The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-13
HAYES CHANGED HIS STORY.
CONFESSED HE SPENT SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY IN THE CITY.


Crime. but Amended His Tune
when Told Joe Lloyd Had Been Ar
rested and Confessed-Supposed He
Told First story to shield Lloyd
and That His FOoIhardy Step in
Remaining Close 10 City Was Due
TO n Desire 10 see His Accomplish.
Under the influence of certain facts
that were borne in upon him yesterday,
Seaborn Hayes. the murderer of Motor
man Lucius B. Tarnadoe, loosened his
tongue considerably and made some ma-
terial changes in the story of his actions
subsequent 20 che homicide he had told
the arresting officers on the preceding
night.
The principal fact that induced
Hayes to change his statement made 10
Ssrgt Baughn and the others of the posse,
was that Joe Lloyd, the negro boy who is
charged with being his accomplce, is also
a prisoner. and has given to the detec-
lives a detailed story of his connection
with the case. AS the story cold by Lloyd
makes his oSvG chances look exceedingly
black, il is scarce possible to believe that
he told it only for the purpose of creating
a sensation. AS it did not accord with
Hayes story of his movements. he was
shrewd enough 20 see that it was the part
OF wisdom to make some notifications IN
what he had previously said.
He did, and confirmed Lloyd's state
ment of the aftermath of the ira gedy with
almost perfect exactness. He said chat
after the shooting he and Lloyd had walk
ed into town, separating on the outskirts
of the city, and had afterward met at
the room of Edward Gardner, where they
spent the night He stayed in this room,
said Hayes, all of Sunday, and late Sun
day night had begun the trip 10 the
house of Butler, near the Ogeechee road,
where he was captured. He had reached
Buffers house early Monday morning and
had remained there continuously until he
fell into the trap laid for him by Sergt.
Baughn and his party.
Just why Hayes undertook 10 tell the
unnecessary lie he did tell those who ar
rested him must remain a matter of
some doubt. This was to the effect that
he never came to the city after the shoot
ing, but put out directly through the
woods for the house of Butler. He told
Sergt. Baughn that he had reached his
place of concealment on Sunday morn
ing.
While the explanation of Hayes motive
for this story cannot be given definitely.
It is probable that it was inspired by an
effort 60 shield Lloyd, who is confessedly
his accomplce. He did not know until
yesterday that Lloyd had been arrested
and had confessed to his share in the
commission of the crime and until he
was assured of this fact the murderer held
TO the story he had first told.
1t is believed that Hayes desire to re-
open communications with his accompice
is at the bottom of his otherwise mex
phcabie foolhardiness in remaining with
in a few miles of the city, after the COM
mission of the crime. and when he must
have known that the entire county was
aroused and on his track. Lloyd's story
has II that after he and Hayes ran out
into the darkness after Varnadoe had
been shot, there was a hurried consul,a-
lion by the side of the track
Are you going TO stand by me, Joe?"
Hayes is said 20 have asked Lloyd.
''I'll stand by you until death, Seab,"
Lloyd quotes himself having replied,
and this promise he frequently reasserted
Lloyd Is reported to have said he told
Hayes that had he had a pistol at the
time he was forced off the car. he would
have killed Mr. T. ]. Davis, who was a
leader in the ejectment. Then. said he
TO Hayes. there would have been two
murderers instead of one
1t is upon these extracts from Lloyd's
statement that the detectives predicate
their explana ton of Hayes failure To
leave the vicinity of the city. They be-
leve him to have been inspired Oy "a
sense of loyalty to the man who was
with him when the crime was committed
and the story he told when he was arrest
ed. on Saturday night and that he per-
sisted in until he was told that Lloyd had
also been arrested and confessed, gives
confirmation TO the theory
If Hayes was inspired by such sent-
ment, Lloyd, whether through weakness
or lack of loyalty in his own heart, has
but i'll repaid the trust. He has told the
detectives about everything he knows of
the circumstances of the homicide with
minute attention to detail that gives
mis- story the outward semblace of being
perfectly true. Apparently he has no.
attempted to shield himself but has male
OF himself an accomplice and accessory
before the fact
During the morning Hayes was anxious
enough to talk and he made a confident
OF pretty everyone ABOUT the station mouse,
who manifested any desire whatever 10
talk with him. In the afternoon, how
ever, he was visited by his attorney, Mr.
r. L. Colding. and was instructed to keep
tight hold on his tongue. He followed
this injunction strictly and when he was
seen by a Morning News reporter an
nounced that he had nothing 10 say. To
repeated inquiries he returned the same
answer-that his counsel had instructed
him not to discuss any facts in connec-
tion with the case.
Josh Butler. the man who shielded Hayes
and in whose house he was found, was
arrested during the day by Sheriff Sweeny.
who drove out to his house to accomplish
this purpose. Butler is held as an acces-
sorry after the fact and the evidence
against him is not altogether pleasing TO
his hopes. on Saturday he pawned the
revolver with which the murder was COM
united, In his own name. the weapon be-
ing hung up al Uncle Adams" shop. The
dollar which he obtained on the revolver
is said to have been expended in the pur-
chase of tobacco and other luxuries de-
signed to lessen the rigors of Hayes self
imposed confinement. Butler is held at
the county jail.
The case against Hayes and his various
accompices Is one that is generally re.
garded as demanding prompt action, and
Solicitor General Osborne is known to be
quite ready 10 respond to the public sen.