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STABBED THROUGH THE HEART
TWO NEGROES aUARRELLED OVER
A KNIFE AND ONE SLAIN.

dered Mans Dying Statement to
DR.. COrbin--Deputy sherifis ON the
Search for williams.
Alfred Green. was stabbed 10 death yes
terday afternoon at Isle of Hope by Jim
Williams Ro,h men are colored. The trag-
cay occurred near the waters edge and
within a few feet of Barbee & Bandy's
pavilion. The wounded man, though
stabbed through the heart, as was sub
sequently learned, picked up a stick and
pursued his assailant for probably $50 feet
up the bluf and iniO road leading to-
ward the woods. There he fell and died
within a few minutes
DIR. NJ. X. Corbln. who was in the neigh
borhood, reached the man baore he died
and heard from him a version of the ar
fair. 1t consisted of but two sentences,
being cut short by death. Jim Williams,
Green ,ald. stabbed me" when asked
if they were fighting he said mo, VIII
liams had my knife, and when I asked
for it, he cut me-" He died before he
could say more.
There were a number Of eye witnesses
10 the affair and their stories are sub
SteillIdilg lllt SAINT Qllltililb OlliS III a
few minor details, the discrepancies being
such as might naturally be expected from
the rapid sequence of events and the diff
ferent view points of the witnesses.
Frank Tyler and Sandy Young, alias
'Son" Young, or odd Coat" were with
in a few feet of the principals in the
tragedy and had been there from the be-
ginning of the quarrel.
According to their story Williams aud
Green with six or Gig ht other n gIoes, were
near the oyster house of Messrs. Rosen-
brook and Little where they had been
SITTING chatting for probably two hours
before the cutting occurred. Green for
some cause left the group to go up the
bluff but left his coat, in the pocket
of which there knife and half
cigarette hanging on the support of his
tent.
After he had gone Williams as a joke
took the articles from the pocket and
gave the knife to Young to keep until he
should cal. for it. When Green returned
he asked for the missing property and
Williams banteringly asked him if he told
him who had the knife would he whip
the man.
Green answered that he would not fight
the man, but that he would take the
knife from him. This banter went on for
some time until according 10 Young's sto-
ry, he that Green was getting mad
so he gave the knife back to Williams
with the suggestion that he return it to
Green, and told them further that he
didn't think they ought TO quarrel about
the matter.
During the controversy Williams had his
own knife open in his trousers rear pock-
ct and held the knife in dispute tantaliz-
molly in h nd n in, ,-to-
Finally, according to these two witnesses
Green became 50 evidently angry that
Williams handed him the knife which he
Immediately put in his pocket, and then
advancing on Williams. who held in one
hand his own knife open and in the other
heavy stick. he struck him on the jaw
with his fist Williams Immediately drove
the knife into his breast. and as he turned
and started toward the camp for a stick.
struck him a heavy blow on the head
with the stick that he held.
Green secured the other stick that he
had started for and turning pursued his
sssailant, who ran up the blum and down
the road before mentioned, whence he es-
capped TO the open country TO the rear of
the BLUM, while the wounded man fell and
died.
One or two of the men who are said 40
have been in the group when the cutting
occurred, but who could not be seen told
slightly different stories from the fore
going. One of them told DR.. Corbin that
before the fatal blow had been struck the
lie had been given and returned by the
men and that Green being unarmed mad
appealed 10 him for the loan of his knife
with which to avenge the injury.
Another story was that the stab had
been given with Green's knife about which
abe dispute had begun, and this story is
seemingly borne out by the fact that no
WA ha
he was examined by Coroner Goette. Still
another rumor was to the effect that the
stab had been dealt with a heavy FISH
knife that had been left by Mr. S. S.
Sasser in Green's boat, and which had
been reported lost or stolen. Whatever
the weapon, the blow must have been
dealt with deadly intent as the blade was
driven through the breast bone. penetrat-
ing a portion of the left lung and cutting
the heart almost in two.
The may lay where he fell until shortly
after 10 o'clock when Coroner Goethe ar
rived and gave permission for the re-
moval Of the body.
About fifteen minutes after the man
was cut the group with which he had
been, together with a number of his
1rlends, headed by Messrs. F. B. Peek
ana f. X. Howard, started in pursuit of
the murderer. He was seen quite a dis
tance ahead of the pursuing party on the
Runway track ana headed for Sandfiy sta
tlon, near where he lives. II was RAPIDLY
growing dark and the negro left the
track for the bushes as soon as he saw
that ne was pursued, he made his escape
Another party went out after him later
and went as far his house, which thew
searched without finding him.
Son Young who went up the track i'm
mediately after the cutting and before II
was known that Green was dead. saws
that Williams emerged from the bushes
and walked on the track few hundred
yards from the bluff Williams called
out 10 him 10 get his coat and hat from
Ohver Thompson and bring them to him.
This Young says he declined to do
Meanwhile, he he'd overtaken the man.
and together they walked in the direction
of Sandfiy. After going some distance
Williams finally said that he was going
back for his things and. turning, walked
in the direction Of Isle of Hope. This
was the last seen of him.
Deputy Sheriffs OConnor and HART
gan went to Isle of Hope last night and
also to the house of Williams. which
they searched, but without avail. An
Inquest will probably be held to-day.
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TWO on THE SAME CHARGE.