Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-24
FOURTH MAN DYING
IN W|LM|NGTOKS
PULLMAN TRAGEDY.

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trenched in the Pullman car. He was
struck twice by Bethea's quick fire. one
bullet penetrating his left hand and the
other striking him in the left groin
The latter wound, it is feared, will prove
fatal.
Conductor Wellman's body was sent
to his home in Philadelphia today. The
body of Williams, who lives in Jersey
City. n. J., Is still at the morgue and
will be sent to his old Tome in Bald-
more. The body Of the murderer will
be held TO await word from his home
friends. and probably will be claimed
in due time.
The wound that caused Bethea's
death was undoubtedly a bullet that
entered his body close TO the heart.
Even without this wound he probably
would have died, however. from ex-
havAtion consequent upon his numer-
Gus ther wounds and tie terrible ex-
citemAat he had gone through.
story of Shooting.
I'VE left Washington at 8 O'clock"
said one of the crew, who was an eye
witness, but nothing peculiar in the
actions of Bethea was observed until
the train pulled out of Baltimore. We
had scarcely reached the outskirts of
the city when Bethea, who was oc-
cupying a chair in the parlor car,
threatened to chastise Williams, be-
cause cf no apparent reason other than
he tool exception to the porter being
a negro.
when the train was between Havre
De Grace and Newark, Del. the porter
started through the coach, not.noticing
Bethea. The latter was apparently
doing in his seat, but just as the col
order man passed him he rose and
said: You - negro, I'll shoot you
full Of holes
civilians was less than four feet
from the enraged man and as Bethea
spoke Williams turned half round in
evident surprise. As he did so Bethea
fred a bullet into the p~orter's heart.
Williams fell back into = seat, and rs
Conductor Wcllman approached the
murderer Bethea fired again. This last
shot went through Williams's thigh
and buried itself in the woodwork in
the side of the car. By this time
pandcmonium %reigncd. There were
about thirty persons in the car and
they made q mad rush for both doors.
Conductor Wellman apparently did
not know hat Williams had been fatal
Is shot, as the negro Was sitting up
right in the seat. AS Wellman spoke
10 Bethea the latter turned. livid with
rage. and placing his revolver almost
opposite against the conductors chest
he fired. Wellman dropped without
moving an inch and Bethea, flourishing
his revolver, backed toward the toilet
room. entered and closed the door.
Battle with Police.
when Wilmington was reached a.
score of policemen citizens were
waiting on the station platform. The
top Of Bethea's head could be seen
above the window blind as he was
standing in the toilet. Captain Kane.
CT the Wilmington police force, jumped
on our train. followed by half a dozen
policemen. AS they approached the
toilet-room Bethea threatened to kill
them il they attempted to enter the
room The officers withdrew and held
a consultation. Their conference was
interrupted by several shots from the
toilet window. Bethsa then drew back
as the policemen returned the fire.
AT this juncture a fire apparatus
appeared and q stream was turned in
the broken window. Bethea kept on fir
ing, Dut we rad all secured convenient
posts and waited developments. In a
few minutes Bethea staggered from his
arsenal. He was still firing his re-
volver. AS he started to leave the car
an officer SHOT him IN the face and a
second later another shot shattered his
arm. Still struggling to thrust his re-
volver from his injured hand to the
| sound member. the nal dropped dead.
I'm the toi,et-room we found nearly
fifty empty cartridges, while the toilet
window was as full of holes as a pep
per box. There was no va OF Identify
ing him by baggage. as we could flnd
none. In his pocket was a memoran-
dunn book containing the nam j. Fl.
Bethea. Dillon. S. c., aged 40 years.
There We're half-a-dozen wounds on
his body. He was shot in the arm.
face, shoulder. back and limbs.
~ never saw such 3 scene in my life.
and never want to see a repetition of
It. The women passengers We're scream
ing and were so hysterical that n
even attempted to jump from the train.
Even after it was known that the
murderer was dead We had our hands
full in quoting some of the more nerv-
GUS"
southern Contractor.