The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-21
DAVID MONNEY MURDERED.
Knocked Down at His Cabin Door by
an Unknown Hand.

he Lived an Independent Life On
Flat Across the River-Had Just
Left the City and Was On His Way
to His Cabin Near Willink's Ship
Yard-Has Two Wealthy Sisters
Living In Philadelpbia--No Clew as
to the Identity of the Assassin.
Robbery the Probable Motive.
David Money, a white fisherman, who
lived 3 sort of a hermit's life in cabin
built on fat on Hutchinson's Island, in
a sort of an isolated place, adjoining VIII
links marine harf.yard, was murdered
some time night before last, and his body
was found yesterday morning about 1880
o'clock bya negro named Frank Bolin who
lives on the islard, and who was just re-
turning there from the city.
The body, when found, was lying in the
mud On the bank OF the river, and Bolin,
thinking he had Just been drowned, went
for assistance 10 get him out Of the water.
He was lying in the mud, about eight or
ten feet from his cabin. and a little ex-
animation showed that life was entirely
extinct. Coroner Dixon was notified, and
he went over about l o'clock TO lnyesti-
gate the matter.
sTRUCK OS TIE BACK OF THE HEAD.
Money was seen in the city Friday
afternoon after dark. He was seen, too,
when on his way back 10 his cabin, across
the river, and at the time was going to
the hill near the market dock. That was
the last seen Of Money alive.
When Capt. Dixon examined the body
he found an ugly wound on the left side
of the back of Moneys head, which had
caused the skull TO sink in. The wound
was about two inches broad, and seemed
to have been inflicted by a billy or
heavy stick. There WAS another wound
just over his right eye, which might have
been caused from his fall
Around Moneys cabin is a sort of
staging, which forms a sort of piazza
around it. At one end of this staging was
a large pool of blood, in which sand had
been sprinkled, and which had been COW
cred over with box, which had been
taken from the cabin.
To all appearances, Money had been
struck just as he was approaching his
door, had fallen on the staging, and was
left there long enough TO have let the
blood from his head form the pool
BENT ON ROBBERY.
The murderer, whoever he was, seemed
TO have been bent on robbery. The door
of the cabin was forced open and every
thing on the inside was scattered over the
floor. What he expected to find, how
ever, is mystery to those who know any
thing about the life and habits of its
occupants
Inside the cabin was found loaf Of
bread wrapped up in brown paper, one
end of which was soaked in blood. In
Moneys pocket was a package of tea,
which seemed to indicate that he had
been in the city shopping. The loaf of
bread must have been carried from out
side into the cabin by the murderer
After looting the cabin the murderer
took the body off the staging and threw
1t in the river. He then attempted to
hide the traces of blood on the staging by
throwing sand on it and covering it with
the box. He worked in bungling man
ner, which seemed to indicate that he
was surprised while at his work, and
killed Money to escape prosecution.
WHO THE DEAD MAN WAS.
Money is a fisherman who has lived in
his little cabin on the island, for years,
and who seems to have preferred his in
dependent life to any other. Letters
found on his person showed that he has
two sisters and perhaps other relatives
living in Philadelphia, where he is thought
to have formerly lived.
The letters indicate that his sisters
were rather well-off and comfortably
situated. They have urged him at
one time and another to leave
his hermit's life and come to Phlladel-
phia TO live, but he seemed to have been
more pleased to live in his own indepen-
dent way. He was about Sc years old
Coroner Dixon could get no witnesses
except the negro Frank Bolin, who knew
nothing about the matter beyond the fact
that he had accidentally discovered the
body in the river when he went there to
land. The body must have been thrown
in the river about high tide, as it was
stuck in the mud and was only disclosed
when the water was low
Coroner Dixon telegraphed to Miss Re-
becca Money, at the Presbyterian Home
In Philadelphia, last night telling her of
her brothers. death, and asking if she
cared TO have the body sent there. He
had not heard from her up to late hour
last night.