Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
MURDERED NTHE-STREET
4 GAMBLERs DISPUTE ENDS IN
A TRAGEDY.

a Negro Discovered on the Ground
MortaIIy Removed to the
Infirmary-His Death and Removal
to the Morgue-Action of the Coroner
The Supposed Murderer at Large.
Yesterday morning about O'Clock,
coIored man named George Ebert was
discovered by the police lying in an IN
sensible condition in the street, near the
store Of Mr.. WI. Thee, corner OF Har-
rison and st. Gaul streets. He was re-
moved in a wagon to the police barracks,
where he was examined by Or. W. G..
Bulloch. the Jail physician, who ordered
that he be taken to the Georgia Infirnary.
The permit Of the physician read as fol-
lows:
ssPoLICE BARRACKS, Oct. y, 1888.
so DR.. Il. Z. Myers, Superintendent Ge0i =
gja fRfTmdTg,
please admit George Ebert into the In
Urinary. This man was picked up and
brought to the police barracks this morn
ing about O'Clock, with 40 history Of his
case. His breath smells strongly Of
whisky, his pulse is exceedingly slow,
and to me has the appearance Of one pol
soned by alcohol and opium. lie IS
charged with no criminal act-slmpIy AZ
an i'll man. ] have. therefore. considered
it proper that he should be sent 10 the
hospital for treatment
on the same page Of the letter Dr.
Robert 7. Myers. the superintendent, sub
sequently wrote the following note:
! 10 the Coroner Of Chatham County:
DEAR SIR-GeOTge Ebert entered the
/ Georgia IntiTmary October .. 1873, about
I 10 a. m. in a dying condition. and died
| II a. m. know nothing further, and refer
the matter to you as COrOnerof the county
/ The above Is all | know Of the case"
The Coroner, upon receipt OF the above
/ communication. went to the Innrmary
/ and made a careful examination OF the
remains of the unfortunate man, and found
/ that he had been wounded probably by a
| blow in the back of the head, near the
/ base of the brain. The remains Were
| thereupon ordered to be moved to the
| morgue, when jury was summoned fol
/ an inquest TO be held there
1 this morning at I0o'ciOck. He also learned
| that the deceased had been in the store OF
| Mr.. Thee, and that he was struck In the
| back Of the head with a billet % wood by
| a cOlOred man, supposed to be Robert
| Wright. The Coroner thereupOn sent q
| message to General Anderson, Chief o.
| Police, requesting that assistance be SEM
| him to make an arrest Of the party sup
| posed to be guilty Of the homicide. Gen
| cral Anderson referred him to Mr.. Smith
| the OIncer VINO IOr some time mas DetI
| acting as detective, but the Coroner did
| not find MIR. Smith, and the arrest Of
I Wright was therefore not effected.
Ebert was about 30 years Of age, and
had been employed as lOngshOreman OF
the wharf of the Ocean Steamship Com
! pany. He was known to be quite a card
player, and it is reported the origin Of the
| difficulty IN which he received the fata
! blow was a dispute over a game Of cards
that he was playing with Wright.
Wright is well known here. He is o.
medium height and somewhat younger
than the deceased. He is supposed to be
the author of the death of Ebert, but the
matter will be thoroughly investigated a.
the inquest which will be held to-day.