The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-14
HELPED MOVE The BODY.
Evidence That Washington Was an
Accomplish in His Wile'S Crime.

Murdorers-Wa shington to Be Con-
fronted By Witness Who Contra
diets Him-George Berrien Arrested
for Taking Part in the Removal of
Harden's CIothes-Mary Confessed
to Him That She Killed Harden.
Every days investigation seems to
furnish some new details Of the horrible
murder of Isaiah Harden, and each new
detail is a link in the chain of evidence
which is being strongly woven.
The most important link furnished yes
terday was the arrest of George Berrien
at Ehenezer. Detective Humphries went
up TO Ebenezer, which is about twenty
five miles up the river, night before last,
He returned late yesterday afternoon
with Berrien in charge.
While he took no part in the crime
Berrien's evidence is of an important ma
ture. He is considered somewhat of an
accomplice in that he failed to report the
matter when Harden's clothes were given
him to dispose of. He submitted readily
to arrest and admits that he did wrong
in not reporting what he knew a bout the
matter at the time.
BERRIEN's STORY.
Berrien, who is an uncle of Mary Wash
ington, and a brother of Abelard Berrien,
said that he was in the city Monday
night, March 5. That night shortly
before the departure of the steamer
Ethel he says Mary and Richard Wash
inRton gave him bag, the contents of
which he knew nothing about at the time
| and told him to take them to his wife,
Sylvia.
Berrien went home on the Ethel. Next
| morning his wife opened the bag to see
what had been sent her. To her astOnish-
ment she found a lot of clothes among
which were a couple of coats and shirt.
On one of the coats was a mass of blood
around the back part of the shoulder,
and there were several knife cuts made
in it. The shirt showed very plainly that
it had been bloody, but-an attempt had
been made to wash the blood out of it.
Berrieus wife refused to have the
clothes kept at the place, and told George
to take them back. Wednesday afternoon
BCrrieu returned to the city reaching
here Wednesday night He returned also
by the steamer Ethel. He went at once
to his brothers house and sent for Rich
ard and Mary Washington.
TALK ABOUT THE CLOTHES.
While talking with Richard Washing
ton in the yard at his brothers house he
asked him why he had given him those
| clothes, and what he meant by it. Wash
ington's only reply was:
why in the b didn't you throw
them oyerboard?"
Berrien says Washington then took the
| clothes and disposed Of them by throw
ing them into an clubhouse and covering
them over with lot of trash When
Berrien asked Mary about the clothes,
and why she had given them to him, she
/ only said ''umph."
''Whcre is Harden2" Berrian asked
her
I killed him." was her only reply.
When Richard Washington is con-
fronted with the testimony Of Berrien
there will be little for him to do but to
give way, and admit whatever of truth
there Is IN his connection with the crime.
He undoubtedly had a hand in the re-
moyal of the body from under the floor Of
his room, and he undoubtedly knows what
disposition has been made of it. Perhaps
the arrest of Berrien will bring about
that result, which will add materially to
the testimony already produced. OF the
t-uth of Berrien's testimony there is little
doubt, certainly much less than in the
case of the story told by Richard Wash
ingtOn.
Berrien was taken down to the Jail last
night. He and Washington will have full
opportunity tOtalk matters over to-day,
and perhaps Washington will be more
ready to tell afterwards what he did with
Harden's head and the rest of him.
MORE OF THE BODY FOUND.
A report was brought to Justice Naugh-
tins Office yesterday afternoon that some
more parts of the body had been disCoy-
cred near the place where the former dis
cOveries had been made j. II. Britt was
sent down to investigate the matter. He
found rib, some pieces Of flesh and some
more of the viscera buried in the dirt and
trash Just as the other parts had been
disposed of. These were at once put in
charge of Coroner Dixon.
Still there is not enough Of the body on
which to hold an inquest The head at
least will first have to be found. There
is belief among some of those interested
in the case that the heavy parts of the
body were taken to the river and thrown
In, and that these minor parts which
have been found were those that the
criminals failed to remove when hurryinq
through their dirty Job. Having failed to
/ put these in with the rest of them they
buried them and disposed of them as best
they could around the place.
THE MURDEREss' ACTIONS.
? There is no telling what other horrible
details this terrible case will furnish.
The guilty woman is suffering from the
strain which she has undergone Her
(
/ since the crime was committed. Abelard
Berrien, her father, says she has always
been an unmanageable child, and that
, she was able TO- do just as she wanted
with Richard, her husband. Abe
: lard says Mary once jumped
= on him in a fit of anger
, and grabbed him by the collar as if to
f choke him. He says she managed her
. husband as she pleased and often beat
him as if he were a boy. The principles
of the brute seemed to have grown in her
as she grew to womanhOod, landing her
at last in a prison cell under the most
, fearful of all charges which can be pre-
ferred against a human being
Edwards, it is said, is a psalm singer.
He sings in the Jail almost every hour in
the day He is constantly asserting that
2 he is a child Of God, and that the angels
, are coming through the roof to save him
The woman has strongly connected him
3 with the crime, however, ana it may be a
hard matter for him TO establish his limo,
CenCe.
Threw Rocks at a Train.
e. Sandy Grant, Chance Grant, and Lit
man johnson, three negro boys, were
arrested yesterday at Sand Hin. about
four miles from the CITY by Detective I