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SLAIN FOR LOVE.
blood stains the holy Temple, and n
Beautiful Young Lady Dies In the
Arms Of Her Fathcr-Tho slayer
in Jnel.
Atlanta Evening Journal.


Ia Jntl.
Atlanta Evening Journal.
Because Miss Lila May Suttles did not re.
turn the affection OF Millard Lee she was sno'
io death by him In WeAIey chspel, the Meiho-
dist church In Ben Hill, Immediately auer
the morning service yesterday. The young
man fired twice, the secoud shot PASSING
through the Young ladys heart; Sne ie,, ,n
and died almost Instantly while her slayer
made his escape from the church.
Lss after being pursued Hii yesterday aner'
noon aud last night WAS captured this morn
log al O'Clock at Middleton by party OF OF.
ficera who hHd wsariiy followed the chase Rli
night. He was brought 10 Atlnnts nj 20
q clock this morning aud taken IN inc rover,
while mum Der OF ipfuriated citizens Of Ben
HilI who had come In from the surrounding
territory were making vain Efforts 10 locate
him. The feeling against Lee was intense
aud he would undoubtedly have been lynch
ed II the crowd mad gotten him.
The grand Jury viii convene tomorrow and
the superior criminal court Will hold Another
session In June. 30 u 10 proo"bls he Will be
tried within less than q mon tn from the
time OF the murder.
Lee claims 70 have been In love with the
girl be hi lied. She had recently been on q
She went TO church yesterday morning With
Herbert Rey noIds. u peiRhbor. aud when The
services were over quite party nf younE
people gathered about the young lady:
Lee made his way aud asked 10 speak TO Miss
Suttiea. She stepped To one side with him.
aud no asked her if he could accompany hsr
nome. She ex xplained that she had An escort
already, and he ssked ifhe might bring her
10 church mkt Sunday. She made some ex.
cuse and turned away In answer 10 ques.
ton n om another Of the young people near
'Theu, III cant 60 with you. nobody shall"
exclaimed young Lee, drawing his revolver.
Before any one had time 10 interfere ne
frrd. tiie bali slrikinx Just above the left hip.
tut 4 10 nciug from q corset STEEL.
The frightened girl ran towards her father.
who was at the front Of the church talking
with the minister. Again the pistol wRs rails.
ed. and It's shor! report rang through the
6.ck lost between the shoulder blades, about
an inch and half IRON the spine. passed
through The heart and pr0truded from the
ie.h nstwesn the htIh aud sixth ribs.
DIR. SutileS reached hts daughter before she
fell. and caught her 10 bis arms. 'Oh. papa!"
she called, and died instantly.
Young lee made his escape from the church
acIIon by tho hishIful scene outside Earl
Sutties, brother Of tho girl who was killed,
at,pped Lee, but was forced al the point oi
bis pistol TO lot him pass. Suttles was un.
armed and Lee placed the gun that had Kill
ed Miss SultIes close 10 Tho head Of her
brother.
"Let me by, or I will kill you." said Lee.
sud Sutties was forced 10 let him pass. with
drawn gun. the slayer backed away from the
church, until he had covered some dsianct.
He then turned and ran.
Il was not long before the crowd In the
church came 10 full conception OF the svfui
affair and those who had shortly before bow.
Ell their head. 10 revereat prayer iusted l,r
the blood Of the mRu who had destroyed the
life OF the fair young girl. soon men were In
hot pursuit OF Lee, parties going In every
direction that there might be no avenue Of
escape.
THE CAPTURE OF LEE.
After the terrible strain OF the night, pur.
sured by dog and maa alike. Lee walked up
"a the station nj Mubelion nj O'Clock ini-
morning. lust before time for the train from
Atlsnta 10 Alabama. He probably Intended
10 board II, bot che oificers had figured it out
that this was his Intention ana were ON hand
10 receive him. All up aud down the track
the officers were concealed. Until ne was
we'll within their lines and escape impossible
the officers kept quiet. When ihey did siep
out into the open he made 40 resistsnce
y shatevsr. but marched straight up 70 County
Policeman John Oliver and Deputy Sheriff
Jones and suffered the handcuff. 10 be placed
upon him.
A the handcufY. were being placed on his
wrists, Lee said TO the officers:
III have sIrrendsred; noe take me and
hang inc a. quick NJ you can
Lee was held at Middleton until . O'Clock
when he m put aboard Southern railway
train No. ~ and brought Into the city. He
stantly moving. His mouth twitcheu NJ
intervals and he continually looked about
him m II In fear Of mob.
When arrested he had In his possession the
pistol with which he killed Miss SuttIes. II
uas q cheap affair on the bulldog pattern.
Two Of the chambers were empty. The call
bre OF the pistol waa 81.
and when asked why he shot the young lady.
snid: IL loved her and wanted IN end II ail.
She did not serfn 70 love me and grew tired
Of The suspense
HIS NERVE FAILED HIa.
The officers say he told them this .norning
that he Intended To Kill himself after he shot
the girl but that b In nerve failed him and he
could not dO SD.
81 LOVED HER so MUCH"
much agiiated, m much 40 that he excited
the - mpaihy Of those who saw him. Seated
on the litiie iron cot 10 bis cell and still pant.
log a. if from exhaustion, Lee looked the
when I went to church did not intend to
do H." he said. "But irvrt her I'D much !:
oh! I loved her 80 much! II was all done NJ
quickly. don't know just how"
MURDERER SHEDS TEARS.
In Speaking OF the shooting Lee almost
eniirrIy loser control Of himself. When he
said he loved Miss Suttlrs hts lips twitched
aud blg tears sppssred In his eyes.
WANTED TO SHOOT LEE.
Though the people of Ben Hill missed Lee
by a number OF miles. there came near being
| trouble In The very heart Of Atlanta. A. the
train WAS entering the city Marshal Ryan
overheard q pumber OF young men on Inc
train taking. They were planning to make
nm effort tO lake The prisoner aud the mar
snal very promptly gathered about him the
officers aboard. He and Deputy Snerin
Jones. with Lee between them. stood facing
the crowd aud no one was allowed 10 mp.
preach.
LEES FATHER IL PROSPEROUS.
Lee Is u young fellow, - years Of age. and
IL the son al q we'll TO do farmer, John Lee.
living in the AdamsviiIe d'strict. soms little
distance iiom the place where Miss Suttles
was shot TO death.
| lie attended the pubic schools In the dis
| lrIct. IL wHs here that he firSt met Miss Sut-
was touched with her beauty. II was love st
! first sight, ana fnr many yearn he dOgged her
t'osieps. always pronering his love Ia her.
but never receiving any encouragement from
the girl, who avoided him whenever she
could do 40.
Miss Sulties was strlk ingly beautiful and
would have been II years OF age In August.
She had graduated from the county schOOis
at Ben HUI and had attended the Georgia
Normal College, At Athens. She wRR pre-.
pairing to return To this Institution and
would have gone back this week. she was
refined and egpniie. and Of disposition
which brought sspect nnd admiration.
| OLIVER SAW SHOOTING.
| w. ID. Oliver. n young man " no lives In he
Ben HilI district, and who was in the church
when the shooting occurred. said this morn
ing:
| II was sittiDg on a bench In the church,
Two seats behiun where Miss Sutiies and Sir.
Reynolds were Sitting. | Jaw Millard Lee
hen he came In tnr church. He occupied a
rut I'm the rtvr md when the spryires were