Obituary:  Lewis, Bruce - Saturday, March 11, 1916
The Jackson Times - March 17, 1916

Submitted by: Carole Bays <acbays@mrtc.com>
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MARK UP ANOTHER FOR WOLFE
 
Without knowing just what provocation or who brought on the trouble, 
The Times has here to record another killing in our neighboring county of
Wolfe.  At Lee City, last Saturday night about dark, Bruce Lewis,
merchant, was instantly killed by one Leck Montgomery.  Lewis having 
his head almost severed from his body by a knife in the hands of 
Montgomery.

The best information that The Times can gather is that Leck Montgomery,
in company with Harry Fallen and Scorcher Montgomery, went into Lewis'
store and Fallen raised a fuss, or at least, was participant in a
trouble with Bruce Lewis, the latter being under the influence of
liquor. Ed Lewis, a brother of Bruce took Fallen out of the store, and
Bruce also went outside, Ed Lewis returning to the store and then Fallen
took hold of Lewis.  About this time John Shockey came up and shoved
Fallen and Bruce apart, Bruce falling down, due, perhaps to his
intoxication, and, as he was getting up Leck Montgomery came  up  from
behind him, as we learn it, and , taking hold of Bruce's chin, pulled
his head back and, with a knife cut his throat, as said before, almost
cutting off his head.  Scorcher Montgomery and Harry Fallen have been
arrested, but Leck, who did the cutting, got away.
 
It is an awful story and we give the bare facts as they were told to us. Bruce 
Lewis would drink, but had not the reputation of a bad man.  He was a 
son-in-law of Clay Rose, of Lee City, and a brother-in-law to Clarence 
Pratt, a good business man of South Jackson, and a partner of
Walker Taulbee.

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