The sun., 1893-08-15
KILLED FoR TELLING ms LopE.
Rat Mehnn Of New York Shno'r Robert
Mcnride-ScNen Other Mmrders.

ATLANTA Aug. 14.--IGt Mehan Of Newman
shot Robert Mcbride OF Newman nj tho Wall
street entrance to the Union citation about (
o'clock this afternoon. and Mr.. McBridc dod
soon afterward. Mcbride was standing Just
at tho main entrance OF the shed on Wall
street when Mehan approached and began
firing.
There were three shots In quick succession.
which came from two pistols. Mr.. Mcbride fell
almost against the stone steps leading to the
entrance and began bleeding from the head
and mouth. He was shot in tho breast and
head. He could not speak alter falling.
Mehan coolly placed the pistols in his pocket
and went away. Mcbride was left lying where
he had fallen.
Pat Mehan travels for Louisville whiskey
house. Immediately after the shooting he
wake ed to Durand's restaurant. whore PATROL
man Sewsll found him.
All right" he said. " l am ready to go with
you. Take my pistols" at tho samo time pull
ing from each hip pocket a Colts revolver and
handing them to the officer. " was justified"
At the station house he said: Il don't care
to so into details now, but l will say that
killed him for insulting my wife in Newman. I
came here from New York to Kill him. and
think | did It. That's all care to say"
Al ) o'clock Mcbride died. being still on the
etnsn Ga s5feS Of Newman and @ the oil
Mil Company. rs isotienee consisted in tell
the house in which John Howard had Just
died yesterday afternoon near Carlisle How;
had fractured his skull.
81 Smith. who was ALSO drunk, carried a doH,
s Wffe. Snt.es who IiVed % With the HsWari family an
tho body. He urged smith to leave. as there Z,
Curry.
no; reckon not, Curry replied.
and poured the contents Of both barrels into
the breast OF the deienee!ess man. death re,
sulting instantly; smith nthd made his escape and
Nj MtcoS. USI Mo-: Aug. Il D. V. Howard of
Buckley: in Lynn county. twenty five. miles
snd Msi' bi % at New New % Boston. ny fifteen
m miles north Of Buckley. last night.
nned SiiS Tor whipping his wiz and placed under
bond to keep the peace she aiterward sued
people Of Buckley were afraid Of him.
Yesterday he got drunk and vert to New
above results. Howard has considerable
JtcKsoNvrLtr., Aug. IA. W. Storey, a
heTlonR tnrpentipe camp was found murder
lie vas last seen, with man named bayid-
son. stprey's head was crushed in 10th before
ana helllnu, ana le llNcu Ouiy u N}lOTl tlUV
M1DDLt sBoKoUGH. Ky. Aug. l4.-Iim Rentre
shot and mortally wounded Lucy Johnson Of
salisbury avenue last night Renfre fled. but
was pursued. captured. and is now in Jail
STEUnENvIIIE. o.. Aug. 14.-Ionathan Fer
ris a hat dealer got into a fight with his
cousI in. Charles Lowe, this afternoon; oyer the
purchase of a hat. and Lowe crushed Ferrs's
skull with a hatchet. He then robbed tho
cash drawer q $l15 and fled Ferris is still
living. but will die
PUEnIo. Col. Aug. 14.-spcncer G. Brown.
an employee Of the Rocky Mountain Oil Conn
rnny. with Headquarters at florence. was MUIR
derad on Friday night or Saturday morning, a
bullet having been sent into his heart. his
skull fractured BY a heavy blow from n blud-
eeon. and tho body thrown into ths Arkansas
River with such force rs to break the neck.
W. II. Kelly. Browns attendant and COM
panion. Is in jail charged with tho crime. The
evidence Is wholly ciycumstantial. but it points
strongly toward kellys guilt.
HoPKISsvILLE. KY. Aug. IA cold a.booded
murder was the result OF II feud IN this county
yesterday.
Fleming McNeal was passing along the ronh
when Charley Morrow spranR from ambush
and shot him down witt, a pistol. Morrow is
at large. but will probably DO lynched If
caught.