The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-08
|. HORRIBLE BUTCHERY.
NEGRO GIRL BRUTALLY MUIR
DERED AT MACON.

rne Rody of Charity Crane, With
the Throat Cut and Face Badly
Dashed, Found in the 6treet-Turner
solomon Arrested, Suspected of
Having Committed the Crime.
From the Macon Netcs.
Yesterday morning about 5 o'clock. as a
,,iItn,au was on his rounds delivering milk,
- discovered the body of a negro woman
in half bent position and lying on her face
on Georgia avenue, at the intersection of
Madison street. She was lying on the
Ground near the fence of the Wesleyan
Female College. in the shadow Of tree ON
the left side of Georgia avenue as one goes
toward Vineville This side of the avenue
is not used as regular sidewalk
CUT FROM EAR TO EAR.
The mill,nan made a closer examination
and found that the woman was dead. Her
throat had teen cut very deep from ear to
car II was a frightful looking wound The
had had nearly been severed from the body
nv the murderous weapon, which was un-
doubtedly very sharp, being a razor, per-
haps
abe temple and extending across the cheek
n the mouth. This wound was evidently
made By the rake the murderer first made
at the unfortunate victim, and as it did not
XII her 1t was concluded to finish the job
by cutting her throat.
PUDDLE OF BLOOD.
A large puddle of blood had collected on
the ground under the neck of the woman.
The life blood had flowed freely out Of the
terrible wound.
The milkman gave the alarm, and soon
officers and many persons assembled In the
street about the murdered woman. By s
o'clock fully 500 curious people, white and
black, gathered at the scene.
The woman was promptly identified as
Charity Crane, who lived in a house near
Vineville branch, within few hundred
wards of where she met her dealt. She
was evidently on her way home when she
was killed. She was about 81 years old.
Her character was bad. She had frequently
been before the recorder for ''street walk
ing and had not long since served term
on the chain-gaug for vagrancy, She lived
with her father.
The body remained where it was found
until o'clock yesterday morning. when it
was carried home and Coroner Henderson
commenced to hold an inquest, but so little
could be learned yesterday that the hearing
was postponed unsil 3 o'clock this afternoon.
1t is said that the woman was seen S4tur-
day night about 8 o'clock at the market
with man named Turner Solomon. A
little later she is said to have been at Bill
Johnson's store on Cotton avenue and was
half drunk 1t is also asserted that Charity,
in company with negro man, was seen to
get of street car at the corner of Yves
leYan Female College about IL O'Clock Sat-
urday night.
Turner solomon was arrested Yesterday
by Coroner Henderson and Deputy Sheriff
Menard aud put in jail There is no direct
evidence against him, but as he was seen
with her Saturday night it was thought best
to arrest him. He claims he can prove
that he was in bed before 10 O'Clock Satur-
day night. It is not known, however
whel the woman met her death. She may
have been killed in the early part of the
night, or she may have been killed Just
before day yesterday morning. At this
writing all clew to the perpetrator of the
foul deed is shrouded in darkness, but light
may be thrown on the tragedy at any
hour 1t is generally supposed that some
man killed her through jealousy, or a
woman might have committed the deed
from the same motive.
BURNED HER CLOTHING.
1t is asserted that the deceased and an
other negro woman named Bessie Jones had
quarrel on Friday about a negro man. On
Saturday, Charity Crane and Bessie Jones
were seen walking together on Fourth
street. The two women lived near each
other. Il is said that Bessie Jones did not
reach her home until shortly past O'Clock
Yesterday morning. She then burned some
OF her clothing and told the people in the
house she was going to leave town. 1t is
thought by some that Bessie may have
Killed Charity and got blood on her dress.
ana that was the reason why she burnt the
clothing.
piece Of the charred cloth was recovered
from the fire place and it was identified as
pert of dress of Bessie Jones. Bessie is
now missing and the officers are looking for
her.
When Charity was found yesterday
morning one of her hands was on her
stomach and the other thrown back upon
Il Ier slde. On her person were found two
handkerchiefs. The murder has craatad
great axcitainent nr,nncr IL, =. -