The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-21
JACKSON GOT FULL TERM.
SENT IT ron TWENTY YEARS FOR
NOLI NTARY MANsLAUGHTER.


Pound sam Ferrcbce Win the
Woman Hc claimed Was Wis Vic
and sho, Roth Of Them The
Woman Died. bat Ferrebec RccoN-
cred.
Norman jackson was found guilty in
the Superior Cour, Yesterday Of the crime
81 voluntary mnusllughter and sentenced
10 serv. q ,srm az twenty years az hard
labor iu the penitcnuay. This is the full
term permitted by .aN lor the onense OF
which jackson was convicted.
II. vas indicted by the grand jury for
murder the crime with which ho WAS
charged being rne wiltuI and malicious
homicide OF sarah williams. Jackson had
been living eIth ire woman. claimed that
Ehe was hls vito and acknow ledged the
chud that had been born 10 her as bits
ovn on NOV. 8. % the present year. he
found her 10 a room with sam Fcrrcboe
snd shot both 81 them in the stomach
The woman died a day or two later at che
Georgia Innrmary. but Fcrrc1se's wound
was no, 80 serious and he recovered.
Jackson IS young muiatto OF about q
or q years and does not wear the out
ward Appearance of being vicious and de-
pravsd His face expressed weakness ana
ignorance ana his manner bore out this
conception o. his character. lie was rep
resented by Mr.. a. r. Wilson. OF Wilson
a Rogers.
jury was secured without sroubie two
Jurors only being stricken for cause. The
homicide. possibly because q the fact
that the woman was not Immediately
killed excited no very large amount o.
pubHc interest or excitement aud the
1urymen. with che two eN eeptiouF noted.
said that their minds were Perfegsly inn
partial between the state and the ae-
cused
Tnc jury which tried the case was as fol
lows. Massrs r A Ward. John W.
knight. Thomas Warrick samuel Sehe,
Samuel Lang. Frederick Einsneld. VIII
iam T. werntz john u. Hoffman. W ].
Rohider ". Norman Beckett. Thomas II.
Henderson and Albert J.. Rees.
TO make out a case for the state. Sole
itoe General Osborne introduced but TWO
Witnesses. County Coroner John A. Goctte
ard sam Ferrehee. the negro who was In
the room with tne woman. and Who was
also shot by Jackson al the time.
Coroner Goette testidei 90 having held an
inquest upon the hoIy Of the dead - oman.
and described thc location and character
o. the wound which caused her death.
Ferrebee sali mat on the afternoon ~
question hc had visited the house tn
which the shooting was done, which was
uext door % that in which Jackson lived
with the woman. lie found the woman
there ana she had asked him. after a few
minutes. 60 come out Into the bail. ana
teen asked him 20 give her some money
lie was just explaining Ro was broke
when jackson entered the back door
The witness said that jackson did not
speak word. or ask Of either him or the
woman a word Of explanation. but almost
immedlately drew revolver from his
pocket and began TO IRE Ferre bee testi-
fled that four shots Ia ell had been nred
two az him and TWO al the woman, one
Of the shots fired az him entering his
stomach and the woman being wounded
So about the same place Ferrehee dcnei
thai any improper relationship existed be-
tween him nnd the woman. and stated
that be had not visited her for five years.
The remainder of his testimony, save
that IL hrouEht out the fact that hc had
spent several Terms on the chaiu-gang AMI
that his reputation was anything but
savory, was uuimpOrtaut. Tie stuck 90 the
story he had arst told. Cross-ox amluel
by Mr. Wilson. he said that the only
weapon he had al the time OF the shoot
ing was a pocket knife. and that this
had been 10 his pocket throughout the
difficulty. With the introduction OF Fcrre-
bees evidence The state rested its case
Tie defense contcnted itseif with the IN
PRODUCTION OF the prisoners statement.
which was not supported by other evil
deuce. jackson said be- had come home
from work and found neither his wife nor
his child IN the house He went next door
and inquired for them. he was informed
that his wife was not there. buf as he
had heard the baby cry he went around 10
the back door 60 investigate There. he
asaNn Ha HsHa nil a.Ha.H EIH rlftsa
under the steps.
The defendant said that Ferrebee Cursed
him and drew "A weapon. ana that the
woman seemed ready % assist Ferrebee
IN the assault that Jackson feared would
be made upon him He had thought his
life 10 danger and had fred.
JacksQn asserted that he had been forced
20 msrrl the woman by her mother and
that he had supported both her and her
child. lie had regarded her as his wife.
The state introduced in rebuttal several
wituesses 10 dlsproFe the statements OF
the defendant IL was shown that b.
had never legally married the woman, and
that at the time of his arrest Doe had mad
40 reference 20 the alleged fact that Fer
rebe had weapon. Then he had stated
simply that he found Fcrrebce and his
wife hn 81 compromising position, and had
fred to ayenge his wounded honor.
The arguments were made by the soic-
stor general for the state. and AIR. Wilson
for the defense. Counsel for the defend
ant made capital Of the defendants evi-
dent weakness and ignorance. and scored
~ this manner a telling point with the
jury. The jury retired after listening
TO the charge OF Judge Falilgant. and in
half an hour. brought Ia verdict of
voluntary mausllughtcr
Iusige FaliiEaut sentenced jackson 20
serve twenty years in the peuitenuary.
shortly before O'Clock IL was one 81
the shortest murder trials that have taken
place IN the Superior Court FOR several
yeara. the entire proceeding having Goa
sumed less than three hours.
IL q not probable that there will be-
motion for a new trial Under the most
favorable View % the case. . verdict ot
voluntary manslaughter is about the best
that Jackson or his counsel could have
expected. ana they Will almost certainly
be content 70 let n 40 at that.