The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-28
NO CLEW TO BERRY'S SLAYER.
DETECTIVES SPEND THE DAY
NEAR THE TRAGEDY.

Knife Which the Murdered Mar
Had Bought I'm the City Found IN
the Grass by the Roadside Near
Where He Was NiIIed-TNO Men
saw the Body in the ROad, But
Were Too Frightened TO Go Near
1t.
The assasslns Of Capt. G. II. Berry are
still at large. No clew to the murderers
has been discovered though the detec-
tives were hard at work on the case all OF
yesterday. The matter is still shrouded
in the mystery that first surrounded it,
and no discoveries Of any importance like
ly TO lead to the apprehension Of the guilty
persons have been made.
County Detective Morgan and Policeman
Jerrigan went out to the scene Of the muir
der just beyond Cherokee Hill on the Au-
gusta road yesterday in the hope Of dis
covering something additional
Thinking he might find some article
known to have been in Capt. Berrys pos
session. Detective Morgan began a
search hoping that whatever found might
Indicate the direction the mUrderers and
robbers had taken after they had com
mitted the crime He did not succeed in
finding anything that would show their
route. but found one of two new Xxi
knives that the murdered man had pur-
chased just before leaving the city, though
it was in the edge of the grass on the road
side that it was found and not sufficiently
remote from the place where the body
had lain to indicate the path taken. Moth
ing else was found, though it was said
that some one had found the cavalry pistol
that Capt. Berry carried, off to one side
of the road.
The officers discovered that news OF
the murder had been received at Mon
teith before the arrival OF the Inflated
mans horse and blood-stained buggy
Two men, living in Edingham county,
had heard the report of the gun while
on this side of the hill. and on reaching
the top, saw the murdered man at the
foot, with his horse a very gentle ami
NAL, standing in the road by him, but
saw no one anywhere about 1t is not
supposed they passed the body, and the
patiently waiting horse, through any
lack Of human feelings, but because they
were frightened. without making any
attempt TO see IL the man was killed or
only wounded they drove on to Mon
tieth. and it was only on the further
side of the town that they told of what
they had seen.
1t was not until some time after these
men had told there tale that the horse
and buggy arrived and Mrs. Dowse Keller,
stopping 1t, told her husband of its bloody
condition. He Immediately drove back
down the road and on to the city to notify
the authorities. Both he and his rela-
tives have since been rendering the Off
GERS great service in attempting to find the
assassins.
Suspicion is attached to a negro who
robbed a house at Berry's station a few
days ago. He has not been seen since Fri
day. and then in the neighborhood of Mon
teith.
When the officers reached the scene of
the murder Saturday afternoon. they
We're accompanied by County Engineer
Dayton, who kindly loaned them one of
his dog TO endeavor to run down the muir
derers. The dog had not been in con-
slant training and consequently, though
of fine nose naturally, he would not take
the trail. The detectives regret that they
did not have good dogs. for in that case
they would, in all probability have been
able to get at least on the track of the
assassins. They are very anxious for the
county to make some provision for Sc
curing such animals, as in many instances
they would be very effective in trailing
Coroner GOette has not yet held an in
quest. He will walt a day or two longer
TO see if any evidence develops to fix the
guilt.