The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
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no more afraid. but more than ever in
famed with desire To take the life of
Illard. Hastily he returns to the
.blind'-two miles,. He finds his guns
as he left them. He stretches himself
upon the ground for an hour. And theh
he goes again to the roadside no
Euard. He climbs again the tree. No
Bllard. Wfjl ne never come? Cain de-
scends from the tree top. 1t is about
3 o'clock. lie is prepared TO go, when
cloud of dnst is seen in the distance.
1T is Ellard.' cries TecS.
He drops his rifle, and with the shot
gun races TO the roadside. He squass.
waiting Ellard approaches. And then,
from distance of eight feet, Duncan
stands erect with gun extended.
You are going to kill me, hear. =
cries Duncan.
.Ellard tries to speak and possibly to
reach for his pistol.
Duncan fires and the old man lurches
forward. HIS horse trots on, and iolts
the body of its master from the buggy.
There, later the body was found.
The Feverish Restlessness
Duncan gazes upon the proof of his
crime, and then retires-not running, but
walking very rapidly. Between the pines
which skirt the road he hides his guns,
each distance from the other. He then
sinks away through the thiclcest woods,
leaping gulleys and wetting his feet IN
tiny streams. A road gang appears. The
criminal falls upon his knees, protected
by a tree, and hears a negro cry-or Is.
ii his conscience which makes him be-
lieye the negro cries There he is, there
he ISL Duncan rises and dashes away.
And Just as the sun sinks in bail OF
accusing fire, he reaches the home OF an
acquaintance.
With his mind overburdened with ITS
knowledge of his crime, he feels with ter
ror that his whisky is dying in his
body He Graves more drink. Leaving
the house, he rushes away to that OF
Henry Cole. He finds there flask, drains
it, helps himself to another pistol and
returns to supper.
He falls upon cot, trying to sleep.
But his eyes will not close. Ever IN ms
thought is the scene of the death. lie
tosses in a feverish restlessness, and as
day breaks with the bracng incense Of
early morn, he rises. A youngster comes
running with the news
fMr. Ellard is dead
Duncan Is Convicted
The remainder is known.
Duncan determines to go to Birming-
ham, En- route, he stops at the postoi-
flee. Later, he encounters doctor, and
is informed officially that his victim IS
dead. He continues his journey, until
the tall buildings of the city appear to
view.
He is finally arrested. jailed, tried and
convicted. His sentence drives him 10
the penitentiary for lie.
And there one morning the solicitor ap-
pears.
Now tell us all about it, Teck," the
officer of the law demands.
'-All right, Mr.. Heflin,' replies Teck,
where shall begin?''
'sYou might begin" the solicitor returns,
"by telling us who killed old man Ellard. "
II killed him, Mr.. Hefin," the felon re-
plies. Il am the man."
Here follows the confession of Duncan
as relates to the killing of Felix Ellard,
and which was transcribed by stenogra-
pher in the penitentiary at Wetumpka:
By Mr.. Heflin;
Q.--Now, Teck, we want you to tell
us the truth about the killing of old
man Fllard and how it happened, and
we want you to do it without any
( hope of reward or anything else. A
Now, then, / will tell you, Mr.. Heflin.
Owe want you to give all the
sweet part about it as well as the
bitter and we want you to tell it alb
solutely as it was, and what caused
II: and we don't want you to shield
anybody or tell us anything but the
truth; we don't want you to shield
anybody. Al am not going to, Mr..
Heflin. [ wanted to tell all about it
at first.
Q-You might try TO tell us part of
the truth and not all of it. A.-No, sir,
AIr. Heflin. l aim to tell you all of 1t.
All I tell you will be the truth. I'm
going to tell it just like it was. Do
you want me to start at the begin
ming of it? If you do, l will have to
pick up this other case and begin with
it, and it'll take a long time.
Q.-You might commence and tell me,
Teck. who killed old man Ellard. A
I'm the man that killed him, Mr.. Hef-
lin; / killed him myself, and what