Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-07
WRIGHT READY TO HANG.
HE TALKS NDIFFEESENTL1
ABOUT HIS FATE.

McIntosh's Slayer Examloed Before
bench of Magistrates, Who Hold Him
Guilty of Murder and Recommtt Him
for the Action of the Superior Court.
AS early as 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
Eng crowd of Thunderbolt darkies as
sembled about the sidewalk in front OF
Magistrate Molinas Office at Bull street
and Bay street lane to hear the evidence
In Fred Wright's case. The hearing be-
gan at II O'Clock before Magistrates Mo-
lima, Russell and Tyson. Solicitor Cen
eral duBignon appeared for the state, and
j. J. Abrams, Esq, for the defendant.
The witnesses called were the same W no
testified vt the Inquest on Mcintosh
body.
Yorick Williams testified that he ished
with Dave Mcintosh and Wright. GA
the evening OF July 81 they were pre-
vented from fishing by a squall. About .
n. m. he was with Wright and Mcintosh
on the shore at Thunderbolt. Five MIN
utes after they went up the blum ana
separated the witness heard gun DIS
charged. He heard some one scream, ana
he went in the direction of the report, AT
Peter Blues house he saw Mcintosh
badly shot. The witness had just met
Wright walking up the road, carrying d
musket. He heard Wright say: VI am
willing to give my body to the birds OF the
air." Williams was very positive about
all of his testimony. On cross eXamlna-
ton he admitted That he had been drink
ing and was pretty tulip then.
DR.. Colding, the physician at the City
Hospital, stated that he attended Nc
Intosh at 2 O'Clock on the morning OF
duly %. He found Mcintosh suffering
intense pain from musket ball wound
IL. ,rI1 - II God
through the mans body and produced
fatal wound. The witness said that he
told Mcintosh that he was dying and
asked him who shot him and what was
the cause. Mcintosh replied that Wright
shot him without cause. Mcintosh died
about 10 O'Clock that morning.
Peter Bryan was called, and he corrob-
Drated the testimony of Yorick Williams
In the essential points.
Mayor Desvergers, Of the town of War
saw, saw Mcintosh directly after he was
shot. The witness was advised not to go
near the bushes In search OF Wright, as
the latter had been last seen carrying
musket. The Mayor then remarked in
loud tone that Wright ought not TO try to
evade the law, but had better give HIM
self up. The remark was made TO induce
Wright to surrender, the witness ex-
planned. Wright afterward stated, from
Tue BUhDu, Luat ne UedTu tue IendIk bub
be did not take the advice and give HIM
self up then. The Mayor interviewed Nc
lntosh, and obtained a statement from
him charging Wright with unprovoked
shooting.
Jane Hamilton, an old colOred woman,
heard Wright say that he had discovered
his wife aud Mcintosh under ciTcum-
stances that convinced him OF her inf
deity. The remark was accompanied
with an oath, aud the next instant she
heard the report of gun.
Wright stated in his own behalf the cir
cumstances under which he found his
wife and Mcintosh and which led to the
shooting. He then walked into the city
and gave himself up. Mcintosh had
lived IN his house once, but had been Or
1ered to leave.
Both lawyers addressed the bench of
magistrates, and alter the arguments
decision was at once announced. 1t was
that Wright should be held for murder,
and the Gaze was turned over to the Su-
perior Court.
On his way back to Jail Wright said to
his guard that lie had killed his man and
he was ready to hang, and he only wished
that it was to be the next day instead of
having TO wait until December. Wrights
case was the first murder case IN eight
years which has been heard by bench of
magistrates.