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TILE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FLAGGED THE TRAIN secretary of state rooi
AND AVERTED WRECK; STARTING F0R P0RT0 RIC0
TERRIFIC RAINSTORM VISITS
RICHLAND8. CAUSING
HEAVY DAMAGE,
fi" il to The Georgian.
Ilk-bland, Oa.. July 10.—An electrical
atm in vlated Richland and vlcnlty yaa
tndny afternoon, and conaldarable
damage waa done. It rained for two
h"t]i *. the heavleat ever known In thla
nr Hon. The atorm waa terrific, ac-
r .m|,anted by vivid, blinding Aaanea
at < l>«e Intervals. Telephonea were all
put out of rommlsalon.
rive residences were struck, tome
bu lly damaged, but no llvea lost.
A deep All on the Seaboard Air I.lne
railroad one-half mile east qf town wai
washed out, and came near causing a
wreck. Clinton Dennard, who lives
near, ran out and dogged the west
bound passenger. When the train waa
stopped the engine was within two
feet of the roaring chasm.
Crops were badly damaged. Lands
washed and the Klberta peaches, which
are now being ahlpp>«' from here, were
almost totally destroyed.
By Private Leased Wire.
Newbury. N. H.. July 10.—'The con
dition of Mrs. Clara Stuns Hay, widow
of the lale Secretary of Stata John
llay, Is much Improved today and Mrs.
Hay Is up and around the ground! of
her voltage on 1-ake Hunapsa. Mrs.
Hay la suffering from malaria, but hsr
Illness la not serious. She want for a
rlda over the mountains yesterday
her nurae, and It waa reported
was feeling very well.
HUSBAND OF RUNAWAY MATCH
SHOT TO DEATH BY FATHER-IN-LAW
Charles E. Black Shot
to Death by Lon
Church.
HAD NOT SPOKEN
IN THREE YEARS
Bad feeling of seven years standing
between n father-in-law and son-in-
law, auperlnduced by a runaway mar
riage, terminated In a bloody tragedy
at Howalt Station Monday night n few
minutes after I o'clock, when R. Alonso
Church, 47 years of age, better
known as Lon Church, the father-in-
law, shot and almost Instantly killed
Charles Edward Black, 17 years of age.
Ills son-in-law.
The fgtsl weapon was n pistol and It
sent ths deadly bullet Into the region
of the heart. Three shote were Ared,
but only one took effect.
Sleyer't Wife Only Witness.
The killing occurred In the presence
of Mrs. Church, wife of the slayer,
she being the only eya wltnsss. Aw
the sharp reports of the revolver rang
ost, the frightened wife and mother-
ln-lnw rrled out to her husband:
Shooting. Don't nre any more.
Tou have already hit him.”
Directly after the tragedy Church
hoarded a trolley car, came Into the
city, and surrendered to Police 8er-
yrant Jolly and Policeman Prey, who
-•■nt. him to ths police station.
Tha killing occurred In a meat mar
ket operated by Church. In the Mariet
ta road In Howell Station, directly at
i lie point where the Howell Station and
.Marietta trolley lines connect.
Self-Defense, Ssys Church.
Church protests that ha acted purely
In aelf-defense, and his story of the
killing Is corroborated by hla wife. He
aa-'Tts that Black had threatened to
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CRACK OF PISTOL BROKE
SILENCE OF MANY YEARS
One of the moot remarkable features of ths Howell Station tragedy Is
the fact that Alonso Church, the slayer, and Charlie Black, the victim,
although closely related by marriage, being father-in-law and son-in-law
respectively, had spoken to each other but twice In oeven yean up to the
time of the killing.
With an apparently Irreeonclllable bitterness, generated by his daugh
ter's elopement and nmrrlngc to Black, Church would not trcugnlae lils
son-in-law even as un acquaintance. The last time the two men had
spoken was three yeera ago. Prior to and since that time a silence has
existed between them aa though they had never known one another.
‘‘I did not want my daughter to mnrry Black, bemuse I considered
him unworthy of her,” said Church. “And I had never become reconciled
to the union. I didn't want to have enythlng to do with him. at all, and
during all of the seven years since the marriage We had apoken but twice.
I would pass him ns though I never knew him and would treat him aa a
el ranger.
When naked If Black had provided for hla wife and had treated her
well, Church replied:
"Aek the neighbors.''
kill both him and Mrs. Church and at
tempted to pull a pistol from his hip
pocket to carry out hla threat. The
pistol In somo manner caught In the
pocket. Church says, and this gave him
the advantage. Belling his pistol,
which was lying on u small heater
underneath the market counter, he lev
eled It at his son-ln-lnw, who was only
it few feet away, and opened Are.
At the llrst shot Black turned and
made an effort to eacapa the deadly
bulk is, staggering from the market
Into the road, where he fell and died.
Edward Walker, who eonduefe a gro
cery store a short distance away, heard
the ihoti end was ths Aral person to
ranch the scene. Approaching Walker,
the slayer exhibited two pistols and
banded Itlm one of them, remarking:
"Thle la Black's pistol. Take It and
give It to the coroner.
The Two Pistols.
"One of these pistols Is mine and
the other Is Black’s. Take them and
give them to the coroner.”
Church states that after Black fell
he took the pistol from his pocket.
Church says Black came Into the
market angry and appeared ae though
looking for trouble. Black Is said lo
have declared that Church and hie wife
had been talking too much about him
and that he purposed to put an end to
It, Anally threatening to “Ax” both of
them.
