Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-03
PROMINENT Atlanta MAN
SHOT IN FRIENDS HOME
James r. Galloway, Broker and Club
man, Mistaken for Burglar, Is
Killed by w. Is. Carllart.
INQUIRY BY coRoNER's JURY
Results in Verdict of "Justifiable
Observation-Disclosures Attempts to
Solve Mystery of Unexplained Pres.
ence in Apartment to BE Made.

3 ATLANTA GA, December 2.-James
p Galloway, prominent Atlanta broker
and clubman. was shot and killed here
before dawn to-day by w. Il. Carhart,
president .os a local shoe manufacture
Ing company. The shooting occurred
as Callaway was climbing over the
balcony. OF the rear porch of an apart
ment occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Carhart
and their son in fashionable section
of the. city.
Investigation of the. tragedy by
coroner's Jury resulted In, a verdict of
Justihable homicide." Carhart tasti-
fled that he thought Galloway was a
burglar when he fired at him with n
revolver. The. bullet took effect near
the heart. Only one other witness was
examined. and, with the announcement
OF the verdict the police released, Car
hart, who surrendered. after the shoot
Ing and who had been held In, Gus
tody pending developments.
}. w. Goldsmith who occupied a first
floor aDartmcnt directly under that Of
the Carharts. testified that he heard
some one moving about the upstairs
ssSt bsfss al5 Ms Gss iad
! rom q y 8 eeiNclnsiNe e luns here Ealaway
ialso. had lbseh eaIliers In the evening.
Louis Carhart;, the, son, was absent
from the city! ss%J .Ssaf
No evidence was introduced which
entrance to1thc apartment An exam
nation of theSkeys found on hia per-
son revealed none that would Mt any
of tho doors. Il II IN
LIVED MQnE THAN MILE.
f FROM SCENE OF SHOOTING
The dead man lived moro than a mile
from the scene of&the shooting.
IT was understood Tonight that FUR
.ther attempts would be made by the
police to solve'the mystery OF Gala
ways presence in the apartment
Solicttor-Gcnerstl Hugh NJ Dorsey said
he did not contemplate calling the at
tention- of; the grand jury to the case
pending further Developments. >rF
Mrs. Carhart, who suffered IA nervous
collapse after the shooting revived
sufficiently TO 20 to the undertaking
establishment where the $coroner's- in
quest was held. She remained in n
nearby room! holding herself ready to.
testify IL called upon. Whom. she later
returned homea she suffered another
nervous breakdown. if2 'is :
Before the inquest Mrs. Carharts made
a statement. saying Galloway. was not
member of their party at the club
last night.
He DUST dropped around to our table
casually and had n few drinks. then
left" she said. Mrs. Carhart went on
to say that after they reached home she
left her husbands room to go to the
bathroom and as she passed along the
hall she saw, through the open door
of her sons room, man fumbling in
a bureau drawer. H.,
II screamed and Mr.. Carhart came
to the door," she declared. "'Get your
pistol l cried. Mr.. Carhart then EN-
tered my sons room with his revolver
and L soon heard two shots Then he
came back. I've killed whoever 1t is,'
ho said"
Callaway was about thirty-eight
years old and n bachelor. He was a
friend of the Carhart family, and had
been in the latter's home many times
as the guest of Louis Carhart. He was
a brother of Frank Galloway. presi-
dent of the, Atlanta Southern Associa-
tion baseball club, and prominent in
various business affairs.
Carhart Is about nfty years old, while
his wife is younger.