Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-19
MYSTERY IN YAMACRAW.
SUSPICIOUS OF a MURDER IN
OLIVE STREET.

Undertaken Goctte's Discovery or Dead
Woman Locked in a House With Her
Dr1nBen sisteT-The COrOner's InTes-
tieation-Patriek Broderiek's story
his Suspicious MoYements-Under Ar
ret At the Barraeks-An Inquest to be
Held To-day.
TIE western portion Of the city was
thrown IN the widest excitement last
night BY the report that two women, Mrs.
James HeaEuey and a widow named
Mab0ney, had been killed in a house cor
uer Of Olive and West Broad streets \
large crowd quickly gathered in the
vicinity. and Olive street was. for time,
fmpassa5le. A MORNING NEWS reporter
FASTENED % the scene and obtained the
following particulars. The house II which
the tragedy was sald 70
have been enacted p
rv-r- story frame structure. one entrance
Il ,e-oss a stairway leading from the
{ West Broad street sidewalk al the corner
4 ~ olive street % covered doorway open
1 fu- into the second story. The otner En-
\ rance j. a door opening into the rear p0r-
tiau Of the structure two or three steps
above the level OF the street. Larry II the
evening Undertaken Joseph Goette learned
mat a woman was dead IN the house and
I
body for burial. He went 20 the rear
door and tried 10 gain admittance-
There was no one on the street
I and no auuaarance OF any excitement IN
the vicinity. The house was dark-no
/ light being visible IN any part Of II. AT.
/ G0ette was az fret inclined 70 think thai
{ he had been made the victim Of joke
He finally decided 70 knock al the oooF'
and in couple Of minutes or more ne
heard an understandable sound WITHIN,
I which sounded like grOan. de coulq
/ not a. first comprehend il, and knocked
again and asked:
] ..Ts ANYBODY DEAD HERE*
Yes answered a voice in a smOthered
/ tene. smv sister is killed."
Then open the dOOr"
open the door yourself; can't open
/ it, the voice replied.
Br this time the knocking had attracted
I the attention Of several passeTs-Dy- VINO
ran n Magistrate F0lliard's Office, on
I West Broad street. and informed MIN Of
I what was gong on. That officer fastened
E 70 the spot. followed by Policeman ManeT
/ and a number of people.
I'VE can't open the door" said some
/ one on the outside.
Then break il in said the voice from
/ within.
SUSPICIOUS OF MURDER.
Magistrate Pollard and Nj. GOette con-
cluded that If a murder had been com
I mitted they would not undertake u force
the door. and that the Coroner should nTst
be called. Mr.. GOette leaped into his
buggy and finding DR.. Sneftan at nome
I took him 70 the house. Meantime the
I crowd was rapidly increasing and rumors
If a tragedy were circulated in every d.
reetion. Policemen Russell and MaheI
had an thew could do TO keep the people
/ from crowding upon the steps about the
door. When the Coroner arrived the d0OI
was broken Omen with an ak, and
lamD lighted. Mrs. Heagney was found
living in the kitchen floor with her head
UNDER TUE STOVE.
She was pulled out and found to be IN q
drunken nj. There was no nre IN tne
stove and no Indication that there nad
been for some time. II was learned ina
a man named Patrick BrOdeTick haC
locked the door Of the house and had gone
of with the key 10 his pocket.