The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-15
STABBED To DEATH
MATILDA MONTGOMERY SLAIN DY
MALINDA MAXWELL.
THE MURDERESS CAPTURED.
MAXWELL WOMAN WAS DRUNK
AND QUARRELsOME.

Tragedy Occurred at Arnold and
Liberty Streets Early This Morn
ing-The WOn1 en- Had Been Quar-
reIinE for Some Time and the Use
of the Knife Followed Angry
Words montgomery WOmnn's
Breast Cut to Pieces-Haf Dozen
stabs and Cuts-LittIc Was known
of Her on the East side-Her Stay
Well Known to the Police.
Matilda Montgomery, colored, was
stabbed to death by Malinda Maxwell
also oolored, at an early hour this
morning, at Arnold and Liberty streets.
The Maxwell woman left the scene of
the killir g Immediately, but was cap
tured later In Jones Field.
The police were unable to find an eye
witness to the killing, though several
negroes We're found who had heard the
two wome en- QUAR- cling during the night.
The Maxwell woman had been drink
ing and was in a quarrelsome mood.
She cursed the Montgomery woman
several times at Liberty and East
Broad streets, and the row was contin-
ued until Arnold street was reached.
At that point the words became hot
ter and the women stopped. negro
named Law saw the Maxwell woman
when she began to use her knife, and
says that she plunged it repeatedly in
the Montgomery woman's breast. Blow
after blow landed, and the Montgomery
woman fell from loss of blood. She
made a feeble effort to ward off the
vicious blows as they fell thick and
fast, causing her life blood to run from
half dozen cuts and stabs.
AS soon as the mortality wounded wo-
man fell her slayer ran down Arnold
street, pursued by a clerk in a Liberty
street grocery store. The murderess
headed for Jones' Field, the eastern
boundary line of the Fort. Her bloody
work appeared to have sobered her,
and she made rapid time. Her skirts
in no way interfered with her sprint
ing. In one of the hooks near the
Tybee depot the woman was lost sight
of.
The police were notified of the trag-
edy and the detectives were sent after
the woman. She was found concealed
in Jones' Field by Detectives Murphy
and Wall about an hour after the hon.
icide. She appeared badly frightened
and surrendered without any trouble.
The woman admitted doing the cutting
and was taken at once to the police
station.
She declared that the Montgomery
woman had attempted to strike her
with a stick, and that she was forced
to use her knife. No witnesses could
be found by the detectives who saw
the stick spoken of by the prisoner.
The Maxwell woman would not make
a lengthy statement.
The Maxwell woman is we'll known
to the police and has beeen arrested
almost innhmer able times. She has
bad record and when under the in
f1uence of liquor is known to be very
quarrelSome. one of her favorte stunts
il to resist when placed under arrest
For several years a great part of her
time has been spent as a work hand
at the police station. and she is we'll
known to every member of the force.
The Montgomery woman only recent
ly moved on the East Side and is not
so we'll known. Few of the several hun
dred who gathered around her body
knew her name, but they knew the
murdereSs and expressed a desire to lay
hands on her. The Montgomery wo-
mans breast was literally cut to pieces.
Coroner Keller was notified of the kill
ing, and took charge of the remains.