Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-15

the shots were fred. and again after be
was arrested, about 20 minutes after the
I shooting occurred
F. W. SvmOns testified that at the time
the shot was fired ne was standing on the
I opposite side OF the street from the Mar
shall House. but did not witness the
shooting or know the man wbp did 1t. lie
crossCd over to the hotel, and after the
prisoner was arrested and taken u the
barracks. be found pistol in the street,
almost Immediately in front oil the nOtel
and within few teei OF the curb. He dld
not know who owned tue pistol.
IDENTIFYING TIE PISTOL.
The weapon was produced by the Coro-
ner, and the witness examined IL ana
identified il as the one he had found IL the
street He finished his evidence by stat
ing that two shells in The cylinder OF the
weapon were empty when be picked II up;
/ that one OF them had the appearance OF
/ having been discharged quite recently,
1 and that the remaining shells in The CYL
\ iRder were not DISCHARGED.
4 The weapon was examined by the jury
/ ana found 10 be IN the condition described
/ by the witness.
/ Deputy sheriff A. j. Franklin, who
I made the arrest, stated that after bearing
OF the shooting he first saw Walsh at the
corner of Drayton and Broughton streets.
II was standing at the corner Of the two
streets" said the officer, when the pris-
oner came up and accosted Simon Myers
with whom was talking, and showing a
SCAR ON HIS HAND
and face said: "You are the cause of
all this trouble" | had no idea TO what
the prisoner referred. He then got down
on his knees and raised his hat up from
mis- mead. He was then under the influ-
ence OF liquor. | said: Jack, there is a
81 4 a
at the Marshall House, | hope you are not
guilty" The prisoner replied: You
can't ind a gun about me-" AS he got up
from his knees / said LAS Deputy Sheriff
| am compelled TO arrest you" ! took
him Immediately 10 the hotel AS | en-
tered the door with the prisoner several
parties said: That Is the man." ] then
took him to the barracks"
ANOTHER STORY.
W. NJ. Jones was sworn and on being
asked II he recognized the prisoner. re-
quested toe latter to stand up and put on
hls hat. The prisoner did so and Mr..
Jones at once identified him as the man
who did the shooting. Il was standing
at the Office desk" continued Mr.. Jones,
-" hen the prisoner came up. His right
arm was across his breast under his coat.
Turning TO Mr.. Dawson be asked if there
was gentleman named Comm at the
hotel. MIR. Dawson, who was behind the
desk, was apparently a little slow in
answering and acted as though he did
not understand the question. The pris-
oner became impatient and bCisterOus.
Mr.. Hodges, proprietor of the Marshall
house, came up and inquired what the
loud talking was about. and turning to
the prisoner asked what he could do for
nim. The prisoner repl ed. Il want to
see Mr.. Comm He acted in a bOisterous
manner, and Mr.. HODGES requested b i'm to
be quiet, as he was proprietor of the hotel
and not the prisoner, and unless he was
quiet he would
PUT HIM OUT.
"The prisoner SAID he was aware of the
fact that Mr. Hodges was proprietor, but
paid no attention to his request to keep
quiet, and even dared Mr.. Hodges to lag
hands on or even touch nim. Mr.. Hodges
said: Try to be gentleman when you
are talking to gentlemen TIE prisoner
replied: 4 will not take the trouble TO
be gentleman either to you o. to that
puppy pointing to Mr.. Dawson. Mr..
Dawson said: i am not puppy The
| prisoner said: You are puppy? Mr..
Dawson agaid said: Il am not puppy
and struck at the prisoner. In an instant
the shot was fired. j have known the de-
ceased since | was a boy. He was some
where betw cen % and 90 years of age.
and has mother, several sisters and 70
daughters and son living. His wife is
dead"
DR.. Mcfarland, who made an examina-
ton of the wound, located it over the
right eve near the corner Of the eyebrow
The ball passed backw ard after entering
ana fractured the skull, but did not come
out.
IDENTIFYING THE PRISONER.
IT was nearly l O'Clock when the pris-
Oner WAS brought into the room by Deputy
sheriff Franklin and Officer Kelly of the
Police. He was perfectly sober, aud stood
for some minutes with his hands folded
across his breast, gazing at the body Of his
| victim. He showed no signs of emotion,
but shifted restlessly from Que foot to the
other as he stood leaning on the back
OF a chair, face to face with the
| gnastly spectacle before him.
! Mr.. Hodges was recalled, and took his
/ place by the side Of the corpse.
"Do you identify the prisonerr asked
: the Coroner.
"Yes; that is the cowardly murderer
/ there, said Mr.. Hodges. pointing TO the
| prisoner, who was sitting between the
officers.
Mr.. DeLOmotta was recalled. Upon be-
/ ing asked to identity the prisoner be said:
Eyes, that's the man"
DO you know him TO be the man who
did the shootlng?" asked the Coroner.
II know positively that be is the man."
was the reply.
! CLOSING THE TESTIMONY.
w. W. COlquitt was soon sworn. and
/ testified that in company with Mr.. JEFF d.
/ Dunwood he was standing at the corner
OF DraytOn and BrOughtOn streets a few
| minutes before the shooting occurred.
| he saw the prisoner on DravtOn street a
/ short distance from the corner flourish
/ ing pistol, while another gentleman
was apparently trying 10 get it awey from
/ him. Mr.. Colquitt remarked 10 his COM
! panion that they had better move out Of
/ the way or they might be shot.
| He then went TO the Marshall house,
and few minutes later saw the prisoner,
whom he identified as the party he saw at
the corner with the pistol. pass through
the billiard room towards the office with
l his hand under bus coat. as though hold
/ ing something. The next minute tAe shot
was fired. Mr. Colquitt's testimony closed
the inquest,
FINDING THE VERDICT.
/ The evidence was submitted TO the Jury
at 80 o'clock this morning. Al 2:15
o'clock verdict ~ murder was returned
as follows:
eve, the jury, lind that vii.
| Ham II. Dawson came 10 his
death from a pls oil shot wound in the
/ head al the hands OF John Walsh. and we
consider II murder" The verdict was
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