The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-10
A MURDERED MAN,,
CASH In HIS HEAD.
Victim of a MYSTERIOUS Killing
Found in a Vacant
House.
DECK OF CARDS BESIDE BODY
COrOner's Jury WithhOlds Verdict-NO CluC
to the Murder-Several People Saw
the Victim Alive,

One of the most mysterious MUIR
ders in the history of Brunswick oc-
Cured Sunday night on lower Bay
street. The story so far as known is
full OF CHASTITY details.
About O'Clock yesterday morning
Mr.. Thomas O'COnnor, bookkeeper for
Mr.. Rosendo Torras, while going to
+ his office heard groans coming from
the old vacant wooden building at 92O
to 924 Bay street, The grOans came
from the second story balcony and Mr..
O'Connor stopped in horror when he
saw blood dripping through the floor
and from the front of the balcony.
A drayman and dockhand were
passing at the time and one went with
Mr.. O'Connor to the balcony. A hor-
rible sight lay before them. Stretched
upon the floor of the porch lay the
body of mulattO, apparently about
% years old. His clothes were sat
urated with blood from deep cash in
his head, and streams of blood had
run over the floor and even dripped
upon the ground below The man
was not dead, but, although still
grOaning, was unconscious. Mr..
O'COnnOr Immediately telephoned
police headquarters, and an officer,
accompanied by DIR. H. M. Branham,
soon arrived. They were quickly
followed by Coroner Jennings. The
negro died few minutes later,
Large crowds of people gathered
about the place all the morning,
drawn by ghoulish curiosity to gaze
upon the CHASTITY remains, Constable
Gaskins summoned a coroner's jury,
consisting of Thomas O'Connor, fore
man, w. j. Butts, J. P. Twomey, w.
w. Brockington l.. V. Carroll and T.
l.. Lamb, and at IL O'Clock the inquest
began. Every detail of the inquest
was taken down by a TINES man in
shorthand the summary is here given.
The body of the murdered man was
found lying with his trousers under
his head for pillow and his coat
thrown over his body. The indica-
tlOns were that he was murdered
while asleep. Beside the body were
his shoes and stacked deck of play
ing cards. The trousers were of gray
jeans and the coat a brown one of
winter weight. His underclothes and
socks were new. In the pockets were
found pair of large scissors, pocket
knife with broken blade anda slung-
shot made of leather with a chunk of
lead sewed mp within. On the under
clothes were the initials "W. c.. d."
but no other clues to the identity
of the deceased could be found. No
blood stains were found in the build
ing except in close proximity to the
body. Only one wound was found-a
cash about four inches long in the
head, which was sufficient to cause
death, as the skull was smashed and
the brain entered by some heavy in
strument such as an axe or club.
A scar resembling an old burn was
found upon the back of the deceased. i.
He was feet 10 inches tall and
weighed abou: 100 pounds.
Mr.. O'Connor testified as to his find
ing the body. Mrs. Pflock testified
that she saw deceased from her win
dow Sunday afternoon, with another
negro playing cards in a room open
ing on the balcony, from two O'Clock
to four. Hattie Flagg. colored, tes-
titled to seeing and speaking with de-
ceased. He was passing Shannon's
mill Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
Deceased was sitting in the mill and
another negro, evidently companion