The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-05-23
F's"k''nton, L., May 30. 1912
otto Bamber, Dying, Protests
Innocence.

wife and brother just preyior
to his death. which occurred i
the CARLY Ramsey hospital, Sc
jackson avenue, at 10 o'cloc
yesterday morning, Otto Bambe
aged 80 years, and ATTORNEY {
Cleveland, Miss, declared tina
ne was innocent of any imprope
relation with Mrs. Burton, wifi,
OF John S. Burton, another al
torney Of Cleveland, who fire,
the shot which took Bamber,
life.
l firmly believe" declare.
DR.. ]. Monroe Bamber, of In
dependence, La, brother of tn,
victim OF the shooting, that the
killing of my brother, Otto was
Tanton and without cause, and
! will prosecute Burton to the
limit Of the crime"
Before he went on the operat.
ing table three hours before his
death. Bam6er made a statement
to his wife and brother. which
she copied down and gave to a
reporter for The Commercial
Appeal.
Mrs. Bamber declared that the
killing OF her husband was a
horrible mistake.
The statement follows:
: About two weeks ago Mr..
burton asked me it l did not
want to room at his house. II
had been boarding at the Flovd
Motel, but wanted a quiet place
q which to STAY, so / went to
Burton's
he and bis wife did not seem
70 get along well, and l was sorry |
] went there. On the afternoon
preceding the shooting spoke
70 Attorney Bedford about 4.
and l told him that l was going
% : move my boarding place, that
! saw how things were.
About $50 o'clock | had
taken q bath, and packed nv
grip ready to leave next morning
70 spend Z while with you and
the children at Terry. | had
turned out the light, and lain
down when l heard Burton rush
in at the front door and began
qusrrelinR with his wife. Iwent
10 the door to see what was the
matter. and Burton turned on ,
me and said:
Guess I'll FIX you, too. while
am at it."
Then he began firing.
MRS. burton phoned to her
brother to come and take her
home, that Burton had murdered
ne without cause whatever, and !
That | was innocent. It was all !
} horrible mistake. - ,
Bamber leaves q wife who was !
Miss Pauline Underwood, mem I
Der OF . prominent family at $
Terry. Miss. and two little girls.
he eldest being 4 years old, and !
he youngest only Is months of /
lge. I
The body was shipped on the ,
illinois Central train at 11:AG,
o'clock last night to Terry, Miss. .
or burial. !,
The remains we're accompanied 4
= Mrs Bsmber, widow Of Dr.. 1
SANDER, the brother. 2
Bamber was formerly q Ban. :
lot minister. He was born il :
Amite City. Ia, and was 33 !
ears old. He was . strong man 4
2 the pulpit and did much work q
OF his dissemination. He or. =
!anised and erected the North 9
Highland tabernacle and the =
wenty-eeventh Street Baptist :. =
;hurch in Birmingham, Ala. in =
9N. = y :.
In 1910 be attended the Moody d
chool 10 Chicago and when he ;.
eturned he began evaneelistic 2 2
'ork for the Southern BaDtist =
lome missions, and deyelope s
'reat power asa revivalist. HeI 3
1Afried Miss Underwood "a "a
erry. Miss. in 1907. pr
HE last pastorate was At Jas e s.
8. Ala He quit preaching and =.
n1ied nv. declaring that the s. =.
8 needed Christian men. Held
o admitted to practice law II q
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