The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-06
CRESWELL'S DARK CRIME
ALL SUSPICION AGAINST TIE
GRANDSON REMOVED.

The Young Man Devoted to His
Grandparents and Of Irreproachsble
Character-He Is Able TO Prove an
Abb by Responsible Citizenship.
Barrett Still Alive.
GRIFFIN, GA, Jan. 5-Interest in the
Barrett tragedy OF Sunday night has con-
tinued to-day without abatement. At l
O'Clock this afternoon the remains Of Grand
ma Barrett, as she was familiarly known,
were inferred in the burying ground OF the
little village, and large eoncourse Of low
ing neighbors made up the funeral cortage.
1t was a sad duty. made more sad by reason
Of the brutality Of her death. Rev. }. II.
Elder preached the sermon. His illusions
60 her Christian character and her many
good deeds, caused tears to dim many eyes
unused to weeping.
Her aged husband still fingers. but the
brittle thread that holds him on earth is
well nigh severed and N ay be snapped in
two at any moment The crime which
ended the noble life Of this aged lady aud
causes the constant watching by the bed
side of her husband is still hidden in an I'm
penetrable veil
BASELESS THEORIES.
There Is no foundation for any OF the
theories advanced Offering a clew to the
guilty parties and they should never have
been used. Sheriff Patrick, having been
quoted In connection with one OF
these theories. was seen by the NEWS
correspondent and the following statement
has been obtained from him for the News:
ait Is the policy Of every officer TO suspect
any party that could possibly have any con-
nection with a crime brought to his notice
AS evidence of the fact that there is no
foundation for connecting WV. Nunnally's
name with the crime. Mrs. Fielding Hill,
a neighbor OF DR.. Barrett's, states that on
Sunday night. between 7 and o'clock, she
heard screams in the direction Of DR.. Bar
rett's house. lNunnally was not at home
from before shutdown until $3.50
o'clock, is the evidence Of half
q dozen responsible people Then, too, those
early on the scene, whom Nunnally had just
left, state that the blood he'd ooagulated
when they arrived, showing conclusively
that the crime had been committed some,
time before Nunnally'returnedt to his home
NO SHADOW OVER NUNNALLY.
The News correspondent has just res
turned from the scene of the tragedy, and
after again thoroughly going over the en-
tire case and talking with a large number
Of she neighbors, Il convinced that there Is
no shadow OF suspicion resting on
NunnAlly. The evidence shows that
he could not have committed the
crime The suspicion that might
have been felt yesterday was caused by the
wild excitement that prevailed, but that
has passed now, and the community feels
that great injustice has been done the
young man IL was never intended that
any remarks that were made in discussing
the case should have been SO promiscuOusly
handled.
DEVOTED TO BIS GRANDPARENTS.
Upon inquiry the NEWS correspondent
learns that Nunnally was devoted to his
grandparents. He had for a number of
years lived with them and waited on them,
and no one feels the heavy blow more than
he. Nunnally is a quiet, sober and in
dustrious young man, and is highly
respected by his neighbors. who are his
friends. and for number of years has been
a consistent member of the church. 1t was
hoped DR.. Barrett would recover sufficiently
20 give the names of his assailants, but to-
night there is scarcely hope of his surViv-
ing through the night.