The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-23

walked of. 1 went out and didn't
see her any more until Sunday night
about IL O'Clock, when called her out Of
Fraser's house. l disguised my voice to
test her. She didn't recognize me, but said
if would go around to the back gate she
would let me in. did so, and when went
into the yard she had not yet recognized
me- stin talked to her in a changed voice.
THE MURDER.
"Then grabbed her by the arm and said.
I want my money She tried to break
away. but held her and then she said if I
would turn loose she would go into the house
and get me $40. l didn't believe her. but
let her go. She tried Co pick up an az to hit
me, but was standing over the ak, and she
couldn't get it. l caught her again and
she screamed for her cousin. Then pulled
my razor from my coat pocket and made a
slash at her, intending to cut her face and
teach her lesson. She wheeled to the
left and staggered toward the steps, and l
threw the razor on the ground and ran out
Of the gate. didn't see her fall, and didn't
know at the time that had killed her. l
walked across the Central to the Charleston
road, and got a train at Saltkahatchie
The reason l ran off was that was afraid
she would have Inc arrested and punished
for cutting her, l don't deny killing
Rhena, and am willing to bear whatever is
put upon me.n
Wien asked as to his movements after
leaving Savannah, Kitchen said: 81 went
to DraYton and closed out my business and
then to Charleston. / got work at Mead's
Phosphate Works, about eight miles from
Charleston, and worked there steadily until
| was arres ed by Detective Miller. Inever
heard that Rhena was dead until March 10,
but | kept on working.
Detective Miller arrested me on tho labor
ers' train Monday morning, while was on
my way to the phosphate works. 1 knew
what | was wanted for and didn't resist
him. l intended anyhow to come back to
Savannah and surrender myself when the
summer excursions started"
STORIES THAT DON'T AGREE.
Kitchen denied he was in the
house over night with his
wife the night of the murder, but the
people in the house swore at the inquest
that he staid there Saturday night. Sunday,
and was still there Sunday night at II
o'clock when they went to sleep. Kitchen
said he threw the razor on the ground at
the place where he killed his wife, but
Coroner Dixon found it under
the house several feet from
the murdered woman's body,
which plainly shows that he stopped long
enough to make sure that he had made a
complete job.
The murderer is a short, black negro Of
ordinary Dullu, aud Sports a musGacne. his
face is quite intelligent, but his eyes have a
rowing look. He was born in Orange
burg, 8. c., and came to Savannah
In 1881. For awhile he was
employed by Capt. NJ. J. Doyle as a cook
at Thunderbolt, and afterwari worked for
]. T. Wells & Bro. from which place he
was sent to the penitentiary. He had been
released three days when he killed his first
wife, and be Immediately went over
to South Carolina and went
to work in the phosphate mines.
1t was while there he met his second victim.
1t is rather a remarkable coincidence that
both Of the murdered women we're named
Rhena. In telling the horrible details Of
his crime Kitchen" was perfectly self
possessed and seemed to rather enjoy talk
ing. His identity as Morea will be posi-
lively made to-day by Jake Hendricks and
Sergt. Mock.