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Otto Bamter, Dying, Protests innocence.In a statement made to his wife and brother just previous to his death, which oceured in the Gartiy-Ramsey hospital, 696 Jackson avenue, at 10 o’clock yesterday morning, Otto 8am ber aged 33 years, and attorney of Cleveland, Miss., declared that liei was innocent of any improper relation with Mrs. Burton, wife of John S. Burton, another attorney of Cleveland, who firedthe shot which toou Bam ber’s life,‘1 firmly believe.” declared ur. J. Monroe Bam ber, of In-dependence, La,, brother of the victim of the shooting, “that the killing of my brother, Otto was wanton and without cause, and I wdl prosecute Burton to the limit of the crime.’’Before he went on the operating table three hours before hisdeath, Bamber made a statementto his wife and brother, which she copied down and gave to areporter for The Commercial Appeal... Jf!**■ Bwber declared that the killing of her husband was a horrible mistake.The statement follows:“About two weeks ago Mr. Burton asked me if I did not want to room at his house. I had been boarding at the Floydhotel but wanted a quiet placeat which to stay, so I went to Burton's. He mid his wife did not seem to get Mong well, and I was sorry I went there. On the afternoon the shooting 1 spoke to Attorney Bedford about it •od I told him that I was going to more my boarding place, that i saw now things ifere.• “About 9;30 o’clock I had taken a bath, and packed my trip ready to leave next morningto spend a while with you and the children at Terry. I had turned out the light, and lain down when I heard Burton rush in at the front door and began quarreling with his wife. I wentto the dpur to see what was thematter, and Burton turned on me and said:Guess 111 Ax you, too, whileI am at it”'*Tben he began firing.“Mrs. Burton phoned to hei brother to come and take hei home, that Burton bad murderec me without cause whatever, anc that I was innocent It was al a horrible mistake. ”Bamber leaves a wife who wai Miss Pauline Underwood, mem ber of a prominent family a Terry, Mias., and two little girls toe eldest being 4 years old, an. the youngest only 15 months c age.„ The body was shipped on tfai Illinois Central train at llg o’clock: last night to Terry, Miss, tor burial.The remains were accompaniei by Mrs Bamber, widow of Dr Bamber, the brother.Bamber was formerly a Bap™ born it Amite City, U., and was 3;IKS*. He was a strong mat to the pulpit end did much work for hu denomination. He or (tanked and erected toe North Highland tabernacle and thlt; twenty-seventh Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. Ala., itIn 1910 he attended the Moodyin lt;)hicago and when he returned be began evangelistic work tor toe Southern Baptist borne missions, and develop* C great power as a revivalist. He married Mias Underwood ci Terry. Mias., in 1907.His last pastorate was at Jasper. Ala. He quit preaching and ■Intoed law, declaring that the Utr needed Christian jaen. He»« admitted to oractice law in fhe slate of Mississippi » tow Mtoaegoeod bad opened no^JnOavsiaad. where be re-oeiTRd hie death wound. V .
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The Era Leader
Franklinton, Louisiana, US
Thu, May 23, 1912
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