Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-27

and was 50 enlarged that it could not make
egress where II had short time previous
made an easy ingress."
The particulars Of the fatal shooting Of
William Clark by a woman at Sanford last
Saturday are just coming 70 the surface.
widow by the name Of Mrs. Hawkins kept a
boarding house at Tampa, at which Clark
usually stopped when in that place. She be-
came very much attached to him. which fact
was brought % his fathers notice. and he at
once advised Willie 70 discontinue boarding
at her house. The young man consented. but
day or two afterwards was taken sick and
went 70 his home at Sanford, where he re-
mained some eight or ten days. until he partly
recovered, when he took two more trips on
the road and was seized with a relapse. He
was just recovering again, when. on Saturday
evening. about : O'clock. Mrs. Hawkins. who
during MS sickness had moved TO Sanford ac-
companied by q white man, drove up 10 Mr.
tlarke|s gate and asked a child who was in
the yard IL Willie Clark was in. On
being Informed that he was. she re-
quested the child to call him out. as
she desired 10 see him. Clark responded 10
the call. and a. he approached the gate. near
which tie buggy was standing. the woman
drew revolver and, without word OF warn
ing, shot him. the ball taking effect about six
inches below the right nipple. passing through
the body and lodging just under the skin near
the backbone, from the effects Of which he
died about 1920 Monday morning. As soon
as she fired, the woman put the lash to the
horse and drove back TO her home az rapidly
as possible. young nephew Of the wounded
man followed the buggy into the town and
notified the Marshal, who arrested the woman
az ssnce. She was kept under guard until
Monday morning. when she had prelimin-
nary hearing, ami was sent to jail at Orlando
% await the action Of the grand Jury at the
next term Of the Circuit Court OF thztcOunty.
Young Clark was to have been married on
Thursday at Sanford, and some one at the
house saw the buggy approaching, and heard
her say that she would "blOW his brains out
before he should marry any one else" The
woman claims that Clark not only failed to
pay her his board bill, but also 10 return her
some money that she obtained by selling some
Of her jewelry and loaned 10 HIM while he
was al her house sick and unable to work. and
that CLARK promised to marry her at some
time soon. About three weeks ago Mrs. HaW-
kJms moved to Sanford. in order, as she SAYS
t. keep an eye on Clark. but still failed to
either get her money or a husband. A few
days ago she learned that on the 26th inst Clark
was to be welded To another. which caused
her to become enraged at him. About that
time. she says. Clark sent for her to come out
t. his house about a half mile from the post
Office. and as he had just drawn his pay he
would pay her what he owed her. Mrs. Haw-
kius at once got q horse and buggy, and asked
a man who was living with her TO drive her to
CiarkF, which he consented 70 do. On reach
ing the place she drove up to the gate and
called Clark out and asked him to pay her,
which he refused to do. telling her to 20 away
from him, as he wanted nothing more To do
with her. whereupOn she drew the weapon, a
revolver. and shot him in the Breast. the ball
taking effect just under the right nipple. pass
ing through the liver, and was extracted from
the back.