The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-24
HAZELS SLAYER CAUGHT
DETECTIVE BOssRLL CAPTURES a
CHARLESTON MURDERER.

Jerry HalIbook, Who Killed One
Omcer and Wounded Another,
Found Hiding on Hutchinson
Island-His Uncle Gives His Away.
Detective McManus Of Charleston
Assists in the'Arrest-The Murderer
Taken Back Last Night.
Jerry Hallbock, the negro who murdered
Constable Robert Hazel. badly wounded
another officer, and tried to kill several
other people at Magnolia Mines. near
Charleston, several weeks ago, was captured
last night on Husohinson's Island by City
Detective Bossel and Detective MoMHnus
of Charleston. The murderer agreed to re-
turn to Charleston without a requisition
and Detective MoManus started with him
on the 9:l0 o'clock train.
The authorities here we're notified about
week ago by Detective McMRnus that
HalIbock was supposed to be in the neigh
borhood Of Savannah, and the case was
turned over to Detective Bossell de went
70 work at once and soon learned that
a South Carolina negro calling himself
Jerry Osborne had recently taken up his
residence with an uncle, Frank Osborne, on
Hutchinson's Island. OsbOrnes description
fitted Hallbook 80 perfectly that the de-
teotivs decided be was the murderer. De-
tective Bossell wrote to Detective MoMauus
and that officer reached here yesterday.
his UNCLE GAVE him AWAY.
Last night the two detectives found Frank
Osborne in the city and tackled him about
his nephew. Osborne admitted that he was
the murderer of Constable Hazel, and,
being badly fri h,ened, agreed to take the
detectives to the island to effect his arrest.
Detective Bosseu armed himself with
q shotgun, and, with Detective McManus,
was rowed across the river by Osborne.
The murderer was not at home when the
detectives arrived, and they started for the
little negro church near Willink's ship
yard. As they approached it the officers
saw Hallbock sitting on the front steps.
Detective Bossell crept up sUealthily behind
him, and before the negro knew anybody
was around he was surprised by having a
gun thrust in bis face with a command to
surrender. HAllbock Immediately threw up
his hands and Detective McManus slipped
the handouts about his wrists.
ANXIOUS TO GO BACK.
The detectives started back TO the city
with their prisoner, intending to lock him
up at the barracks, but as be expressed
willingness to return to Charleston at once
Detective McManus decided TO take him
there on last nights train.
Hollback talked freely about his crime,
and apparently has no TemOrse He said he
intended to kill others besides Hazel He
was very bitter in his denunciation Of his
uncle for giving him away to the officers.
Hallbook said that after he killed Hazel
and ran off the balance of his pursuers he
stole the oonstable's rife and three war
rants which were in his pocket Then he
took to the dirt road and went to Pom
Pom, where he stopped few days with his
cousin. FromsthAt place he went to Har-
deeville, and two weeks ago walked into
Savannah. Fearing that he would be
caught If he remained about the city, HALL
book said he went across the river to his
uncle's home, where be thought he was safe
from the officers and tine law.
HALLBOCK's CRIME.
Hsllbook killed Constable Hazel while the
officer was trying to serve warrant upon
him for trivial offense. Another officer &C
companied Hazel TO the mines on account
of the desperate character Of the negroes who
work there. AS soon as Hazel announced TO
Hallbock that he had warrant for his ar
rest the later picked up double-barreled
shotgun and blew the constable's head Of
with one barrel and shattered the leg of his
companion with the other barrel Then he
took the dead mans rife and pistol and
when a crowd which had been attracted by
the shooting attempted his capture Hail.
book fired into it and narrowly escaped hit
ting several.
The murderer is a short stout brown
skinned negro of desperate appearance.