The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-11-15
LIKE RATS IN
A TRAP
VICTIMS HURLED INTO ETERNITY
WITHoUTOUT WARNING.
Three Men Caught in TiIing Ditch,
Two Dead. One SurVives-White
People Work HeroicalIy to
Save Them-Litte White
Boy Gave the Alarm.
Honest Hard Work
ing Young Men.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
Waverly, Tenn, Nov. 11-Three
of Waverly's honest and industrious
young men were injured when the
walls of tiling ditch gave away
near here. Mr.. Potter J. Summers
and Mr.. James Traylor WHY were
killed instantly. Very fortunate for
Mr.. Howard Thomas, who was in the
jaws Of death, but escaped unhurt,
a portion Of the dirt had fallen in
on Mr. Summers. Mr.. WHY and
Mr.. Thomas were trying to relieve
him. Summers was telling them
just how to get him out. Suddenly
the bank gave away and covered all
of them. Summers was about four
feet under earth. WHY was about
Is inches under Thomas was
slightly covered. Mr.. Thomas push
ed the dirt from his mouth and gave
the alarm. A white hoy near by
heard his cries and gave the alarm.
Mr.. Thomas was taken out unhurt,
but the others were dead when
rescued. Mr.. Summers was under
earth for three hours. He and Mr.
Wyly were men with families. The
accident occurred about fourteen
miles south of Waverly, where no
one resided but white people. They
worked hard to save the boys. Not
O colored man present but the three
in the ditch. Waverly is sorrow
stricken because Of the loss Of two
good citizens.
1t Is thought that when Frank
Johns, white man aged 30 years,
a painter living at 1902 Scovel street,
was arrested Monday afternoon by
Patrolman Frank McKinstry on a
charge of drunk and disorderly and
shooting in the city limits, the first
Light was let into the mystery that
has so far surrounded the probable
fatal shooting of Frank Crockett
Saturday night. The shooting oc.
CURED about $50 o'clock, and was
said by those near to have been done
by white man who ran down Fifth
Avenue as soon as the shots were
fired Crockett ran down an alley,
where he fell.
The above charges were placed
against Johns at 4:20 o'clock, and
about three hours later it was
thought that there was sufficient evi-
dence already produced to warrant
the placing Of the charge of assault
with a pistol with intent to commit
murder against Johns. The name of
Frank Crockett appears as prosecu-
tor in the case. A charge Of carry
ing a pistol was also placed against
Johns, a total of three charges.
Shortly after he was arrested
Johns was taken to the City Hospital
in order that Crockett, who is in a
very serious condition, might have a
chance to identify his assailant, or to
say that Johns was not the man.
Crockett said that Johns filled the
description of the man who shot him
as to physique, and that the clothes
/ he wore tailed with those worn by
the man with the exception of the
hat.
When seen in his cell at the police
station Johns at first refused to say
word, but later said that at the
time of the shooting he was at his
home. He said that the first news he
had Of the shooting was when he
read the papers Sunday morning.
The man who fired the shots wore
gray overcoat. He carried a bun
die or two under his arm. Approach
ing Crockett he asked that note he
had in his hand be delivered, and
when he replied that he could moi
deliver it, pulled a pistol and fired
two shots. One shot struck Crockett
in the abdomen. An operation was
performed at the City Hospital in
an effort to save Crockett's life. He
was employed at the Bijou Theater
Every one who knows him gives him
good name.