The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-17
AGREE ON MURDER
,.rrcTIvEs' INVESTIGATION OF
THE DEATH OF MRS. LEVI.
NO DOUBT ABOUT CRIME.
r,rrRs HAVE CLUE AND EXPECT
TO LAND THE MURDERER.

rev Detective Stark and County De-
,ective Charlton Investigated the
pnrroughs station Tragedy Yes
.ardav-PIenty of Evidence to
sunnort the Theory of Foul Play.
omcers Fear They Can't Convict
IN That Charge, but Are Reason
ably Certain That They Will Be
,,Je to Prove Robbery Charge.
Navor Lagree and His Officers in
the Chase.
The tragic death of Mrs. L. Levi, at
burroughs Station, an account of
which has been given in the Morning
Ne,vs was Investigated yesterday by
citv Detective Stark and County De-
tective Charlton. The officers went to
the scene of the crime and secured a
cline which they believe will lead to
the arrest of the guilty party. While
the officers are firm in the belief that
Mrs Levi was murdered, they fear
that If the suspected person is arrested
thew will only be able to prove him
guilty of robbery.
The officers spent the greater part of
the day in the vicinity of Burroughs,
and learned the story that was given
in the Morning News. 1t appears now
that Mrs. Levi rallied slightly after
being struck down, and was sitting in
front of the store when discovered by
the two negroes who gave the alarm.
~ fall then" were the only words she
spoke. and shortly afterwards relapsed
INTO state of Inconsistencies. The
officers learned that Mrs. Levi was
kent at the store for several hours be-
fore being sent to the city to receive
medical treatment. At no time was
she really rational or able to give an
account of the manner in which she
received the mortal wounds.
The detectives stated upon their re-
turn to the city that they fear that
they will not be able to make out a
case of murder against the person un-
der suspicion, because of the fact that
there were no witnesses and that the
only words spoken by the woman cast
a light shadow of doubt over this the
DRY. The officers themselves are con-
WINGED of the truth of the theory and
say that they will be able to prove the
charge of robbery. The investigation
will be continued by the officers from
this end of the line, and it may be
some little while before an arrest will
be made.
A letter was received by the Morn
ing News yesterday from Mayor Lee
gree of Burroughs, who said that he has
his officers at work, and with Recorder
Weston, will do all that is in his power
to bring the murderer to justice. In
language peculiarly his own, Mayor
Lagree expresses regret at the tragedy
and says that it had been rumored at
Burroughs that Mrs. Levi had fallen
down and been hurt. He says that the
first intimation that he had of the as
sault was when he read the stories in
the Morning News.
The Mayor announces that the Off
GERS at Burroughs, although colored
people themselves. make no discrimina-
ton in race or sex, and that no crime
goes by unnoticed. The Mayor says
that he was never notified to hold an
investigation, but that he would have
done so unsolicited had he known that
a crime had been committed. 1t is
more than likely that Lagree will COM
nit some one to Jail for the crime
within the next few days. He is a
tireless worker and invariably has an
arrest made when a crime has been
committed.