The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-14
ANDERSON'S SLAYER HID.
THE CORONER'S INVESTIGATION
OF SUNDAYS TRAGEDY.

The Jury Brings in Verdict of Man
slaughter-Sunday Whisky the Cause
OF the Fatal Row-Ofhcers Hunting
for Reynolds-Ihe story of the Kill
Ing as Told at the Inquest.
Coroner Dixon held an inquest yesterday
morning over the body of Seth Anderson,
the negro who was shot Sunday afternoon
on Waters road, and the jury returned a
verdict OF nanslaughter.
The jury wascompOsed of four white and
four colored men. Five witnesses were
sworn, but the testimony of only Two was
taken. Tena Wallace tcolorei), the first
witness, testified that she was sitting in the
door OF her house when she heard some
loud talking She got up and went down
the road, and saw a crowd Of colored men
auo boys Just as she got where she could
see, Anderson and Bruin closed in a fight,
and Reynolds ran in between them as if to
separate Them Anderson let go his hold on
Bruin and turned on Reynolds. Reynolds
stepped backward and drew his pistol and
began firing on Anderson. He fired twice,
when Anderson seized club and struck at
him.
THE FATAL SHOT.
Reynolds fred third shot and was then
knocked down, but got up and ran. An
derson picked up the pistol that Reynolds
had dropped and started after him, but he
fell after he had gone about ten steps, and
died in few minutes. The crowd did not
pursue Reynolds, but gathered around An
derson when they saw that he was shot.
Bruin, the negro that was lodged i'll Jail
last night as being implicated i'll the killing,
fhA eaPOnd yxytuasS He Testified tb6f "a
large crowd Of men and boys were congre-
gated at what is called Deiter's shop, about
$50 O'clock, drinking and carousing. They
got their liquor from the shops in the
neighborhood.
Where did you get your whiskyF asked
Coroner Dixon OF tue witness.
"At any of them. We got liquor from
them ALL They all sold it to u.s."
CAUSE OF THE QUARREL.
Bruln testified further, that Guy Will
Jams, a meddlesome negro, dropped a
bunch of keys, and Bruin picked them up.
THAT will cost yo' pint" said Williams.
Bruin dropped the keys aud Reynolds
picked them up when Williams made the
same remark TO him. Reynolds dropped
them, saying it wouldn't cost him -
cent. A quarrel ensued in which several
engaged among them Anderson. He car
ried the matter further than any of the
rest, and, making ring IN the road, chal-
lenged the crowd, and said that he would
lick any - mau that put his foot in it.
Bruin told Anderson that he was going be-
yond reason. He had taken up another
mans cause and was going to too great
lengths about it, when Anderson jumped
on him and began to pelt him in the face.
Reynolds ran in between them, and Bruin
said that he tried to separate them, when
Anderson turned on him and was shot,
STAYED BY THE BODY.
He remained by Anderson's body until
Policeman Vaughan came out and arrested
him aud carried him to Jail.
Lemster Anderson, younger brother of
the dead man, corroborated the testimony
of the other witnesses. During the inquest
Capt. Dixon was informed by a negro
woman that Reynolds WIS out in a rice field
near Waters road. The coroner detailed
Constable Hall and three other men to go
out and arrest the man, but they were
unable to find him, and returned without
him. 1t was reported last night that he is
hiding in the nelghborhood to find out what
the verdict Of the coroner's jury is His
parents live near where the tragedy
occurred, and the officers are keeping an 81 e
on the place in the hope of arresting
Reynolds when he returns for his clothing.