Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-13
MOBILE.
MT. Frank Mangham Injured-A Will
 Consigned to the Flames.

MT. Frank Mangham Injured-A Will
 Consigned to the Flames.
 Mobile, Jan. 12-(Special Correspon- dence.)--A very dramatic incident occur red about 10 o'clock yesterday morning in the office of Capt. Thomas S. Fry, of the firm of Robbins, Fry 6 Co.,, when MT. William Mitchell, of Sumter county, af- ter having secured posse ssion of the will of the late Col. A. A. Winston from Capt. Fry, the executor of the estate, tore the instrument into small pieces and con- signed them to the flames of fire which was roaring in the open fireplace, push ing them into the hottest part thereof with poker, and remarklng as the paper was almost instantly consumed: q have done what I came to do I have destroy ed the will"
 The burning of a will is a felony, but nothing is known as to what action. if f any, will be taken against the young man. Nothing is known as to the pro- visions of the will, but it is said Capt. Fry will be able to prove the contents when the time comes.
 It is stated that even if the will had not been destroyed there would have been a contest over it. A story is current that there is another will in existence, in the possession of the family. and that an at tempt will be made to probate it as the last will and testament of Col Winston Through a letter from his mother the friends in Mobile have just learned of the serious accident to MT. Frank Man gham. native of this city. who has been stationed in Yoakum, Tex. for the past few years as a buyer for big Texas cot ton firm. Mrs. Mangham and Miss Alne Mangham have been visiting the boys for the past year. The following clip ping from a San Antonio paper gives most of the particulars of the affair:
 nf Clarence Mangham, rate clerk of the Ar ransas Pass railroad, was accidentally shot in the jaw Monday evening at Yoak- um, Tex, while returning from the opera house at that place with a young lady. It seems that two men were engaged in a difficulty on the streets, when one fired his pistol, 45 calibre, and the ball struck Mir Mangham. His brother left for Yoakum yesterday morning and returned on the evening train with the injured young man to be ated by the doctors here. MT. Frank Manghsm has been en- gagged for some time at Yoakum by cot ton firm as a buyer"
 In letter to MT Fred Malone, of this city. Mrs. Mangham gives some further particulars She says her son heard the first shot whistling by. He tucked his head and the bullet struck and killed a man coming along behind. The streets were crowded with people coming from the theater, and the victim of the bullet was one of them. The second bullet struck MT Mangham in the chin, shat tering his jawbone, He fell unconscious to the sidewalk. The young lady on his arm showed she was made of the right stuff. Instead of fainting or going off into mysteries she helped carry MT. Mang- ham into neighboring drug store, and telegraphed his brother at San Antonio. MT Clarence Mangham immediately went down to Yoakum and took his brother tn n mt nr ott11an
 Mrs. Mangham says they have two of the finest surgeons in that part of the state treating her son. and that they have strong hopes of saving his jaw. although his whole face is badly swollen and dis figured, and is black from the wound. The man who did the shooting had been released but few days from the peni- tentiary.