Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15

send the invoice by his driver. Mr. Dixon OBJ
Jected to this, as he did not consider the driver
competent 70 check sf the goods, and sug-
gested that Mr.. Christian get some gentleman
IN Cnipley 70 act for him. Over the question
OF the competency of the driver a controversy
arose, and Mr.. Dixon states that Christian
said there was lie out and he did not tell it.
At the same time Christian said, "If you take
that, you'll take this" and dropped his
hand TO his side as if to draw
weapon. Mr.. Dixon was standing behind
his counter with the drawer open at the time
and when Christian made the movement re-
ferred to, he took a pistol from the drawer
and fired. The ball took effect in Christians
right breast, ranging downward and going
out at the left side. Mr.. Dixon stated that he
had begged Christian to leave the depot and
started 10 leave once himself to avoid a diff
Guilty. He said that Christian seldom came
70 the depot without attempting to ralse a
disturbance. ana he had always tried to
avoid anything Of the kind. He would never
nave shot had he not known that Christian
was IN the habit OF carrying pistol, and he
believed that he had one at the time, and in
tended to use it on him. When Christian fell
DIXON said: why did you make me do ite"
The witnesses who were outside also testified
TO having heard this remark. No weapon
was found on MIR. Christians person, how
ever, except two pocket knives.
Augusta Chronicle: The story OF Thursday
nights murder was the talk of the town Sat
uruay. The current of indignation was only
broken by discussion as to the theory of the
crime and by vigilance in seeking for some
clue 70 the terrible deed. The funeral of Mr.
ales took place Saturday afternoon from
Curtis Church and was largely attended.
There was deep regret expressed all over the
city for the death Of the unfortunate, faithful
men living on the street Car COmpany's
premises have been made, among them
Chance Green, who slept on the place that
nlght. saturday morning, however. a cir
cumstance leaked out which threw new light
on the case and which gave new direction
and fresh impetus to the search for the
murderer. One of the former employees of
the company was Preston Valentino. dark
1.-the fellow, with slight mOustache and chin
WhIskers, and who some time ago was dis
charged from his place. He had worked at
the station at the foot Of the hill. changing
horses. etc, and had been also employed on
the grounds. Valentine had been out of work
for some time, IL is said, and a few nights ago
applied to an uptown grocer for credit, as he
repre- = ted himself to be in destitute circum-
stance. The morning after the murder Val
entine appeared ut the stables in the crowd of
people, looking at the premises and making
inquiry about the killing. Friday night some
party, answering exactly to Valentines de-
scrlptlOn, went 10 store in Dublin and pre-
sented S6ln nicEels, which he had changed
into one dollar bills. This fact excited COM
ment, and as much of the money in the drawer
Of the superintendent desk was in nickels the
act aroused suspicion. Saturday morning
Valentine appeared at the Union Passenger
station with his wife, for whom he purchased
ticket to Charleston. Later in the day he
boarded street car and cOnversed with a
car and cOnversed with driver about the
murder, asking who was suspected, and then
learned of Chance Green's arrest. He rode
on up 10 the stab es and afterWard got on a
draY and started down town. BY that time
some Of the circumstances above narrated had
been made known and a policeman was sent
for, who started after Valentine. The latter
saw him coming and did not wait to be hailed
He leaped from the dray and ran down tre
street, finally escaping, il is said in the South
Carolina Railway yard. 1t was believed that
hn try fssr aat d 10,
OlIna road, and saturday evening two detec-
tlyes took the outgoing train to track him up.