The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-10
SWAMP FOX ExHUMES SPRINTz
THE WOUNDS ON THE MURDERED
MANS HEAD EXAMINED.

The Detective Trying to DisprOvc
DIR. KiIpatrick's Claim That They
Were inflicted by Left-Hnnded d
Man-The Doctor Alleged 10 Have
Been Greatly startled at SprIntz's
Funeral by Cough That Sounded
as IL II Came From the COiiln.
Judge Twiggs Not Ready For the
Preliminary Examination Booked
For To-day.
Waynesboro, Ca, June 9.--There are no
new developments in the Fitzpatrick case.
He is here under the custody of Sheriff
Hurst. Col. Phil Johnston has been en-
ployed to represent him. The prisoner
will be carried to Midwife Tonight by
Sheriff Hurst, where preliminary inves-
tigation will be held tomorrow morning.
The doctor has nothing to say for publica-
tion, but it is learned that he says the
published reports are not true.
Midwife, Ga. June 9.-There are no new
developments in the Fitzpatrick case. The
special in to-day's Morning News covered
all the points developed. The commit
ment trial commences tomorrow morning
at 10 O'clock and promises to be very ex-
citing.
Macon, Ca, June 9.-The body of Joe
Sprintz, who was murdered at Midwife
a month ago. was exhumed to-day under
direction of Detective Jones, who desired
to ascertain certain facts about the loca-
ton Of the fatal wounds on Sprintz's
skull. The body had been buried a month
and was remarkably well preserved. De-
tective Jones made q close examination
and found the skull crushed on the right
side and in front. There was nothing to
indicate that more than two blows were
struck. The statement Of DR.. Fitzpatrick
that the blow on the side of the head was
struck by a left handed man, was the
incentive for taking the body up, but
from the nature OF the fractures no light
was thrown on the theory as the blow
could have been struck from behind or by
a back handed movement, the latter being
the theory OF Detective Jones. The blow
in front must have been struck by some
one standing directly In front of SPRINT
but whether IL was the first blow may
never be known.
The principal ground for the suspicion
ANNNiAib Ch ~ ANAlBAAiANht ~ ldl do tdl
| be learned, is that he was madly in love
with Mrs. Sprintz, who is a very hand
some woman Of the brunette type. lie
was frequent visitor at Sprintz's home
and was well liked by both Mr.. and Mrs
| Sprintz. The gossip of Mldvlle is that
| DR.. Fitzpatrick fully hoped to be able tc
| persuade Mrs Sprintz to get a divorce
| from her husband.
An incident at Sprlntz's funeral at Rose
| Hill cemetery caused many people to sus.
| pect DR.. Fitzpatrick of being the murder.
| er. Just as the burial services was being
| brought to a close II. Stein, who was
standing behind Or. Fitzpatrick coughed
| his hand being placed over his mouth tc
| smother the sound In order to avoid dis.
! turbing the service. This made the noise
! sound like 1t came from the coffin, and DR.
! Fitzpatrick 1t Is claimed sprang back as
| If he had been shot and turned as pale
| as a ghost. He was so excited that peo.
! pie noticed 1t and suspected him of belng
! the murderer, or "partlceps erimlnis d
| This incident has finally lead to DR.. Kill
I Datrick'S arrest