The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-04
YOUNG HELD FOR MURDER.
oORoNER's INVESTIGATION or THE
KILLING OF IDA CARTER.


brief DeIiberation, Charging An
a@rson Young with the Murder Of
Carriers wffe-The story of the
Tragedy as Told by Carter at the
Inausst-YounE ut the Police Sta
tion. where lie Surrendered After
the shooting.
The coroner's inquiry into the death of
Ida Carter. who was shot by Anderson
Young last Thurvday night and who died
a few inmates later. was held last night
only one witness was examined. S. w
carter husband OF the dead woman
After his lengthy statement had been nm
ished Il took the jury only a few seconds
10 return a verdict 10 the effect that the
woman came TO her death at the hands
Of Young and that he was guilty OF muir
der.
Carter's testimony was In substance:
That last Thursday night shortly before
{ o'clock he and his wife had gone out.
he to attend 10 some church matters. and
she 10 choir practice. Later he called for
her and they went to their home.
No. $50 President street east II
was about lid o'clock or there
abouts when they arrived, and they
Immediately made preparations for going
90 bed. His wife called Carter's attention
10 the voices above of persons evidently
IN a heated discussion. and said that It
seemed to be a hard matter for those peo-
ple upstairs to get settled. lie told her.
he says, that they would probably settle
Il after awhile. They then lay down. he
said. and his wife went 10 sleep. out he.
living awake. heard the eursing and bad
language continued. and voice that he
recognized as that OF Young making
threats Then there were three shots fir-
ed They woke up his wife and both he
and she ran upstairs.
Young's wife had before told him, Car
ter said. that her husband had fired at
her once for a bluff. so when he heard the
snots ne supposed that u was another
case OF that sort and he called out To
Young as he went up the steps telling him
20 stop that or he would arouse the
neighbors." Young did not answer. ana
when he and his wife reached the door
Of his room. II was shut, but through
10 fnNN HfNfu lNAtN WIZ AAhAbN bAAAf
endearing names and asking him mol 20
shoot her again
Prom her talk" said Carter. II
thought that she had been shot" Not car
ing to break In on a man with "a pistol
carter and his wife returned 10 their own
apartments below. They left the door
open. and in a short time Young's wife
came into the room shutting and bolting
tho door behind her. and asked that Car
wrlnEing her hand through which bull
lei had been put by her husband. Before
carter got into his clothes Young came
down and attempted to break In the door
The women hearing his attempt. ana fear
ing that he would shoot. II he suceeeded
IN making an opening. ran back into the
dining room which adjointd. Young prop
ably heard them In the next room, Tor
leaving the front door he went TO the
other. and breaking II from It's hinges.
threw Il against the table. lie then nred
tviee into the room. Carter says that
hearing the fall OF the door he got his
ristol and went 10 the dining room. but
was at first unable TO see anyone. Finally
~ sp,ed his wife behind the s.deboard
ana pulled her out, asking II she We're
wounded she said that she thought not
They both then went into the front room
ana his wife saying that she didn't want
10 stay IN the house az long as Aouhb
was there. began TO dress.
Carter meantime climbed out OF the
window TO the street with the intention
Of locating the man who had done the
shooting. He did not see him and had
iust opened the front door. and was about
10 enter che house. when he saw Young
ro.nt mis- pistol az his wife who stool
near the foot OF her bed dressing, aud
saw IN an instant the fash OF the piston
and his wife fall. As soon as Young had
fired the one shot. he ran up stairs. Car
ter fred at him once and tried TO shoot
ar-ln. but the cartridges failed TO ex'
piode. Young made his escape through
the rear part OF the house. Carter sought
for him In the neighborhood for some
time. and then returned to his wife who
was dying She lived only fifteen minutes
after she was shot the second time. IL
eeems that In the inst fusilade that
Young had fired into the dining room, he
had shot the woman through the ier
arm. but in the excitement Of the moment
che did not realize Il. Young IL held e
the barracks. where he gave himself up
shortly after the shooting.