The news & observer., 1905-10-22
One Man Killed and Two
Arrested.
SEVEN SHOTS FIRED
Charles G. Smith, OF Petersburg, Va,
Was Killed Accidentally in
Pistol Duel in Union Depot
Yesterday After
noon.

There was q panic in the Union De-
pot yesterday afternoon caused by a
pistol duel in which one man was
killed, and several ladies tainted. Sew
en- shots were fired, the balls entering
the seats door and wall of the gen.
tlemen's waiting room. The man kill
ed is Charles G.. Smith, of 1913 Old
street, Petersburg, Va. He arrived in
Raleigh Thursday morning from his
home and operated gaming table at
the State Fair.
The shooting occurred at 4:2O
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The par
Elephants were Harry Clark, of Mexico,
Mo-, and Bob LillistOn or Littlestonr.
of Norfolk, Va. The two men entered
the waiting room together from the
western door which opens from the
trains, and one had his arm around the
other. Suddenly they separated there
was a slight scufi1e, during which no
blows we're struck. Then the taller
man (the police refuse to state which
is the taIler) pulled his reySlNGr and
fired The other had whipped out
his pistol by this time and fired al
so. Clark shot twice and fled out the
front entrance. and Lilliston shot at
the running man five times, emptying
ly that a man had been shot and was
calling for his brother Eddie Smith
He asked to be taken to the hospital.
and was driven there directly. A ply
sician was summoned, but did not ar
rive within half an hour, ana the
wounded man died about twenty-five
minutes after he had been in the hos
pital.
In the meantime a posse of special
railway officers and detectives had
gone in pursuit of Clark who had run
into Nash Square in front of the de-
not, sped across the lawn and across
Mcdowell street to the alley north or
the Park Hotel. He threw away his
pistol which he had carried in ms
hand, in the park, and when ne reach-
ed the alley he stopped running.
young man named r. r. Clinard, OF
Winston Salem, barely out of his teens
followed Clark who had gone around
the hotel, and when they emerged on
Martin street they met the Speclal
officers. Clark was about to get away
the officers mistaking Clinard for thelr
man and had covered him with pistol
Clinard told them he was not the man,
and pointed out Clark, who was about
to break. The youth explained that
he would have been probably wCrsted
il he attempted to arrest Clark, ana
had determined to follow the crlml-
nal until help arrived. Immediately
pistol was in the face of clark, ana
he was told to hold up his hands, of
he would be killed. His hands went
up, but for several minutes he de-
c!ared he was not the man the offlcefs
were after. p j. Watkins, a special
policcman from Greensboro, made the
arrest. assisted by J. c.. Squires.
special from Burlington and G. r.
White, special from Greensboro.
Chief of Police Mullins stafed last
night that j. NJ. Pugh gave him
| CIark's pistol, and had claimed that he
made the arrest.
The arrest of Lilliston was effected
! in the gentlemen's waiting room
| shortly after the shooting by Police
| man r. B. Anderson Both men were
! carried to the police station and lock-
! ed up in separate cells. LlliSton was
! highly nebriated. and Clark is said to
have been drinking heavily. The po-
| lice declined to make known anything
that was said by either prisoner after
the arrests had been made, but the
IChief exhibited the pistols of the two
| men Both were new, probably pur-
| chased this week in Raleigh, and
were 3S calibre. Clark's gun was
| bright, nickel plated, while that of ill
| liston was of blue steel finish. They
were five shooters. and Littleston's s
| was empty, while Clark's had been
| fired but twice They were both Smith
! & Wessons.
| 1t is said that there has existed an
| old grudge between Clark and Lillis-
| ton. and both had declared vengeance.
They had for long time been at the
same places, conducting gaming and
| gambling tables, and had been in other
| serious trouble before The feud had
! sprung up anew in Raleigh, on Fri
! day night in a house of bad character
at 522 East Davie street. and one had
there threatened to shoot the other.
| 1t is believed that both purchased heir
weapons yesterday. Lilliston was ac-
| companied by about dozen friends,
among them being the two Smith
men. Charles G.. and Eddie Smith, the
! former being 25 years OF age.
The Panic.
When the first shot rang out the
waiting rooms of the depot were
crowded. there being about 500 people
! in the entire building. There was
| stretching Of necks. but the next in
stant more shots followed and fear
! full panic ensued. Several persons were
/ injured in the rush to the exits. while
women tainted, and men crawled un-
derneath the seats Others were frozen
with fright, and could not move from
! their seats As shot followed shot
| there were cries and screams, and ere
! the shooting ceased the rooms were
emptied. Several thought they had
been struck and yelled for assistance
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