The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-10
The JURY SAYS MURDER.
Result Of the COrOneT'S Inquest On
Eliza Martins Body.

Only Three Witnesses Give Testi-
1nony. and That of Any One of Them
Would Have Been Sufficient for the
Verdict - salIie Holmes Tells
Story in Full Accord With the Morn
ing News Account-WnIiams Still
at Large.
The murder of Eliza Martin by Law
renee Williams, for such it has been pro
nouuced by the coroner's jury, was in
vestiCated yesterday by that body at 1880
O'Clock a m. at the dead woman's house,
36 South Broad street, in the room where
the crime was committed.
The murderer had not been caught, and
the jury had to proceed with their work
without his presence, which, perhaps, as
to the facts of the deed, was not of great
importance to the inquest. The authori-
ties, however, would like to have had him
behind the bars Of the Chatham county
Jail.
Detective George w. BosselI, who ap-
peared on the scene few minutes after
the crime was committed, was the first
witness.
Mamie Beal, colored, who lives in the
house, was next called, but the most
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who was almost on the spot at the time.
was that of Sallie Holmes, colored, who is
also an inhabitant Of the place.
THE HOLMES w0siAN's STORY.
The statement of the facts, as brought
out by Sallie Holmes, who said she lived
in the house, is practically as given IN the
MORNING News Of yesterday.
She had lived in the house two weeks,
and had seen Williams there about every
day. He was there all day Friday until
about 80 O'Clock p. IN, when Wllllams
and the Martin woman had some harsh
words and he left.
The witness stated that before leaving
he accused her of being mad. and the
woman replied to him, II believe Law
renee, you are going to kill me-" Williams
then stated he was going to leave and
went out He returned, she said, about
+ o'clock, when the woman was IN the
kitchen, and he followed her into this
room indicating the room in which the
crime had been committed). They sat
down and began talking quietly togetner.
HEARD SCREAMS IN THE ROOM.
The witness stated she soon heard
screams coming from the room, and did
the first thing she thought of, which was
to go out and call for the police. A police
man came up and she told him that this
man had killed the Martin woman, She
know which way he went.
She recognized the knife as one carried
by Lawrence Williams. and which he had
at one time given to the Martin woman.
1t disappeared from a drawer in her bu-
reau where she had kept it just a day or
two before the murder. II was supposed
at the time that Williams had it, and some
trouble was anticipated.
The coroner's jury considered the ques-
ton but a short time and brought in a
verdict against Williams, charging him
with her murder.
STILL AT LARGE.
A lively search was made for the cul-
prit yesterday and night before last, but
without success.
1t was rumored on the street yesterday
afternoon that he had been captured, but
the story proved untrue. 1t was stated,
also, that he had gone to Charleston on a
Charleston and Savannah railroad freight,
and that he would be easily captured
there, But nothing came of this report
1t is stated, on good authority, that
Williams was at his fathers house talk
ing to his mother at the time the police
men went there TO search for him. 1t is
strange how he slipped through their
clutches here. 1t is believed that a
few more hours will see him behind the
jail bars.