The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-03
TRAGEDY ON LUDIE STREET  Charlie Martini Killed by
 N. J. Bell, Jr. A SHOTGUN WAS USED Dead Man Had Sworn to" Kill
 Young Bell. When Killed He Was Forcing His Way Into the Room With
 Pistol in His
 Hand.

A few minutes after half past 10 o'clock last night Charlie Martini was shot ard killed by N. J. Bell, Jr., at the houdt of Bessie Ellis, 1l9 Ludie Street
 Two patrolmen heard of the shooting | and hurried to the house. Bell, in the meantime, however, had left the house and was driven to the county jail on Washington Street and surrendered him self to the night jailer. By the time that some of the mounted patrolmen and newspaper man had reached the house, a large crowd had gathered. A fearful scene was that pre- sented in the room where the shooting took place On the dresser was :he glint of all the showy finery belonging to a woman of the demi monde-stretched prone on the floor at the foot of the costly dresser was the body of man with the life-blood gushing from two gaping wounds in his head and neck The shooting had been done with q shotgun, and so close was the range hardy three foet-Unat both loads UI shot had crashed into the flesh without scattering. When Martini fell he had In his hand H-caibre Colts pistol, with barrel about live inches long. Martini had been h, ard to make threats against the life of Young Bell. Last | that he was going t0 kill Bell. From the statements ot persons in the house, Mar tlni went to the door of the house and rang the bell. The woman who opened It told him that he could not come In. | He forced his way in and sCar eG l) 1 wards the back of the house 10 where he Knew Bell was. One of the wcmah fold Bell that Martini was coming, and when 1 Martini cp6ncd the door oI the room Bell fired twice with the shotgun Roth shots went home. In that it is doubtful T Martini ever fully realized~ what struck l him.
 As soon as Coroner Tice reached tho scene he empanelled a jury and after viewing the dead body began taking tes-
 The testimony of the different wit nesses Is as follows:
 Myrtle Shanner-I heard Martini say yesterday that he was going to Kill N: vas made Sunday last.
 Celie Woodward ucolorrd cook)-Sun- day about F o'clock Martini came to th9 house of Miss Bessie Ellis and asked for l her He said he was going to kill Be g. night.
 i.owie Mathews-Martini came to the front door. and when I told him he could not come in he put his pistol n my face and forced his way into th' house l ran into the front room and room in which Bell vas Bessie tllis-Martiri came to the door with pistol in his hand and said: "Ihae Bell is in here and I am going to Kill him. Then Martini opened the door to the room in W oh Bell was. At the tune Martini went in the room in which Bell was he had his pistol in h.s hand. l heard two shots
 The testimony will Ee completed at II o'clock this morning at the ofrice of Cor oncr Tice.
 The dead man did not have the most savorN ct reputations. It is stated that he Cnce killed a man In barro m in Cincinnati. never having been caught al forwards Last summer he came 10 Montgomery from Mobile driving the city brought here IIc h1s been employed since at one of tho local livery stables
 MT. Bells attorne, said to a reporter that he had adVi7ed Bell not'to make statement for publication