The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-06
JomN JAcINsoN RELEASED.
Coroner's Jury said He Was Not
Guilty of Murder.

The coroner's jury, empanelled yester-
day to Investigate the killing of July Han
by John jackson in house on West
Boundary street on last Thursday night,
reached verdict Of justihab.e homicide
after the celebration Of only few min
utes last night From the evidence ad-
duced at the inquest Ihe verdict of the
jury was inevitable.
There were four witnesses examined.
Three of them testified to expressions
used by Hail and overheard by them as
he was making his way to the house of
the woman, Mary Bryan, where Jackson,
his slayer, was living, and in which the
fatal blows were struck. With one Of the
witnesses Han had had some conversation
and an Of them said that he had expressed
an intention of gong TO The woman's home
and il she did not talk 10 suit him, ito
give her her heart in her hand" This
violent expression of determination was
accompanied by others indicative of his
intention to get into the house under any
circumstances and whatever the conse-
quences might be. Some OF the witnesses
testified that he had been drinking and
al. agreed that he was ia an ugly humor
and apparently anxious 20 wreak his eva
temper on any one that he met in general
and upon the Bryan woman for whom he
seems 20 have cherished a beasly regard,
In particular.
Mary Bryan said that she was in her
house and preparing to iron some clothes
when Hall knocked at the door, so
fiercely that she was frightened JACK
son was sitting in the room and smoking
his pipe. She asked who was at the door
and Han responded with an outburst of
profanity and a demand for instant adj
mittancc.. Before she could comply with
his request, even had she desired to do
So he had broken down the door and en-
tered the room.
AS he came in he picked UP chair and
advanced towards Jackson who was still
seated. Without preface or apology he
began to strike Jackson over the head
with the chair and as the latter rose
and asked what was the matter placed
his hand In his hip pocket and demanded
with vile oath that the man he was as
saulting keep quiet and submit 10 the
licking he was going 10 give him. The
woman was afraid that Hail was going
to shoot and ran to the window out of
which she thrust her head and endeavor-
ed to get the rest of her body. She heard
the sounds Of the two men scunling In
the room and then the noise produced by
one of them falling to the floor When
she looked around Hall was lying pros
trate and Jackson had walked out upon
the stoop.
After some moments Hall raised himself
to his feet and staggered 20 the doorway,
when he again fell Jackson walked away
and she started out in search of a police
man, finding one only after some hours
search. She asked him to ring for The
ambulance; il came and Han was taken
TO the Georgia Inhrmary, where he died
on the following day. 1t is probable that
the woman was not very anxious to find
an officer, but that frightened and fur
ried, she was only DESTROYS that jackson
should get away. AS for the man him
self, he displayed no anxiety on the sub
ject and when the officers came for him
surrendered himself readily and easily. He
stated that he had picked up a piece of
firewood and struck Han only when ii be-
came necessary to save his own life.
The finding Of the jury was announced
to Jackson at the station house shortly
after its rendition, and the negro receiv-
ed the news with grave but hearty de-
light. His employers have nothing but
good TO say Of him and he seems to be an
honest and hardworking man. His story
of the killing was borne out in every par
tieular by the witnesses before the coroner
and from every fact that can be gathered
from those who are acquainted with the
circumstances of the killing, appears 10
be the exact and unvarnished truth. He
was given his liberty.