Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1907-05-16
SUNDAY MURDER
AT HALE'S BAR
ANSOM BURLINGAME MEETS
DEATH BY BLOW
Struck With Bench In the Hands Of J. r,
Felkins-Preliminary Examination
Took Place at Jasper Monday.

Ansm Burlingame, an employe of
the OLIVER GunteC camp at Hale's Bar
was struck acr0ss the neck with a
bench in the hands of J. f. Felkins
Sunday morning and was almost in
stantly killed by the blow, which broke
his neck.
According to the story that comes
from the camp of the murder, things
look pretty black for Felkins. The lat
ter is much the younger and stronger
man of the two. Both were drinking
yesterday and had several fights in
which it is alleged Burlingame got the
worst of i'd. Burlingame, also, it is
charged, kept trying TO avoid trouble,
until at last in fit of drunken anger,
F5lkins raised the bench and struck
Burlingalne the terrible and fatal blow.
Burlingame was about Al years of
age and his home or place of birth are
unknown. He had been at work in
the camp as fireman for some time
and has made a good workman, al
tho he has had few close friends and
so far as could be learned told no one
anything about his former life. The
body will be inferred at the camp.
Felkins is about % years of age and
is a son of W. p Felkins, who lives
north of Hill City, near the White Oak
cemetery.
Deputy D. A. Mcbride, special
officer at the camp, arrested Felkins
soon after the killing, after an ex-
citing chase, including swim to the
middle of the river and hiding place
in the midst of some debris near the
dam.
Mcbride at once turned his man ov-
er to Coroner Mccullough, of Marion
county, and the coroner's jury return
ed verdict fixing the blame on Eel
kins. The preliminary examination OF
Felkins was held at Jasper Monday.
Felkins has wife and one child
living in South Chattanooga, from
whom he has been separated for some
time.
The Chattanooga Times says: At a
preliminary hearing before Esquire w.
B. Johnson at Jasper, Tenn, Monday
afternoon, J. F. Felkins was bound
over under IS. 600 bond for the mur-
der of Anson Burlingame at the Oliver
Gunter company's camp at Hale's Bal
Sunday morning. His trial will prob
ably come up before the circuit court
at Jasper, commencing the first Mon
day in August. Felkins was defended
by B. E. Tatum, of Jasper, while tht
prosecution was represented by P. III
Thatch, also Of Jasper, who had beer
retained by friends of the murdered
man. From parties who attended the
trial it was learned that the evidence
introduced was very damaging to Eel
kins, and it is probable that when hi
case comes before the circuit court hi
will have some trouble in preventing {
verdict of murder in the first degree
He was unable to make bond yesterda,
and is still held by the sheriff of Ma
rion county.
1t was learned that Burlingame i
probably connected with one of tn
most prominent families in Massachus
etts and Connecticut. Since he com
menced work at the lock and dam h
had been regularly receiving letter
from that section bearing the crest O
the Burlingame family, and it wa
stated yesterday that he was cousil
of Edward Livermore Burlingame
who has been editor of Scribner's Mag
azine since 1886. Edward l.. Burling
Sdlll6 Is bue SUI VI JuS Oulleu Dldlt
Congressman Anson Burlingme, of Bos
ton, Mass, who died in 1870 and fo
whom the murdered man was named
Anson Burlingame was a noted diI
lomat during his life time, havin
been sent as United States minister
Austria in 1861.
After that he was made minister t
China, which position he filled unit
1867, when he was appointed speci'
Chinese envoy and negotiated what
known in history as the "Burlingam
Treaty" with the United States tn
being the first acceptance by China {
the principles of international Law
Later he negotiated treaties with Del
mark, Sweden, Holland and Prussi
and died in st. Petersburg while neg
ciating treaty with Russia.
1t is stated that the murdered ma
became addicted to the use of hquo
and had left his home in Connecticl
for this reason, wandering around Il
country. Information of hi death HI
been sent to his relatives and it is e
pected that his body will he shirpt
north within few days.