The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-15
SHOT At THE CARSHED.
Atlanta Adds a Fatal Shooting 10 The
Files Of Crime,


the Quoted Word, But subsequently
Pressed Mcbride to Say What He
Had Set Out to Express Love
You-' Was the Laconio Reply-and
These Words Cost a Human Life.
Mehan Arrested, With Two Revol-
vers and Dirk.
Atlanta Ga, Aug. 14.-P. It. Mehan, Of
Newman. shot Robert Mcbride, Of New
nan shortly after 4o'clock, at the Union
depot. this afternoon. and Mcbride died
shortly aftcrward. Mcbride was stand
ing lust at the main entrance of the shed
when Mehan approached and began firing
RAPID FIRING PROM TWO REvoLvERs.
There were shots fired in quick success
sion which came from two pistols. Mr.
Mcbride fell on the stone steps leading to
the entrance and began bleeding from
the head and mouth. He was shot in the
neck and head He could not speak after
falling. Pat Mehan, who did the shooting,
cooly placed the pistol in his pocket and
walked off. going through the rear gates
of the Union depot 10 Durand's restau-
1ant, where he was arrested and taken to
the station house Mcbride was left lying
was sent for, dan died an hour after
wards.
ANOTHER MAN HIT BY BULLET.
Read of Newman, who was talking to c.
S. Mcbride, was hit in the shoulder by one
of the flying bullets, making a slight
wound.
Pat Mehan is an old Atlantaian, but
now lives in Newman. He travels for a
New York whisky house.
WHO THE DEAD MAN WAS.
Robt McBridewas a prominent citizen of
Newman. He was president of the cotton
seed oil mill there and was interested in
a number of other mills The principal
incident which led up 10 the shooting to-
day occurred some time last week. RObt.
Mcbride. with his brother, William,
roOmed at Mehan's home. One evening
last week Robert was in the parlor with
Mrs Mehan when he told her he had
something confidential to tell her.
SHE DIsLKED THE TERM he USED.
The lady didn't like the word Conf
Dental" and said so, telling Mcbride
that if he had any such communication to
make to her he must see her husband,
who was in New York, and also stating
that she would write to Mr.. Mehan. She
then left the room and informed her sis
ter of what had occurred. The latter
thought that probably Mrs. Mehan had
acted harshly, and told her sister that
she ought to have heard Mcbride through
before taking any action Mcbride there
upon again entered the ROOM and she
asked Mcbride to say what he had in
tended to at first.
RELUCTANT TO RENEW THE INTERVIEW.
He was very reluctant to continue the
conversation, but, being strongly urged,
replied: Il love YOU
The lady, although eloquently persua-
ded not to by Mcbride, wrote an account
of the affair to her husband. The dead
man, anticipating trouble, left the house
and had not been back since. In the
meantime he had endeavored to settle the
matter peacefully, and at the hour he
was shot he was at the Union depot wait
ing for his brother who expected to come
In on the train, to inform him of what
success he had attained
BEGAN FIRING AT SIGHT.
Mehan was on the same train with
McBride's brother, and on his way out of
the car shed espied Mcbride and began
shooting. He had prepared himself while
in New York, buying two Colts revolvers
and a large dirk, which were taken from
him when he was arrested. Mehan, when
seen at the police station, said he had
fixed himself TO kill his man for insulting
his wife. and he guessed he'd done it, J."
but claimed he was justified. Although
he would say nothing of the character of
the insult offered to Mrs. Mehan.
A LETTER WHICH TELLS THE STORY
The follow .ng letter was written to DR..
LONGING, one of the most prominent ply
sicians in the state, and friend of Nc
Bride, and gives the full story of the fatal
tragedy:
WHAT M'BRIDE WROTE TO HIS FRIEND.
Newman. Aug s.-Monday evening August
2. after passing social evenings on the porch
with Mrs. Mehan and Mrs Monegan / re
marked to the former as we stood in the hail
while ! was making change (she had Just paid
a provision BILL, that l would like
10 have confidential conversation
with her She Immediately replied: If
you have ANYTHING confidential TO
tell me you had better write il to Mr. Mehan.
In short time shereturned to the door and
remarked that perhaps she had spoken too
hastily. l then, l regret to say, intimated GER
tain things ana finally told her that l loved
her She was very indignant, and said she
would write to Mr. Mehan. 1 tried to per
suade her not to do 80 and tried to have her
accept my apology and let the matter drop,
but she would not agree to do so.
! stepped on the porch, shook a tree and
asked her II she recognized the signal This
brought from me other explanations
and l would never hrve limited about
these matters only for the fact that il might
prevent her writing Mr.. Mehan of my course
during last evening, l can only say that if
could recall what l said l would be a happy
man to-day. Mrs. Mehan never gave me any
announcement to speak TO her asI did. and
my defence viii appear further on in this
statement; and he would be an unexceptiona-
Die man who would not speak knowing what
I do.
1t must be understood that did not accuse
Mrs. Mehan. as ! did not see her
on any Of the occasions referred to- but
have seen the visitor. Another thing: l
could not say it was not the cook he saw but
DO know he was in the room opposite mine
II Mrs. Mehan hadaccepted my apology when
nrst spoke and She got indignant. and al
lowed the matter TO drop, / never would have
mentioned TO her or any one else about what
follows, but she called out Miss Monegan.
and In self defense had to speak
CIRCUMSTANTIAL ANTE MORrEM STATEMENT.
Ia the fail of 1892 / noticed that occasionally
man would walk up the front steps
and knock on the door. One evening
when Mrs. Mehan was longer than usual in
going TO the front door. l opened my door to
see who was outside lust as she came down
the hall. See spoke quite LOUD to me as she
passed. ] he party outside spoke to her and
she told me he hadlnQuired for Mr., Camp.
On my way to my room, a few minutes before
/ saw man on the other side Of the street
watching the house. but did not pay much at
lenton TO INN. Occasionally after that
some one would come up the steps
knock at the door and be admitted. After
some time knocking on the door ceased. but a
party would walk up the steps and back and
forth on the veranda. l could distinctly hear
the steps. and one night in the winter. when
he had been there for a longer time than us
"a i'm SUM -.