The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-29
New Suitor of Girl Uses Pts
toll When Older Wooer
Meets Them
LICENSE FOUND IN
SLAIN MANS POCKET
Rockingham, N. c., Scene of
Tragedy in Which Love,
jealousy and Hatred
Play Parts
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Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
ROCKINGHAM, n. G.. Sept. -
A terrible tragedy occurred in the
streets here tonight at $50 o'clock.
as a result OF which one man lies
dead and another seriously, II not
fatally, wounded from pistol shots
fired by hts own hand.
Love, jea lousy. hatred, a little in
nocent irritation and perhaps whIs-
key. each played its part In the al
fair.
sank Morse, Clyde Childers and
pretty twenty year-oid Beulah stone
are the principal figures In the trag-
edy. and their love story was brought
to a sudden and fatal ending when
Morse. with his marriage license Ia
his pocket was shot down by Chill
ders, who then turned his pistol upon
himself.
sank Morse had been PROMISED
several months ago by Miss stone
that she would marry him. a little
later Childers, newcomer in Rock
ingham, began to press his suit, and
with considerable success and en-
couragement. 1t seemed Morse Sc
cured his marriage license at I O'Clock
this evening. and, according To his
to marry the girl tonight br die.
1aliIders Fires ON Mor><-
About y O'Clock Childers called at
the Stone house and asked Belaiah
to walk to the drug store with him.
In front of r. r. Webbs store, on
Main street, they were overtsDken
by Morse In a buggy. Morse alighted
and attempted to take the girl away
from Chiiders, who began To beg
that they have no fuss there, but
IN allow him to take her home, say
..ax s.sat sgt woufd retarn Immediate
n to talk the matter over, ii better
understanding Morse struck at Chill
defs over Miss stone shoulder. AID
Childers, without further words. pull
ed his pistol and began firing. The
first shot struck Morse-afn the pit
of tho stomach. and he staggered
OF the sidewalk into the street with
his hands over the wound from which
his life blood was oozing away.
Childers followed and fired two
other shots into his sinking body.
Chiiders then ran few steps, and
when in the middle of the street
turned the weapon with which he
had already worked bloody execution
upon his own body. shooting himself
FIRST an inch or two below the left
nipple, and again glancins shot
behind the ear. Ills wounds may
prove fatal.
Miss Stone ran away screaming al
the first shot. but there were severa
witness.@ to the homicide. among
them Mr Ashley Wallace.
Dies without Speaking.
Morse died without speaking with
in few minutes of being shot NJ
weapon was found in his hand oi
upon his person. His marriage H.
eense was in his ~ocket, the ink
hardly dried upon It. 1t Ia thought
that he had called at the residence
Of the Stones for Beuiah, and thai
he had made every arrangement K
be married within the hour,
Childers was able TO talk. He eX
pressed no regrets from what he has
done. saying that Morse had threat
ened his life, and he was glad 4
shoot him. He remarked with Z
laugh that there was another fellow
he wanted to get too.
Only q hasty examination has beer
made Of Childers' wound. but Sth'
physicians expressed the opinions tina
Il in dangerous If not fatal. Chill
ders was taken TO jail. where sew
eral physicians are giving him at
tention.