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


al the time that Fitzpatrick was dead
Loud said:
Il was in town to-day and had secured
a pair OF horses TO 20 riding with Miss
stockton / sent the horses out By a
boy hile I went out on the car. / arrived
about O'Clock and went into the Warsaw
hotel The frst person / saw was Butler
and ] saw at once that he had been In a
night by the bruises on his face. Hello.
Tom said ], what's she matterT Then
DE told me Of the row that he had had with
Fitzpatrick and the cause Of IT, he in
formed me that Fitzpatrick was still in
the house and that be would probably at
tempt some violence If he should discov-
or that / was there ! was not long in
finding out that Fitzpatrick knew / was
there and that he intended coming into
the house. ] did not desire any trouble.
In fact, I was especially anxious to avoid
trouble on account OF the nOtOriety which
IL would give both myself and Miss Stock
ton. Mrs. Butler asked us 10 90 upstairs
In order 10 get as far out Of the way as
possible and I consented TO do so IN the
hope OF avoiding trouble"
Col. Loud made a very striking figure as
he told his story, pacing the hoor In eN-
element. lie is man Of medium hight,
probably 90 years OF age, with a fine head
OF curly black hair and with piercing
brown eyes lie was in his shirt sleeves,
Win a coat anu vest Dl DAVNN AllANfi AfhA
and a broad sombrero hat gave him Tex
as cowboy appearance.
Yes. sir" he said. Il actually consented
to shut myself up in a room 10 avoid TINS
man, the most cOwardly thing OF my whole
life. II q had not been for the desire OF
avoiding notoriety on Miss Stockton's ac-
count / would not have done so. We had
not been long in the room when. from the
confusion below stairs. We knew that Fltz-
patrick had entered the house. and soon
we heard him coming up the steps There
seemed TO be a considerable crowd with
him. When ] came into the hotel saw
him standing with a crowd Of his heelers
on the other side OF the street. lie came
TO the door and finding II locked, began TO
break II IN. kicking II and smashing the
panels with a stick he had in his hand
He broke open the door and rushed in and
exclaimed, You - - -,
have found you at last He had heavy
stick or club in his hand with which he
rushed toward Miss Stockton. l saw, how
ever that he did not intend 10 strike her.
and then he turned toward me. l was
standing in the window at the foot OF the
bed He made a lunge toward me, and
fred a shot into the ceiling over his head.
hoping 10 brighten him off. 1t had no eff
feet. He made another lunge, and / fired
a second shot, this time meaning bust
ness. The second shot struck him in the
head but il did not stop him. He lunged
forward again, and ! fired the third shot
1 do not know where / struck him. but he
went down. There was a crowd standing
outside in the passageway. and knowing
them 10 be the same crowd that had seen
with Fitzpatrick on the street, and think
ing that they might attempt to do me
harm. I warned them not to enter the room
on their peril / announced that / would
surrender only to an officer of the law.
HHana L.
handed him my pistol. 1 regret the affair
exceedingly, but there was nothing else
could do. l would gladly have avoided
bloodshed, but there were no means OF
escape from the room had l been inclined
to retreat"
col Loud has given a correct account
of the affair" said the young woman who
was present. Il have been boarding with
the Buffers for several weeks. / had an
engagement to go horseback riding with
Col. Loud tonight. This afternoon Mrs.
Johnny Somers came up to see me and
said that she had something very partic-
ular to tell me- l asked her what 1t was,
but she said that she did not want to tell
me in the house and insisted on my going
out to take ride with her. I told her l
did not care to go to ride She insisted and
said that she would only go a short piece
around the back way by Mr.. Somers' place.
That must go with her as she had some
thing very important TO tell me. l refused
to go and demanded to know what 1t was
she had to tell me. She then said that Mr..
Fitzpatrick was there. that he had come
out with priest for the purpose of marry
ing me- l told her that the thing was pre-
posterous, that l had no idea of marrying
Mr.. Fitzpatrick then or any other time.
Sometime after Mrs. Somers left Mr.. Fitz-
patrick came to the house and demanded
to see me. did not want to see him and
Mr.. Butler told him l was not there
He came up stairs to search for me. Mr.
Butler took him TO the door of my room
and called for me TO prove that 1 was not
there. l was inside but did not answer
Mr.. Fitzpatrick refused to believe that l
was not in the house. | finally offered to
sec him, hoping TO pacify him or drive him
away, but Mr.. Butler would not let him
come into the parlor where / was. Mr..
and MIR. Butler had fight.
Fitzpatrick rayed like a wild beast. He
was like crazy man. The marshal ar
rested both men and carried them to the
lookup After they were gone the boy
arrived with Col LIQUIDS horses and l
dressed for a ride. After Col. Loud came
in and we found that Fitzpatrick was
going to try to come back in the house
we went upstairs TO my room with Mrs
Butler and locked ourselves in. Mrs. But
Ter went out before Fitzpatrick came up
1
Col Loud has told it. The stick which
Mr. Fitzpatrick had in his hand was a
very heavy cane with a heavy goldplated
head, which was presented to him by his
employees about a week ago. 1t was this
cane he used to smash in The panels of the
door"
The young woman showed less excite
ment than did Loud. and told her story
in a very clear, straightforward manner.
Marshal Lentz said that the stories of
Loud and the woman We're straight so
far as he was acquainted with the facts.
Fitzpatrick promised that il we would
let him give bond he would not go back
to the hotel" said Marshal Lentz AT
ter releasing the two men. walked back
to the fire engine house near Buffers and
was standing there when / heard the
shots l ran over to the house and saw
Fitzpatrick on the floor. This man had
a pistol in his hand, which he gave to me.
1 brought the parties to town as soon as
1 could get a car"
Bond was furnished for the woman by
friend of LIQUIDS and she returned to Thun-
derbolt with Marshal Lentz. Loud was
anxious to give bond, and when this was
refused him asked to be allowed to go to
his hotel under guard, but this was also
refused him and he was locked up in
cell. A friend of Loud who had offered TO