Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-16

wide. 1t is my opinion that he did not
touch Walsh" the witness continued. II
can just reach across the counter, but
could not hurt any one. The defendant
was noisy, and looked TO me as If he was
sober. He was
SOBER ENOUGH TO SHOOT
straight. He acted TO me as if he was
perfectly sober. 1 can't remember the
name he asked for, but he spelled the
name Of some one. Identified him two
or three hours later that evening. ! could
not be mistaken in the man. | could not
say whether he had his hat on or not
when l was asked TO identify him. l
think he was sober"
Did you or not at the inquest charac-
terize this man as the murderer asked
| MIR. Abrams.
The Solicitor General objected to the
! question, but the court allowed it, and
the witness answered that he might have
made such a remark.
! Mr.. Hodges replied 10 other questions:
! "lnever saw this defendant to know him
| before the night of the killing, and had no
| feeling against him further than what
| grew out OF the circumstances of the kill
| ing"
A WITNESS OF THE CRIME.
The prosecution next called Mr.. G. A.
Delamotta, who is a resident of the city
Of New York. He stated that he is
painter, and was engaged at his trade in
this city last October. The witness testi-
ned that he saw the shooting, and was
standing not more than six feet from
Walsh and Dawson at the moment. He
Identified Walsh as the man who did the
shooting.
"a little after 9 O'Clock on the night of
Oct. II | went into the hotel with a
| lriend,' the witness said. 81 stopped at
the corner Of the counter, and heard the
defendant and Mr.. Hodges talking. l
overheard MIR. Hodges say TO Walsh, You
must either conduct yourself more gentle
manly or leave the hotel Walsh replied
y GU try to put me out. / was not talking
to you; was speaking to that id dirty
puppy pointing to Mr.. Dawson. Mr..
Dawson threw up his hand and said:
Don't call me puppy any more That
moment Walsh drew his pistol and
FIRED INSTANTLY.
'The ball struck Mr.. Dawson over the
eye. Walsh ran out toward the door. ]
turned to catch him, but he pointed his
pistol at me. Some one came out of the
reading-room to intercept him, and w alsh
pointed his pistol at that gentleman. He
went out with the pistol in his hand. l
saw him half an hour or an hour later
and identified him."
Upon cross-examination the witness
repeated that Walsh pointed his pistol at
him. Mr.. Delamotta stated that he
thought Dawson's hand was closed when
he reached it out toward Walsh.
Or. Herger. druggist Of Brunswick,
Ga, vas sworn, and stated that he was
within six feet of the man who shot
Dawson. He identified Walsh as the
slayer OF Dawson, and declared that the
defendant talked noisily when he stood
over the register. In effect, this witness
1F . a L. aFvp al
statements OF the preceding witnesses.
DR.. YERGER ON THE STAND.
DIR. Yerger went on to say: 81 did not
see walsh stagger, and did not think he
was drunk. do not think MIR. Dawson
struck him, and be could not have done SO
without my seeing him."
When crOss-eXamined the witness
stated that Dawson pushed his hand out
when he was called a puppy the second
time, and 1t was then that Walsh fired.
The witness saw Dawson touch Walsh on
the shoulder, but thought that he could
not have hurt him. In the witness opin-
ion Walsh had the pistol in his hand when
he called Dawson "a puppy" In leaving
the hotel Walsh made a half wheel and
then turned and went out into the street.
Prof Rieman, music teacher OF Bruins
wick, testified that he saw Walsh when
he entered, ana heard some disturbance
at the counter. He stated that when
Walsh called Dawson "a id puppy"
the latter tapped Walsh on the shoulder,
and 1t was then that the shot was fired.
The witness did not think that
WALSH WAS DRUNK.
Proceeding, Prof. Rieman said: CATER
Dawson fell Walsh turned and started
out. AS he passed nae he said, you are
another id puppy l did not say any,
thing TO him for did not think II adVisa-
ble."
Mr.. ]. d. Dunwody testified that he was
in the billiard room when he heard the
pistol fired, The witness Immediately
went into the room where the shooting
took place but did not see Walsh, The
witness remained with the wounded man
until he died, which was about IL O'Clock
the same night.
VIM. Pollard stated in effect that he
was passing along Broughton street a few
| minutes before the shooting. As he was
going past the corner of DraytOn he~heard
a man say, "rn kill him! BY God Iill
kill himl"
That man was Walsh. There was
another man with him, They were stand
| ing just outside of Krauss' bar-room.
This witness saw Walsh at the barracks
after the shooting and identified him as
the man who made the threats.
THE PISTOL IN EVIDENCE.
+. W. SymOns testified that he was di-
rectlv opposite the hotel at the time OF the
killing. He heard the shot, and afterward
found pistol on BrOughtOn street near a
sycamore tree, about 80 feet from the
hotel. At the barracks the witness ex-
amined the revolver, which was a Smith
| Il WessOn, and found that three chambers
were loaded and two were empty. One
cartridge bad evidently just been fired.
The pistol was offered IN evidence and
the State closed its case.
The defense called for its first witness,
Joseph Pacetti, who said that he has
known Walsh intimately for three or four
years. About the middle of the day Oct
IA the witness saw Walsh who was then
sober. Pacetti told OF adifliculty between
one McKenna and Walsh three months
before Dawson was killed. Afterwards
they had another difficulty. McKenna, IN
the witness opinion, is a dangerous man,
and the witness himself advised Walsh ia
get pistol TO protect himself against
Mckenna.
WALSH GOT THE PISTOL
about three days before the shooting. Be-
fore that he did not carry a pistol, The
witness testified that Walsh was quiet
and peaceable when sober. He never saw
him drunk but once, and then be seemed
TO be out Of his mind. AIcKenna's attack
on Walsh was with pocket-knite.