The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-05-30
MURDERED NEAR HOME.
Mr.. Wittie Walter Killed And Rob-
bed Within Sight of His
Home.

The following account or the death
of Mr.. Isaac W. Walter, in Wood
lawn, suburb Of Birmingham, Ala,
Thursday night, is republished from
the Birmingham Ledger Of May 26.
Mr.. Walter was son of the late Capt.
Geo. H. Walter, OF Charleston, and
was we'll known and highly esteemed
in this city. The tragedy is still un-
explained, although search has been
made for the murderer, and a reward
has been offered for his capture. 4
brief account Of the tragedy was Civ
ell at the time. The Ledger says:
In sight OF his home, and within
forty yards OF the car track, while
East Lake cars were still passing, and
in the most thickly settled residence
section of Wodlawn, Isaac William,
Walter, connected with the Miller
Real Estate company, of Birn1ing-
ham, was shot to death early this
morning by an unknown highway
man. The tragedy occurred on North
5oth street, Woodlawn Three shots
were fired at 1885 o'clock and the
dead body OF Mr.. Walter was fount
lying in a pool OF blood and brains
this morning at 5 o'clock. First hand
Investigations made shortly after the
discovery OF the prime point to rob-
berry as lis motive. The watch of the
dead man was missing, its chain hav-
ing been broken, and his money was
gone. What sum he had with him is
not known.
The killing occurred on the west,
side Of the sidewalk, some $50 feet
from the front gate of his residence.
1t was directly in front OF the corner
formed by the adjacent lois of Col.
Hughes B. Kennedy. No. II2 and OF a
house, now vacant, occupied recently
by \. R. Wilson, the real estate man,
who has moved to Tullahoma, Tenn.
Walters residence. No. 1o4. was mex,
beyond, on the same side of the street
On every side here are residences and
the inmates Of nearly all these heard
he shots W. P. Wyatt, who works
in Birmingham, usually goes to his
employment on the first East Lake
car in the morning. AS customary he
this morning walked from his house
toward the car track. At the place
mentioned above he saw the body Of
man, his face down and head par
tally shattered, lying as he had fallen
from the sidewalk. The dead mans
feet were outside the sidewalk and
his head was turned towards it.
In the pool of blood about the head
it was impossible to distinguish at
first who the dead man was. Mr..
Wyatt went to the residence of Mr..
Walter and called out to his son, G.
C. Walter, young man 25 years Of
age. The horror-stricken son recog-
nized the dead lineaments as those Of
his father.
The nearest approach to an eyewit-
ne 5 was A. R. Barton Mr. Barton
described what he knew of the matter
to Ledger reporter this morning as
follows: "Mr. Walter and I had
,ome from town on the East Lake
car leaving there at 1915. We had
been talking on the car and got off at
5o:h street station together. l boar1
with Mrs. Frank S. Dotzheimer. on
the corner of the street and the car
line. When we separated Walter
started walking briskly toward home.
Just after I went into the house I
heard two shots fired and thought
someone had shot my dog; heard
sound like a dogs cry Running our
on the back porch I looked out just
il, time to see third shot, which ap-
peared to have been fired in the air.
Hearing no further disturbance l
went to bed"
The generally accepted theory is
hat Mr. Walter was killed while
trying to resist highwayrnan. His