The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-19
NEGRO WATCHMAN'S |
VICTIM IS DEAD
Archie Fame, the Texan Shot by
L. M. Duncan Expires in
Hospital.
SLAYER CHANGES STORY
GREATLY AGlTATED WHEN HE
LEARNS EXTENT OF CRIME.

L. M. Duncan, colored, is a murderer.
At 10:05 o'clock last night Archie
Fame, the young Texan. whom Duncan
shot through the abdomen Sunday
night, died at st. Marks hospital.
Fane's condition became critical
shortly after he had given a final state
ment to Assistant County Attorney j.
F. Bowman, who was summoned to his
deathbed in the hospital at o'clock
last night. Realizing that he had but
few hours to live. Fame told the as
sistant county attorney a straightfor-
ward story OF how the shooting oc-
cured, and 1t severely contradicts state
ments that have been made by Dun
can.
When he had been informed Of the
death of Fame last night the assistant
county attorney stated that Duncan
would be charged with murder in the
first degree. When Duncan was in
formed Of the death of Fame he became
very nervous, bit at his finger nails,
and his version of the shooting ARRAY
varied materially from the one he told
on the night of the shooting when he
surrendered himself to the police.
In the dying statement of Fame to
Attorney Bowman he denied that he
had ever spoken to Duncan, claiming
that the latter shot him without provo
cation. He said that he did not know
Duncan and failed to remember that
he had ever seen him in any other
part of the country where he had ever
lived. The story told by James Wood,
who roomed with Fame at the Colorado
hotel, and was at his side on the night
that the negro shot him is identical
with that of Fame.
Slayer Alters Story.
Duncan, q Waterman in the service
of the Kennedy Construction company,
was working in that capacity on the
night that he shot Fame. He had been
assigned to guard property of the COM
pany at First North and Sixth West
streets. Fame and Wood were about TO
pass him. but as they approached Dun
can wheeled, drew a revolver, which
he had been given no license to carry.
and shot him.
According to the story told last night
by Duncan, a young man, resembling
Fame, who worked in the shops of the
ID. & r. G. as a blacksmith helper
since coming to Denver from Tyler
Tex, several months ago, approached
him near First North and Sixth West
streets at 9 o'clock Sunday night and
began abusing him, frequently making
use Of the nickname Niger" which
he resented.
THE man shot asked me what they
did down in Georgia with men of my
color when I didn't get out of the way
for group Of little girls, who had just
passed.
Il answered that I didn't know
what they did in Georgia, but
that knew what they wouldn't do in
Mississippi. He at once began to
abuse me, hoped on a street car and
said that he was coming back with an
other man and teach me.
He was so bold that I waited for
him, and sure enough he came back
and had a big fellow with him. I
didn't draw my revolver until Fame
reached in his right coat pocket for a
big revolver and. started to point it at
me, when 1 blazed away and the white
man dropped"
In the investigation made into the
case it was found that Fame was not
armed on the night of the shooting,
and that he rarely carried a revolver.
He was known among his fellow work.
men at the D. & r. G. shops as a
peaceful young man, who always tried
to avoid trouble.