The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-30
HE WANTED SMITHS BLOOD.
1T WAS NEEDED TO WIPE OUT HIS
DAUGHTERS DIsHONOR.

smiths Mother Takes an UgIy
Part I'm the AHafr. and smith Uses
Her as "A Shield From Flying
bullets.
Atlanta. Ca. Aug. 29.-County Jailer
Patrick Mccullough followed his pretty
eighteen year old daughter, Jimmie TO
Marietta to-day. and when he saw her
alight from the train and start of with
W. l.. w. Smith. who was In waiting to
receive her, he whipped out. a pistol and
began emptying its leaden contents at
the man, Smith.
Smith claims Atlanta as his home He
is a married man. and has wife and two
small children living here at No. 16 Yonge
street. Mccullough wanted to kill him
because he had lured his daughter away
from her home. He swears that he viii
yet do So He is a man of unhinching
courage. an old confederate veteran who
bears the honorable wounds Of battle.
From what he said to-day, the only thing
that can avert a tragedy viii yet be the
Intervention OF the law to keep Smith
from crossing mis- path again.
The Shooting created great sensation
in the little town Of Marietta. 1t happen-
ed in the midst of the crowd gathered at
the depot this morning TO meet the train
! from Atlanta.
Mccullough fired three shots at Smith
at short range before he could be dis
armed. In the satchel from which he took
the pistol with which he did the shoot
ing We're two Others fully loaded. When
he set out 10 avenge his daughters be-
! trayal he was determined TO accomplish
his purpose.
My only regret now" he said this
| afternoon when he arrived IN Atlanta, IS
that l did not kill him ] meant to-"
Smith and his mother, Mrs. A. L. Law
ton, who appears TO have played the part
Of "a procuress in the affair, are now both
in jail at Marietta, charged with kidnap-
ping.
A preliminary trial will be held on Mon
day.
Mccullough was taken before a justice
| of the peace and placed under $500 bond
which was signed by several of the best
citizens Of Marietta, and he was allowed
TO return to Atlanta on the next train
with his erring daughter beside him.
The story, which led up to the shooting
| to-day, is q romantic one. Miss McCul-
Tough is an exceedingly pretty girl, being
/ the only one living of three daughters.
/ She was the idol of her fathers heart,
/ and the pet of her mother. To the extent
of his ability, Mccullough, who has been
county jailor for several years, gave her
/ everything that she wanted. Smith. who
| had deserted his wife and children, while
employed as a city drummer for a piano
/ house, became acquainted with Miss Nc
/ Cullough, having visited the house for
the purpose Of selling an instrument. He
was a smooth talker, and soon had the
young girl infatuated with him. He met
her frequently but the meetings were
kept secret from Mr.. Mccullough, who
knew the mans record, from the fact that
/ he had been confined I'm Jail for falling to
support his wife.
Several weeks ago McCullough's wife
died. On her death bed she called him to
her and told him Of his daughters infat-
uation for Smith. After the funeral was
over Mccullough set out to give the man
who had stolen his daughters affections
his deserts. Once he got close enough to
I shoot at him, and then Smith
jumped through a window to escape.
/ He did not cease his efforts to ac-
complsh the girls ruin, however, but in
stead called in the services of his mother,
who this morning induced her to leave the
house Of her aunt where she was paying
| a short visit and go with her to Marietta.
Smith had gone on ahead and had engaged
accommodations at the hotel for his moth
or and sister, as he told the proprietor
| Mccullough was apprised of the plans
of Smith and his mother by a note. He at
once started out in pursuit. boarding the
train for Marietta as 1t was pulling out
of the car shed. He was not positive that
his daughter was on the train. until it
/ reached Marietta, and she with Smiths
mother got Off and were met by Smith
himself. In an instant the outraged father
had his pistol out and was making at the
man. Smith realizing that Mccullough
meant death to him, grabbed his mother
and placed her between himself and Nc
Cullough, and before the latter could tear
her aside so as to get dead shot at him,
the crowd pressed upon him, and he was
disarmed.
Smith was not struck by either of the
! three shots fired by Mccullough though
the last one was only made to miscarry by
Smiths mother knocking McCullough's
arm up, and clutching his wrist while he
was attempting to get her from between
him and Smith.
The following pres dispatch contains a
version Of the story, slightly different
from the one above:
Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 29.--Pat Mccullough,
county jailer here went to Marietta, Ga,
this morning and tried 70 kill w. l..
Smith, a salesman Of book company.
Smith is a young married man who
abandoned his family two years ago. Re-
Gently the 17-year-old daughter OF the
jailer became infatuated with Smith and
the latter's mother induced her to go to
Marietta where Smith had been for sew
| eral days.
Mccullough intercepted a letter sent by
Smith to the girl urging her to join him
and to bring along some cash which her
I father and grandmother had at their
home. Mccullough followed his daughter
10 the train this morning, and un-
seen by her. took seat in the
smoking car. Smiths mother and
the girl were in the sleeper
| Mccullough carried a small hand satchel
in which he had three pistols. When the
train reached Marietta the girl and the
I woman were met by Smith. Mccullough
took pistol from his grip, walked up near
1 Smith and fired three shots at him, none
| Of them, however, taking effect Then Nc
Cullough placed the pistol against Smiths
| breast and was in the act Of firing when
the girl and the woman seized him and
threw him 70 the ground, the daughter
falling on him. Spectators intervened and
/ saved Smith.
All the parties were arrested McCul-
Tough gave bond and brought his daugh-
! ter back 10 the city Snith and his moth