The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-30
TO THE MINES FOR LIFE.
TIE SLAYER OF JOS. JACKSON
GUILTY OF MURDER

William Perry sentenced TO Imprison-
ment for ife for the Killing of the
Price street Shoemeker-A Quarrel
over the Price of a Cobbler's Job
Caused the Death Of One Man and
the Life Incarceration OF Another
Perry's Trial and Conviction
William Perry. colored, alias James Gads-
den, Sas tried 10 the superior court yesuer-
day for the murder of Joseph jackson.
colored, aud was found guilty, with a
Recommendation to life Imprisonment.
Judge Falligant pronounced sentence upon
the murderer st night and he will be
taken to the mines.
Perryis crime was deliberate one. Jack
son was a shoemaker at Price and Jones
streets Perry carried a pair of shoes to
him 10 be repaired. jackson did the
work and charged Perry 10 cents.
which the latter refused TO paw. but
offered JacksonS cents. A quarrel folio ed
aud Perry left the shop, calling to jackson
to come outside.
SHOT WITHOUT WARNING.
As jackson stepped out Perry drew a pis-
toll and shot him The ball went through
the lefts ,oulder. jackson wss taken to the
0eoTBla lhnTHaIy, anu oleu lew Gays
afterward.
After be had shot Jackson, Perry ran,
pursued by a crowd of colored people,
and hid under house on Gordon
street. Policeman Rahilly, who lives in the
neighborh0od, saw the crowd running, and
chased Perry to his hiding place. When
Perry saw the officer he told him he would
surrender if he would protect him. The
crowd closed in on the officer as he pulled
Perry out, and Perry cursed them back,
swearing he would kill the first man that
came near him. Ga the way TO the bar
racks the officer passed the scene Of toe
shooting.
CURSED HIS DYING VICTIM. t
Perry looked into the shop and, seeing
jackson lying on the floor, shouted at him:
''You - - - - You're not dead
yet"
Perry boosted of his crime all the
no pistol was found on him, and the sergeant
on duty asked him what he had done with
it. Perry told the officer that be
had hidden it in a pile Of rubbish
under the steps of the house
where he was arrested. it was found there.
But one chamber had been discharged-that
which held the fatal bullet.
The coroner's jury returned verdict of
murder. Perry was indicted by the grand
jury, and his trial was set. The crime was
committed July s. and three weeks from
that day Perry was convicted and sentenced.
THE TRIAL
The trial began yesterday morning and
occupied the entire day. Solicitor General
Fraser was the prosecuting attorney, and
p. J. OlConnor, Esq, AMI 7. S. Morgan,
Esq, defended the prisoner by appointment
of the court The evidence pointed unmis-
takably to Perry's guilt, but in the face Of
it his attorneys made an earnest defense,
pleading for mercy.
1t took some time to get Jury. Both
sides struck until the limit was reached
Nine jurors were excused on the ground Of
not believing in capital punishment. Finally
jury was obtained composed of:
VIM. E. Mongin, Jr., John Fl. Willink,
Alexander S. Butler, Walter F. Hogan,
James c. Tyson. W. w. Mallard,
Percival r. Cohen, VIM. j. Moffatt,
Geo. W. Bennett, John ID. Carswell,
Russell F. Walthour, John w. Cotchett.
The court room was crowded when the
trial opened and during the entire day
The trial was without any sensational
incidents.
THE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE.
The prosecution put up witness after
witness, establishing the chain of evil
dence against the accused man. The
testimony OF Officer Rahilly and OF
colOred man who saw the
sh 1oting, was sufficient to fix TIE crime.
The pistol was introduced and was identi-
fed as Perry's. The line of the defense was
that Perry acted in self defense, and the
prisoner, in his statement before the jury,
said hat Jackson was advancing upon MIN
when he fired the fatal shot. The
testimony was CO. hicting, however,
and had little weight. The
prisoners counsel poke for over an hour In
his behalf. The case was given to he jury
at Z o'clock. At 1920 o'clock, after not
quite two hours and a half, an agreement
was announced.
SENTENCED FOR LIFE.
The court room was half filed
with colored spectators who had
gathered from idle curiosity. The
prisoner, who had been taken back to ia |,
was brought in and the verdict was read
1t was guilty" with a recommended N
for life impr sonment Perry was ordered
to stand up and the judge pronounced his
sentence. The prisoner was sent back to
Jail to await his removal to the mines
Throughout the trial Perry showed little
feeling. He sat by his counsel until the
testimony was concluded, and seldom
spoke. He is a black man, of low stature,
with rather small features and dull eyes,
and is apparently % or "a years of age.
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