The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-11
HEARD WITH SORROW.
How News of His Death Was Re-
ceived at Hemenway's Home.

ceived at Hemenway's Home.
Frank e. Hemenway, who was shot
and killed last Tuesday by Clara
Stuart. who then turned her revolver
upon herself, with fatal effect, was
we'll thought of in his native town of
South birmingham, Mass. A dispatch
from that place, dated Oct. s, to the
Boston Globe gave the following infor-
nation about the young man:
THE report that Frank E. Hemen-
way of this place was killed in Savan-
nah, by woman shocked the whole
community, for he was well known
here.
THE first tidings of his tragic death
were received by Chief of Police Eagan
this afternoon. The telegram stated
that young Hemenway was killed and
asked for instructions as to the dis
position of his body.
Chief Eagan Immediately notified the
young mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward 5. Hemenway, who live on
Union avenue They were nearly dis
tracted when the news was broken to
them, and they advised Chief Eagan to
at once wire Savannah for further
particulars.
Later in the evening Chief Eagan
received another dispatch, stating that
the young man was killed by woman
who shot him while asleep, and that
his slayer had committed suicide.
When Mr.. Hemenway's parents
learned of the tragic ending of their
only son they broke down and could
not be comforted. They instructed
Chief Eagan to wire the authorities at
Savannah to have the body prepared
for burial and forwarded to their
home here.
The young man belonged to Mid
dlesex lodge of Masons, and Master
William E. Chenery wired the officers
of Solomon lodge of Savannah to look
after the young mans remains and
forward them by the first express
leaving the city.
Mr.. Hemingway was born and rear
ed in South birmingham, was educat-
ed in the public schools and after fin
ishing his elementary education secur-
ed a position in a hardware store,
where he remained for some time. He
| then took up a course in a Boston
commercial college, and after gradual
ing secured a position as bookkeeper
in large straw goods factory here.
He possessed a natural musical taste
and early in life learned to play brass
| Ills AlltI lSdNlilS HIS EOSlllOL
as bookkeeper he secured an engage
ment to play in the band at The Ma
tional Soldiers Home at Togus, Me.
as a trombone soloist. Later he went
to Asheville, N. c., where he and a
man named Cobb conducted an orches-
| ira at a hotel.
He next secured a position with an
orchestra in a Savannah hotel and he
had been in that city fer about six
years. He came home nearly every
year on vacation, and he was al
ways received with open arms by his
acquaintance, by whom he was held
in the highest esteem. He was good
fellow of a cheerful disposition and
somewhat of a wit, characteristics
which made him many friends wher-
| ever he went.
He was SO years old and is survived
by a father, mother and sister.
Tonight William E. Chenery receiv-
ed a telegram from the officers of Sol
onions Lodge of Masons Of Savannah
stating that the body would be for
warded by express tomorrow morning
1t will probably reach here Thursday
and will be taken charge by Middle
sex Lodge of Masons, which Will have
charge of the funeral arrangements.