The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-13
BLOODHOUNDS ON THE TRAIL Senator Hipp'S Slayer is Still at Large. THE POSSE DETERMINED Fears of Lynching If Williams
 is Captured. Murderer Desperate Character and Will Probably Resist to the Last
 Victims Funeral This
 Afternoon.
THE POSSE DETERMINED
BY R. 1T. SEARCY.

Cullman, April 12.-(Special. )-The remains of Senator Robert L. Hipp, who was killed by John Williams near Joppa yesterday, arrived from Joppa at noon today and was taken to the residence of his mother.
 The scene that followed was a pa- thetic one and melted the hearts of strong and hard-hearted men as they listened to the sobs of the broken upon the lifeless form of her only child and protector.
 The ball which killed Senator Hipp entered the right side of the head and lodged just under the skin on the left side. Senator Hipp lived about one and a half hours, but was never con- scious or spoke a word after the trag- edy. He fell just outside the rear door and cut a gash over his right eye by the fall
 The remains laid where they fell for probably thirty minutes, when Will Hams ordered members of his family and a neighbor to put the body on the porch, afterwards ordering 1t to be brought inside and put upon a bed and everything possible done for him. which command was obeyed to the letter, but the Ieaden messenger had done work beyond medical or human aid, and the Senator expired shortly after being placed on the bed.
 Deputy Sheriff Dunlap arrived about o'clock and is not injured as seri- ously as was at first anticipated, the wound proving to be a flesh wound in A. IAf.a sN1tH raIl and resting as easily as possible under as to his recovery. Deputy Dunlap was fired upon by Williams twice in his flight for safety, but neither shot took effect.
 In order to kill Dunlap Williams called to him to come and help him bring IIipp into the stonEe. but he had betrayed their confidence once and the wounded deputy could not afford to trust him further.
 After the death of Senator Hipp Will Hams ordered fire built, saying he intended to remain upon the premises and entertain all callers" for the night, but his brother -in-Iaw came about II o'clock, and before the Gull man crowd arrived. induced him to flee from justice, which he did and nothing has been heard from him since.
 Sheriff CfRear, who was absent at the time of the occurrence. arrived here this morning about 5 o'clock and mustered an additional posse and re- paired to the scene. Soon after the sheriff's departure, T. K. Boggs ar- rived with two blood hounds from Decatur and went to take up the trail. The hounds are good ones and it is hardly probable that the murderer will escape.
 Should he be captured, grave ap- prehensions are felt for his safety. and Judge Lynch may possibly preside.
 Williams Is a desperate character, however and those who are best ac- quainted with him say that he will never submit as long as life and ann munition hold out. He has bad reputation, and is considered an all round dangerous man. The majority of the posse are out yet and all ave- nues of escape will be closely guard ed and every possible effort will be made to capture him.
 No arrangements nave been made so far for the funeral of Senator Hipp.
 The funeral of Senator Hipp will take place from the residence at o'clock tomorrow afternoon under the direction of Knights of Pythias, both Methodist and Baptist pastors officia- ting. The people of the town and count~y at large bow their heads in sorro Soat the loss of so useful and promising a young man.