First Word in Three Years.
This la said to havd been the Arst
time the two men Had spoken to one
another in the past threa years. Seven
years ago Black and Mlaa Willis
Church, daughter of Church, eloped
and were married, since which time the
father-in-law and aon-ln-law had
apoken but twice, the last time being
three years ago.
Church bitterly opposed the match
between his daughter and young
Black, and had never.become recon
ciled. Tie says he did not consider
Black a proper person to marry his
daughter, and also charges that since
the marriage the young 'husband hud
been unfaithful and hail neglected hie
wife.
The smouldering feeling between the
two in*n suddenly burst Into Asms
are said to have called Black from t\la
home and held a long conversation with
him. Who these "parties” were Is not
■ known. Shortly afterwards Black is
said to have lett hla home and lu have dealers fur 27 ysars. Price it cents.
gone to n friend In an effort to borrow
a pistol. He felled there, however, but
Anally obtained a pistol from James
Beitgraves. Heagraves says Black told
him he was going to a railroad camp
on some business, and ae 'he would
have to pass through a dangerous sec
tion, wanted the weapon for protec
tion.
Shortly afterwards Black appeared
at the Church market and the tragedy
followed.
Church’s Statement.
When seen Tuesday morning In the
polios station, Church gave out the fol
lowing statement, which le substanti
ated by hla wife:
"My wife and myself were alone In
the market last night about 8 o'clock,
and I was preparing to close up. 1
had already been informed earlier that
Black was In un angry mood und
would probably seek trouble. A few
minutes later my wife attracted my
attention by remarking, ‘There Is
Charlie.' Black came Into the market
and said with an oath that he was
getting tired of my wife end myself
talking about him, and that he was go
ing to atop It. He said he waa going
nut last night and get evidence that
we had talked about him. -1 told him
to get hts evidence. After some more
wonts he Anally declared he Intended
to Ax both of ux right there, anil made
an effort to pull a pistol. The pistol
must have caught in tha pocket, or for
some other reason he failed to get It
out. I then aelxed my pistol from un
der the counter and began to Are. Aft
er Black fell I took hla pistol from hla
pocket.
"I regret this affair very much, but
1 feel that 1 waa perfectly JuetlAed.
If I had not killed him, I am aatlsAed
he would have killed both my wife and
myself.”
long friends. Although a close friend
of tile father. Church would never con
sent for the son to marry hla daugh
ter.
Inquest Tuesday Afternoon.
The coroner will hold an Inquest Into
the facts of the tragedy at 4:10 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Malaria Causes Lett of Appetite.
The Old Standard, Orove'a Tasteless
Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and
builds up tha ajelam. Bold by all j
READ
THIS!
Cheapest Town
Lots Ever
Offered the
Public.
Three Lots 25x120 On Comer for $33
and Four Lots All Joining on the In
side 25x120 Feet for $25. One
Railroad Completed to South
land and Another Going
* Right Away.
The Miona Springs Railway Company has completed the permanent sur
vey of their* line from Southland to Miona Springs. The company have their
charter for this road from Fort Valley to Southland running through the fin
est farming section of Georgia. This new line runs into Southland and will
connect with the A. B. & A. at that place. This new road runs right through
the section of lots we are now offering you. All these lots are right on the
Miona line and are close to the A. B. & A. depot also. You cannot go to any
unoccupied place and get such splendid railroad locations. The depot of the
A. B. & A. is completed at Southland and it will do credit to a town of
twenty-live hundred people.
Now we come and offer you these lots in sets at dirt cheap prices and
they are worth twice the money.
READ CAREFULLY
AND ACT AT ONCE!
For as soon as construction begins on the Miona line we will positively not
offer these lots at these prices any more. We expect to begin construction in
August at the town of Southland and right through these sets of lots.
We will sell you three lots for $33.00 on the comer of the block. In
this set you will get the comer lot, 25x120 feet, and the two lots next to
the comer, both 25x120 feet, for $33.00.
Then we will sell you four inside lots, all Joining, for $25.00. These
inside lots are 25x120 feet each. If you buy the inside lots you will get
100 feet front by 120 feet deep for $25.00, and if you buy the corner
you will get 75 feet front by 120 feet deep.
We mean what we say when we say that these lots are on the railroad-
right on the line of the Miona Springs Railway Company. Some of these
sets are on the very blocks through which the road will run, and none of
them are far; not more than a few hundred feet at farthest. Now we propose
to give the first ones to take advantage of this offer the best location on the
line. If vour money comes first we will do our best to select the best loca
tion for you and send you a deed—warranty deed—by return mail, with a plat
of the town and showing the line of railroad which is to run through the
property we are offering.
If you want a set of these inside lots, send me $25.00 and I will make the
best selection for you possible and the first letter bringing me $25.00 for four of
these lots gets the first selection. If you want a set on the corner, send me
$33.00 and I will select the best location possible for you and send you a
deed and plat at once.
Really these lots are worth far more tliau the price wc put on them, and after construction, begins
you cannot buy them at this price.
We will not sell more than two sets of these lots to one individual for as there are not many of
them we want as many people to get the benefit of these low prices as possible.
There are no taxes on these lots this year.
We believe you will double your money on any set of these lots you buy in less than twelve
months. '
Make all checks and money orders payable to
Rev. George B. Culpepper,
Fort Valley, Ga.