Father and Son Battle, Both Killed
Funeral Services Held in Alabama Today for Two Who Received Fatal Wounds in Duel
Oneonta, Ala., Dec. 28 - A duel in which a father and son fatally shot each other Monday night in a remote section of Blount county was reported today to the sheriff's office here.
The report to Sheriff George McPherson said the father, Charlie Plunkett, 55, shot his son, John, 32, with a pistol and in turn was killed with a charge from a shotgun.
Sheriff McPherson said following an investigation that the trouble resulted form the father's order that his son vacate his home. McPherson said the younger man, his wife and several children came to live with the elder Plunkett several months ago and following a disagreement the father moved to a tenant house on his place.
Appearing Monday night at the home, the sheriff said Plunkett demanded that his on get out immediately and after an exchange of words opened fire with a pistol.
As the son fell wounded, the sheriff said, he called to one of his children in the house to bring his shotgun and as the child stood by his side, fired a load of buckshot into his father's neck.
The son died within a few minutes and the father was found dead a short time later in a barn. The charge which struck his neck severed a jugular vein, Sheriff McPherison said, and he died from loss of blood.
Funeral services for the two were held today. (Daily Herald, Biloxi, Miss., Dec. 28, 1932)
Father and Son Battle, Both Killed
Funeral Services Held in Alabama Today for Two Who Received Fatal Wounds in Duel
Oneonta, Ala., Dec. 28 - A duel in which a father and son fatally shot each other Monday night in a remote section of Blount county was reported today to the sheriff's office here.
The report to Sheriff George McPherson said the father, Charlie Plunkett, 55, shot his son, John, 32, with a pistol and in turn was killed with a charge from a shotgun.
Sheriff McPherson said following an investigation that the trouble resulted form the father's order that his son vacate his home. McPherson said the younger man, his wife and several children came to live with the elder Plunkett several months ago and following a disagreement the father moved to a tenant house on his place.
Appearing Monday night at the home, the sheriff said Plunkett demanded that his on get out immediately and after an exchange of words opened fire with a pistol.
As the son fell wounded, the sheriff said, he called to one of his children in the house to bring his shotgun and as the child stood by his side, fired a load of buckshot into his father's neck.
The son died within a few minutes and the father was found dead a short time later in a barn. The charge which struck his neck severed a jugular vein, Sheriff McPherison said, and he died from loss of blood.
Funeral services for the two were held today. (Daily Herald, Biloxi, Miss., Dec. 28, 1932)
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