The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-01

thought that they were mighty good
friends. When I came out of the room
MIR. Charlie Wilson was lying in the cor
ner by the door to the reading room, and
l had to step over him to get out. Mr..
Wilson's pistol was in his hand or laying
on the floor by him. / am not sure, but
1 think three shots were fired. Mr. Charlie
fell by the table, between the table and
the door TO the reading room, and we had
to step over him when we came out of the
reading room. ] heard three Shots and
as soon as l saw Mr. Charlie / run back
in the reading room and shut the door.
and heard some scuffling outside the
door, and it was Mr.. Charlie fell against
the door and table. 1 run to the door
when L heard the first shot and saw MI.
Charlie Wilson run in the office and put
his hand in his back pocket and draw his
pistol l did not see Mr.. Williams at all
l saw him take his pistol out in his hand
and run back across the hall.
After being sworn, DIR. J. L. Dodge testi-
fed as follows: Il was sitting at table in
the dining room with Mr.. Bennett where
l could see directly in the hall. 1 saw this
gentlemen, Mr. Wilson, and Mr.. Williams
come out Of the door. I did not know this
man Wilson before the shooting took place.
From the best 1 could tell MIR. Williams
was inside the hall and Mr.. Wilson in the
Office. L was not noticing them particu-
larly. From where l was 1 could not see
very well and Mr.. Wilson was between
me when Mr.. Williams fired and MIR Will
son staggered and almost fell. He stag
>sered to my left Mr.. Williams went in the
door to the left, the ladies entrance. Mr..
Wilson then stepped back and fired two
shots in the door, seemingly about this
high Gndicatng). 1 was sitting at the ia
BILE. Williams shot first, and Wilson stag
gered, and Williams went in the door of
the ladies entrance then Mr.. Wilson fired
in the door. l was sitting direct in front
of the hall The first shot that was fired,
Mr.. Wilson staggered this way, and step
ped back and l suppose two breaths had
passed when he fired twice into the door.
Col. Bennett and l ran out, and Mr.. Fem
ton was by Wilson. There were four shots
fired. l did not see but three shots. l could
see the first shot as it was in plain view
of me. When went in the Office, Mr.. Will
liams went out through the ladies en-
trance and came in the front door of the
office. Mr.. Wilson seemingly had started
to the dining room, | was looking
at him and saw the pistol fire. L was
looking at it from the dining room, where
l was sitting at the table; Col. Bennett
was at the table with me, and we ran
out together. When the first pistol fired.
Mr.. Wilson ran to my left. Mr. Williams
did the first shooting. Mr.. Williams
went through the ladies' entrance and came
in through the front door. When I got
in the Office Mr.. Wilson was lying in the
corner between the table and the door to
the reading room. l don't exactly know
what distance he shot from When 1
went in the office Mr.. Wilson was in the
corner and Mr.. Williams came in through
the front door of the Office. l was sitting
in the dining room, and this occurred in
the hall and office, which is, L suppose,
about thirty-five steps. I did not see
either man when he drew his pistol Mr..
in, Of Tr
liams did not see Mr.. Williams shoot
but one shot. l don't know who shot the
last shot. Mr. Williams fired the first
shot, and MIR. Wilson staggered, and MIR.
Williams went in the entrance to the hotel,
and Mr.. Wilson shot in the door twice,
and Mr.. Williams came around and in the
front door of the office"
Arthur Miles, colored Office boy, after
being duly sworn, testified as follows: i
was sitting in the writing room when Mr..
Wilson came in the door of the hotel with
his umbrella in his hand. He went down
the hall and not long afterwards l heard
a pistol. went to the door and saw Mar.
Wilson run in the Office and take out his
pistol and start back. l went back in the
writing room and closed Che door, and af-
ter a little [ heard some scuffling by the
door, and Mr.. Wilson had fallen down
between the door and the table. I don't
know how many shots were fired, l could
not say. Mr.. Wilson said nothing. He
had no pistol in his hand when he came
in the office, he had his umbrella. MIR.
Williams was standing at the end of the
counter reading a paper. That was when
[ saw him last. After the first shots Mr..
Wilson came in the office and started
back, when ! closed the door to the writ
ing ROOM 1 did not see the first shot. l
don't know whether Mr.. Williams came
in the ladies entrance or not. He was
standing al the end of the counter. Con-
ductor Evans went over by the table to
get his grip.