While he was an ardent Carnes support
er, he was in the best of humor, and to
the MeCarver men who were present he
talked freely and pleasantly, joking and
laughing as each box would come iuand
the fortunes of either contestant go up
or down. The hall was crowded and very
warm, and Chairman Woodson, of the
Executive Committee, gave Mr. Sneed
his chair while he went down to get a
drink of water. When he returned Mr.
Sneed remarked that he believed he would
go down and get a drink also, and Mr.
Voodson told him that if he could find
his way in Register Mills Capps' office in
the dark he would find ice water. Mr.
Sneed left and never returned. The story
has been told in the public prints, and
the harrowing details need not be re
peated. He was stabbed to death by
Will Haight, and assaulted by Ed Jen
nings. The Commercial-Ajpeal gives the
following account:
Jennings was at the Eighth Ward
polling place prior to 3 o'clock and was
very drunk. Upon McCallum and Sneed
entering the polling place he was ex
tremely insulting, denounced them as
A. P. A.'s and came very near precipitat
ing a difficulty, but other parties, inter
fered. It is not known positively that he
and Haight were together there.
Jennings became so drunk by 3 o'clock
that he went home, to the place of W. I).
Ryan, corner Poplar and Front streets,
aud slept until late in the afternoon. He
was next seen in front cf the courthouse
in company witb-Skinnie" Haight. Fi
nally he saw Sneed near by and at once
announced his intention of going to
"punch" him, going over to where Sneed
was standing.
