The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-25
MURDER MOST BRUTAL.
A. Carr Fires Three Pistol Shots Into
His PTOStTate Victim.

A Quarrel Over a Paltry $50 Costs
Capt. n. o. King of Atlanta His
Life-A Pistol Bought but a Few
Minutes Before the Tragedy-Evi-
dence of the Best Shows That Capt.
King Was Unarmed When the
Trouble Occurred.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 24-Capt. H. o.
King, a well-known mechanical engineer
and inventor, was shot and killed by
Alex Carr, young man formerly in his
employ, shortly after 3 o'clock this after
noon. The killing, from the best evidence
of eye witnesses, and as obtained from
others who were acquainted with the cir
cumstances leading up to the tragedy,
was deliberate murder. 1t occurred on
South Broad street, just in front of the
Office of the Chattahoochee River Brick
Company, which Office King has made his
headquarters recently.
Carr fired five shots at his victim, four
of them taking effect. After he had
emptied his pistol, shooting three times
after King fell, he threw the smoking
weapon at him and walked off up the
street. He was arrested, however, before
he got block distant. Carr was labor
ing under intense excitement when taken
! in charge by the policemen. He was
| trembling like a leaf in the wind, having
grasped telephone pole for support. The
killing was the result of quarrel be-
tween the two men over $50 which Carr
claimed King owed him. According to
Carr's statement, after being taken to the
! police station, he had been employed by
| King in the management of a sulphur
mine near Villa Rica until a couple of
weeks ago. King left without paying
| him, the amount due being $50. Carr
! came on 10 Atlanta To collect the money.
! This morning he met King and they had
| hot words about the matter.
Later in the day Carr was seen on De-
| Catur street with his brother and a rail
road man named Bailey. He bought a
! pistol for 81 80 and put it in his side coat
| pocket. 1t was visible to friend whom
I he met, who asked what he was going to
do with it. Carr replied that he was go
ing to kill a big rattlesnake and put it on
exhibition.
Carr, and Bailey, who has been ar
rested as an accessory, were together
when they came face to face with King
who was emerging from the Chattahoo-
chee Brick Companys office.
Carr made another demand for his
money. He claims that King had a pistol
in his hand and was about to shoot him
when he began firing. Bailey also as
serts that King had pistol, though none
was found upon him when he was
searched.
l. B. jacques, foreman of S. w. Postells S
printing offiee, next to the Chattahoochee
Brick Company's office, saw the meeting
between the men but did not see King
with pistol.
Bailey protests innocence of any COM
plicity in the affair. He says that he had
loaned Carr $50, and was along with him
| urging him to get his money from King
| and repay him. When Carr fired the first
shot the muzzle of the pistol was close up
to Kings breast
The killing created great excitement.
| Threats of lynching Carr were freely
made.
Capt. King is an old resident. He is
| connected with some of the best families.
| He leaves a wife and several children.
He was taken to the Grady hospital
after the shooting, but died before the
hospital was reached, and was later re-
moved to his home, GO Trinity avenue.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
From the Associated Press.
Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 24.-Alexander
Carr emptied tive-chambered pistol
into II. 0. King on South Broad street
here this afternoon, then tossed the pis-
tol away and folded his arms and waited
for policeman.
King is a well-known man here, and
was connected with prominent families
Carr had beenin his employ at pyrites
mine which King operated near Villa
| Rica, this state. Carr says that King
owed him money, and the shooting grew
out of this indebtness.
AT 2 o'clock the two men cama from,
the Inman building, walked across Broad
street and stosd talking for a few min
utes. Several persons who were passing
noticed that they were quarreling.
J. B. Jacques, foreman of Postell's
Printing house, in front of which the two
men were standing, says that Carr sud
denly drew pistol and shot King in the
head. King staggered few PAGES and
| fell in the street. Carr followed him up
stood over him aud fired four more bull
lets into his head Then he tossed the
pistol at King and walked off a dozen
| yards. A great crowd collected before
the smoke had cleared away and many
who knew the dying man proposed TO
lynch Carr, who stood pale and nervous,
| with folded arms.
A policeman came up and drove the
| crowd back King was sent to the Grady
hospital, where he died at o'clock. He
never spoke after being shot.
Carr made a statement tonight in
which he said that he had quarreled with
King earlier in the day about the money
due him. Carr claims that they met ac-
cidentally this afternoon, and that after
some words, King drew pistol and was
about to shoot him. Parties who were
passing at the time state that King did
not have pistol.
FATAL GAS EXPLOSION.