The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-17
TAKEN FOR AN OLD CRIME
MARK SoLOMONs ARRESTED FOR
a MURDER FOUR YEARS AGO.

The Slayer of Oscar Newman at
Cochran in 1885 Arrested ct the
Savannah. Florida and Western
Yards by Officers steRin and Frank
lin and Held for the Pulaski County
Authorities solomon's Story OF the
Killing.
Mark Solomons, a car inspector for the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
was arrested yesterday by Officers Stegm
and Franklin for murder. He IS wanted
for the killing Of Oscar Newmanat Cochran
four years ago.
SolOmons has been in Savannah since
April and has been employed by the rail
road company. People from Cochran COM
ing up to the city saw him here, aud through
them the Pulaski county authorities 60.
their information Of lis whereabouts The
officers here were instructed to arrest Solo
mons, and they succeeded Yesterday in
locating him When lie was arrested he
said that he was glad that the matter was
going b be brought to an end. He thinks
that he will come out all right.
TIE KILLING FOUR YEARS AGO.
The killing Of Newman took place near
Cochran in 1885 Newman was stabbed IN
the side by SolOmons, and died from the
effects of the wound the next day. Solo
mons disappeared and the officers have not
been able to locate him until now. He mas
Travelled about a good deal since he left
Cochran, and has been in jacksonville.
Charleston, Port Royal, Savannah and a
number of small country towns. His story
of the killing is that il was in self-defonse.
When he was asked why he ran away, he
said that Citro Newman, a brother of the
dead man, swore that be would kill Solo
mons upon sight. Solomops said that he
always felt as if he would have no trouble
in making his cause for his action very
plain, but he feared the brother.
ON HIS MOTHERS ACCOUNT.
Another reason why he is glad that the
case never came to trial is that his aged
mother did not want TO see her son in court
with charge Of murder hanging over him.
His mother is dead now, Solomons saws,
and his going to trial will not worry her.
Il have been worried he said "hv the
thought that warrant was out for me
and that some time / would be arrested
however innocent / was. Yes, | am glad
that am going to get through with it.n
The fatal atfray, according to Solomons,
had its origin in a very trilug matter He
and Newman were reared together, and
knew each other almost like brothers. They
were both the sons of farmers few miles
outside of the little town of Cochran They
were accustomed TO visiting the same Young
ladies, who lived near them.
THE FATAL APPLE.
One day when they were there, Newman
gave one of the girls an apple Nobody
thought anything about i until when Solo
IN )ns, Newman and two others were on their
way home. Newman was easily leased.
and The boys began teasing him about Civ
ing the apple to the girl None of the bows
suspected that a difficulty and murder
would be the result of the seemingly inno-
cent banter. Newman flow into a passion
and struck Solomons in the face several
times, and Solomons said that ne attempted
TO use violence, when he stabbed him ia tAe
side. The young man was assisted to his
nome. lie grew worse gradually and the
next day he died from: the wound. Solo
mons said that they we're ali young bows.
lie was not II then. He is gentlemanly in
appearance, dresses neatly and is seemingly
quietly disposed His friends at the rail
road are very much attached to him. and
some of them knew Of the charges against
him. 1t is expected that the sheriff of
Pulaski county will be up tomorrow or
Monday to take Solonons TO Hawkinsville
where the trial will take place.