The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-19


wifs's going to the ball. At 2 O'Clock in the
morning they returned 10 Morea's house
with a young fellow named Jordan.
The murdereris wife went in and the
others went 81 their own homes. About 4
O'Clock screaming was heard, and when
Maj. Brooks went to the Clubhouse few
hours later 10 ses Why his servant had not
been up he was horrihed to fad her MUIR
dered. The room showed evidences Of a
great struggle and an empty razor case was
found lying on the bureau. Ga chair
near by we're several pieces Of Morea's old
clothing, but the owner was gone.
JEALOUSY PROMPTED The CRIME.
IL was brought out in the inquest that
Aorea was iusanely jealous Of his wife, and
as oil the evidence pointed to him as the
murderer the coroner's jury found a YER
diet accordingly. An effort was made to
ind him for little while. but without sue
csss. The affair soon passed out OF the
minds Of the people, and nothing more was
heard OF morea at that time, ncr for long
time after.
On the morning Of March 2 last, York
Fraser. who lives on Lumber street, near
the Savannah soap works, found the bod y
OF his wife's cousin, Gallie Kitchen, lying
dead in the yard with her throat cut from
ear to ear and several cuts on her faco. She
had gone to bed the eight before with her
husband. Albert " Kitchen, in the same
room with Fraser and his wife, but they
had not heard them leave. A search was
made for Kitchen. but be was gone.
THE BLOODY RAZOR.
Office Bossell found bloody razor under
the house, near the dead woman's head and
the empty case 10 the water closet Kitchen
had come over from South Carolina to see
his wife the Saturday night before to en-
deavor to get her to go back and live with
him, and it was evident that he had COM
Initted the bloody deed
The excitement among the coIored people
was intense, and many OF them openly
avowed that Kitchen and Morea were one
and the same man, and that Gallie had left
him because she was afraid he would kill
her as he did his first wife. The name,
Albert NJ. Kitchen, bore out this theory.
CAUGHT THROUGH DETECTIVE BAsca.
Detective Basoh took hold Of the case and
soon heard that Kitchen was at Grahsm's,
s. G. He wrote the chief OF police of
Charleston, asking that an officer be sent TO
thas point to see if the muir ierer was there.
Detectives Miller and Hogan were sent and
found that Kitchen had been there, but had
gone to the phosphate mines. They wrote
Detective Basch that they would have him
in short WHILE In the meantime Detective
Basch resigned his position, and April 20
Detective Hanley received telegram from
Detective Miller announcing the capturs of
the murderer Hanley left the following
day, aud the moment be looked at Kitchen
he recognized Morea.
The murderer arrived in Savannah
on Wednesday night, April %, aud was
escorted to jail by bowling negro mob.
made up mostly of women, who wanted to
lynch him.
CONFESSED THE MURDER
A MORNING News reporter saw
Kitchen in the jail and the prisoner
made complete confession of the murder
OF his wife in Yamacraw, but claimed that
be was driven 10 il by the manner in which
his wife had treated him. He also admitted
that he was Morea. but emphatioally denied
that he had killed bis wife on Capt. Brooks
premises. He said he found her dead
when he went into the house
and, on account of having just
returned from the peuitentlarY, be was
afraid be would be suspected OF having
killed her, lie ran away. No one. however,
put any faith in this story.
THE TRIAL THAT MEANT DEATH.
Kitchen was placed on trial for his last
by John Ii. Kinckle, the colored attorney.
| Solicitor General Fraser represented the
state.
The trial was one Of the quicEet known.
1t began at 1890 o'clock in the morning
and at 230 o'clock In the afternoon Kitchen
was sentenced to die yesterday.
The create interest was nanifested in
the trial. TSssuperior court room gallery
was a sea of black faces; not foot of stand
ing room was vacant. Down-stairs, in the
court room proper, the jam was as great,
| but was made up altogether Of white peo-
| pie, who seemed to take as much interest in
the case as the blacks. Every seat inside
and outside of the bar was occupied, the
vacant space between the chairs and the
wall, the aisles behind the jury chairs and
doorways on each side Of the judges bench
were packed.
| JUDGE FALLIGANT'S ADMoNIrIoN.
When Judge Falligant turned to Kitchen
| just before passing senteace of death and
asked him IL he had anything to say, the
convicted murderer arose and said: II only
ask you for mercy"
II am afraid" said Judge Falligant
that you will have to appeal to a higher
tribunal than this for mercy. You have
had an exceedingly fair trial, with every
! opportunity for defense. Nothing has been
done not justified by law. Your attorney has
ably performed the duty incumbent upon
him as a member of this bar in conducting
your defense. Nothing now remains to be
done but FOR me to pronounce the sentence
Of the law upon you. 1t is most solemn
occasion for me; more solemn for you.
Every pulse of my humanity goes out &c
you in this hour. The laws have been
framed for the preservation OF peace and
| good order and for the punishment Of Of
fenders aud they must be upheld.
HIS APPEAL FOR MERCY.
"You have appealed to this court for
mercy, and if il were left to my impulses
the feelings Of my heart might prompt me
to accord it to you. But for mercy you
must look to him who sits upon the throne
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