The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-30
SAVED FROM THE GALLONS.
Isaac Young Will Spend the Rest Of
His Life in the PelhGntiaTy.


Prisoner, and Told Him he Should
Thank the Jury for Letting Him on
With His Life-YOung Thanked the
Court as He Was Taken Pack to Jail.
The circumstances of the Killing and
Incidents Of the Trial.
As Isaac Young, who was on trial yes
terday for the murder of Lucy Wallace,
Oct. s. 1898, was leaving the court room
after the sentence, to return to jail, he
thanked the jury and the court for hay-
ing let him of with his life and depriving
him of his liberty only while he lived.
Young was thankful for having been
saved from the gallows, for during the
urogress of the trial the state made out a
strong case and it looked exceedingly
gloomy for the prisoner all the way
through. He manifested a kind of in
difference at times during the trial, but
now and then was evidently rather IN
easy as TO the result. Messrs. *. +.
Hitch and d. F. Grassland worked hard
TO save their clients neck, ana as Young
had practically admitted the killing they
endeavored to make the case out one of
manslaughter.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CRIME
According to the evidence Young's
crime was a peculiarly brutal one. Lucy
Wallace had been his paramour, he hav-
ing been divorced from his wife. They
lived together at a place called Shad on
Wilmington Island for about five years.
For some weeks before the crime, how
ever Lucy had been going down to
place called Hunter on the island, where
she lived at times with another negro
named Scott Thurman, who was the sub
ject of Youngs jealousy.
Young had reprimanded her at various
times for this and had insisted on her
letting this man Thurman alone. Lucy
failed to do as she was hidden and several
times enraged Young by her actions.
She had taken money which he had given
her and had bought whisky and shoes for
Thurman which still further enraged
Young. He met her on the afternoon of
Oct. s, on a road on the island in company
with several other women, and insisted
on her leaving them and going with him.
She walked off down the road with
Young, the quarrel was renewed and was
ended by his striking her on the
head twice with a stick or billy or some
other heavy instrument. Both blows
crushed her skull in, and either one was
sufficient to have produced death. Young
left the island and went to South Caro-
lima, where he was captured after long
chase, near Beaufort. He was caught in
a river there in which he swan some dis
lance and had to be chased in boat be-
fore he was run down.
IN COURT FOR TRIAL.
On arraignment in the superior court
yesterday, Young admitted the killing,
but denied that he was guilty of murder
1t took some time to get jury to try the
case, as the defendant struck twenty, the
full number allowed, while the state OBJ
jected to only two. The jury was sworn
at ii o'clock.
Coroner Dixon was the first witness put
on the stand, and he made out bad case
for the prisoner. He had examined the
wounds on the victims head and stated
that the skull was mashed in in both
places. The wounds, he thought, were
inflicted by some heavy instrument. A
string, he said, such as was used on a
billy had been found near the body, and
the body itself, which had fallen on one
side of the road, had evidently been
dragged to the other, where it was found
In ditch, and in a pool of blood
Lucy's mother was put on the stand by
the state TO testify as TO her age and gen
eral habits. The state also introduced
Montgomery jackson, Bina Tattnall,
Pooebe Miller and Sallie Walker, the last
three being the women who were with
Lucy Just before she was called away by
Young, and went down the road with
him. They stated that they met Young
afterward, and that he threw himself on
his knees and began to scratch in the dirt
Montgomery jackson testified to having
heard some sounds as from a struggle and
having seen Young afterward without
the woman.
THE PRISONERS CONFESSION.
Gillison, the detective from Beaufort
who aided in making the arrest, was put
on the stand by the state to testify as K
the confession of the crime which Young
had made to him. He told the story of i
as Young had related it on the boat com
ing from Beaufort, he said, and stated
that Young had said nothing to him abou
the Wallace woman having attacked hin
with pair of scissors, which was claimed
by Young on trial.
DIR. Oemler was put on the stand by tn,
defense to testify as to Young's genera
character, and the bad character of tn
women who had testified against him
Among other things, he had said tina
Young was violent when excited by jeal
ousy or drink.
The state made out it's case on tn
statements that Young had struck tn
woman with billy, or heavy leaden in
strument, and contended that there wa
no evidence to show that the prisoner ha,
been attacked by his victim, and that tn
act contained no element of self-defense
The defense held that the act wa
either voluntary or involuntary man
slaughter, claiming that the deed wa
committed with hickory stick and tina
the woman had first attacked him.
The prisoner made his statement re
lating the story in substance as given ant
claiming that he had been attacked by tn
woman, showing a scar on his heat
which he said she had made with pail
Of scissors. He said he struck her witt
a hickory stick and not billy.
FOR HIS NATURAL LIFE.
In charging the jury Judge Falligan
reviewed the evidence and showed tn
Jury under what circumstances the
would have to bring verdict of murder
He also showed, in case the testimon
was partially disbelieved, or where tn
prisoners statement was credited, a ver
dict Of a lesser degree of homicide nigh
be found.
Before the charge several Of the Jurors
asked the prisoner questions which indi
Gated that they believed him guilty o
murder. He was asked why he went oil
instead Of reporting the matter to the au
thorities, if the deed was committed, a
he claimed, in self defense. He said h
was afraid she would warrant him, ant
that he didn't know that he had killeC
her.
The jury was out about an hour and
half, and returned with a verdict O
guilty and a recommendation that Youn,
be sentenced TO the penitentiary for tn,
period of his natural life.
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