Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-22

night. She saw TIVE ether boys in there,
and heard some quarreling between them
and the Greek. AS Rus9 went cut she
heard him remark, That is all right"
Five minutes later the bsys went out,
Robert Smith being the last. Smith stop
ped in front Of Preehts store The wit
ness called to Mr. PTeeht and told him TO
warn Ruso, as she feared that the boys
would hurt him. She heard one Of the
first two that went out say: Il am going
to tx him" Precht went to the door and
looked out, and just about that time the
witness heard Mrs, Ruso scream, and
! running out behind Mr.. Preoht the wit
ness saw Ruso lying in the street on his
face.
| In reply to AIr. Fraser's questions Alme-
Ia Howard testified that she saw smith
/ put knife in his pocket as he LEFT the
| store.
THE GRoCER's TESTIMONY.
Henry Precht, the grocer. testified that
on the night Of sept. 10, John Russo was
in his grocery, when two negro boys en-
tered. Mr.. Precht repeated the circum-
stances OF Dir. RusO's accusation OF the
boys and the payment Of five cents by
Bass, and also the subsequent words be-
tween Wayman and Russo. The Greek
told Wayman that be did not want TO
have a quarrel. The witness remem-
bered seeing a knife in Wayman's hand,
and be asked Wayman what he intended
to do with it. Mr.. Precht did not remem-
Der what answer the boy made. When
Almeta Howard called the witness he
went to the door and saw boy running
up Price street. Russo was Just falling.
The grocer did not see Smith have knife,
I and did not notice the boys particularly
as they went out.
Sergt. KillOurhy, who was on duty at
the barracks on the night of the murder,
stated that be examined the knife found
in Wayman's room when Wayman was
taken TO the barracks. The Sergeant
thought the knife produced in evidence
was the knife shown him. That night the
knife blade was
COVERED WITH BLOOD.
Policeman Rogers testified that he was
one Of the detail that went after Way
man. The witness corroborated Kelly's
evidence about Wayman's attempt TO es-
cape from the house. Rogers entered
Wayman's room first. and saw the boy
as be sprang from the bed, and be was the
first to seize the boy.
The defense tried TO break the evidence
for the state in regard to the blood on the
knife.
Robert Smith. coffee-colored youth OF
10, was next called. Smith was surly in
manDer and dudish in appearance. The
pound or so Of watch chain, and in his
cTavat flashed and sparkled pin which
if genuine diamond would be worth a
farm.
a WITNESS OF THE CRIME.
This witness said that he saw Wayman
strike Russo. but he could not say whether
with knife or not. When Russo fell the
witness claimed that he walked off and
went to bed, being greatly frightened.
Smith was examined at length by the
defense, but few additional facts OF i'm
portance were obtained.
At the conclusion OF Smiths testimony
the Solicitor General asked that the jury
might retire, in order that the court might
rule upon the admissibility of certain con-
LESSONS made by Wayman. After the
jury withdrew Sheriff John T. Roman tes-
titled that on Sunday, Nov. %, Wayman
was taken from his cell into the jailer's
office so that description Of him could
be recorded. While the prisoner was in
there the the Sheriff remarked:
you have got yourself in bad fix,
WaYman."
81 struck the man, but did not intend
TO kill him." the boy replied.
The defense objected to the admission of
the evidence on the ground that, while it
was not forced from the defendant, it
might have been prompted by fear. Judge
Adams oVerruled the objection.
wAYMAN's CONFESSION.
Policeman Kelly stated that he asked
! Wayman Just after his arrest II the knife
| found in his room was the one with which
he did the cutting, and Wayman replied
/ ''Yes."
Policeman Rogers said that the boy told
| him that he carried the knife home with
the blade open. Mr.. Fraser objected to the
] wi of nj a M IN no
/ court decided to admit it.
! When the jury was brought in Sheriff
Roman and the two policemen were put
| upon the stand and repeated the confes-
| sious.
At ? O'Clock a recess was taken for an
hour and half.
When the court recOnvened Mrs. Russo
was given chair near the jury, aud she
| told how Wayman approached her hus.
band, and with tragic gesture she
showed the jury how the boy struck the
blow that widowed her. She identified
| Waymsn, although she had to see him
| stand up. The defendant rose and looked
| at the widow without moving a facial
muscle. Mrs. Russo did not betray much
emotion, and seemed particularly calm
and collected. She is a tall, pleasant
faced young woman OF Danish or Swedish
nativity, and speaks English very i'm.
perfectly.
When Mrs. Russo concluded the State
rested its case.
THE PRISONERS STATEMENT.
The defense called no witnesses. Way
man went on the stand in his own behalf
He walked briskly and talked coolly
going into particulars, but not at weari
some length as did Wallace, who was
tried for murder last week. Waymau
told OF meeting Smith on the night of the
murder. They had a drink at MOnsees
saloon on West Broad street, another al
Jim Whiteman's on South Broad and the
last one at Prechts. Although he men
toned the circumstance OF passing the
fruit stand. Wayman did not say whether
he took the two apples. He claimed thai
after he entered the store he offered C
pay Russo cents, as the Greek was still
quarreling, When they went out Smith
was shaking his head, and Wayman said
that he saw "Bob" with q knife in his
pocket. Bass went up Price street. The
defendant suggested that they 20 u
Whiteman's and get another drink. lie
claimed that he walked little in adj.
vance, and, as he turned the corner, he
saw Smith running. He then ran him.
self, but did not know that Russo had been
killed until after he Was arrested.
THE ARGUMENT.
MIR. MacDonell opened the argument
for the defense, Mr.. duBignOn followed
/ and Mr. Fraser closed. The defense main,