The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-20
STABBED TO DEATH ON A TRAIN
FATAL QUARREL OVER A GAME OF
CARDS NEAR DARIEN.

Sheriff Edwards and Chief West
brook OF Dougherty Arrested the
slayer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FaIIi-
giant and Solicitor Osborne on the
Train-The Jenkins Case on Trial
at DRrien-About Sixty Witnesses
TO BE Examfned-JenI<ins an Es-
cape from the Penitentiary.
There was a killing on a Darlen and
Western Railroad train between Darien
and Darien Junction about O'Clock last
night, which has every appearance of be-
ing a clear case of murder.
The train had left Darien some minutes
before with passengers for the Florida
Central and Penlnsular train bound for Sa-
vannah. Judge Robert Falligant and So
Hcitor General w. w. Osborne were
aboard, having spent the day in Darien on
account OF the habeas corpus hearing in
the case of James jenkins, a supposed es-
cape from the penitentiary, where he was
serving a life sentence.
The train had proceeded about nine miles
from Darien toward Darien Junction when
a man came in the first-class coach and
stated that a man had just been murdered
in the colored car The announcement
created considerable surprise on the train
and there was an Immediate investigation.
The train was running rapidly and the
man who did the Staying had no opportun-
ity of making his escape.
1t turned out that some negroes in the
coiored coach got into dispute over
game of cards. After some words Watt
Andrews pulled out his pocket knife, and
making for Walter Harris stabbed him In
the neck, severing an artery, from which
he bled to death in about twenty minutes.
The slayer was in custody, and the
names and residences of all the witnesses
had been secured within five minutes af-
ter the stabbing took place, and some
time before the dying man breathed his
last. Sheriff Felix Edwards of Dougherty
county and Chief of Police Westbrook of
Albany were on the train, having been
In attendance on the jenkins trial Jen-
kins was sent up from Dougherty county
for murder, being given life sentence,
and they went over to identify him.
Sheriff Edwards and Chief Westbrook
arrested Andrews, and turned their atten-
quickly and coolly, and within few min
utes had in hand the murderer, the story
of the crime and a brief history of all
of those who saw ii.
When questioned about the matter An
drews said Harris had attempted to at
tack him with an ak. He gave that as
his reason for the stabblng 1t appears,
however, the ak was across the aisle in
the hands of another party, and il would
have been difficult matter, 1T Is said,
for him to have reached it.
The slayer and the corpse were taken
back to Darien. Andrews was committed
to Mcintosh jail and will be tried by the
Superior Court. He is jail bird of form
err experiences, 1t is stated, having served
a sentence of two years in the peniten-
tiary for hog stealing.
The jenkins case is proving a long
drawn out and interesting one. There are
more than sixty witnesses to be examined
most of them for the defense, having
been scraped up by Jenkins attorneys,
and the court will have quite a siege of it,
Sheriff Edwards of Dougherty and Chief
Westbrook of Albany, and others from
that city were In Darien for the purpose
of testifying against Jenkins. They were
satisfied that he is the right man, and
| identified him as such. Jenkins claims he
| is Joe White, and is endeavoring to get out
ON that ground.
| 1t Will take the court two or three DAYS
more, perhaps, to get through with the
large number of witnesses on hand. Judge
Falligant and Solicitor Osborne will return
to Darien this afternoon, and will take up
| the case again tomorrow