The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-12-12


went to the scene.
The coroner decided that Clark
met death from bullet wounds in.
nlcted by pistol in the hands OF
Albert Winfrey. Coroner Frank ga
ker recommended a warrant for muir.
lder when was issued last night, the
lprisoner being held over to the
grand jury without bail. He was ia
lken from the city hall to the county
ljail after the issuance of the war
Irant.
| Seeking .Another Man.
| Driven to desperation by an in
sane Jealousy Owen Clark, who wa'
last night killed by Albert Winfrey
forced Dawson e. Burch, young
machnist, to resign from a good po'
sltion and leave Paducah, and those
Acquainted with Clark and his con.
ditlon for the past several weeks
have no doubt of Albert Winfrey
shooting In self-defense when he
killed Clark.
Clark intended killing Dawson
Burch, and only a few hours before
the tragedy which cost him his life,
was seeking for young Burch to kill
him, and was fully prepared to exc
cute his intentions. II was not the
first time he had looked for the
young man, and II was all because
Burch had danced with his wife once
on the night of November 2s at the
boilermaker's ball given at Red
Mems hall. He went directly from the
residence Of William Burch. an I'M
Gle OF the young machinist, to his
home, and II was the same pistol
with which he intended shooting
Burch that he fired at Winfrey with
out effect.
On the night of November 2S
Clark's wife attended the ball given
by the Illinois Central boilermakers.
Dawson Z. Burch was also in attend
ance and met Mrs. Clark. He danceo
once and soon forgot the incident
In some way the husband learned of
It and Immediately sought for the
young man, Burch being ignorant
that his name hal in any way been
connected with Clark and his domes-
tic troubles.
81 am looking for Dawson f.
Burch. your nephew, and when find
him | will kill him on sight," was
the declaration Clark made to me
over a week ago." Engineer w. o.
Burch, of iii Monroe street. stated.
II saw that he was greatly worked
up over something. ana drew him
out.
"'Hs danced with my wife and
caused US to be separated Clark
further declared. and I am deter
mined to kill him
81 saw he meant trouble and tried
to show him he was laboring under
the wrong impression, but he was
obstinate. | went to my nephew, who
was working for the Illinois Central
and informed him of his danger He'd
forgotten all about the dance and
was greatly surprised. When Clark
threatened again and made repeated
visits in search of the boy. he went
to Louisville and is now there.
Yesterday afternoon between 4
and 5 o'clock returned from hunt
ing and met Clark at my gate. He
had a long pistol in his buggy and
was excited. He had been to my
mothers residence a short distance
west of me, but did not find Dawson
there. He came to my house thinking
probably he would find him there.
asked him what he wanted and, ex-
hibitlng the pistol, he replied, the
life of my nephew. | told him that
he had left the city and Clark drove
of"
Engineer Burch was well acquaint-
ed with Clark and also knows his
wife. He did not know that Winfrey
had killed Clark and when told of 1t
this morning was greatly surprised.
He believes that Winfrey shot in
self-defense and II necessary is will
ing to testify as to Clark's actions
relative to his nephew.
Winfrey's Statement.
"The pistol is mine. and ! secured
II last summer from an Indian doc
tor" Winfrey stated. "The report
that I shot three times is erroneous,
as | fired but twice. presume the
bullet which penetrated the breast
went through, making a wound in
the back which was supposed to be
from third shot.
Mrs. Clark was a former sweet
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