The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-23
STOCKS AND HIS PISTOL.
THE STORY OF THE KILLING OF
ALF CAsSIN.

His Slayer Entered the Store and
Warning-A Previous Quarrel in
Which Cassin Slapped stocks Face
the Origin OF the Bad Feeling.
ATLANTA. Ca, March 22.-The coroner's
jury impaneled to inquire into the shooting
Of ALI Cassin by Porter Stocks rendered q
verdict this morning charging Stocks with
premeditated murder. Ed Holland, who
was arrested as an accessory, was not
charged by the jury, and a later warrant
charging him with murder was sworn QUE
by Cassin's friends Holland was present
at the shooting and is supposed to
have furnished Stocks the pistol. Both
Stocks and Cassin are highly connected
and the killing has excited much interest.
M. A. J. Lyle. in testifylng. gave the fol-
lowing account Of the quarrel that ended In
Cassin's death He was sitting in the office
when Cassin and Stocks drove into the barn
in buggy. They got out and entered the
office. Both had been drinking. They were
oold and sat down by the fire.
BEGINNING OF THE FATAL ROW.
"Are you running on the railroad now.
Porter7" asked the witness.
"No,n said Stocks, "but am going oup
tonight and earn 50 25."
"Well," said Lyle. eff 1 had as much
money as you wouldn't go out on nighs
like this to earn 90 25."
Stocks wife 10 very wealthy. daughter
Of the late I. A. Rioe, one OF the best citi~
zens Atlanta ever had. 20" said Cassin,
looking up, SIS ia not the SO he wants. It's
the quarter, that will buy him two drinks.r
"You 60 to h" was Stocks response
AT this the witness said Cassin got up aud
going over to Stocks tipped the latter's hat
from his head TO the floor. Stocks got up,
picked up his bat, walked up to Cassin and
wanted to know IL the latter intended TO In
suit him. Cassin said that he did not, but
that Stocks could take It that way If he
wanted TO.
STOCKS SLAPPED IN THE FACE.
Cassin then slapped Stocks in the face
with the tip ends OF his fingers and tweaked
his ears. Stocks told Cassin that any one
who would do as he had done, was a
coward. He said that he was unable TO
fight Cassin In a manly way, but that IL he
would go out to some place with him, they
could get shotguns and settle the matter.
Cassin then called Stocks q most
opprobrious name and the latter demanded
a retraction. The witness and one of the
others present told Cassin that ID was noth~
ing but right that he should retract the
name. whereupon Cassin said: "Well, I
will take that back, but nothing that have
said"
PARTED BAD FRIENDS.
The witness then persuaded Stocks TO go
home. Before he did 30 Cassin wanted him
TO shake hands. but Stocks refused to do SO
unless Cassin should take back all that he
had done and said. Nothing more was
said and Stocks went out. The witness
never heard Cassin threaten Stocks except
at first, when he said that he could whip
Stocks, but II he wanted to that he could
throw him across q chair and spank him,
but that he wouldn't do it. When he
slapped Stocks he was laughing.
N. w. Baird, the only eyewitness TO the
shooting who testified, gave this account:
He was standing at the telephone in Mr.
Reed's Office Friday evening when Holland
came la. A few minutes later Stocks
| entered the Office and walked up to Holland
and Cassin.
THE SHOOTING.
He did not hesitate moment, but draw
ing nis right hand from his pocket holding
a pistol, he threw that arm around Hok
lands body. The next Baird heard was q
loud report. He sprang forward and seized
Stocks by the right arm. The young fellow
still gripped the pistol in his right hand.
As Baird seized him he transferred the
TO shot Cassin, bus Baird succeeded
in preventing this. Holland Immediately
skipped after the shot was fired. Cassin,
Holland. Stocks and himself were the only
ones present when the shooting took place.
Casstn had no weapon on his person at
the time Of the shooting. Neither Holland
or Stocks spoke to the other afte rthe
shooting. Stocks was drunk when be en-
tered the room but did not reel in his walk.