The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-06
MOTORMAN VARNADO DEAD.
WOUNDS PROVED FATAL LATE YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON.

His Dying Statement Secured by Cor
oner GOette-Seabrosk Hays. the
Murderer. still at Large, but Every
Effort Being Made to Secure His
Arrest-A Reward of 800 offered
by the Street Railway Company.
His Brother, Joseph Hays, Arrest
ed, but Denies Any Knowledge of
the Crime-Inquest May Be Held
To-day.
Lucius B. Varnado, the motorman who
was shot by Seabrook Hays Saturday
night at Sandhy station, died at the Sa-
vannah Hospital yesterday afternoon at
GAS O'Clock. The dead mans brother-in-
law and his sister Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Eddy of this city. were with him when
he died. His wife, who is in WATERFORD,
s. c.. could not be reached by wire at
the time OF the shooting. nor yesterday,
and will hardly get here before this af-
ternoon
Coroner Goette was notified of Varna-
dos death last night, and will probably
hold an inquest to-day. The funeral ar
rangements have not yet been made
v dIndQO, MI. H. NJ. lOllOil, uldlldS6i
of the Savannah, Thunderbolt and Isle
of Hope road, said yesterday, was one
of the best men in the company's en-
plyy. and his loss is very much regretted
by the company, which has offered a re-
ward of 500 for the capture OF his slayer
The murderer turns out to be, not Jas
per Hays. as was al first reported, but his
brother, Sea brook Hays.
That Seabrook Hays has not yet been
captured is no fault of the dead mans
friends, particularly the motormen and
the conductors of the road. Early yester-
day morning about twenty or twenty-five
of Narnado's companions secured a spe-
cial car and went out to the scene of the
shooting to search for the assailant. The
woods in the neighborhood and the houses
where it was thought the fugitive might
have been secreted were searched thor
oughly, but without avail. While the men
were still at the station Jasper Hays. who
was then thought to be the man wanted,
came up. He was Immediately covered
with pistols, guns and rifles, with which
the crowd was well provided, and ordered
TO throw up his hands. Some of the crowd
were for dealing him summary punishment
at once but the thoroughly frightened ne
sro managed TO explain that he was not
the man that had done the shooting He
further told the crowd that Sea brook Hays
was the one they were looking for, and
that he had met him about half a mile
down the Montgomery road a short time
after the shooting, and that he
was then headed toward Savan-
nah. The crowd brought tHeir
prisoner with them back TO the
city and then made him take them to all
of the places that he thought his brother
likely 10 be. or TO visit while In the city
Seabrook has been the driver for DR..
K. B. Harris and had been living. when
he stayed in Savannah in a house in
Gordon street lane between Drayton and
Abercorn streets, with woman named
McKeever. The stables of DIR. Harris in
Perry street lane were searched, and
then visit was made TO the house of
The woman. Both this and a neighbor-
ing one, that is occupied by a friend of
Hays, was searched. but without result.
The searchers were convinced that if
Hays was not in the house he was some
where in the immediate vicinity and they
scattered pickets on all of the corners
| and at every avenue of escape, and kept
| them there until convinced that the man
| was not to be found. About daylight the
| McKeever woman, another woman and a
| man were seen on Drayton street, near
1,ho w., ,,ro,,a5 - ~ ,,o+ az ~, ~,
"a and ,bo otber c,or,o, sho1,ad tho.
she bad no connection with tho matter
| and hotb wore allowed 10 60 h,lt Mo,
Kaever wbo is thongbt 10 Enoyv son,e-
sbirg about tho u,hersahonts of LIavs ar
a. 1east his nlaps for o.cane u,as ,rr,,
| ed oyer toga,her With Iasner Havs 70
| pa+ro,noa, Top, NT,rnbv Who bad heen
| a,5{,,., We ,,,.,, ever rr,,.1,
were tsEep ,o the barracks and later
| a. ~. iay where tbex, noI, are
WHEN searched at The barracks Jasner
Have was found IN have razor ana
h,u,, when seem NV Morn
in, News ronorter ar tho iail
,,as,ar5a1, afternoon Tasner told what he
| o,ai,,ad m he ali that ha knew of tbe
r,at.ar Ne nod been 10 a dance on tho
! Montsor,erv road he said hut the dance
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