The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-20
MURDER IS CHARGED
w. F. WILLIAMS IS IN JAIL AT PEN
 SACOLA.
PriseneR Says Men He Slew Were Not Ones He Was After-James White and Edward Dansby
 in Critical Condition.

In Critical Condition.
 Pensacola. Fla, July 19.-tSpecial.)- Murder in the first degree is the charge which William Fletcher Williams, highly esteemed young man. is charged with. Of course there is no bona al lowed him and he occupies cell at the county jail. talking of his crime with 8 coolness that is amazing. He not only talks, of the offense, but says that the men whose death he caused were not the ones he was after.
 Williams, as told in a special dis patch to The Advertiser last night. in a fit of temper, brought on from an over-indulgence in whiskey. shot and killed John White, a merchant known all over the South; fatally wounded Edward Dansby, a clerk having friends by the hundred: seriously wounded James White, son of the deceased mer- chant, and tried to kill another clerk named James Nix.
 Messrs. James White and Edward Dansby are at St Anthony's Hospital, where the best Of attention is being given them. but it is the conclusion of the most eminent physicians of the place that their deaths are not far off. In fact. Dansby has developed paraly- | sis of tho side in which the bullet en- tered and lodged in the spinal column. and his death is early expected. Hemorrhages developed with White early this morning and this Is regard | ed as very dangerous sign. since it | points out that the bullet. which was thought to have penetrated the entrails alone had cut through the lungs. The | elder MT. White was killed instantly. The tragedy ha smany features which | serve to brand 1t as one Of the most cold deeds that has ever taken place here. The full. facts came out at the inquest of the coroner over the remains of Mir. Wfite, and It showed a premeditated design on the part of Williams to take the life not only of Mir. White. but of several others who l were implicated. at the instigation of Mir White in finding out the location of goods which had been removed from the store by Williams One of these, 1t | appears, was MT. Dansby, the young man whose death is momentarily ex- pected. MT. Dansby was one of the oldest employees in point of service at the store of Mir. White. hence the busi- ness of ferreting out the thefts on the part of Williams naturally fell to him. The full story of the crime and what led up to 1t possibly possesses not parallel in the South On several oc- casions. large quantities of valuable goods had been removed secretly from the store, Williams having been trusted
 
 Williams and when the evidence was conclusive. Williams was confronted with the stealing. Strenuous denial was made at first, but the facts were in hahd, and when a second and third &C., cusation was made, he finally admitted his wrongdoing and promised at the request of MT. White to do better if given the chance. Even after being al- lowed to make good, Williams was detected in wrongdoing and at one time was found wearing new suit which had been taken from the store without the owners consent and without any arrangement for pay. This was brought to the attention of Mir. White and stili he was in favor Of giving the young man chance to make amends. This latest discovery of theft ia rm,uugnt to have borne heavily on the mas tbe asrt seemed ef to have been reached on mat he does not explain and does not attempt to explain he procured the best revolver obtainable and armed himself about his duties with thee snayeness characteristic of him, but 1t was mo- i1ced i1c that he was drinking rather heav- very often by the man and a larger quantity of whiskey than usual was taken by him. this teing imbibed, it is young man to the deed which he was late later .d,, tG accomplish. and which was called by one of the clerks, he turned around and saw MT. White sitting in the ohce reading paper He calmly Waahed sman to snS within thin few feet of the gen
 shots Into the body. The third shot was directed toward Mir Dansby, who stood almost immediately behind. wait shot wounded young James White, whc was rushing on the slayer. The fifth shot shot was as directed toward MT Nix. an rushed to Williams and fought with nim to gain possession of the revolver. the weapon had been broken with the the deadly work.
 Williams is either insane or is work itnS the insanity racket to perfection deed, and Is very anxious to find out anything about 1t that Is possible with. out o,nnu exciting the suspicion of his inter. Today about the first thing he requested was copy of the morning paper giving the nood account count of the crime. He ate a subjects, pretending to possess a very incomplete comprehension. When any. thing pertaining to the murder Is mem all attention.
 The esteem in which Mir White was held Is testified by the fact that many or Q the more prominent business houses nags were flown at half being so displayed early this morning and all day. Vigilance was exerted at the county Jail during the night to forestall any possible attempt at violence. While there was nothing of this nature talked Of In the city openly. the sherifr and the police thought 1t the better part of caution to be ready for any possible emergency and guards were kept on duty.
 BOnds are Assured.
 special meeting of the City Coun- ell was held last night and the bond ordinance was taken up and discussed In every detail. The ordinance which IS designed to have improvement bonds issued In this city. was read and adopt ed in sections, and 1t was arranged to nave another meeting of the Council tonight
 At this later meeting the ordinance was passed, and thus an election will