The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-02
SAVANNAH GA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 1897.

began shooting promiscuously in order to
get away. His first intention was to kill
Allen and then to shoot himself, but after
Allen fell at the first shot his courage
failed and he could not turn the gun upon
himself
II came here from Milledgeville," said
Flanagan. "I am 2S years Old and origi-
nally came to this state from Missouri.
First L boarded at Austell and then be-
coming acquainted with the Aliens by
meeting them out strolling at East Lake,
l went there to board because liked them
and because their home was a nice place
to stay In summer time. That was last
August. / soon became attached to Leila,
and she was infatuated with me. After
she went back to school in September on
Saturdays we would come to the city to-
gether and go to the matinee and other
places. She was young, but a well devel-
oped girl, and when our attachment be-
came so great 1 asked her parents to let
me marry her They did not object, only
saying / should wait till she was older
l knew this would not be long and agreed.
But soon after this l noticed that Leila s
father treated her differently, sitting up
late at night with her and staying home
with her a great deal. Then l got my
fingers burned and had to go to DIR. Purse
to have them treated. / finally told DR..
Purse about Leila's fathers treatment of
her and then it seemed as if they were all
the time watching me. l was always
meeting young man they said was DR..
Love. / thought he was a detective hired
to watch me and find out what told DR..
Purse.
Yesterday evening I aimed to take a
walk and mentioned 1t. Miss Slack of
White Plains went down to the car two
or three times and asked the conductor
if he had delivered her message. They
seemed to watch me and wanted to know
wi I uyoc he RI
change and said If l went to Decatur she
would go with me. Finding myself wStch-
ed and knowing I'd be arrested for tell
ing DR.. Purse what l did, determined at
that time, before ia wear the stripes or
have my money taken from me, I'd rather
die. l made up my mind after / had drunk
a tumbler and half of whisky which l
had for medical purpose. Before supper
I heard whistles blow and dogs all around
barking, and 1 thought the police were
after me. Allen came in the
back way instead of the front,
as usual. could see that
something had been going on, and thought
| the police had surrounded the house. L
was under the influence of whisky to a
! great extent and having no way to get
away, / thought it best to die. ] ate
supper and went back into my room, and
| having a revolver, 1 took out a box Of
cartridges. ! filled both pockets. Then
| determined TO XIII George Allen ana my
self, too. He was the only one 1 wanted
to touch. I staggered to the curtains in
the hallway where they ate. and as he
got up from the table l took aim at his
head and fired. He fell, and l thought
| he was dead. My courage failed me Of
! shooting myself, and 1 ran to his room
! to jump out of the window and fly 1
| trampled over his body. : was deter
mined to jump the fence and run. Mrs.
Allen caught her husband. The door
| was blocked through which 1 wanted
| to escape by Miss Slack, and
| old Mrs. Allen. When they tried to hold
me I pushed them out of the way, not
wanting to hurt them. They held me so
| tight, had to shoot in order to get away.
| 1 shot as 1 ran out through the hallway.
Allen had recovered. Mrs. Allen caught
me and not wishing to hurt her, 1 would
not strike her. Mr.. Allen was shot first.
1 don't know whether Miss Slack or Mrs.
Alien was shot, the light was out I do
not know how 1t was put out. 1 think old
man Allen must have extinguished 1t. /
shot promiscuously and don't know how
/ shot.
Il could have gotten away by striking
| Mrs. Allen, but did not want to-