The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-16
ANOTHER MURDER
:. HERE YESTERDAY
,
Young Willard Oliveros Used
Piece of Lead Pipe as
His Weapon.
HE DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL"
Thought That His e,epfather
Had Only Been Slightly In
jured and Was Surprised to
Hear of His Death.

Frank h. Prosser, 40 years of age,
machinist at the shops of the Geor-
gia Coast and Piedmont railroad, was
killed yesterday by his stepson, Will
lard OliverOs, the weapon used being
piece of lead pipe, with which the
stepson inflicted a fatal wound on
Prossers head, just above the right
ear. The difficulty occur ID shortly
after noon at the shops, aGd the in
jured man was at once carried to the
city hospital, where he died about an
hour later
The difficulty, it seems. was the re-
suit of what is said to have len a
disturbance at the Prosser home. 1909
G street, Saturday night, when, it is
stated Prosser and his wife became
engaged in a quarrel, in which the
dead man is said to have choked her
threatened her life and abused her. as
we'll as her daughter, a sister of Oil
veros.
Oliveros is a hostler for the G. c..
K p and is on duty at night He was
told Sunday of the disturbance Satur-
day night, but he did not see his step
father Sunday, as he does not reside
with his mother, but yesterday about
noon he met ProsSer at the shops and
the difficulty of Saturday night was
brought up. Just what took place be-
fore the fatal blow was delivered
could not be learned, but it is said that
Prosser abused young Oiiveros, who
picked up the piece of pipe and struck
him across the head.
1t was not thought at the time that
the wound was a dangerous one, but
when the man was removed to the
hospital it was discovered that his
skull had been fractured and it was at
once realized that the wound was a
fatal one. He fingered for only about
an hour.
Officers Price and Gordon were no.
titled and they went to the shops in
search of Oliveros. The young man
was at work on his engine when the
officers arrived and seemed greatly
surprised when he learned that his
stepfather was dead. He never
dreamed that the blow would be
serious one He was placed in the
county jail
Oliveros is just 10 years of age and
,.a1r F1,,
only a short time. After he was ar
rested yesterday he made a statement
regarding the affair. He said that
Prosser abused his mother Saturday
night, beating her and choking her,
leaving the prints of his fingers on
life, pulling a pistol, greatly frighten-
ed her He also stated that his sis
ter had ben badly abused by him. He
visited his mother Sunday and she
told him what had taken place the
night before. Yesterday, said the
young man, he met Prosser at the G.
c. & p shops and when he asked him
what he meant by abusing his mother
I'D sister in such manner he cursed
1him, whereupon he picked up the pipe
and struck him. 81 had no idea of
killing him" he said, "and was sur
prised an hour or so later when in
formed of his DEATH
Prosser came to Brunswick when
the G. c. & p. shops were removed
here from Crescent several months
ago. He was well known among local
machinists and others. being a mem
Der of the Machinist Union He is orig
inally from Chenille, and is a member
of the Woodmen of the World of that
city. Besides his wife,he leaves six
children. The body has been pre-
pared for burial by the Miller Under
taking company. and will be forward
ed to Chenille over the &C & P.
this afternoon at BIS
Young Oliveros has also resided in
the city for several months and has
made quite a large circle of friends
in the city