The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-18
|REY. ]. " HAWKINS
DEAD AT LEXINGTON
Excitement Caused by Attack
on Home Causes Death.
Drunken Soldier Responsible for
Death of Colorcd Minister Who
Formerly Lived In Paducah.
SOLDIER IL UNDER ARREST

Rev. J. w. Hawkins, formerly pas
tor of the Washington Street Baptist
church OF Paducah, died at Lexlng-
ton "Wednesday of heart trouble,
death being caused by excitement re-
sulting from an attack on his home
by drunken soldier.
The Lexington Gazette gives the
following account OF the death:
In a room In two-story brick res
idence on North Broadway. two doors
from Seventh lies the body OF Rever-
end ]. W. Hawkins. pastor of the Col
ored First Baptist church. still in
death. and al the police station In a
cell sits a blue-eyed. rosy checked,
soldier boy hardly nineteen years of
age John A. Dalton. charged with in
mring private property.
Tuesday afternoon Dalton was so
Der when he left camp for town. He
had borrowed fifty cents and when he
went to town he spent II for drink
Under the influence OF his purchase
be started back TO camp about II
O'Clock last night. lie admits he was
drunk.
Young Dalton's actions awakened
the whole household including r
number of delegates to the Colored
Baptist convention, who are guests of
the pastor for the week.
The colored minister's wife was
greatly excited over the affair ana
Everybody in the house. she says. was
scared.
Dalton at the station house Wed
nesday morning after he had been
led into police court and his case
postponed, said he didn'; recall the
fact that he had been overpowered
and remembered being turned over
TO the police.
John Dalton Is a member OF Com
pany c. kentucky national guard. and
had been on duty with the rest OF
he Lexington company which has
been retained in camp when camp
broke up TO guard over night the CON
missary and quartermaster's sup
Iplies
Near the corner OF second ha ac-
Icosied william Hawkins, son OF Rev
ierend Hawkins and following him a
few steps. finally called TO him TO halt
Hawk.us, who works for Mitchell.
Baker a smith In the capacity OF pOr-
ter. and who was on his way home.
lobeyed the order. Dalton pretended
he had weapon and young Hawkins
lsays he threatened 10 shoot tie was
dissuaded and the two walked on up
the street he soldier lad utterlng
many epithets Once or twice on the
way Hawkins SAYS Dalton threatened
20 Kill him At the Hawkins resi-
dence on the west side OF Broadway.
almost next TO the corner grocery
which adjoins the show grounds. the
soldier wanted TO 90 In.
He insisted on Hawinks keeping his
hands up. saying II he didn't he'd
shoot. lie also backed his victim into
the door which was slammed In his
face. He then ierked the knob out
and tried TO kick down the door. Haw
lkins three brothers came out. hear
ing the commo,ion, surrounded Dali
ton. overpowered him aud took him
to the grocery store. where the patrol
wagon was telephoned for. Dalton
was turned over 90 Night Chief Jen-
kins and Lieutenant overly. who
charged him with injurlng private
property.
Reverend J. w. Hawkins returned
home from the Colored National Bap-
lists convention headquarters shortly
latter the arrest. and suffering from a
compllcation of heart dsease and KID
ney trouble was 30 seriously affected
by the excitement that he sank into
Inconsistencies and died at S.5j. az
a result. the family members say. OF
the shock.