Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-04

The Inquest Continued = Several
More Arrests of Suspected Parties
No New Developments.

The brutal murder Of the old colored
Waterman, Toby Lark, at the Office Of
Coakley & Jones, wood dealers on the
canal, Thursday night, was mentioned in the
MORNING News of Saturday with the fall
particulars, so far as could then be obtained.
During Friday night Coroner sheftall con-
tinHed his search for parties suspected Of
being implicated in the bloody affair, or Of
knowing something about 1t, and succeeded
in srresting Mary Roberts, Lizzie Cooper,
Lizzie Waters, Reuben Singleton, Sam.
White, Tony Roberts and James Burke. The
colored man John Wright, who was arrested
on Friday, was discharged from custody,
thorough investigation showing that the
suspicious against him were unfounded.
The impression now is that some negroes
who arrived here on a fiat on Thursday
night or early Friday morning are con-
cerned In the crime In some way, and they
are among the arrested parties, and will be
held until further investigation is had.
The Coroner's inquest, which was COM
menced on Friday, was in accordance
with adjournment resumed Saturday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Several witnesses were
examined, and some of the parties under
arrest were permitted to make statements
The testimony and information elected was
meagre and unsatisfactory, and nothing of
Importance was learned. In view of the
interest in the case, and the desire to know
everything about the affair, we give a con-
densed account of the result of the investi
cation, presenting all that is essential. The
inquest was adjourned until Tuesday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock, by which time 1t is
thought the presence OF material witness
will have been obtained. The following
is the testimony and statements given and
made yesterday:
Michael Carroll testified: That about one
O'Clock he saw the fiat passing; but could
not say whether it was the fiat that was go
ing to Coakley & Jones' yard; did not see
any other fiat pass my position at that time,
aud do not think any fiat could get to Hine-
ly's wharf without my hearing the noise
Of the passage; heard no noise at Coakley
q jones' yard either Thursday night or
Friday morning; do not think it could have
fiat to get from where was standing to the
dock.
Stephen Gaines testified: That Ephraim
Screven got into town about five O'Clock;
we then went to sleep; Screven said he
would go up to town until about high wa
ter, and then took charge of the fiat until
he returned; he said he would return and
take the fat through the lock to Messrs
Coakley 81 Jones'; he did not return and /
have not seen him since.
Statement of Tony Roberts: About half
past eight o'clock Mr.. Campbell met me
and said he wanted to see me as a witness
to give any information of any noise or
shooting that | may have heard on Thurs
day night. replied knew nothing, as |
had gone to bed, and when a man is asleep
he is considered as dead and would not
know anything until he wakes up the next
morning. | can't go and lie on myself when
did not hear anything.
Isaac johnson testified: That the party
arrived here between four and five O'Clock
and tied up at Mr.. Hinely's wharf we then
laid down to sleep l told Ephraim Screven
was sick, and he said l could go on and
he and GAMES would carry the fiat into the
canal. He said he had no further use for
me, and then went off; gathered up my
things and went up to Mr.. Bishops shop.
Statement of Reuben Singleton l was
in Browns barroom at half-past eight
o'clock on Thursday night; after that time
l went home.