The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-27
A SISTERS WRONG
WAS AVENGED
The Supposed Reason For John GaiiOrd
Killing Barlow Lloyd.
FRANK H. GAFFORD A COUSIN
OF the Murderer Furnishes a Chapter Of
UlWritten History.
LLOYD DECEIVED GAFFORD's SISTER

LLOYD DECEIVED GAFF0RD's SISTER
And Her Brother Melted Out a Tragic Reward
Both We're Well Known Here -Gafford
Surrendered Himself to the Sheriff
After Midnight.
Birmingham will furnish another side
to the killing Of Barlow Lloyd by John A.
Gafford
THE slayer of Lloyd Is we'll known In
tflis city, where during the spring and
summer he gave the police considerable
trouble and was at one time in the lock-
up.
Frank H. cafford proprietor of the Ca
sino stables. located on the corner OF
Twenty-seeond street ard Second
avenue, this city. is a relative of John A.
Gafford.
He adds an unpublished chapter to the
affair, which involves the character of a
sister and thls terrible vengeance of an
enraged brother.
'John Gafford is my own cousin. said
he. "and my stepmother and Barlow
Lloyds stepmother were sisters. G lived
next door neighbor to the latter family
for years and feel kindly to both parties,
but the papers and every one else have
been wrongfully censuring John Gaffoni.
and 1 know that he did no more than
other men would have done, and the facts
I amrgoing to state will stand on.
Lloyd was member of the legislature
from Butler county. During the last ses-
sion he secured position as n rk of
some committee The name OF which do
not remember, for John Gafford's sister.
While She was in Montgomery dizcha.g-
ing her duties Lloyd was very attentive
te her. He gained her conf dence and de-
ceived her. John told me this, and also
have It straight from otlrsr members Of
the family.
'.Bartow Lloyd, or Rufus Sanders as
he was more Familiarity known, had many
admirers in Birmingham. His letters
were published in the defunct daily State
and 1t was then that the people learned
to watch for his quaint stories. Hs was
especially we'll known among the politi-
cal leaders and many believed he would
have had place on thestate ticket next
year. Johnny came here from Mont
gomery and told me this sitting in my
stable, and he said then he intended
to kill Barlow Lloyd. told him not to
do it, yet couldn't blame him. He has
always been drunkard and vaga-
bond. didn't approve of his wild ca
reer. but think he did good days work
Wednesday evening.
Il make no defense of his past life, but
re did no more than any other man
would have DONE I have kind feelirg
!. for the Lloyd family. but there is az blue
blood in the Butler county Gafford family
as ever flowed In the veins Of the Lloyds
and their past records will prove it.
He left here about thirty days ago.
and yesterday was the first time I had
heard from him. He has never done any
good. every dime he could get his hands
on having gone for whiskey. John was
in Jail in Montgomery for drunkenness
and when he clme to Bir:ni CHAM he was
Jailed again.
That Arkansas matter was unjust.
The less=es of the convicts used him for
a tool and got HIN in the penitentiary to
save their own hides. This was clearly
proven and the governor pardcned him
on that account. John is we'll educated,
has plenty of senss and could have made
a success in life if he would only let
whiskey aloEe."
GAFFORD AT LARGE.