The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-13
FRASER'S MURDERER
OFFICIALS THINK THEY HAVE HIM
IN THE PERSON OF HENRY SHAY.
SUSPECT GAVE HIMSELF UP.
FRAsER'S WIFE ALSO ARRESTED
AND NOW IN JAIL.

Coroner Keller Investigated Case
and Gave Formulation for Burial
The Inquest to BE Held Monday al
The Bnrracks-Dead Man the Third
of Three Brothers That Have Been
Shot in the NeighbOrhOOd - The
Evidence Against Shay Not Yet
Ready to BE Made Public.
Henry Shay, colored, thought TO be the
man that killed Henderson Fraser Thurs
day night in church at Sand Fly Station.
is In Jail, having given himself up yes
terday when he heard that Deputy Sheriff
Sweeny was looking for him. The officers
that have investigated the killing have
little doubt that Shay is the right man.
though they are not prepared to give out
yet the evidence they have against him.
Thursday night, as soon as notified of
the killing, Deputies Sweeny and Harti-
gan went to the scene of the crime and
spent the night. and early morning in
the vicinity trying TO find out the iden-
tity of the murderer and his whereabouts.
From what they learned they decided
that Shay was the man that had done the
deed. Shay lives in Savannah, and so
when the officers returned in the morning
they Immediately made preparations to
capture the suspect. He, discovering this.
and probably knowing that escape would
be impossible went TO the barracks and
gave himself up. He denies, of course,
that he is guilty or knows anything of
the killing.
Another arrest in connection with the
case was that of Fraser's wife. She had
had some trouble with her husband and
he, charging her with assault, had sworn
out warrant against her to that effect
Wednesday, and had also secured a peace
warrant, both of which had been issued
by Magistrate G. Noble Jones, and served
by Officer Harry Beckett. The woman was
not at church when her husband was
killed, but was in the house of a friend,
Jim Hayes, a short distance away. Even
after she heard of the tragedy she did not
go to the dead man.
On the night of the killing she was Or
dered by Deputy Sweeny to be present at
the Investigation which was held yester-
day morning, but she did not obey, COM
ing to town instead. She was found in
the court of Magistrate Jones and was
arrested by Deputy Hartigan, who took
her to the Jail.
The woman had gone 10 the court of
MIR. Jones to give bond for her appear
ance when the cases Of the assault should
be called and was waiting the arrival of
the magistrate when she was taken away
by Hartigan. Mr.. Jones was much put
out by the action of the officer, as he
thinks that Hartigan exceeded his author
ity in removing a prisoner from his court
during his absence.
Coroner John G.. Keller went to the
scene of the killing early yesterday morn
ing and made an investigation into the
facts of the case, that is such as he could
find. He says that Fraser's death was
caused by a shot gun, and that the ex-
animation of the body showed that some
nineteen or more missiles, varying from
a small shot to a slug. had entered the
body, two shot entering the throat and
the remainder of the load, the breast.
Permission was given to bury the body
and the funeral will take place, probably
to-day.
A popularity of the shooting of Fraser
is that in the immediate vicinity In which
he was killed he had a brother shot to
death about two years ago. and still an
other brother shortly before that, serious
~ wounded, though he recovered and is
still alive.
Coroner Keller will hold an inquest into
the killing Monday afternoon at the bar
racks.