The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-04
DEADLY WORK WITH A KNIFE.
A WOMAN STABBED TO DEATH
WITHOUT WARNING.

WITHOUT W AtNANOs
Lovey Palmer Killed by Joe DeSver-
gers ON Houston street Near Perry.
Jealousy the Murderer's only Mo-
ffve-Thc Woman Taken FROM n
Bnrroom and Slnin-Five Knife
wounds in Her Face and Neck.
The Murderer Fled but Returned
and Was Cnptured
Lovey Palmer was cut to death by Jose
s Desvergers. on Houston street, between
Perry street and Perry street lane, short
ly before midnight last night. Both par
ties are colored The only motive as
signed is that of Jealousy.
Desvergers had been drinking and had
been making threats against the woman
The latter is said to have been a common
woman. but Desvergers seemed to think
he had some claim upon her and became
angry whenever he found she received at
tention from other men.
The woman was in Crum's free-and-easy
when Desvergers came in. He bought
drinks for himself Lovey and another
woman, and then left the place, accom-
panied by the Palmer woman They had
been gone only a very short time when
agonizing screams were heard com.us
from the neighborhood of Houston and
Perry streets. The screams -,ere of such
a character as to attract attention at
once. and a number of people rushed in
the direction whence they came
The first to arrive found the woman in
ill.,
from her face and neck. She was lying on
her face on the western side of Houston
street about midway between Perry street
and the lane with her hands and face
resting upon the sidewalk and her body in
the street. She only lived minute or two.
The blood poured in streams from her
wounds and formed a large pool where she
lay.
The first news of the affair received at
the police barracks was when a boy ran
in, saying that a woman had been cut.
and asked that the police ambulance be
sent 20 the corner of Perry and Houston
streets. Policeman Sheehau was sent out
at once. He found Policeman Crimmins
there, and Policeman Stark arrived lit
tie later The woman was dead when the
officers arrived.
Coroner Goette was notified and took
charge of the body. ordering 1t removed to
the house which the woman had occupied
in Perry street lane not far from where
she was killed. An examination showed
FIVE knife wounds. The right and left
cheeks were laid open, the carotid artery
was cut on both sides of the neck, the
knife appearing to have been driven in
and turned about, and there was a deep
cut across the back Of the neck, as If the
murderer had drawn his knife across
the back of the neck with the intention of
severing the head. The murderous work
was well done.
One witness was found who said that he
saw Desvergers on top of the woman on
the ground stabbing her, and that he call
ed out to him to stop. He was sent with
the police to point out Desvergers.
Coroner Goette decided to postpone the
inquest until to-day. when he can get all
the witnesses together. There are a num-
Der of witnesses who heard Desvergers
make threats against the woman, and sew
eraI who saw him leave Crum's place with
her shortly before the killing occurred.
Chief McDermott and the detectives, to-
gether with a number of policemen, at
once set to work to find Desvergers. His
room on Harris street, near Price, was
searched. but he was not found there. He
was arrested shortly after o'clock at
the corner of Drayton street and Ogle-
thorpe avenue, where he was seen by
Chief McDermott, Sergeant Baughn and
Policeman Deignan, talking to two wo-
men. He did not attempt to escape. but
acknowledged that he was the man want
ed Chief McDermott took him in his
buggy and carried him to the barracks,
where he was locked up.
-Desvergers said he went out on the Au-
gusta road after the killing, with the in
tention Of leaving town, but changed his
mind and came back. He threw away his
knife on the Augusta road, he said one
of his hands was cut, which he had evil
IDENTIFY done himself in the struggle with
the woman. He had very little to say
about the killing.
The dead woman was about IS years OF
age and was frequenter Of the free-and-
easy establishments in that quarter of the
city. Desvergers Is a thin, wiry, young
mulatto. and has been keeping a tailor
shop on Drayton street, near the corner
of York street lane.
The killing created great excitement in
thN Tenderloin section of the city. and
large crowd gathered at the spot where
the woman was found. and remained there
until the body was removed.
THE NEW THUNDERBOLT ROAD.