The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-24
He MAY Be IMPLICATED.
Jim SeWellS Thought to know Some
thing About Henry FOTd'S Murder,

He Was Placed IN the Barracks on
Suspicion by Detective Morgan Yes
terday-Was Seen Helping Ford
Load and Unload His Boat While
Here-Three Men Looking for the
Boat Friday Afternoon Just Before
the Murder, and Seweus Thought to
Have Been One of Them-SeweIls'
Story of the Circumstances in the
Case.
Jim Sewells, who is thought to be the
murderer of Henry Ford, the negro who
was found dead in boat up the river a
few days ago, and whose death the coro-
ner's jury decided was murder, is in the
barracks awaiting Identification.
He was placed there by Detective Nor
gan, who brought him down yesterday
morning from Rice Hope, small station
near Abercorn where he went the night
before to arrest the negro on a description
given him by some parties who saw
Sewells in the city the day the murder
occurred.
HELPED FORD LOAD HIS BOAT.
The parties who gave the information
leading TO Sewells' arrest, stated that
they saw him Friday-the day of the
murder-and that he helped Ford load
and unload his boat while in the city.
For this, they said, he was paid so cents
by Ford, and that he then asked Ford to
treat him to 4 drink. Ford drew two $40
bills from his pocket and told him that
was all be had. and that he didn't want
TO break them to by drink, but there
was jug In the boat, which he could
take a drink from, if he liked. Sewells,
it is said, was much dissatisfied at this
state Of affairs
THREE MEN LOOKING FOR THE BOAT.
Friday afternoon some parties
at the Southern Cotton oil mill say
they saw two men pass and
that these men asked about blue boat,
which they said had just gone up the
river. Following these two was one man
who was on the same errand, and asked
similar questions Detective Morgan
ably this man. and that if
not alone in the work he had a
hand in it. This was Just before the
time that the murder is supposed to have
been committed. These parties were not
known to the oil mill hands, but they
SAID JnGy could lQentTy them II called
upon to do so. Sewells will be taken be-
fore them, and if ne was either of the
parties reported to have gone up the
river in quest of the boat, he will prob
ably be held for trial.
sEwELLs' STORY OF THE CASE.
Sewells tells an entirely different story.
He denies knowing anything about the
murder, but says he was the man who
helped Ford unload and load his boat. He
doesn't deny the circumstances connected
with that work, as stated, but says that
after that he never saw Ford.
He has different idea altogether as to
who committed the murder He saws
that Ford was in Miller's shop that after
noon, and there was rather old colored
man and his two sons there at the same
time. Who they were he didn't know,
but he says at that time Ford exhibited
his two $40 bills, and these were the only
parties beside himself and the clerks in
the store that saw them. He thinks these
men could probably tell something about
the murder, if not all about it.
Sewells is, of course, held only on sus-
plcion, but the circumstances point
strongly to the fact that he knows some
thing about 1t, That may or may not be-
and if he is not identified by the hands at
the oil mill, who saw the parties pass
ipquiring for the boat, he will probably
be released. Detective Morgan thinks he
has the right clue, however, though he
was reluctant to say anything about the
case until 1t had been determined.