The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-20
MoWoRU HELD FOR MURDER.
CORONER'S JURY CHARGED HIM
WITH DEATH OF PATsSCULLY.


bling Yet Found-The Case to Go
Before the Grand Jury To-day.
An inquest was held by Coroner Goette
yesterday afternoon over Patrick Scully.
who was fatally stabbed by Nicholas J.
Moworu Friday night
A jury of six was sworn, and after
hearing the testimony of those wit
nesses whose evidence had a direct
bearing on the case, it returned a YER
dict to the effect that ScuIy came to his
death by a wound, caused by a knife
in the hands of Moworu, and adjudged the
crime to be murder. Coroner GOette is
sued commitment, which was placed
in the hands Of Chief McDermott, that
Moworu may be removed from the police
barracks TO the jail.
The testimony was that SCully was
the aggressor in the difficulty in Crum's
place, and was the first TO begin the fight
by siezing Moworu 10y The throat with both
hands and choking HIM. This he con-in-
ued until urged to stop by James Ford,
a colored clerk, who was in charge or the
store. He resumed the night. and MoWoru
stepped aside and placed his hand An MS
hip pocket, as though 20 draw weapon
oru BY the hair. after Stri0ins him several
bows in the head and pulled him in that
way into the street. where the nSat con-
tinued for over Two minutes. during which
time Aloworu was severely punished by
blows and kicks from his antagonist.
I'D to this stage ~ the 1sht IL appeared
that MowOru made no attempt even 10 de
fend himself. which is thought 10 be due
TO the fact that NJ vas the more intoNica-
ted of the two men. The tight come TO
close. Scully going out Houston street in
the direction OF Hull, and Moworu walking
into Crum's store where ne remained from
three to five minutes, though the evidence
as to the time differs. However il was
agreed that sufficient time elapsed to al
low reason and sober judgment to have its
effect. and it was on this point mainly that
the verdict was based. Moworu opened
his knife and went out. He mad been
gone about two minutes when Sculiy re-
turned to the store and said he mad been
stabbed by the dago.
The first witness sworn was James Ford,
aged % years, clerk at Crums store, and
an eye witness to that part of the dithcuIty
which took place there. He said, in SUBJ
stance that Moworu was customer
there and came on the night Of the fight
at s O'Clock in a drunken condition and
called for beer which was given him.
Moworu had only been in the bar a few
moments when Sculy entered the
grocery from HUI street and
called for tobacco. Ford left Mowo-
ru and went to the front, waited on Scully
and remained until Moworu finished the
beer and came TO the grocery, where he
called for pigs feet. Scully made some
remark about Moworu being a dago, 10
which the latter replied that if he was
a dago, he could speak as good English
as Scuily. Some talk followed about an
American, and Scully placed the tobacco
in his pocket and said: Nov, I'll show
you what an American can do for you"
He seized Moworu by the throat with both
hands and choked him until he turned
white in the face. Ford came from be-
hind the counter and said to Scuuy: Pat
don't choke him any more-youll kill the
poor man." He released his hold and did
nothing further until Moworu reached to
his hip pocket when Scully grabbed him
by the hair, pulling him into the street,
where the fight continued some moments
Moworu entered the store, wiped the blood
from his face and left He passed win
dow in the direction of Hull street.
Nothing further was seen until Scully
returned in about two minutes, walking in
a stopped position, and said, that dago
has cut me" and asked for a club. He did
not stop, however, but went on through
the store, passed out The side door and
through the lane toward Price street.
Ford said both men were under the in
uu6Dce OF HQQOr.
Detective James ]. Barrett testified SUBJ
stantially to the facts which have already
been published in the Morning News, in
regard 10 finding the knife in Moworu's
room hidden on top shelf behind three
loaves of bread and covered with fresh
blood. Detective Barrett said he had made
a thorough examination of the spot where
the cutting is thought TO have taken place,
but could find no evidences of the fight.
A
stated she met Moworu about the time the
hight is thought to have taken place. turn
ing the corner at Hull and Houston
streets, with a knife in his hand and go
ing toward his home, three doors from the
corner on the north side of the street She
said he entered the house, and she con
tinued east on Hull street. Her testimony
as to this was corroborated by Emanuel
Green, who testified that he looked out the
door OF Crum's store and saw a woman
crossing Houston street about the time the
witness is thought to have passed.
In his testimony, Emanuel Green. the
witness last sworn, went over the facts as
published, and told substantially the same
story. He and Ford tell similar story
about the origin of the fight, relating the
talk about an American, and Scully tax
ing hold of Moworu TO show him what an
American is.
Green said a boy took Moworu's hat to
from his face, and remaining some three
or five minutes, Moworu pulled a large
knife from the same pocket, in which
both Ford and Green said he attempted
TO put his hand before the second scuffle
in the store began with Scully.
The knife found by Detective Barrett in
Moworu's house was produced and Green
Identified it as the one he saw him
produce before leaving the store after the
tight. Both men were drinking. Whether
Moworu lurkeq in the lane and crept upon
Scully surreputiously, is not known but
Detective Martin Scully stated to the jury
that his brothers dying statement was
that "the dago'' attacked him cowardIy
and unexpectedly. The theory was at
first that Moworu lay in the lane, stabbed
Scully and then darted through the lane
to the rear entrance of his home His
statement, however, is that he continued
out Houston street to Hull and that he
took this route is corroborated by the wit
ness Essie Johnson, who said she saw him
pass the corner, having a knife in his
right hand.
There were no witnesses to the stabbtng
itself, so far as known. and whether Now
oru was again attacked by Scully or Law
in wait to kill him, may remain a mys-
terry.
Coroner Goette directed the u,itraesae