The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-05
Phil Fitzpatrick Shot Down at
Helene StOCktOn'S Feet.
C. D. LOUD OF MT. VERNON HIS
SLAYER.

and Excited With Drink, broke
Into the Room and Met His Death.
Three Times shot at and Twice
WOunded-A Determination to Mar
ry the Woman Who Had Wearied
of His Affections Results in His
Killing.
Phil Il. Fitzpatrick was shot and killed
last night about o'clock at the Warsaw
house at Thunderbolt by Charles d. Loud
OF Mount Vernon. montgomery county.
The killing was sensational in all its de-
tails. Loud is a well known attorney OF
Mt. Vernon. and has friends and acquain-
tances all throughout this section. His
victim was well known in Savannah as the
proprietor Of the Gaiety theater and sa-
loon on Broughton street. The dificulty
was about woman. Helene Stockton, who
has been for over a year connected with
the Gaiety, for a long time as its leading
artist She is well known to the fre-
quenters Of the place with whom she was
very popular. 1t was we'll known among
his friends that Fitzpatrick was very
much enamored OF her. She must have tir-
ed Of his attentions. however. for several
weeks ago she left the Galety and went
to Thunderbolt, where she took up her
residence at the Warsaw hotel. kept by Mr..
and Mrs. T. Butler. both Of whom had
formerly been on the stage at the Gaiety.
The events leading up TO the tragedy
make an interesting story. Fitzpatrick
had learned that the Stockton woman was
receiving visits at Thunderbolt from Loud
and this evidently threw him into fever
of jealousy. Yesterday afternoon he went
10 Thunderbolt with the avowed intention,
70 he informed some of his friends whom
he met there, of marrying her. He had
not informed the young woman Of this in
tention. however. He secured the services
of lady friend TO go to her and arrange
a meeting. When the Stockton woman be-
came aware of Mr.. Fitzpatrick's intentions
she declined most positively to enter into
his plan or TO see him on any condition
Her refusal to see him evidently en-
ragged Fitzpatrick. and when he learned
in some way that she was expecting a
visit from Loud. whom he had learned
was in the city. his jealousy was famed
10 the utmost heat. His condition was
made much worse by drink.
Against the advice of his friends he
entered the hotel and demanded to see
Miss Stockton. Mrs. Butler locked the
young woman in her room and took the
key telling her husband to say TO Fitz-
which he did. Fitzpatrick refused to be
lieve this and insisted on entering the
house, which he did against Buffers pro-
test, and made his way upstairs and be-
gan trying to break in the doors of the
rooms in an effort to locate the young
woman. Mr.. Butler, to convince him
that she was not in the house, took him to
her room. and pointed out to him that
the door was locked and the key gon..
In pursuance Of this plan of deception
Butler then called out to the Stockton wo-
man to know If she were in the room, re.
ceiving no reply.
Fitzpatrick was not convinced, however,
that she was not in the house and contin-
ued his demands to be allowed to see her
with the hope Of quieting him, and per-
suading him to leave the house. and went
into the parlor for the purpose Butler
however, would not allow Fitzpatrick to
go up to the room. and the two engaged in
a hand-to-hand difficulty Fitzpatrick
filled with drunken rage and jealousy
screamed and fought like mailman, COM
pletely besting Butler and giving him
very severe beating. Marshal Lentz ar
rived at this juncture, ana with the aid
of friends succeeded in separating the
two. He put both men under arrest and
carried them to the lookup, where they
were allowed to give bond, Fitzpatrick
promising that if he were allowed to go on
bond he would not return to the hotel.
Shortly after this Loud arrived and was
informed of what had TRANSFERRED Fitz-
patrick learned of his arrival soon after.
and his rage was renewed fourfold. He
announced his intention of en-
tering the house and facing his rival The
latter was informed of this intention and
announced his readiness to defend both
himself and the woman At Mr.. Buffers re-
quest the pain, accompanied by Mrs. Butler.
went to the young woman's room and
locked the door. The effort to prevent
Fitzpatrick's entry to the house was un-
successful, and he came upstairs and went
directly TO the room where the party was
Mrs. Butler had left the room as Fitzpat-
rick entered the house. and had gone
downstairs in an effort to stop him The
room edoor was locked. Fitzpatrick hurst
in the panels with few blows of his
feet and hands and confronted the connie
The young woman was standing on one
side OF the small room by the washstand
while Loud was standing on the Other
side in the window at the foot of the be6-
stead with his pistol in his hand
When Fitzpatrick burst through tho
panels of the door and into the roon,
Loud warned him not to approach ana
fired shot over his head. The ball str,,cI-
the wall just over a door which was an
entrance in to another room. The warn
sng and the shot seemed to have no efpact
on Fitzpatrick, who attempted to dodge
sun advancing. It was then that Toud
areG the second shot, which struck Fitz-
patr.cE In the top of the head .bo -,