The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-02
OVAL HELD FOR
MURRAY'S MURDER.

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postoffice on that day. but did not see
him after II o'clock. He believed Dyal
bore a good character
Bully Jackson, one Of the section
hands at work with Murray's gang
on the dag of the homicide described
the man he had seen down the road
from Hines Crossing at 1 o'clock. He
was tall and thin. and carried gun.
He did not know how he was dressed
not whether he was white man.
Saw Murray Fall.
Walter Lee. another one Of the sec
ton hands, told Of the shooting. we
had just come back from dinner" he
said. "and Mr.. Murray started out in
the woods. He hung his vest on the
barb wire fence and crawled through
TO the other side. He had gone about
twenty yards when we heard a shot
and turning quickly / saw Mr.. Murray
fall. / said to the boys, look, Mr.. Len
fell down, believe he's shot and with
that we started towards him. Bully
Jackson had gotten as far as the fence
when the second shot was fired, and
one of the bullets hit Bully in the
arm"
What did you do then?" asked
counsel
could in the oiher direction"
James Townsend testified as to the
finding of the body. The negro section
hands told him of the tragedy, and he
at once secured a buggy and accom-
panied by Mr.. Futch and another
gentlemen went down to the scene He
did not touch the body Murrays pis-
tol was still in his pocket and there
was nothing TO indicate that he mad
tried to draw it,
w. K. Long told of finding two empty
shells twenty-one PAGES from where
Murray fell. They were 12-gauge,
what is known as the League shell,
manufactured by the Peters Cartridge
Company. He also had a leaf of pal
metto tree with several shot holes
through it, showing that the shots
nred at Murray were about No. 2.
SOLD DyaI Cartridges.
7 Alexander Casen was recalled to
testify as to whether or not he had
sod Dyal any shells like those found
near the scene of the homicide He
said in looking back over the books he
found box of shells had been charged
TO Dyal in September. The shells
found were exactly like those sold to
Dyal but what the size of the shot
was he could not say.
The statement of Special Officer
Godbold of the Atlantic Coast Line.
was introduced. He reviewed the facts
in the case as have already been pre-
scented in the Morning News. He said
that on the morning following the
crime he was at Mcintosh. While
standing in the postoffice he saw Dyal
in nearby store. He knew that
Dyal recognized him, and although
they were on friendly terms Dyal
avoided him. He slipped out of the
back door. and did not follow his
usual route in going home. Godbold
waited around the station for some
time, and finally Mrs. Dyal came down
where she could get a view of him,
and after looking for a short while
went back to the house. He was sus-
picious all the while, and went to
Dyafs house and demanded the gun
belonging to Dyal This was turned
over to him by Mrs. Dyal 1t had the
appearance of having been fired a
short time before 1t was a single
barrel breech-loadin= shotgun, and
was produced in evidence.
The shells found near the body of
Murray were noticeable for one thing.
the position of the indentations made
in the cap. This was little to one
side, which might have been caused
bv a loose or bent plunger. The
plunger in the gun exhibited was
slightly bent, and a shell fired by 1t
was identicalls- the same hs ihose
found near the body of the dead man.
Illustrations as to the time that
elapsed between the shots, as remem-
bered by the section hands, proved that
the gun could have been easily reload
ed after the first shot was fired.
At DyRIs House.
Officer Godbold said that the night
he went TO Dyars house, in company
with the father of the murdered boy
and the sheriff, when he knocked on
the door Mrs. Dyal asked who was
there. When the officer responded
there was some delay before the door
was opened. lie went inside and a
fire was kindled. Dyal seemed great
ly excited While he was putting on
his shoes, Mr.. Murray went into the
room, and according to the evidence
of both Mr.. Murray and Godbold, OVAL
turned deathly white, and could hardly
get his shoes on, he was so nervous.
Charles Harris. "a prisoner under SEN
tence for criminal assault, who has
been confined In "A cell near OVAL re-
lated conversation he had with the
prisoner, IN which the latter stated
that y. l.. Foster had come 10 him
and said that both were suspected Of
having committed the crime and Of
teIed money with which 10 60 away.
The main part ~ the testimony in
" PRODUCED by the defense was 10 show
where DYal Was on the day 81 tho
rlnes lidI dozen Witnesses toFtl-