Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-28

fall: witness ran back as fast as he could,
and said ssTom, what have you doney" de salo
Nothing; Sallie has shot herself;' colored
woman who came up about this Time SAID,
''No she didn't, you shot her" Presently
Major Lamar came up and asked witness II
he was an officer; replied he was, when
Major Lamar said, sArrest that man." As
soon as witness heard the report he turned
around and saw Golden bending over Sal
lie; If he had gone of from her
and returned to her after the
shooting he would have had to
been very quick; several other parties
came up in few minutes; when witness
reached the ground the woman was lying
partially on her right side, with her right
arm bent under her head and her left hand
across her breast, covering pistol. cine
witness here illustrated the position OF the
body, the handle OF the pistol slightly
clasped in the right hand and the
left hand over the breast and resting
on the pistol) Under the cross-examina-
ton by the State the witness stated he
was thirty or forty yards, or ninety to one
hundred and twenty feet, In advance when
they were coming through the Park extern
sion, and that when he heard the report Of
the pistol he was forty to fifty yards off;
that Golden might have had time to go off
a little way and come back after the shot
was fired before he turned around; never
heard Golden make any threats against Sal
lie.
VIM. Creek testified that on Saturday, 31st
of July, Sallie Moore was discharged from
jail; she had some money, about 50 20 In
silver, tied up In an old rag; witness is
guard a. the jail; was not on duty that day;
was in bed at his house, about block from
the scene; heard the report, jumped up,
dressed and went to the scene; did not see
Golden or Burke; few people came up;
described the position Of the body and the
pistol, somewhat different from Burke's &C
count; witness stated that the butt of the
pistol was resting in her left hand,
the barrel pointing out and the right
hand under the body; didn't see
Golden near the place! In answer to the
question of the Solicitor ii any one should
say that the pistol was found pointing In a
contrary direction with the handle in the
right hand and left resting on it whether
Il would be true, witness replied 1t would
not; he was very positive that the handle
was in the left hand.
Hannah johnson. colored, had lived with
Sallie Moore at different periods-the last
time about week previous to the killing.
Sallie was very much attached to
Golden, and witness heard her say
one else she would kill herself. She was very
jealous, and would get drunk, and on
several times sent for laudanum
and threatened to take 1t because she heard
of Golden going with some one else; one
night she made an attempt, according TO
the belief of witness, to take her life, as some
laudanum she had purchased disappeared;
they had to work on her to bring her to;
she had also threatened to shoot herself;
had cursed Golden on one occasion and told
him that sooner than see him live with any
one else she would kill him or kill her d
self; she was left-handed; Golden left
her finally, and she was several times
after in trouble; Golden was kind to her;
never saw him treat her uEkindly; when
Golden left her he told her that he would
always be willing to render her assistance;
witness regarded Sallie Moore as q very pc
culiar woman; never knew any one to have
such disposition. In regard to the threat
of self-destruction, the witness was sharply
Intercepted by the States counsel, and be-
came somewhat confused; saw Golden about
FIVE weeks ago in his shop door; never had
any conversation with anybody about SAllie
Moore except with the lawyer; had not
spoken to Golden about the case; met Golden
at balls on several occasions, and he treated
witness; had mentioned about Sallie Moore
being left-handed previous to the killing.
Witness stated on the direct examination
that the day Sallie was released from jail
another chance to put her back in jail, and
that everybody would be surprised after she
came out.
Maggie Black, colored, had lived with
Sallie Moore; the deceased was left handed.
Witness had known Tom Golden, but he
did not visit her; Golden had not told her
that 1t was necessary to prove Sallie Moore
was left handed. Witness said she had
never had any conversation with other than
the lawyers in regard to the matter.
At this point Mr.. Adams gave an eXplana-
ton as to how these witnesses to the char
acter of deceased had been secured.
Mr.. B. H. Richardson, City Editor of
the News, was called to verify statement
made to him by Christiana Hudson
on the night of the killing, and which
was published in the MORNING NEWS at the
time.
Jacob Lutte, who is now a conductor on
the Savannah, SkidawaY and Seaboard Rail
road, was conductor on the Coast Line Rail
road at the time of the occurrence, which
was on the afternoon OF the 3lst Of July.
The killing happened about five or six min
utes after O'Clock on Saturday; he was
coming with his car from the Coast Line
depot; had a driver; saw three persons
crossing the commons from the Park extern
sion: when witness saw them they were near
together, in the vicinity of lincoln and Bolton
obTeeGs, T6cOkulZcu DuTko rs one Vi INC par
ty, and Tom Golden and Sallie Moore as the
others; did not know them; Burke was
about twenty yards in advance Of Golden,
the woman being in rear of Golden; witness
instructed his driver not to drive too fast so
that the parties could catch up with the car.
Heard shotpfred and saw the woman fall;
Golden went back to the woman and at
tempted to raise her; did not see the
weapon in Golden's hand; saw woman reel
and fall, and saw Golden go and catch her;
witness was positive that Golden was in
front of the woman; Fennell, witness and
his driver went there about the same time;
did not see Golden shoot. The
witness reiterated that he was positive
Golden was In advance OF the woman when
a shot was fired.
The testimony was here closed, and
court took q recess until a. III. to-day,
when argument will be commenced. The
cross-examination of witnesses both by the
State and defense was sharp and rigid.
The facts in the case are generally known
to the community. The Coroner's jury
rendered a verdict charging Golden with
the crime; he was subsequently
indicted by the grand jury for murder,
and the case was several times called
and continued for cause. Last spring it
went to trial, jury was obtained and most
of the testimony for the State was In when
one of the jurors, j. w. Ehlers, was
taken suddenly and violently sick, and it
had to be abandoned aud a mistrial was
declared. At the last term Of the court it
was called again but was continued. This
trial will be concluded to-day.
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