The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-07
SHOT FOR Sian DER.
Is THE REASON GIVEN BY cor.
WIN
Ard His Friends for the Killing OF
Tom Dalton by the
Former.

me lobby OF the Pesb-dy Hote.
wa The reene yesterday afternoon Of a fear.
lul trsgedy,% resulting in the dea h of Jane
4. patton, better known as Tom d lton. lht
Killing Wasdone by l.. K. God win, the ION OF
Mr. John X. Godwia, president of he Msr.
cantlle BANK. " hen tho APPEAL report ter
arrived upon the scene, the spaca between
the doors aud the ofice Oi the halI wa pscked
oy a surelng crowd Of men, eager to get a
glimpse ofthe dsad man. Some stood on the
%ssttees that line one side OF the wall. Others
occupied positions on the sta r9ay lead ng
TO tie upper 10 r. Ii was difficult far tho
pohee to Keep clear a suficie on space around
tne oody 10 enable a physician, who was
oenu9g ever me young man, to probe the
wounds. His examination was, in he opin.
ion of all present, p,olo. ged TO A point that
Iuusod indignant comment and ridirule of
me he inserted his probe into
Of the
FOUR GAPING WOUNDS
that confronted him and endeavored to trace
oach leauen messenger to its fatal d~estina-
tloh, ana as no went along he drew a dia-
WIN a pencil o. the di -ectiOn taken by
I en- ouilet. IbeIe was really NO necessity
lot so protraeted an examinati n, as it was
evident that each OF the four wounds was
fatal. Death must have ensued instantly
upon the inflction OF the 6rst
mound c.r The bail struck him in
above, tho collar bone. The other shots
lodged; One through the heart, one in the
oil the stomach and a four h on the ri hi
itde al. a poiPt almost op. osite the wound
IN the heart, the four wounds outlining a
triangular ngure In the shape of q diamond.
TIE BODY LAY
where it fell, the feet under the setteo whete
was sitting when he met his dea h, Tho
lead pointing in the direction Of tho office.
was a handsome and boyish face Of clear
ut features that Icy here pallid q, marble, a
light blonde mu taehe covering his In and
hort curly hair Of the same shade cling ng TO
,is well shaped head. He was rather below
medium hight, and Of slender build,
Coroner Barry, as soon
$ the physician had conc uded his txamina-
lry to
HOLD AN INQUEST
n the remains; W. B. Gates, Peter Tracy, |
ohm Bruier, W. W. Humphrey T. Tate
|. b. Schloss and Geo. Dsnt. The frat wit |
ess examined was
CLERK TULEY,
{ the Peabody Hotel, who said About
10 this afternoon / was standing at The desk
hen a goutlemsn came in and looked over
10 register. lie was not pers Jnally known
} me, After looking at tn register he |
towards the front door when, for |
a @ cause, he stopped. ] turned back and
"a pistol shot. saw n man reel and fail |
TAG, settee on to the floor, Saw two or
lree shots hted IN quick successio on after the
rst one. Did not hear deceased say a word
lmped out of the office ard ran over hele TO
here the mar lay. Dent know the man
DO did the shooting. have heard his name
nee.
81 JOHN L. SNEEp,
anager Of the Memphis Baseball Club,
suhed; i was standing at the desk, talking
Mp TnIAU and aAunak.1a |
o6ed over the register, and in a second
ore heard a pistol shot. / didn't stay
.ound very long to see what was going on.
this man reel of the seats there, and
l was getting out of the way / heard the
cond shot. l got away from theYe as quick
! could and went into the Telephone hole,
stayed there until the shooting was ever
know the man who did the shooting.
not identify him. Saw the deceased
st. Louis in october.
D. W. BR0ADHURST,
l was in Wright Bros. q store and
rough the gl IS door leading into the hotel
W a man standing " it'll a pistol pointed AT
man, and as l opened the door saw this
an reel from one of the seats and fall on
% floor. Issw the man shoot him three
mes after he was on tho floor, one right
ter another. l started after him and he
ant over toward tho cigar stand ard threw
8 pistol on the case. ! started for him and
uNbch hAh- u NuTUOE II Ill over 10 n nOllge= |
an at the door, and then zane right back
Tom Dalton and turned him yer and
Id him in my arms until he died. He
vel, spoke a word {. ON the time l / cid him
he died. He tell right over Thu way
hi! sid, with bis head dow. He 6red
nd doubled up, lie iell on his side and
rec shots were fred after he wa down. /
dn't know who be wa until [ turned him
or. after had turned the man VINO lhot
~ over TO the officer l saw that it vas Tom
lltOp,
| know the man who did the shooting now.
didn't know HIM at the the of tho
l arrested him and turned him
er to Henry Collins, policeman, a he came
to the door. l didn't know at the timo,
/ ! know now. His name is Goodwin.
W, gray who keeps tho Peabody cigar
bstantially as the others did. There were
hers who nigh nave been summon cd, Tut
lose evidence all tended the same way.
10y all agteei that Goodwin came in,
'ked over the register, started towards the
or, wheeled In font of the aettee where
lion was sitting between two friends, and
ID. That Dalton iell and that Goodwin
IREE SHOTS INTO THE PHOSPHATE
BODY.
here were rumors that Dalton Rroaned
a. he iell, but no such testimony
/, ELECTED at the hearing. Speculation as
the
CAUSE OF THE KILLING
8 T fe last niSht and oil sorts of scandal {
stories were circulated.
he ffie rds of Goodwin alleRe in his iusti6-
ion that pa ton had rep atedly been
lily OF boasts that ref ctei upon the vir-
Of Mrs. j: j. Polk, tho sister of the man !
. did the shooting. GodWin's friends ass :
{ that Dalton was an habitual
CALUMNIATOR OF WOMEN,
that in an investigation conducted not
Ig ago by prominent citizens, as TO the
,,racter ola young lad on Union street,
,nsinuate that she was not above aus. |
ion. =
AT THE STATION HOUSE :
dwin declined to mako a statement to the
lie at once sent for Gen. q. p, J
Turner and acted under his instructions. |
n. Luke Wright and Col. CAN'T have also >
IN retained TO dntgnd the prisoner, who :
mt last night in jail. Y
THE DEAD MAN 9
yes a widowed mother, the relict of the
U. X. Dalton, and Il sister just emerg-
II street, where tho remaiss were last :
hit removed: = Dalton formerly was ON {
yed by Menken 4 Co. and later by J. W, '
egeli & Co. Last fall, having received !
that it was not safe for =
a to remain here, he Departed 9
St: Louis, where hs remsinsd /
I'll Friday; when he returned to Memphis.
toems 20 have been unconscious of dan !
Z, for he wore no arms 1t tho time of his n
Ith: Sensational correspondence was !
ted st last night on the streets, a
these. reports we're not traoeable I
authentic sources. Coroner Barry Is said :.
b. in POSSESS on If letters found on the .
son of deceased, but their contentg are /
known. Nevertheless, there were no 4
of people yesterday who were prepared a
tate what they contained, the story diff u
ing in every case. q