Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-22
KILLED BIZ HIS BROTHER.
MURDERED FOR THE BETRAY-
Al. OF 4 YOUNG GIRL.

Shocking Tragedy Stewart Street
BufOrd /. Dean, Enraged at the Dis
covery OF His Daughters Crime,
shoots Her seducer and Gives Him
self up 20 the Poliee-Cireumstanee
OF the II urder-Action Of the Coroner.
Robertsville, in the southwestern part
Of the city. was the scene Of a hideous
tragedy in the murder Of David J. Dean,
by his brother. Buford lie Conte Dear, last
night.
TIE startling rumor Of the crime be-
tween and O'Clock attracted an i'm
meuse crowd Of people on stewart street,
IN front Of the murdered mans home. a
few doors west Of West Broad street
Oficer A A. Matthews. with Dean IN
CUSTODY. about 10 be taken TO the bar
racks. was standing in the hallway Of the
house when a MORNING NEWS reporter
/ reached the scene. The street was niled
with an immense crowd Of excited people
white and cOl0red-hardly believing
that the man before them was guilty Of
the terrible crime. The report Of pistol
had been heard. and was the only evidence
Al first Of the murder that had aroused the
ueiEhhOrhOOd. When the reporter enter
ed the Coroner was making an eXamina-
ton of the room in which the dark TRACE
DIV had been enacted
WHERE THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED.
The house Is a two-story wooden struc-
ture on the east side Of Stewart street. and
Is neatly. though not handsomely fur-
nished. Within the door and 10 the right
: the stairway leading 10 the second floor,
/ where there are three sleeping rooms
/ leading of from a hallway. In
/ the northeastern part OF this
story is a room with a bare floor. bed-
I stead and a small table.with two or three
( chairs The lifeless remains Of David
Dean We're on the bed covered with a
shirt. a pair Of pants and pair Of boots
The shirt was open at the breast
/ aud exposed three ugly wounds
I while on the left temple was fourth,
I from which the blood was oozing.
The WEAPON.
The wounds were caused by 32-calibre
/ bullets fred from a six-shooter smith &
/ Wess0n. Three or four ladies were in the
I house. and one Of them, Mrs. Buf0Td
( Dean. was weeping piteOusly while she
. showed the Coroner where the murdered
I man was sitting. when his brother, with a
[ pistol in his hand. went into the room Z
xiii him. The three wounds in the body
indicated that the balls had pierced the
chest through and through, one entering
the breast near the heart, the Other
through the body just below the shoulder
blade. and the third TO the left O
the spinal column and below the first OF
the three wounds. These balls were found
Z 8ttened on the floor beneath the table
The ball which entered at the left temple
lodged. IL is supposed, somewhere In the
brain. The wound which bled the mos
was that near the shoulder blade. Deatt
is supposed TO have been instantaneous
as the body fell from the chair where the
victim sat a moment before. The circum
stances preceding and following the Grim,
are said 10 be about as follows:
CAUSE OF TIE CRIME.
A few DAYS ago BufOrd Dean was leC
10 surmise that one OF the younger female
members Of his family was in a delicate
situation. and il was limited that hl'
. brother David was the seducer. A vel
known physician was called in YESTERDAY
and gave the older members Of the family
/ reason 10 believe that il was as they haC
surmised. Upon the return Of the youDge
4 brother. David, from the Ocean STEAMSHIP
. wharf. where he is employed. to the hOus'
I last night. the father took his daughter
and went up into the bedroom. where
David was sitting by table reading
He was charged with the crime. and, will
his niece, admitted what had occurred
I some months ago. Without SAYING
word Buford, with his daughter, left the
room. Taking his revolver, he returned
minute later. and, walking up by his
brothers. side. shot him without warn
inc in which 20 escape.
The reports of four shots. fired in quics
succession. brought the family to the
room whore the murderer, with the pistO
in his hand, and his victim, were side ty
side.
Dean very quietly asked that an officer
be called and gave himself up, surren
dering his revolver without resistance
I He was taken into custody. and on his
way To the barracks was as cool and col
lected as though nothing had occurred
and c0mplacently smoked a cigar until
he was taken into his cell.
The house where the crime was com
mitted IS in a thickly settled part Of tbs
street. and is one Of a long row Of tene
ment cottages. The lower part OF the
house contains the parl0rs and living
rooms. The second and upper floor, the
sleeping-rOOms. in'One Of which the KILN,
occurred. In the diagram below repre-
T senting this floor the letter 4 indicate:
the location Of the table at which Dear
was sitting when the fatal shot was fired