The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-05

clans we're telephoned Tor Dut none o.
them arrived.
Il was about 1910 o'clock when Coroner
Goette appeared on the scene. He n
once summoned a jury Of inquest and
proceeded 10 hold the investigation ~
the room in which the shooting took place.
Fitzpatrick body was at that time lylns
ia the hall. near where he had fallen, his
head resting on a pillow
In the wOmans room was found q let
ter written 20 her by Loud in which De
addresses her as Darling WIFE AMI
signs himself Your Devoted Husband.
The letter was delivered by "a messenger,
and said something about the place that
was 10 be her home for the next week or
two.
p. ". ferguson was the first witness
called before the cOroner's jury. He was
in the engine house across the street, he
said. when De heard three shots fired IL
was between and SD o'clock. lie rush.
ed upstairs and found Fitzpatrick lying
in the han. lie opened his collar and gave
him a little brandy but 10 did little or no
good. Loud was arrested Immediately az
ter the shooting. he said. When the mar
shall came UP Loud said he would surren-
der 20 the marshal, but he wanted protec-
ton, and this the marshal said he would
give him.
Charles J. Lamy. the barkeeper FOR But
Ter. was the next witness and one of the
most important lie stated shat Fitzpat-
rick came out 10 the place with John
Somers in the afternoon and wanted to
see Helen Stockton. Butler told him she
was out. Fitzpatrick insisted. and want
ed 10 80 upstairs Butler told him the
room was occupied. and he could not They
went upstairs together at one time.
and Butler knocked on the
door 10 the woman's room to
convince Fitzpatrick that she was not
there. When they came down he hung
around while and finally insisted on go
ing mp stairs again. Butler told him he
could not, and fight ensued at the bot
tom Of the staircase. Lnmy says he went
out TO pull Fitzpatrick away from Butler,
when Somers took hold OF him to keep him
on. The marshal came down and took
Butler, Fitzpatrick and Somers to the
guardhouse. Their release was finally ar
ranged and they were told to be on hand
for trial in tho morning.
Lamy said Fitzpatrick then came back to
the Warsaw about an hour later. and after
sitting around while and taking drink
or two asked him TO deliver a message for
him to Helene Stockton which he did
The message was to the effect that ne
wanted to see her and must see her
Something had been said about the woman
and himself, Fitzpatrick told Lamy. and
1t was necessary for him to see her IN all
Fitzpatrick. She sent back word that she
could not see him then, but would see him
tomorrow.
Finally the woman wrote a note to
Fitzpatrick and sent It down to Lamy to
De delivered 70 him. Lamy took the note
10 Fitzpatrick, who read ii, and as soon
as no had done so struck a heavy blow up
on the table, and rushed off up stairs like
a mad man. He went up stairs" LarGy
said, and followed him. When | got to
the top of the stairs the first shot was
Tired. l had almost reached the door Of
the room when the second shot was fired
and the third followed right after it..
Fitzpatrick then ran out of the room.
Somers was running around in the hall.
and Helen Stockton ran out between them
Fitzpatrick caught at her as he fell as
she was passing him. Ten minutes be-
fore the shooting, when / went up there,
Loud, Mrs. Butler and Miss Stockton were
all in the room together. Mrs Butler
left before the shooting occurred"
Butler was the next witness and he gave
substantially the same testimony as
Lamy. though It was from his standpoint
He was pretty badly bruised up in the
fracas with Fitzpatrick. The inquest was
still in progress at o'clock this morning
with a far prospect of continuing until
daylight.