The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-26
MURDERED IN
A GAMBLING HE'LL.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN
COLUMBIA ON SUNDAY.
HOWARD AILEN SHOT BY ED
SMITH.

Columbia. Sept % Howard Al.
leo. we'll known young
man who has for some time
been engaged in "sporti- 9
lifs." was tonight shot aud killed
By I'd Smith, visiting and unkno wn
"sport F" Allen was . popular young
nan, and lived here oil bic life He
wss about 26 years of ego. married.
end leaves . wife aud three small
children HE father wss q we'll
known engineer on the CoIumbis.
+. Chersw and Anderson road. When
. lad Allen played base ball for the
Mechanics and other teams here :
generally he pitched Later on be
wss time keeper ct the Southern
Railway, end Two or three years ago
he went into the "sporting" business.
and wss . Manager or assistant in
ono OF the gambling places here He
wss . CLEVER, open handed aud we'll.
hammered young msu. He never
drsnk or showed any bad habits,
except that be made HE living out of
the oard room, but be had the repu.
tssion Of being . straight player. aud
would allow no underhsud business
about his place. and it was because
Of HE ordering Smith to keep away
from bic place that he Was killed.
Smith has been 10 Columbis for
some little time. He is Of Q rather
Horid complexion and wears eye
glasses
The \story Of tho killiog is tba.
Allss net Smith Of shs door sud told
hin that be vss uos wanted 10 the place
ssd TO Get sssy They had some
words. when Smith started down tho
steps hs called back ct Allen sod
Alice ssid something TO bin. where.
spou Suith 6rsd ct Allen. The bul.
les struck Allen 10 The stomach With
deadly sdeos. Smith. 10 turuicR
sroasd on the steps lost bis b.lsuce aud
ssll. Hsjsupsd up sod rso down the
street without bis bat sod. goiog dowo
Plain street turned toto Assembly and
coon osughs . hack. He made The
sssknse take him, at the poiot Of .
pistol, sod wss going down Assembly
street., vhsu intercepted BY Policsmsu
Dosis. The Police Station had been
advised OF shooting. sod telephone
asssages had bseo cent out to ell the
oss 10 keep 90 The lookout for Smith,
ssd vheo PoliesuAn Dowie sav The
hsok coming ct full tilt. be ordered /.
stopped ss the point Of his pistol. aod
Suish surrendered and Was taken TO
jsil He made no statement tonight.
Allen lived for . while. Dr. Ken.
dali aud Dr. Gibbss we're called 10 sod
did vhss little could be done. and Mrs
Allen VAS cent for and reached tho
scene juss as the young msn was dying
10 bis statement Allen said tha, be had
been shot by Smith. When tbe doc
tore samo to him be vas told that be
could not live. and wheo told .ha. be
eoald not live he said it was awful
sod spoke to bis friend Mr. Brooks
Harley, aud begged hin to take care
Of his wife aud fsoiIy. Alleo was
conscious 10 the very last. and spoke to
his frisod. Mr. Harley. aud when bis
wife came. spoke to her and told her
that bis end Vas near and embraced her
Me- Harley 10 talking about the affair
said that ba had received . letter sevs-
rel dsys ago waroiog him sgsius.
Smith. Sims and McElroy. Il 10
stated that the three meo we're crooks,
sed we're coming here TO 60 into the
policy business snd to beware Of them.
The 'hres won't TO tbe place together,
bat Smith Vas ahead Of the others, and
The eocouoter Vas between him sod
Allen. Sims aud MsElroy being further
dovo The s'airs. cod oil Of them we're
denied sdmissios to the rooms.
The mother Of Allen wss sent for.
bat arrived &C the rooms after tho death
OF her son.
The poliee tonight arrested q man
named Lansford, Wbo 10 held to swai,
developments sod will bs sskod TO qui,
the city.