The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
MURDER AFTERMATH !. ID BE SENSATIONAL Startling Developments Ex- pected at Lewisburg CORONER WILL PROBE Brasher Goes to Scene of Killing This Morning-Men Who Did Shoot
 ing Are Confident of
 Acquittal

The aftermath of the sensational mur- der of Constable Will Ellard, the reputed leader of the terrible New Georgia des- peradoes," at Lewisburg Sunday night, promises to be even more exciting than the circumstances surrounding the mur- der itself.
 That Tom Hagan and Bob Payne, the alleged murderers, are confident of their
 ultimate vlndication, many believe, is evil denced by their vountary surrender to the authorities. Hagan came to the city di- rectly after the deed was committed and surrendered himself to Sheriff McAdory Jack Brown at the county JaiL Payne surrendered himself oSheriff McAdory yesterday morning about 10 o'clock. Payne last night refused to make any | statement whatever concerning his part of the affair, but preferred to wait until
 the whole matter was threshed out in the courts. He stated that when he left the
 scene of the shooting Sunday night thai
 he did not go 200 yards away from the store. He says that being bank boss al
 the mines out there, there were certain details which he felt that he must arrange
 before going to jail. He then lay in hid l ing until yesterday morning, when Int arranged his business so that he coule leave it. He then came to the city ano surrendered.
 1 Although he expresses confidence in his case, he appears to be extremely nervous
 when talking When accosted at the jai
 by newspaper men, he immediately stated that he had nothing to say concerning the l details of the case in so far as he Is con cerned. Hagan still talks freely of thS
 matter and states that he has nothing tC fear.
 1 When asked concerning the report cir culated that he fired two shots at Mrs 1 Ellard. Hagan stated that he did not d'
 it and that he had the highest regard fol
 the lady. He said that she might hay'
 been in line of the bullets when he wal
 shooting, which was unfortunate, but tha
 he was not shooting at her, nor the little | boy, Ralph, the little S-year-old son of El
 lard, who was shot in the thigh during | the melee. He was reported yesterday a'
 resting nicely and would be able to leave | his bed in the course of a week. The bal penetrated his thigh, but did not strike | a bone The wound is only a. flesh one. | Coroner Brasher will go to the scene o
 the killing this morning and hold an in
 quest at 9 o'clock, and then Is when tn sensational developments are expected t
 come forth. Both the men under arres made lengthy affidavits yesterday whic are thought to bear upon the lawlessnes
 practiced in that community for the las
 few years.
 Public sentiment is much in favor of tn
 two young men now in Jail charged wit the murder. The recent grand jury in dicted Ellard for running a blind tiger but he was released only few days az on account of there not being enough evi dence introduced to convict him. Sherii
 McAdory would not commit himself as L 1 the significance of the death of Ellard
 but everyone in possession of the fact
 concerning the Lewisburg crimes of lat think that with Ellard's death the law lessness there will cease.