Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-15
JEAL0UST'S DARK DEED.
NOSE WALLACE DIsENIBOwELs
HIS WIPES PARAMOUR.

barracks at midnight last night and
roolly told how he murdered Bryan twenty
miuutcs before.
Until three weeks ago Wallace and bis
wife, yeua. lived together on the corner
OF Farm and William streets. For some
time prior TO their separation they did not
get along happily. The husband sus-
pected that some one else had won the
affections OF his wife. W hen she lett Wal
lace she took q room in Broughton
street lane and served ms nurse IN q
well-Inown family. Later she moved to
"a room on York street lane, east Of Whit
nker street, and in the rear Of Gen. George
y. Harrs0n's residence. The husband
nursed his wrath and tried to discover
who il was that had wronged him.
Last night about 10 O'Clock he went to
his wite's room TO see their child. He
noticed that she was very anxious TO get
him away, and finally he prepared to go,
Temarking that he would not return
until saturday. Going out he
met Bryan, and the two went of
together. Wallace believed that
Bryan was the man he had long been
looking Tor, but diverted the latter's
suspicion of jealousy by setting up the
drinks IN neighborlng barroom.
THE HUSBANDS SUSPICIOUS.
After taking several drinks of liquor
Wsllack pretended to be drunk and
sleepy, and saying that he was going home
TO bed he left the saloon. Bryan left at
the same time.
Wallace was not so drunk as he led his
companion TO believe, and after waiting
for while ne walked back to the corner
OF Whitaker street aud York street lane.
al Y ha
in stealthily until he was at
the door of the fatal room. Plac-
ing his ear close against the
door, he listened for moment and then
peeped through the keyhoe. What he
saw made his wrath more furious. Burst.
ing open the door, he sprang across the
room to the bed where the man and wo-
man were lying.
A lamp was burning on table, and the
guilty couple saw that Wallace had
murderous look in his eye. Bryan seized
some missile and hurled it at Wallace,
while the woman tried to escape. Her
husband made a VICIOUS stab at her as she
ran out, and then graphing with Bryan,
forced him back and drew the keen edge
of
HUGE BUTCHER KNIFE
across his stomach.
The wounded man, with a strong effort,
the yard. Before he had gone fifteen PAGES
Wallace seized him and plunged the knife
into Bryan's body again and again. The
cries OF murder attracted two Young men
who Were passing along Whitaker street.
They reached the gate just in time to pre-
vent the murderer's escape.
Policeman Clayton ran to the scene, and
held Wallace at bay with a pistol until
lights were brought out into the yard.
had 70 70 4ha a
fast bleeding to death. His SLAVE r wiped
the blood from the blade, and, replacing
the weapon IN his pocket, quietly al
lowed the officer to arrest him.
Wallace stated at the barracks that he
carried the knife expressly to kill the per-
son who had enticed his wife away from
home.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY ATTEMPTED.
He did not know the name OF the man
he had fatally cut, and said that he had
tried 10 stab his wife. but be did not know
whether she was hurt much or not. lie
was hardly locked in his cell before the
unfsithful wife entered the barracks.
She had shawl wrapped about her
shoulders. She stated that she was cut
IN three places-On the right arm, right
shoulder, and In the back. Her story
was altogether different from
that OF her husband. She pretended
that she did not know Bryan's first name.
IShe said that she aud her husbands vic
tim were sitting in the room when Wal
lace broke open the door and made an I'M
provoked assault.
Witln fifteen minutes after the cut
ting Bryan breathed his last. A doctor
bad been sent for, but before he came
Bryan's lifeless body was stretched out
on the ground In the backyard Of the resi-
dence- The body was only partly dressed,
which corroberated part of Wallace's
story. The Coroner was notified. and
Will hold an investigation this morning.
No one could be found last night who
knew Bryan or even his first name. He
was about feet inches in height and
probably 30 years old.
Wallace is drayman and has been
employed by MIR. Edward Moran.
The wOman's wounds are not consid-
cred serious.
THRILLING AMOUR.
Bryan's amour with the woman with
whom he was found last night has been
characterized by stirring incidents and
hairbreadth escapes from murder Tor
months past. Until a few weeks ago she
occupied the servants' quarters in the
rear OF a residence on State street. Bryan
was constant visitor TO her apartments.
The woman was desperately jeal-
GUS Of him and very muscu-
lar. When they quarreled, which
was almost nightly, she utilized her
strength by throwing Bryan about the
room as though he was a child aud beat
ing him on the head and about the body
with any available implement within
reach.
BRYAN's DIRK.
Bryan usually took her attacks as a
matter OF course, but occasionally be-
came eXasperated and made savage
thrusts at his mistress with
Il two-edged knife which he
always carried. Ia several OF these love
Tits the woman received slashes which
drew blood aud disabled her for work.
The lady, of whom she rented rooms, was
IN constant fear that murder would even
tuailY be the result OF these combats.
Three weeks ago u female friend Of Brv-
ans mistress accepted an invitation TO
spend the night. Bryan also found Sleep
Ing place IN the apartment.
NUDE IN THE STREET.
The discovery by the woman of a
tendency 10 an intimacy between Bryan
ana her friend about midnight led to
triangular fight. which ended IN BRYAN
and the visitor being driven into Brough-
Ton street lane in a pelting rain in per-
iectly nude state. Bryan hid in an adj
Jacent yard, and the fugitive female even
tually found similar refuge after having
been once run around the block in her
nude condition by her pitilegg foe Had