The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-24
LIQUIDS LIFE IN The BALANCE
on TRIAL FOR THE SHOOTING OF
PHIL FITZPATRICK.


nesses All in Before 8 O'Clock Last
NiEht-The Defense Placed No Wit
nesses on the stand, But the De-
PENDANT Made His own Statement
He Claimed That Fitzpatrick Had
Assaulted Him With "a Weapon OF
some Kind and That He Shot I'm
self Defense-The Woman in the
Case Not on the Stand-The ArEu-
ments 20 He Heard This Morning.
The spectators who gathered 10 hear the
evidence IN the Loud-Fitzpatrick case yes
tsrday Eere greatly disappointed not to
see AMI hssr Helene Stockton. one Of the
principals involved in the tragedy at
TAunder5olt June last.
The defense dId not place single wit
ness on the stand, but merely allowed
Loud 10 make his statement regarding
the occurrences leading 10 the shooting
By this means they stopped all cross-ex-
aminations in quarters that they did not
wish the state TO pry into. and they also
gained the closing argument to the jury.
The case was called at 10 O'Clock soon
after court convened. But some time was
lost in waiting for absent witnesses. name
". Harry Kennedy. who was en- route
from Atlanta: Coroner Goette and Mr..
Fountain. The former two soon came
in and a deputy sheriff sent after the
other returned and reported that Mr..
Fountain was very III and could not come.
The scene in the court house was busy
one. and somewhat picturesque. The jam
the waiting crowd OF Jurors. the group
Of attorneys within the railing. and.
above all. the circle Of black faces and
staring eyes in the galleries overhead,
completed a peculiar scene. The defend
ant sat to one side, and by him were his
counsel, Judge Twiggs Of Gainsboro, f. ID.
Graham. Esq. OF Baxley. Mai. p. W. Mel
drim. T. S. Morgan. Jr., Esq. and II. w.
johnson, Esq. OF this city Among his
friends and relatives who sat by, were
r. NJ. AIixson of Augusta. a brother-in-
law: Mr.. Pritchett Of Lothian, w. L.
Clark Of Mount Vernon, his law partner.
and Edward Armfeld, his stepson, Of
Mount Vernon. The defendant was quiet
~ dressed in a dark suit, with a negligee
light shirt and dark tie. His face wore
a placid though somewhat grave express
sion, and he seemed greatly interested in
all the proceedings Of his attorneys.
Though he did not offer to interfere very
much, once of twice he preferred sugges-
tions that were accepted.
Fifty-One jurors were called to select the
jury from. The state struck ten and the
defense twenty. both taking their entire
quota. Nine were excused for cause five
being against capital punishment. The
jury selected is as follows: John Reilly,
Henry NJ. Reeve, James e. Henderson,
John II. Wilder, James W. Heffernan,
Isaac II. Tucker, John NJ. Asendorf. OIL
Yer G. Ryan, Charles Hohenstein, W. ID.
Mcmillan. Jr.. and Troup 3. Hodges.
The solicitor general then read the In
dictment and explained what the state
expected to prove, namely, the murder of
p. H. Fitzpatrick by Charles d. Loud.
June 4. 1895. at Thunderbolt. Definitions
of murder, etc, were then read. The So
licitor general stated that in this case
Phil II. Fitzpatrick kept a certain Gaiety
Theater in this city, with barroom at
tached; that one OF the performers was
Helene Stockholm that she was there en-
ployed; that said Fitzpatrick was at
Thunderbolt that day, June 4, 1895; he first
went to a funeral and then to Thunder
bolt that his intimate relations with the
Stockton woman entitled him to call at
her room at any time; that he did not
know that Loud was there that day. He
expected to show that Loud was at Thun-
derbolt June 4 and then came to Savannah
and ordered a pair of horses; that Loud
while in the city went into Fitzpatrick's
barroom TO see If he was there; that he
then went back TO Thunderbolt, and into
the room of Miss Stockton; that Fitzpat-
rick. not knowing of LIQUIDS presence
there, sent up a note to Miss Stockton,
and then went up himself; that Loud
fred three shots at Fitzpatrick, the lat
ter fell outside thesdoor, dying soon af-
ter; that as Miss Stockton opened the
door Loud fired.
I'VE will show these facts" commented
the solicitor general sharply, land expect
to prove the crime Of murder; we expect
TO show that Fitzpatrick was not armed
and that it was premeditated; that Fitz-
patrick went to the room of Miss Stockton
not knowing Of LIQUIDS presence there, and
that as soon the woman opened the
door Loud shot him down."
The reading OF the indictment and the
solicitor generals vigorous commentary
on the case startled everyone, as they be-
gan to realize what the state was trying
TO prove.
Mr. NJ. A Connolly, clerk in the United
States engineers office, was the first wit
ness for the state. He stated that he had
known Mr.. Fitzpatrick for two or three
years. He did not know Mr. Loud. On
the day of the killing of Fitzpatrick, which
was the first week in June of the present
year, he went to funeral at the Cathe-
dral cemetery and then went down to
Thunderbolt, arriving there at about 6:15
O'Clock or whereabouts. He did not see
Fitzpatrick there. but he saw Loud, the
defendant, as soon as he drove up to
Buffers. Loud was standing In the side
door, talking with a woman whom he
understood was named Helene Stockton.
She was holding his hands. They were
talking very earnestly together. Loud
seemed anxious to go. The car going to
the city came along and Loud finally
ran after it and got on.
The witness then went into the restau-
rant to eat some crabs he had ordered,
and few minutes later Mr.. Fitzpatrick
and Mr.. ]. ]. Somers came in. They had
been to the funeral too. Fitzpatrick
spoke to the men at the bar and to me,
about the loss of Mr.. Sullivan's child. He
was perfectly sober. On his way the wit
ness met colored boy riding a horse with
a gentleman's saddle on and leading an
other horse with a lady's saddle on. In
reply to a question he stated that Mr..
Loud did not have time to get to the city
and order the horses, after he had seen
him catch the car coming up. On the cross
fraffon Mai Maidrira him