Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-02
SaOF A sR0O TiNG GAL
LgRY.
Charles III. Sams, OF Savannah,
Dies Ia New York iD Company
With Woman Of the Town.
Special to the Commercial Guuott,.


NEW York, Oct. 8l.-Chas. II. Sans. of
Savannah, died in the New York Hos
pital this morning, with bullet in his
BRAIN Miss Nellie Mitchell, woman
of the town, is in a cell at the Thirteenth
Street Station tonight, weeping bitterly.
and moaning as if her heart would break.
She is charged with the murder of the
man lying stiff and stark in an undertake
ing establishment. The story is as ancient
as the hills. -Four years ago Miss Mitch
ell was the youngest and loveliest Of the
demi monde Of Savannah, Ga and then il
was that she first met Charles ii. Sans,
an agent of the Florida Line of steamers
at that place They became secretly
intimate and seemed to be devoted to each
other.
In June. 1892 Sans was made Assistant
Puner Of the Savannah steamship Nae
eochee, running to this port, and on his
first trip brought Miss Mitchell For a
time she lived quietly in a fat, but be-
coming lonely during the long absences
OF her lover, she entered q gilded palace,
and began openly the life Of shame that
produced the tragedy Of to-day. Four
months ago she had some difference with
Sans, and changed her abode, going to
another house equally tainted, and had
not seen Sans until he walked in last
evening, accompanied by Southern
friend, whom he introdu ed as Lob
Harris.
The latter invited Alice Sinclair, anoth.
er inmate of the house, TO Join Sans and
Miss Nellie Mitchell in a little wine par
ty. They first went to the theater and
about midnight took supper and wine at
an upper Broadway restaurant. Leaving
there at 2 o'cloek, the party wandered
into ON all-night shooting gallery at 4Sl
Sixth avenue. Sans proposed q little
shooting tournament, and led Off by firing
half a dozen shots at figure with pipe
in It's mouth, succeeding in breaking the
pipe at the sixth shot. Then he turned Ia
Miss Mitchell and playfully remarked
an bet you six dollars you can't dc
that
Miss Mitchell said she would try ifh,
would show her how. The gallery at
tendant loaded a 32-caliber Ballard rife
and Sans handed II to Miss Mitchell. Sht
was a little awkward in handling thu
piece, and Sans attempted to teach her
Just then the gun was discharged, an,
Sans dropped TO the Aoor, with bulle
through his right temple He becam
unconscious, and died six hours after.
The two women were arrested, but Har
ris made his escape, and has not been see
since. A partial hearing was had beior
the Coroner, AND the ease continued ur
ill tomorrow. Miss Mitchell had nun
Der Of friends present who offered bail, bt
it was refused. In her cell, tonight Mis-
Mitchell told her story.
II had not seen MIR Sans for man
weeks, she said, "and was greatly SUI
prsea when he walked into the house La
evening accompanied by a friend. w
went out to supper making party
four. II was at his suggestion that "
went to the shooting gallery, when N
, rife was discharged while in my hant
4 and he fell TO the floor Thought he W,
/ fooling. noticed that his head struck
: cuspadore heavily, and l began to realig
that something serious had occurred.
, second later ! saw spot Of blood on h
( collar and / was crazed with fright &c
/ knows / had no intention Of shooting m
best friendH
While telling her story the woman sol
bed Historically, and swayod 10 and Il
in her seat Alice Sinclair corroborate
Miss Mitehells statement,
(, Mrs. Sans, mother Of the dead man,h hi
4 been visiting friends here for sever
. weeks. When she gazod on the dead fac
! Of her boy to-day there was an awh
! scene, For a moment she seemed dazeC
| Then her heart broken cries rang ou
= startling the neighborhood and attractin
a large crowd, Even the stolid unde
, taker broke down and joined in the gri
o Of the mother.
o The body will be embalmed and sent
p Savannah by The steamship Of which d
+ deceased was an officer Mr. Sans WI
! q years Of ago, the son Of a retired cote
I merchant and connected with the Mill
I one Of the wealthiost and foremost famili
in the State,