Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-03
Final SCENES or a TRAGEDY.
Death of the Negro Green DiXOn-The
Action of the COroner-Fhe Inquest
The Murderer still at Large.

Death of the Negro Green DixOn-The
Action of the COroner-The Inquest
The Murderer StiH at Large.
The negro Green Dixon, who was shot
bv his stepson, George Gardner, late on
wednesday night, died yesterday morn
ing about half-past eleven o'clock after
great suffering. When the dying man was
not under the influence of morphine. the
pain which he felt prompted him to re-
peatedly pray for death. When his de-
mise was announced Coroner Sheftall
ordered the remainstO the MOTgue. where
an inquest was held. The jury was COM
posed exclusively of cOlOTed men, as fol-
lows: Lisbun Bing, foreman: Henry
Middleton. Green Low, George Baker. p.
Miller, Mack DOdy. Moses Spaulding, A.
W. Williams. Marks Anderson. Charles
Moore. A. W. T. Miller, Edmund d. Ed
wards. each Of whom affixed his own sig
nature to the verdict that was rendered.
Jacob !. Frazer was the first witness
sworn. He testified that on Wednesday
night. about II O'Clock. George Gardner
came into the house corner OF Castor and
Montgomery streets from Montgomery.
and said that his mother told him to put
his stepfather out of the house. At that
time his stepfather came up 10 the door
and said: You cannot do thatr' Gardner
replied: Il be - II / dOn'tH
Deceased said: If you damn me
again viii beat you" George
T 5Sdot von Al y that moment d0 '9 de
ceased came into the door. ! was sitting
AT the supper table. Gardner went into
the room and came out with his rifle. /
ran out of the door. At that time | heard
the report of the gun and the deceased
cry out. Lord have mercy on me. am
shot" / called out 10 the neighbOrs for
help: / said that George Gardner has
shot his stepfather. l then went to hunt
a police officer.
The second witness sworn was William
Mcneil, who testified that he was present
when Dixon made a statement that he
was dying. and that George Gardner
''shOt him down like a brute" The wit
ness also testified that. so far as he knew.
the deceased had done nothing to Gardner
nor had any ''wOrds" passed between
them
Louisa Ryan. the mother of the deceas-
ed. testified that she recognized him as
her son. George Dixon. aged % years:
that he was a native Of Sparta, Ga. and
was married and had one child.
The post norton examination showed
that the ball entered the body at the front.
broke the ninth rib. cut the intestnes and
passed diagOnally down through the left
kidney, and after fracturing the spinal
column atdhe small Of the back emerged
from the body.
The jury then retired. and after a pro-
tracted sitting returned the following yer-
dict: THE undersigned, duly qualified
jurors, being sworn and charged accord
ing TO law. do say, from the evidence be-
fore them. that the said Green Dixon
came TO his death from gunshot wOand
inflicted by the hands of George
Gardner, and we the jury consider it vol
untary manslaughter."
The verdict was signed as above stated,
after which the inquisitiOn adjourned.
The remains Of the deceased were inferred
in the cOlored cemetery yesterday after
nOOU.
Gardner, the author of the crime. has
not been seen since the night of the trag-
edy.