The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-07-19
Most AtrOCiOuS Crime in History
of City.
WILLIAMS SAID TO HAVE BEEN
ACCUSED OF TAKING GOODS
FROM sToRE-Is SUPPOSED TO
HAVE BEEN DRINKING WHEN
CRIME WAS coMMITTEp-THE
MURDERER INTERVIEWED.

John White, shot dead. as he SAT :,
his chair reading.
Edward Dansby, shot through neck
and expected to die.
Jas. A. White, shot throuob cbae+
or lungs, resting fairly we'll with
prospects of recovery.
William Fletcher Williams. who did
the shooting, in Jail, charged with
murder in the first degree, that being
verdict of coroners jury.
what IS probably the most coll.
FLOODED murder ever committed In
the history of Pensacola occurred veg
terday when John White. the wefl-
known ciothier. Vas shoe dead ae ba
sat in his chair, BY VIM. F. Williams
clerk in his store. the murdere~
then turning his weapon on his fell
low clerks and seriously wounding
Jas. White, the dead mans son and
Edward Dansby. manager Of the fur-
nlshing department OF the store A
38-calibTe Smith & Wesson revolver
was the weapon used. all five car
tridgeS being fired and four of then
taking effect. The victim was sboA
twice, one ball entering mis- chest ex-
actly in the center ami coming ont
OF his back under the left shoulder
blade. The other ball entered the
right side of his neck, taking a down.
ward course and lodging somewhere
N the body.
Jas. White was shot once. the ball
entering the side Just below one min.
pie and coming out of the other siaa
Just below the other nipple.
Edward Dansby was shot in the
right side of the neck. the ball tax
ing a downward course and lodging
somewhere in The body. 1t caused Sc
we're internal hemorrhages which will
probably result in his death
VIM. Williams, the clerk who did
the shooting is in the county Jail.
Details of the Tragedy.
Just before 5 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon persons in the vicinity OF
John Whites store, which is located
at 2O5 South Palafox street in the
most prominent business block in the
city, heard two shots in quick sue
cession, followed by three more equal
ly as rapid.
A Bloody Scene.
A rush was at once made for the
store, Cuyler Mcmillan, Constable
Chas. Bobe, and Robt Mcclellan, a
printer, being the first to enter and
The scene that met their eyes was a
cloody and tragic one.
Jas. White, covered with blood, was
with his fathers slaye..
who still held the smoking weapon in
MS hand. As Mr.. Mcmillan entered.
5oung White called out: Take him.
Mr.. Cuyler, l don't know whether he
has killed me or not"
Mr.. Mcmillan grasped Williams
around the arms and body, while Con-
stable BObe and Mr.. Mcclellan seized
he revolver, wrenching it from the
renZied mans hand. The weapon
lad been broken and the empty car
ridges elected, apparently for the pur-
,ose of relOading. Williams was i'm
hurried over to the county
all.
Lying at full length on the floor,
where he had been standing when
hot, was Edward Dansby, breathing
Ieavily and paralyzed from his armsI
iown.
Died Without Tremor.
Seated in his chair was John White.
he unfortunate victim of the awful
ragedy, a bullet hole in his breast,
mother in MS neck. the newspaper
which he had been reading on the
oor at his side, his head tipped
lightly back, one foot still on the
DOT rest in front of him. To casual
bserver there would have been moth
ng but the small bullet wounds and
he deathly pallor on his cheek to
Indicate that he was dead He had