disrupting his home.
Bryson resigned as mayor and the suit was settled when he agreed to leave the city and remain away at least two years. Three weeks prior to the shooting, however, Bryson returned.
Murray Brooks, 13 years old, was with his father at the time of the shooting.
From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Oct. 6, 1925
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