The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-23
SHOT TO DEATH.
A Man Crazed by Mean Whiskey
and Foolish Jealousy
TERROlZ Is 4 TOWN.

TERROlZ Is 4 TOWN.
Clark Thought Mrs. Purcell Had Kep
Girl He Loved Away From iiR and
He Started Out to Be Re.
venged, and Pays the
Penalty.
Crezed by drink and with his jealous
aeart iIfsmed with revenge, Jane
b. CLARK, The night telegraph opera
tor at Chsmhlee, Ca, ran amuck Tues
day night, May Is, killed one man
shot five others, threatened the live
Of several women, including tht
young girl with whom he was In
faiuated madly, set fire to q house
crowded with women and childrer
Hbo were seeking safety from hi
bullets and then fed into Dun nwoodie
FIVE miles distance, left death In his
wake and escaped to the woods, where
be is defying all who seek his capture
While it Is known that whiskey hac
much to do with Clark's trightfu
tragedy, it Is also certain that wil6
infatuatioa for little girl sister o1
Mrs. Will Purcell, where be, boarded
is responsible for the terrible climax
that was reached as above stated
Clark, twent. -aeven years OF age,
victim Of whi.e swelling for years
aod more recsntly near death from
meningitis, had followed the insane
an6 abnormal hallucination thai little
annie Gay, fourteen years OF age,
@es IL love with him.
Blinded to reason by his madness,
be c!ung to his false theory, slowly
but surely weaving the awful tragedy
upon whose very threshold be warned
his victims-but too late. Return
irg to the home Of Will J. Purcens,
where be had been a bnarder since
last fall, Clark told Mrs. Purcell
Tuesday morning that she had in.
serterred with his love affair.
Clark wss lived with rage.
Mrs. Purcell, alone in her home,
stood aghast at tbs delirious insanity
OF her accuser. She was speeches. in
ner t. rror.
You have prevented me- from be
.rR rsppy," cried Clark at tie Purcell
il me
For your interference into my
af .i!s will kill you, your husband,
Jour father, your N >ther, yorr sister,
your siste;-in-law and your children. !"
Mrs Purcell listened in silercs-a
Hence she csuld not break fcr her
wer Of s2es ch waS gone.
Upon the lips OF this madmar q
cynical smile fingered a moIent and
then his face became ashen and stony.
His eyes glisteped In his anger and
nis amacited figure trembied and
swayed in its unsteady balance.
II you tell this," and Clark stepp
I'd closer to the trsnshxed woman, i
will blow your brains out; promise OF
will kill you in your tracks"
Mrs. Purcell summoned her strength
and fad to her fathers home, the
next door. She gave the alarm.
Q Qaickly Captain E. S. Purcell, the
father, who was at one time deputy
sherif OF DeKalb county, and is now
one of the most prominent citizens OF
Chant blee, called the members OF bis
family together. A few neig ghbors,
who were passing, were called into
the house for protection In meeting
the man VINO was soon to make good
his threats.
IL the bone when Clark arrived
sere ten men, women and children
besides Capt. Purcell. Clark ap-
preached the house firing a perfect
tusiiade OF shots. He had three re-
volvers and shotgun, all Of which he
kept going. AS he stepped on the
porch be stopped firing.
Inside the door were Captain Pur-
cell, his married son, VIII Paicell,
and bis three neighbors, Psarca
Beatty, W. S. Mask ana B Frank
Bolton.
These men on the inside had deter
mined to defend their lives and the
lives Of the women and children be
hind them With pisJols and clubs.
Clark gave terrific knock upon the
door with the butt OF revolver.
What DO ycu want" asked Captain
Purcell, calmly.
10 see you," was the quick an
swer.
'sGo to the station, then," said
Purcell, and I will see you there.
Clark answered with shot from
his pistol.
Then Clark fred volley after Solley
into the door, using his pistols and
shotgun.
The door was shot into splinters,
out the lock held firm.
Coed bye TO Gil CT you, ne clleo
In his frenzy, as he rushed from the
door, returning the next instant with
an axe, which he bad taken from the
wood pile in the yard.
Rapidly be drove the blade into the
woodwork Of the door and frame.
Captain Purcell saw the demon
| ooo,,l6 com eoter un1ess c6 ockeG.
The vclley went crashing through
the wreck OF the door.
Clarke screamed, his curses as be
caught his left arm, bowling in rage
and pain. He had been shot in the
wrist, the bullet going up the arm
and coming out at the elbow.
Again the bullets answered from
the party in the hall and Clark resi-
| oS f-oro tho pcrch uiti hi,l1aE In ri,