The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-11-08
HE DIDN'T INSULT
THE SHOW GIRLS
RICE A PIERCE. JR., EXONERAT-
ED BY MRS. BERNARD.
Made Move as IL 90 Draw n Wea-
pen Before Young Pierce Drew
His Revolver.
CHANDLER THE AGGRESSION.

Union City, Tenn, Nov. S.-Addi-
tional details in regard to the killing
of Jack Chandler, an employe OF the
Moore Dramatic company, an opera
troupe exhibiting in a tent, by Rico
A. Pierce, Jr, in this city last Satur-
day night, do not materially change
the report in this mornings paper
with one exception.
From an AFFIDAVIT made by the lady
member of the troupe whose room
Pierce was alleged to have tried TO
enter. II would seem that she was not
in her room at the time. She states
that Pierce. who was seeking another
room. opened her door by mistake,
and on observing that 1t was unoc-
CAPPED closed the door without en-
tering. and at about the time he had
closed the door, Chandler, who was
coming down the hall, accosted him
with the remark: what in the hell
are you doing in that room?" Pierce
made some reply, whereupon Chand-
Ter struck him. Young Pierce, who
was armed at the time, did not de-
sire any trouble and did not resent
the attack. but turned around and
left the hotel.
Mrs. Frank Bernard knight, OF
Cleveland. o.. the lady about whom
the difficulty arose. stased IN her affi-
davit that the foregoing was In sub
stance what Chandler. the dead man.
told her in regard to the trouble In
the hotel. she also said that she had
never seen Pierce and would not
know him. Mrs. Chandler Is lady
of about IS years of age. and said
that Chandler at sdpper, told her he
had slapped a fellow on her account,
and she told him that was unneces-
sary. as she had never In her life
been insulted by a man. Then. ac-
lcording to Mrs. Knight, Chandler
told her about Pierce being at her
room door and OF his slapping Pierce.
The Moore Dramatic company had
been organized at Muncie, Ind, and
Chandler had Joined in answer 10 an
advertisement for cornet player.
His step-sister. at Mack, N. Y, wired
Gen. Caldwell that she was not finan-
cially able TO have the remains ship
ped to that place for burial. nor was
she able TO defray the expenses Of
burial in this city. but the city would
have to bury the body. Citizens here
at once started to raise a fund for
the purpose OF defraying the burial
expenses and a small amount had
been raised when Hon. Rice A. Pierce
the father of young Pierce, on learn
ing OF this told the undertakers to
go ahead and bury the body and he
would bear all the expenses. and II.
IT. Robinson, who was trying to raise
fund to meet the expenses, was told
to turn what money he had over TO
the ,undertakers for the purpose OF
buying a lot in the cemetery and he
would pay the rest.
other witnesses have been found
who substantiate the report that
Chandler advanced on Pierce at the
depot and made a threatening move
as II 10 draw a weapon, whereupon
Pierce drew his revolver and fired.
when Chandler saw the pistol he
turned to run and Pierce fired two
shots. one Of them going wild, the
other entering the back and passing
through the liver and stomach,
breaking the skin on the opposite
side, but lodging just under some
muscles.