3 WOUNDED IN PINEVILLE AFFAIR
FINLEY JOHNSON, DAN FAULKNER, AND MISS ROARK SHOT IN TROUBLE OVER WOMAN
PINEVILLE SUN - Tues, November 15, 1921
Two
men and a woman were injured in a shooting affray in the Crystal Cafe here
about 4:30 yesterday afternoon. Finley Johnson and Dan Faulkner were shot
several times through the body and Miss Roark was seriously wounded. According
to some, jealousy was the cause of the shooting. It appears that Miss Roark
and Dan Faulkner had been keeping company for some time previously. Yesterday
afternoon Faulkner walked into the cafe where Miss Roark and a friend of hers
were seated. Johnson was at another table. Faulkner began firing
promiscuously and Johnson rose up from his chair and they fired at each other
at close range. Several shots took effect in the stomach and breast of each.
In the firing Miss Roark was also hit. All three are in hospitals here today
and the recovery of Johnson and Faulkner is doubtful.
FINLEY JOHNSON DIES AS RESULT OF DUEL Finley Johnson, deputy sheriff
of Harlan county, wounded in a pistol duel in the Crystal cafe last week, died
at the Wilson hospital last Friday morning. His body was returned to Felder
for burial. Johnson's death followed only a few days after Dan Faulkner's,
wounded at the same time. (Died Nov 18, 1921)
DAN FAULKNER DIED YESTERDAY Shooting at Pineville Fatal to One;
Johnson's Condition Serious; Miss Roark Recovering PINEVILLE, Nov. 16
Dan Faulkner, who was shot in the Crystal Cafe here Monday afternoon,
died at the hospital yesterday afternoon. The condition of Finley Johnson, who
was wounded in the same affair, remains serious, but he has a chance for
recovery. It is thought that Miss Roark is not injured seriously. These three
were wounded in a shooting supposed to have been caused by jealousy over Miss
Roark. Faulkner will be buried tomorrow afternoon at the home place in Whitley
county, about 14 miles from Barbourville. (Died Nov 15, 1921)
Submitted by Joyce Zandri
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