The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-18
sUPT. DUNHAM TALKS.
He Gives His Reasons for and Bow
He Killed Cunningham.
From the Atlanta Journal.

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From the Ati1nfa Journal.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Oct. 16.-The kill
ing OF young Cunningham, an employe of
the Alabama Mid and, by Supt. Bradford
Durham is yet fresh in the minds Of the
Journal readers.
Col. Bradford Durham, a man well ad-
vanced in years, respected by all and hold
ing high Office of trust shooting young
society man about his young ana pretty
wife set the public wild with excitement,
and stories of how and why 1t was done are
conflicting aud numerous.
''I wish to speak to Mr.. Dunham." said
to the jailer at the Jail In Montgomery, who
ushered me in.
We'll. sir, knock on that door. Mr..
Durham is in there"
The room which entered was ON the ground
floor. There were no bars to the windows,
and they looked out onto a green lawn,
with flowers here and there.
Come in"
"Mr. Durham, ;" said, II am here for the
Atlanta Journal and should like to talk
with YOU"
Come, in sir. This is my daughter. Miss
Annie Duuham-have q seat. sir"
ITS pretty bad TO DO in jail" said Mr..
Durham, as he reached tn q dresser near
for box of Havanas but am allowed a
hECat ulAu1 privileges, duu buaD iudkoo IL
easier. Have CT ar and we win walk out.
| want little exercise aad we can talk in
the open air"
So without further ado, the cigars being
lit, we went out in the moonlight onto the
pavem snt aud pr oceeded alone up the street,
and for half an hour walked by the side
OF the man who fired u handful of bird shot
into one of Montgomery's young society
mon, sending him TO his long account, and
Hetana1 tO 10 fal or bnu ha
1t may be well to give here description
Of the man who did the killing. Col Dun
ham is a man l should say so years old.
probably las pounds, tall, erect, 1iron-gray
beard cropped short. keen gray-blue eye
and determined expression about his lips
the last man a sensible person would select
to fool with"
Well, as we paced up and down in front
Of the Jail he said:
ION March % last my wife received an
anonymous letter. 1t was handed to my
little daughter ut the door OF my home and
she carried it TO her mother. On reading
its contents she was 80 shocked that she
tainted. | was away on business for my
company. and on my return | was give
the note. After some time | traced the au-
thorship to James Cunningham, al en-
ploye In my Office. The note was sigued
"A Young Man in Yellow Leg gins and
Brass Buttons
To be certain about it, caused a decoy
letter TO be prepared and placed on his
desk. His note TO my wife desired her TO
meet him on CAtoma creek road. The de-
coy. which had written. and which my
wife never saw, stated thnt she could not
meet him on the Catoma road, but that she
would meet him In the park at 5 o'clock
p. m.
81 was called away on that day by an
urgent telegram and my confidential clerk,
Mr.. Andrews. drove out 20 the park with
my wife aud there they found Cunningham
dressed Is tbs note described. You can
only imagine my feeling when ] returned
aud learned these facts
"My bosom friend, W. J. Rerlin. talked
the matter over with me. No begged that
1 wait until lager before took any action
and asked ne n could not think Of some
friend who could also advise vita ns az
what 70 do. 10 We called ia Col A. A.
Wiley. Col. Wiley went 70 CunnlbEheui
and sndsAEorod " impres upon hin the
saormify u biz ofKense and be aokaowl-
sage4 his g1,it. seemed penitent ard ssvrs
nat - gouia naFsr Fegoa, "a gtao4e end