The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-30

bought some meat. I went out after him
and sat down in the store. I asked him 10
shut up and go to bed. He said he was
waiting on Andrew Houston. that he had
an engagement with him told him
Andrew would not come. He shut the door
and began TO count the change. came out
and went to the house. got ready and
went TO bed He came In and told him 10
put the lamp where he would have light
He sat down on a chair 20 pull on his
shoes when a beef born was thrown
through the window. II was about $50
at night. Frank said he would see
what so ann 30 mat
was fired the bone through the window
He took his pistol and went out, i was
lying in bed. I jumped up, put on my
slippers and wrapper and followed him
! met Frank and a great big negro scuf-
fling. I heard Frank say 10 the negro,
what do you intend 20 doY and the negro
replied, I intend to kill YOU He had
him down, beating him. I couldn't find a
brick and I ran in and grabbed the lamp,
and ran out and struck the negro with
the lamp. The fire few out Of the lamp.
The negro turned loose Frank and turned
on me, and threw me down and beat me
all up. I crawled into the house. Where
Farnk was couldn't tell
found him in the house and
the negro was coming up the steps.
1 took the crossbar Of the door and said
You black So-and-So. II you come UP
the steps I will kill you The negro stepped
back down the steps and l shut the door
to and put the bar across the door.
took Frank into the room and locked the
door He threw himself down in chair
and 1 fell across the bed. Sometime In
the night felt Frank pushing me to get
in bed. l was praying for somebody 10
come and help me. Julia, my sister-in-
law, was the first person TO come IN
NHHW
ened the door and motioned to her TO
come in. She asked who did II. Frank
said a big negro beat him and a short
one took his pistol away from him.
only saw one negro. My husband and
always lived friendly together. He was
always very kind to me. There was
some unpleasant feeling between the two
brothers. My sister-in-law and were al
ways friendly"
Mrs Cincevich said If she made use of
any such remarks as those stated by her
nephew on the night Of her husbands
death she did not remember them and
knew nothing of them.
Coroner Goette said that he made dill
gent inquiry for evidence when he held the
inquest over Frank Cincevich and found
no evidence of the kind brought out at
the investigation. He did not see Jones
and his wife.
Mr. Bevans made a short argument
for the state He said the object OF the
prosecution was to ferret out the guilty
party, and not to prosecute Mrs. Cince-
vich.
Mr.. McKethan made a strong plea
for the defendant He showed that the
evidence was entirely circumstantial and
insufficient to establish any guilt on her
part. He discussed the case at length,
showing the improbability of Mrs. Cince-
vich having injured her husband in the
manner in which he was injured being
at the same time so seVerly injured
herself that she was not a woman of
sufficient strength to have inflicted such
wounds, and that no instrument with
which such wounds might have been in
fiicted by her had been produced. That
her husband had repeatedly stated before
his death that his injuries had been in
ficted by a negro. The strange position
Of her brother-in-law, VINO did not come
to see his brother until three days after
the attack, and who had not spoken
to him Cor three years, and who now
sought to convict his widow of the mur-
der, was strongly dwelt upon.
Mr.. Bevans made a brief reply, in
which he admitted that the evidence
was circumstantial but held that enough
had been adduced to warrant the justice
in holding her for trial.
Justice Russell made a brief summing
up of the evidence contrasting the weight
of evidence adduced by each side, and
announced his decision that the warrant
be dismissed and the defendant dis
charged.
Mrs. Cincevich is still suffering from
her severe wounds, and looks very weak
and pale.