Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-02


thoroughfare, walking ON the right side
of the street.
81 saw two men behind me-" said
Vismore, who is a Greek and talks
rather broken English, land they came
hurrying towards me. 1T was dark,
so 1 crossed the street They did the
same thing. 1 started faster and then
third man stepped out of the shadows
in front of me, and the men behind
shouted in whispers: Hold up your
handsT
81 got up even with the man in front
and he grabbed me and pulled my own
hat down over my eyes.
Before he had touched me, I had
taken my pistol from my pocket and
had il in my hand under my coat.
when the men grabbed me, l shoot.
I shoot again and again. I shoot three
times and then everybody gone. Men
shoot at me as they run, but don't hit,
and 1 go home. Man holler at me:
Whats the matter? 1 answered.: Men
try to hold me up"
DETECTIVE HEARD SHOTS.
1t later developed that the man who
had shouted at Vismore was Detective
Allen, who had been attracted to his
front porch by the shots.
Apparently Gaines turned from Ellis
street to the right on CORTLAND and
there fell across the wall around the
detectives home, while Vismore turn
ed to the right, going to his own nome,
which Is on the same side of CORTLAND
street as the detectives residence.
VismOre's shots were not returned by
the victim. apparently, as Detective
Allen found a revolver with all FIVE
chambers loaded by the side of Gaines.
The story told by the wife of the
slain man, who was found at the resi-
dence of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j..
7. Lawson, at so Mcdaniel street, is
most unusual.
six years ago." she said, II was
married in Knoxville to Frank Morgan.
a week after the wedding my husband
was arrested on a charge of holding up
and robbnS a knoxville man of 5000.
HE was sent up for a four year term.
! loved him. I do now, and l stood by
him, frequently visiting aim at the
prison at Bushy Mountain.
"Our little daughter. Pauline, was born
five years ago We had moved here
where 1 have been working since long
before the expiration Of my husband
term. When his sentence was out he
came mere. and I begged him to reform
1 plead with him to get work
| WASN'T RAISED TO WORK"
He would always answer. 4 wasn't
raised to work. Monk Chats his pet
| name for mel, and / can't do it.
After we came mere l learned that
his real name was Eugene Gaines and
that he had married me under a false
name.
Il knew that he was not living right
and wanted to reform him, and 1 really
believe that he wanted to reform him
self But he didn't. He said he couldn't
| get away from his environment.
Sometimes 1 think that his manner
of life was so against his conscience
that he would become unbalanced.
The last time I saw him was on
Thursday. He came to the house ana
sat on the side of my bed He took OUT
his pistol and said: Monk, / know il
can't last much longer, and 1 love you
too much to leave you. L think I will
kill you
u really think he really would have
killed me if 1 hadn't talked him into a
better humor.
He told me that his mother was soon
to come into $4,000, a share of when
was his. He said he wanted me to have
IL. answered that / could support
myself but for him to have the money
put in trust for Pauline. He said that
he would"
Frank Gaines was arrested by detec-
tives Sunday at his residence, II Mark
ham street, when detectives learned that
he often went out with his brother.