The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-27
IRA GARTER WAS
 THE GUILTY MAN Conductor :. w. ASkeW Was
 Shot from Behind NEGROES ARE NOW IN JAIL Complete Details of the Killing Are Given By Passengers Who Were
 On Excursion Train
 From Mobile.
NEGROES ARE NOW IN JAIL

Meridian, Miss, May 26,-The following complete Account of the killing of s. w. Askew of Birmingham at Yellow Pine' Ala, Tuesday night has been received;
 Conductor s. w Askew, of the Mobile and Ohio railroad was the victim, and Ira Carter, a negro passenger, was the assassin. assisted by another negro Henry Carter and another party whose identity has not yet been ascertained. The last named party Is the one who handed Ira Carter the shotgun, loaded with buckshot, with which the terrible crime was committed.
 The two negroes have confessed their guilt.
 The motive for the murder of MT. As kew, who was one of the most popular was an extra passenger man, being em- ployed regularly on the local freight run between this city and Waynesboro.
 Monday morning an excursion under the auspices of the Second Regiment band of this city pulled out for Mobile, having on board several hundred people, with Conductor Askew in charge of the train. It Is stated that on the way to the Alabama city the conductor put off negro who was insulting and overbeaf= ing at Yellow Pine, and it is thought here that Henry Carter may be the man. One thing is certain It was net the negro who fired the shot, as Ira Carter got on the train at Mobile last night When the train arrived at Yellow Pine last night Ira Carter got off and 1t is said that he secured a gun from another.
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 When the other Carter saw Ira with gun 1t Is understood he said to him. go and kill that conductor" MT. Askew had given the signal to the engineer to pull out and had preceded the assassin In the train Ira Carter stood on the platform of the negro coach in the doorway and fired point blank at MT. Askew, who had his back to him. The full load of buck shot at least practically the entire load lodged in the back of the conductors head. He fell to the floor and was as- sisted Into a seat by passengers.
 A physician Dr. Miller of this city, who was on the train was quickly sum moned and did all in his power to save the life of the wounded man. but his efforts were of no avail. MT. Askew was placed aboard the train and expired just as the train arrived at Waynesboro
 As soon as he fired the shot the negro in company with the other jumped from the train and was lost in the darkness, and temporarily made his escape. When the excursion train reached Stonewall, message was received stating that negro who 1t is thought had murdered MT. Askew had been captured. This inforrna- ton was also wired to the Mobile and Ohio officials here and yesterday morn ing six negroes who witnessed the shot fired were sent to Yellow Pine to iden- tify the man. This was the only secure way and the railroad officials adopted the method.
 Negroes Had Confessed.
 About noon yesterday Chief Clerk Alexander of the superintendents office received word that the Carters had con- fessed to the killing. The confession was wrung from them by telling them that several witnesses to the shooting were en- route to Yellow Pine to testify to the identity of Ira Carter as the assassin of Conductor Askew. The two negroes then brokn down and confessed to the killing as substantially stated.
 The murderer and his accomplice will be taken to St. Stephens. the countey seat of Washington, in which the murder took place until their trial takes place, which it Is thought will be at an early date The body of Conductor Askew was brought to Meridian and prepared for burial and shipped to Birmingham yes terday morning. MT. Askew was married and leaves a wife and child to mourn his loss. who reside in Birmingham Besides killing MT. Askew, Ira Carter seriously wounded Brakeman Joe Rich ardson. by shooting him in the head, neck and face. A negro passenger was also shot, whose name could not be learned as he was taken from the train at Waynes- boro.
 In justice to the railroad it must be stated that as soon as 1t was found that intoxicants were being sold and gambling going on steps were immediately taken to stop the evils which was easily ac- complished..
 Dr. Gully, the company physician Is at- tending Brakeman Richardson, and while the wounds of the railroad man are pain ful there is no great danger.