The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-09
FRANK WRIGHT CONVICTED.
WILL HANG FOR THE MURDER OF
AMOS MOY ON APRIL IS.

AMOS MOY on APRIL IS.
Justice Kids Fair To he swift in His
Case-Cnse Not to BE Appealed by
His Attorneys-NO Competent Evil
dence O6ered for the Defense
and Wright's Only Plea That He
Was Too Drunk to Remember
Anything of the Occurrence-FOur
Convicted Murderers Now in Jail
Awaiting Execution.
Chatham County Superior Court is max
ing a record for expeditions justice. on
Feb. 10 Frank Wright, colored, killed his
stepson, Amos Moy. The killing was done
in drunken frenzy aud was without war
rant or excuse.
Wright was Immediately arrested,
and on the converting of the grand
jury of the March term of the
Superior Court on Monday, an in
dictment for murder was found against
him. Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock his
case came up for trial At 2:15 O'Clock
Wright was sentenced by Judge Falli-
CANT to hang on April Is. The case was
without incident and was only remarkable
for the expeditions manner in which it
was handled.
There was practically no evidence for
the defense. 1t was shown by the wit
nesses for the state that Wright came
to his home in CASTOR street lane near
Price street, on the night of Feb. 49, in a
drunken condition. He was in an ugly
humor and was inclined to cause trouble.
He had small pistol which he was flour
ishing in a threatening manner and which
he fired off in the room. This pistol was
taken away from him and he then secured
another pistol This was also taken from
him and he was persuaded to lie down. At
ter lying down awhile he asked that his
weapons be returned 20 him. saying that
he wanted to go to Smithyille to gamble.
This was very foolishly done. Wright then
faced the crowd and told them he had
them where he wanted them. Moy begged
him not TO shoot but Wright fired, the
bullet penetrating Moy's breast and in
fiictng a wound from which he died sew
eral days later. Wright then left the house
and went to Smithville, where he was
found by the officer who made the ar
rest
Elsie Lotion sister of The dead man.
and stepdaughter to the accused, was 'he
principal witness for the state. Her tes-
timony was in line with the statement Of
the case just given.
Wright was put on the stand 10 make a
statement in his own behalf but all that
he could say was that he was drunk at
the time and that he knew nothing of the
shooting. Wright did not appear to De
possessed of any great degree of intelli-
gence. The only witness in his behalf was
a lady who testified that Wright had been
in her employ some time previous TO the
shooting, and that she had always found
him to be a hard working, reliable man.
Messrs. c. d. Kline and Lacey NJ. Nor
wood, who represented Wright, argued
that there was no proof to show that the
shooting was not accidental. That Wright
was too drunk at the time 10 remember
the occurrence and that he was evidently
being made the victim of family spite, the
members of his family all being against
him.
Solicitor General Osborne simply sum-
med up the evidence and cited authority
to show that the fact of drunkenness
could not affect the degree OF the crime
Judge Falugant charged the jury briefly
stating the law applicable TO the case in
a fair and impartial manner. The jury
was out barely ten minutes, having come
10 an agreement within three minutes af-
ter reaching the jury room, and returned
a verdict of gully without recommended
ton to mercy.
Judge Falligants sentence was like the
rest of the proceedings, brief Friday,
April %, was named as the date of the
execution.
One OF the counsel for the de-
Tense stated that as Wright had
had a fair and impartial trial,
ard as his counsel had no grounds
upon which to base a motion for new
trial, that there was no intention of taxi
ing an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The jury which convicted Wright con,
sisted of j. Wesley Hunt, foreman; r. D.
Corish, Joseph G. Gnann, William Lyncn,
u. G. Purse, Jr., d. L. Jackson, j. F.
Mccarthy, John E. Deegan, c. V. Robin
son, Sanford Harmon, Henry NJ. Ward,
John C. Ennis.
Wright makes the fourth convicted MUIR
derer over whom sentence Of death is now
pending in Chatham county jail The
other three are John Charlton who hangs
tomorrow; Toby Bowen and Harry Sweat.