The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-24
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he saw Sullivan strike Archer in the head.
and heard two pistol shots.
He stated thai Archer was sober cool
and collected. He did not even take the
drink that had been poured out Nothing
was said by Archer which could have pro-
yoked a difficulty. He tried to avoid asdif-
rculty. MIR. Feeley and MIR. Guerard got
cut, but how they did it, the witness said
he did not know. Sullivan fell after the
first shot, he stated, because he was
standing after The first shot Sullivan he
stated, was a very powerful man, while
Archer was of Slight build and would
have had no chance for defense against
him. Unless Archer had defended himself,
he thought it might have proven very Sc
rious for him.
Mr.. William II. Feeley said he met Mr.
Archer in the afternoon. 1t was the second
time he mad seen him. He invited him to
20 and take a drink. They went into
Abrams bar, and as they passed. Sullivan
and Levan, Sullivan said Are you going
to drink with an A. p A? He saw Sulli-
van come up and grab hold of Archer'c
coat The only words he remembered was
a statement by Archer that he did ioin the
a. F. A, but had quit the organizatio He
said he did NOT hear any abusive lam
guage from Archer to Sullivan, nor did ,he
remember that Archer stated ne was arm
ed. He tod of the shooting Substantially
about Sullivan's striking Archer.
Mr. h. II. Bacon, stenographer in Bond
Harrison q Co. office, said Sullivan came
to, that Office and asked for Archer. He
saw him then walk across the street with
Levan.
Mr. E. G. Black saw Mr.. Archer a few
minutes before the shooting. He said he
had a business talk with him. and found
him perfectly cool and collected. Archer
said nothing about any trouble.
Mr.. J. Rosenthal said he passed through
the bar while the difficulty was going on
He noticed all the parties standing at the
counter He saw Sullivan start toward
Archer. using profane language, and call
Ing him an A. A. p. - - -. He then
heard Archer tell Sullivan that he had
the advantage of him and did not want
any trouble with him. He thought things
were getting pretty warm and he had bet
ter go. He went next door and told De-
tective Wetherhorn that there was going
TO be trouble in Abrams bar. Just. at
that moment the two pistol shots were
heard. He said Archer was perfectly
sober and he knew Sullivan was drunk.
He considered that Archer was trying to
avoid any difficulty. Mr.. T. p, Reynolds
corroborates this statement.
Messrs. R. ]. Warrick and c. E. Rote-
Teau said that Levan aud Sullivan passed
Mr.. Archer's Office somewhere about 5
o'clock and Sullivan said I'll kill the
d = -" They said Sullivan and
Levan passed again on their way to the
Pulaski House bar and Sullivan repeated
his threat. Messrs. W. G. Brewer, j. NJ
Harrison, Godin Guerard and Theo Bash
gave testimony corroborative of that
given by other witnesses.
Mr.. Archer made the following state
ment:
Between aud o'clock In the after
noon / went into Alley & Kelley's bar
just behind my office. I believe that 1
drank gin rickey. l am not quite GER
tain whether l rolled the dice or not I
am not certain whether I took a cigar
or took gin riekey There were no other
persons there at the time. Alley. Kelley
and myself were talking, a gentleman
came in. l did not know his name. He
said he had just arrived from Tampa
and Florida points and Shook hands with
them, and asked them to join him in a
drink. | then started to walk out the
door. He said wont you join US. 1 said
I have just had one.' l saw that he had
been drinking q little and did not want
to offend him, so ] came back and poured
out very small drink. / think he was
going to take mixed drink There was
some reason why did not take that drink
Immediately. About one or two minutes
after Levan came in Sullivan came in and
walked to the right of Levan, and said
Are YOU going 90 drink with that A. P
A. - - / said, old man let's
drop politics; we are going to take
drink now I knew that he had been
drinking and knew that l could not afford
TO lake up that accusation. He continued
saying that | was a -, and
every other thing he could imagine. at
tempted to walk away. He was trying to
get at me. Mr.. Levan grabbed him and
Mr.. Alley also grabbed at him. He struck
me in the side of the face and knocked
off my hat. l picked it up and walked
out.
Il then. walked down the lane to Dray-
ton street, up to Broughton, down Brough-
ton as far as Barnard, walking around
there for minute or two. walked rap
idly and wanted sufficient time to elapse
70 allow Sullivan to get away from Alley
" Keily's,' as l thought he knew my office
was next door. OF course the walking was
done rather rapidly. came back toward
the office. As l got somewhere near Bond,
Harrison & Co.'s office, somewhere be-
tween the Florida Central and Peninsular
and my office, 1 heard Mr.. Sullivan COM
ing down. the. lane, and as he turned the
corner LeVan was preceding him. stop
ped and thought l heard him say, L would
like TO find that little A. p. A. --- - -
-. l VIII do him / turned around and
went rapidly over TO- r: d. & VIM. Latti-
more's. baltimore was engaged in con-
Nersaton with Fred Myers. L then came
OUT and thought perhaps Sullivan had time
TO get away from my place did not buy
the pistol but came back and went into
my Office A friend of mine was in front
OF my office. l went to the cash drawer,
got 80 and asked this friend to go to Lat
tlmore for me. He asked: What. are
YOU going to dor 1 told him that 1 was
going to have some target practice at Isle
OF Hope, Mr.. Sullivan being a powerful
man, being around my place, and having
SAID he intended TO do me, which, In the
usual Interpretation, means to cut me or
XII me, l thought that the only thing for
me TO do was to run for my Office or to
prepare to protect myself in case he did
come.
wet out to attend to some business,
ana was talking with Mr. Brewer when
Levan and Sullivan came out of the Pu-
laskl House bar. Mr.. Sullivan started |
across toward my office, when Levan took |
hold OF him, and together they walked to-
ward Ed Bycks store, while continued |
me conversation with Mr.. Brewer They |
got IN hack and drove off, and / heaved |