The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-25
THREE NEGROES ARRESTED
The MURDER COMMITTED FOR
ROBBERY.
The Body Discovered Soon After
The Crime Was Committed
NO CLUE 70 The MURDERERS.

August W. Meyer was murdered last
night between $50 aud 10 O'Clock, in bis
soda water factory adjoining his stable in
Duffy street lane, near West Broad street.
The murder was committed with some
heavy blunt instrument and knife, the
skull being fractured in three places. and
the jugular vein severed.
The murderers are unknown, and there
are very slight clues to connect any one
with the crime. The police have
several parties under arrest on suspicion
but there is no direct evidence against any
Of them.
Meyer owned several houses and ran a
soda water factory at Duffy and West
Broad streets. lie was burned out. both
houses and factory, about three months
ego, and had nearly completed the work of
rebuilding.
LAST SEEN ALIVE.
The last time Meyer was seen alive was
at Henry Garwes', No. 2G0 West Broad
street, where he spent some time
with party of friends who
were gathered there, as usual, Sunday
nights Meyer was there from about Z
o'clock until nearly 9 o'clock. When he
left he said be was going to the place and
going to bed.
About 10 o'clock Joe Johnston. the COL
ored boy who looked after Meyers horse
and who also slept Ia the stable, went TO
the stable as usual to take a loek at
the horses before going to bed
He had key to the door
OF the soda water factory,
which is a room 10 the came building with
the stable. Meyers bedroom was just above
the factory and there are steps leading up to
it from the stable.
DISCOVERY OF THE MURDER.
Johnston started to open the door, when
through crack he saw Meyer lying on his
face at the further end of the reom. He did
not wait to see further, but hurried at once
to Henry Lubs, brother~iu-law of Meyer,
on the opposite corner Of West Broad
street, and told him that something was
wrong with Mr.. Meyer AS he saw him lying
on his face in the factory.
Mr.. Lubs found Meyer lying on his face
u,
with a stream of blood running from
where he lay along the floor. He hurried
10 DR.. Sheftalls house near by, and asked
him to 60 with him to Meyers place.
THE BODY STILL WARN.
When DR.. Sheftall arrived, which was
not many minutes after the body was dis
covered. he found the warmth had not en-
tirely left the body, which was still limp.
Meyer was dead beyond doubt. as the ter
rible wounds in his head and throat showed
without the necessity Of examination. DR..
Sheftall telephoned the police barracks and
Assistant Chief Killourhy. who was on duty.
responded with squad Of several mounted
officers. Coroner Dixon was notified and
also went to the scene.
Everything was very quiet In the neigh
borhood of the murder. and not more than
a dozen persons besides the police were
there at IL 80 o'clock.
THE FATAL WOUNDS.
DR.. Sheftall turned Meyers body over
and examined the wounds. There was a
deep cash above the left eye, through the
bone, evidently done with heavy blunt
instrument. A similar cash, but not quite
30 large as the first, about an inch and a
half from it and about the same distance
above the left eye, was evidently made with
the same weapon and also fracturinR the
bone.
There was deep cut In the right side OF the
neck taking downward course and sever.
ing the jugular vein. blow on the back
Of the head about two inches from the right
ear also fractured the bone.
This blow if made first would have
stunned Meyer, DR.. Shettall said. The
blows over the left eye, he thought, might
have been made with a spade or a dull
hatcher or some similar instrument. lie
was Of the opinion that the assault was
made by at least two parties.
IN A POOL OF BLOOD.
Meyers body lay in pool of clotted
blood. His head rested against the wall Of
a small store room in the rear of the fac
tory. His left hand was covered with blood
which also covered his neck His necktic wa
smeared with blood, as was his shirt. Just
where he fell is a door leading to the stable
PiOpcE' ~ 10 ruppOseu huO6NeE QlQ the
killing entered the stable and came through
the door where the dead man was found
Myer was dressed in his Sunday suit and
had on an overcoat. His head was I'M
covered and his hat was lying OF
the floor in pool Of blood.
ROBBERY THE MOTIVE.
The motive OF the crime apparently
was robbery. The right hand pocket O.
the dead man was turned wrong side out anC
ell his pockets were empty.
Meyer was q man who was known 70 be
in the habit Of carrying considerable none,
upon his person. His watch was gone a
was also diamond ring and a diamond
scarf pin which be wore. From the appear
ances Of the body and its surrounding
there could not have been much Of a strug
gle.
The first work Of the police was to en-
deavor TO obtain some clue to the muir.
derers A dillgent search Of the building
and surroundings was made for the weap-
ons but nothing Of the kind could be found.