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


/ Some one who was standing on a chair
/ took up the cry and a dozen mouths re-
itersted It. The officers turned ara threat
/ ened to shoot the frs, person VINO attempt
/ ed to seize their prisoner W ASH Wltn an
( Indifference or nerve, doubtless stimulated
by liquor, cried ~ am ready for allof you,
but ! did not snCOt the man.
Not more than a score followed the OH
GERS 10 the barracks.
What is the charge against the priso-
ner;" was the formal question put by
Sergt Lee.
Il charge him with the murder Of W.
II. Dawson, the night clerk Of the Mar
shall house." replied Lieut.. Green.
81 did not shoot the man, and / never
carried a pistol 10 my life. Search me;
there is no pistol about me- said Walsh.
EVIDENCES OF NERVOUSNESS.
While ne was being searched he smoked
at the cigar stump, which he dropped
twice. and repeated two or three tim $
that he knew nothing OF the killing. No
weapon OF any kind was found upon him,
and be was taken down TO the station
house and locked In cell.
He was dressed neatly in a dark
suit, and wore a blue tie and stiff
brown hat. All who saw him declared
that he was drunk. His nose and face
were scratched, but the cuts looked as II
they were made during the day.
Deputy Sheriff Franklin stated that af-
ter getting description OF the murderer
he was satisfied that Walsh was the man.
CAPTURE OF THE MURDERER.
About az hour after the shooting the
deputy was standing on the curb at the
corner OF BrouKdton and Drayton streets,
On the south side. talking TO d. n. Camp
bell and Simon Myers The three were
discussing the shooting, when Walsh
walked up and spoke 20 them.
81 want you for shooting a man." said
the Deputy Sheriff, placing his hands on
Walsh. The latter was so fun Of liquor
that be talked incoherently and almost
lrratipnally. i will Kill YOU" he said 70
the officer. as he was m rched of between
the latter and Mr.. Campbell.
II was Just about the time Walsh was
being arraigned at the barracks that his
victim died.
After be was locked in his cell Walsh
was asked by NEWS reporter If be had
any statement 10 make, and be replied
that be had not, but be disclaimed all
knowledge OF the crime. 81 never carried
a pistol 10 my ile," be said. lie stated
that ne had been around with some
friends during the evening, and had
been drinKing. When the reporter
mentioned that the pistol had been picked
be asked,
"Whst pistol?" and smiled.
1.-TWO chambers were empty" remarked
the reporter.
Were two shots firedP' asked the
prisoner.
He added that he knew nothing OF hav-
ing shot anyone.
Two citizens. one OF whom was Mr.
Richard Pollard. stated in the barracks
mat they had seen a man on the corner OF
DraytOn and BrOughtOn streets flourish
ing a pistol and expostulatIng with two
others.
81 WILL KILL HIMw
they heard the man with the pistol say.
The two bad not gone far up DraytOn
street when they heard that some one had
been shot.
Toey were permitted TO see the prisoner,
and they positively identified him as the
man they had seen with the pistol. Ii
appears that Walsh was in Max Krause's
saloon and quarrelled with some
one. 1t was this party that he
vas looking for when be went to
he Marshall house, and it was the same
person of whom he was speaking when
be was standing on the corner.
THE SCENE OF THE CRIME.
The following diagram shows the scene
of the crime;