The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-09-16
A FATHERS VENGEANCE.
\ CLERK FATALLY SHOT WHILE
WAITING ON CUSTOMERS-SUR-
RENDER OF THE AUTHOR OF
THE TRAGEDY-THE OLD, OLD
STORY.
tCrom the Memphis Avalanche.

cr, carrying UOuDle-DarfeleU
shotgun, entered Seessel's dry
goods store on Main street, and
asked for some lawns. One of
the clerks, Mr.. Thomas J. Beas-
ley, showed him several pieces,
after which the man asked to see
some domestics. This class of
goods was kept in the rear por-
ton Of tho store, and asking his
customer to step back, Mr.. Beas-
ley started in that direction.
Near the center of the store is
the "wrapping'' counter, and
when they came to it Mr.. Beas-
ley asked the man if he would
not leave his gun there until they
returned.
"Oh, no; don't care,
WILL JUST CARRY 1T ALONG
WITH Me-
was the reply and they passed on
back.
To the right of and very near
'scassimere' counter, under charge
Of Capt. J. Theodore Adams.
That gentleman was at the time
engaged in waiting upon some
ladies. In walking back Mr..
Beasley was Il few feet in ad-
vance of his customer, and after
passing the ladies mentioned he
turned to look for that person.
To his great astonishment he be-
held him with his gun at shoul-
der,
| TAKING DELIBERATE AIM AT
ADAMS.
That gentleman, looking up
and seeing the man, dropped be-
hind his counter and commenced
crawling toward some boxes, be-
hind which he could screen HIM
self. When he dropped to the
floor the man ran rapidly around
the end of the counter, and again
taking aim fred, and immediate
ly after snapped the remaining
barrel. The contents of the gun
"a quantity of large buck shot
STRUCK MIR. ADAMS IN THE LEFT
LEG,
directly at the knee, shattering
| the bone and cutting the femoral
artery. After swapping the other
barrel of the gun the man turned
word, passed through a row of
terror-stricEen clerks to the front
door. where he handed his gun to
a young man, who was evidently
, in waiting.
SURRESDERS AS \ PRISONER.
Standing for perhaps a half Il
minute on the sidewalk, as if de-
liberating, the man started up
Main street to the Adams street
station house. Meeting Captain
Athcy at the station house he
said:
81 wish to surrender myself. l
shot man in Secssel'S store 4
few minutes ago, and l guess 1
killed him.
Going in with him he gave his
name as j. w. S. Browne, and
after being searched was taken
back and placed in a cell.
IN THE AGONIES OF DEATH.
MI. Adams, after being shot,
cried out: s'Don't shoot. For
Gods sake, somebody take him
away The proprietor Of the
store and several employees of
the house who were up stairs at
the time, hearing the report and
subsequent confusion, came run
ming down, and were the first to
go to Mr.. Adams assistance.
That gentleman was evidently in
great agony, and was
BRANDISHING a REVOLVER
in his hand. Fearing to ap-
proach him while thus excited,
and not knowing how dangerous
ly he was hurt, one Of the clerks
told him to throw away his pis-
tol and he would come to his aid.
After about q minutes hesitation,
Mr.. Adams did as requested,
when several of the gentlemen
went to him. He was found to
be wounded as mentioned, and
as the wound was bleeding very
freely, Il wagon was procured in
which he was conveyed to the
Worsham House, where be had
been boarding. Drs. Rogers and
Lynch were summoned and made
an examination of the wound.
The surgical aid arrived too
late, however, for he gradually
sank under the excessive hemor-
rhage until few minutes after
O'Clock, when he died.