Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-23
FEARFUL ACCIDENT.
eartow Carter Accidentally Kills
His Best Friend, viii Richards.


t.,l,a the CdrtersgiUe (GG.> Cowr6ht.
,y.G uIc4ards, fireman on the East and
IVES abroad, was accidentally shot ana
instantly killed Tuesday night at Broken
Arrow. Alabama, by Barlow Carter, WHO
ras his most devoted friend and constant
oomnanion. 1t was one of those terrible
ord beartrending accidents that some
,;ras startIe and shock community.
Tho two men were almost inseparable,
and loved each other with strong deVo-
ton. Mr.. Garter is mail agent On the East
and West ROAD. -,-.. NJ.
Corter himself. who reached here on the
afternoon train yesterday. He is nearly
crazed with grief, but kindly gave a
Cnurant reporter the following statement:
.,Will and have been for long time
snscial friends; we were together a great
5eal: indeed we were nearly always TO-
ether when not at work, and as he could
change mis- run on the road easier than
conId he always changed so as to be on my
IRAN. We never have had any trouble but
always been warm and loving friends. L
Ioyed him truly and deVotedly, and be-
lieye be was one of the noblest hearted
and truest men on earth. Last night
shout 10 O'Clock we were in the telegraph
office waiting for Bill Hud-
gins' train TO come in. VIII and
young Peacock were sitting on table in
the Office, and / was standing near by
them. We had been together all day; 1t
was pay day with viii, and he ana had
heen around to the different stores, he
mad been paying some bills he owed. /
was standing in front Of the table on
which they sat; they had been telling me
about boy named Bruce, who was
caught by two men and made to give up
bis pistol, and then whipped him. had
nv pistol in my hand; 1t Is self-cocker,
with ring over the trigger. said:
swim. | think / would have handed my
nistol to them this way and l intended
10 roll my pistol around, with the handle
towards him, but i'll whirl-
ipg it / kind of missed it,
and Shaping at it 60 catch it l struck it
with nav thumb, and as it was double
action pistol, it went off. When the pistol
was discharged the handle WAS slOping
at considerable angle. The ball pene-
trated WHIPS left breast about an inch
from the left nipple and lodged just under
the surface Of the skin near about the seat
OF the left kidney. 1 Immediately caught
him up i'll nv arms, when Moody, con-
duct0r on the East and West, came 10
and assisted me. was wild
with excitement and grief, and l didn't
know what to do. VIII only said, cup
Ypulled open the bosom of his shirt, and
sailed for some one to come and go Tor
a doctor, Peacock bad run of, frightened.
went for the doctor myself, but he was
dead then, though didn't know it. We
bad been Just as intimate as friends could
be and be was worthy of the confidence l
gave him, and l am nearly cra2ed by
this terrible occurrence"
s. R. Phillips, the engineer under whom
the deceased worked, was seen and cor
robOrated Mr.. Carter's statement.
The body Of the dead man was brought
to Cedartown, his home, and inferred. No
inquest was deemed necessary by the au-
thOrities at Broken Arrow, but Mr.. Car
ter left on last nights train for Atlanta
to see the superintendent Of the mail SER
vice and advise him personally of the sad
affair." Both parties are we'll and favora-
bly, known IN this section, and intense
regret is expressed at the lamentable
occurrence.