Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-19
TWO MEET DEATH
BYMASKED BANDITS
IN FLORIDA HOTEL
George Alexander Goodrich,
Atlanta Builder, and WAL
ter, |, Burden, Pathogue,
f: La, Are Robbers Victims

JACKSONVILLE. FLA. Feb. IL
J. A. Mcneil. of Syracuse, N. Y,
and Speedy" Gunter. of San AMI
tonic. Texas. were arrested today
and are being held in the police sta
ton in separate cells on a charge
of suspicion in connection with the
death of George Alexander Good
rich, fifty-seven years of age. of
Atlanta, Ga, and Walter H. Burden,
sixty, Of Patcogue, l.. l.. who were
shot and killed by Two masked ban
dts Wednesday night in the Lenox
hotel here while the two men and
Mrs. Burden and Miss Florrie Bur-
den were enjoying a social. game of
cards.
Eighteen other arrests have been
made by the police department to-
day in a roundup of suspicious char
ecters, but none have been direct
~ connected with last nights shoot
ing.
An automobile believed to be the
one used by the bandits was found
abandoned near the outskirts of the
city by police operatives today. The
car contained several cartridges and
Two used shells. 1t had been stolen
from in front of a theater early last
night.
Ihe two men were shot down when
they refused to comply with the de-
mands of the robbers to throw up
their hands and give up their valua-
bles. Mrs. Burden, wife of one of
the murdered men. and her daughter,
Miss Florrie Burden. eighteen. were
members of the party and witnessed
the shooting.
The two masked men entered the
parlors of the hotel from a door lead
ing to the yard. They poked their
revolvers into the faces of the men
members of the party and demanded
that they give up their valuables.
The victims thought that they were
being made the subjects of joke of
Efellow guests of the hotel and did
not know that they were being rob-
bed until one of the bandits reached
for a diamond pin il Mr.. Burdens
tie. At this, both of the men sprang
TO their feet and started to give bat
tie to the intruders. Four shots rang
put Immediately and the two men fell
ito the floor. The robbers ran out of
the Goor and into waiting automo-
bile, ..s------,.
The two women, stricken with hor-
ror. screamed. Guests of the hotel
ran into the parlors where they
found the two men on the floor and
the women at the point of fainting.
Mr.. Goodrich was Well-knoWn en-
gineer and builder. He made his
home in Atlanta, Ga, but had BUSH
hess interests in this city. He was
largely financially interested in the
Engineering and building concern
aere He had been here some time
Ind was in charge Of the work of
Femodeling the Florida National Bank
building.
For several months Mr.. Goodrich
had been living at the Lenox hotel.
Mrs. Goodrich has been here with
him, but several days ago returned
her home in Atlanta. John Good
itch, a son of Mr.. Goodrich, is in
his city at the present time, and
a clerk at the Windle hotel. To-
lated a short distance from the scene
bf the murder of his father.
Inere seems TO De q ueClueu uOuuI
to whether third man rema med
the car to drive the two gunner
way. 1t is the belief of one person,
however, on nearby front porch,
hat the two gunner were the sole
occupants of the car, and that they
eft the automobiles engine running
While they were in the hotel.
The remains will arrive in Atlanta
Friday morning at 8 o'clock and will
pe taken to the chapel of H. M.
Patterson & Son, where funeral
ervices will be conducted by DR.. c..
B. WILDER, at $3.50 o'clock Friday
fternoon. Interment will be at
West View.
THINK ROBBERS SOUGHT
BURDENS FINE DIAMONDS
Mr.. George Alexander Goodrich,
|%building engineer and contractor,