Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-15
KILLED HlSOWNBR0THER
ED. CAMERON THs.JESCP FRAT
RICIDE IN JAIL.

His Story of the Fatal Ousrrel Between
Himself and william CsmerOn-He
Claims the shooting Wss Accidental,
and Says He Used the Pistol Only to
Keep His Brother from Beating Him
Held for the Wayne County Court.
A Jesup dispatch 10 the MORNING
NEWS last Friday gave the particulars Of
the shooting OF William Cameron by his
brother, I'd Cameron, on Thursday
morning. the day after the killing OF
Robert j Smith by Lewis Edwards.
Both Of the parties in Thursdays ARRAY
were colored. William Cameron was
shot in the stomach and died on Friday
night. At the commitment trial Ed
Cameron was found guilty of voluntary
manslaughter.
He was brought to Savannah
yesterday by the Sheriff Of Wayne
county and was LODGED in jail for
safe keeping. To MORNING News re-
porter the prisoner made the following
statement OF the cause which led to the
shooting and the way in which 1t &C.
CURED:
THE PRISONERS STORY.
MY brother and l." he SAID, had
been working together at Jesup for long
time. We had a contract for cutting out
the right Of way for new railroad run
ring from JesUp toward Brunswick, and
got $40 mile for the work. We went
halves in all we made and my brother
kept it all, as he was better fixed
for keeping it. On last Wednesday,
the dav before we had the fight, 1 wanted
10 go to a campmeeting up on the road,
and went to my brother to get some
money. | wanted So and asked him for
that. he didn't have anything less than
500 bill and took that, telling him l
would bring back what l did not spend.
When got of | spent more than ex-
pecied to and when l came back didn't
have any money left.
SPENT THE MONEY.
"My brother asked me for the money
and l told him tnat l had spent it.
He got mad and begun to curse and
RbUse me, and said if didn't get it by
the next morning he'd cut my id heart
Mt get any, as he had all mine in his
keeping.
''lhe next day ] was in our room, and
he came in and asked me If | had the
money. ! told him NO. / was lying
down on the floor in front of the fire, and
he picked up "A big chair and commenced
10 beat me with 1t. l jumped
up and got nv pistol, which was
under the pillow on the bed. God knows
] didn't intend to shoot him. He grabbed
the pistol when got it, be holding it by
the barrel, while had the handle, and he
commenced to drag me across the floor.
THE PISTOL WENT OFF.
"When we were scuffllng THIS way the
pistol went of and the ball struck him in
the stomach. He gept on trying to take
tie pistol away from me and dragged me
as far as the door, when he turned me
loose aud staggered out Ia the yard, where
he fell.
IL went to him and saw that he was
badly shot During our scufli ng the PTS
toll broke, and when he fell ne mad the
cylinder in his hand, and mad the balance
of it. The pistol cid not go on but once.
The Lord knows had no idea OF shooting
him. just thought if | got the pistol /
could keep him from beating me with the
chair. He had no right to curse and
abuse me about the money, as it was as
much mine as his, and he had plenty more
that belonged to me-"
THINKS THE MONEY is BURIED.
The prisoner told straight story aud
said that he and his brother were both
from South Carolina. They went to Jesup
about a year ago, and had been working
on the railroad ever SINCE. His brother
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them together. but when search was made
only 81 50 was found. He thinks the
money was buried with the dead man and
is now in the grave with
him. His reason for thinking so is be-
cause his brother sometimes carried
their money in pocket on tho inside OF
his undershirt, and he was buried in this
shirt. He is satisfied that II the body is
taken up and s-arch is made the money
will be found in this pocket.
The prisoner is a weli-DUilt mulatto.
somewhat above the medium size, and
apparently about - years of age. His
brother, he says, was few years older
than himself.