Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-28

Waynesboro Herald: "On Friday morning
when Mr.. James Gates went to open the store
OF his employer, Mr.. W. VI. Wimberly, ne found
the back door open. Investigation soon showed
that thieves had entered the store and stolen
quite large amount Of goods. The robbery
was Of the bOldest and most systematic kind.
A wagon had evidently been driven TO the back
door and filed 10 overlooking with goods.
shoes, two boxes OF hats.tWo boxes Of tobacco.
nineteen hams. quantity OF dress goods and
homespuns, ana conslgeraole amount or
wines and liquors Mr. Nlmberly estimates
bis loss at over four hundred dollars Efforts
were made to trace the parties, but without
SUCCESS. II is not known how the entrance
was effected. but as the doors showed no signs
OF violence, It is thought that some one enter
ed the store and was concealed under the
counters when the store was closed We hope
the perpetrators will be brought to Justice"
Elbert0n Netr South: The County Court
was engaged on Monday in hearing the case Of
the State vs. r T. Smith. charged with assault
with intent 70 murder-it being the case OF the
shooting OF the negro child mentioned in our
last issue Only the testimony on the 81 e Of the
p -osecutiOn was beard wh31 the attorney for
the state had the case dismissed for want Of
evidence to connect Mr.. Smith with the trans
action. Great tnjustice has been done Mr..
Smith in connecting his name with the shoot
ing in any manner whatever. He Is quiet,
orderly citizen OF good sense, and not given to
drink. We are clearly Of the opinion that a
man would have TO be drunk or crazy 10 com
nit such an ect Mr. Smith is not crazy and
never was. and, as we before said, he is not
given to drink Therefore there, is no ground
for suspecting him TO be implicated in the
shooting The theory Of the shoot ng now is
that one OF the little negroes got hold of a
pistol and accident lly shit the boy This
seems to be a correct theory, as the powder
was shot irto the skin in the neighbOrhOod OF
where the bail entered. Although the wound
was considered certainly fatal, the child is im-
proving The ball entered the forehead. com
ing through the back part OF the head, and
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ball AID probed the wound. finding that the
bail took a straight course through the head.
The boy is going aoout, and 1t is confidently
asserted will get we'll"
The Macon Telegraph gives the details of
desperate plot cOncCcted bv FIVE prison ers in
the Bibb county jsi! to effect their escape.
v hich was thwarted by the vigilance Of Jailer
Foster: About eleven O'Clock on Tuesday
night. he, in company with his assistant Mr..
Harry GOOdell, went up stairs to see if every
thing was all right. Foster went inside without
a weapon Of any kind. while Harry held the
lamp ami pistol at the door. On going inside
he saw that one OF the large staples belong
ing t. the floor, and used for claiming felOns
and desperate men. was gone. Q he prisoners
were either really or feigning sleep. but when
the search was commenced for the staple they
arose, and johnson stood up so as to conceal
the missing article. Fosters quick eve soon dis
covered it. They had made a string OF pOr-
tiOD of the lining or a coat sleeve, thus con-
Vertiug the heavy non staple into a deadly
'slungshot" g" The weapon was secured and
the prisoners left to their sleep and disap-
| pointment On Wednesday morning Mr.. FOs
| ter went up and chained the prisoners. One
| OF them Lewis Howard seeing that the effort
| had been fruitless and there was nothing To be
/ gained by silence, told Foster that he would
tell the truth about it. He then said that they
| had agreed among them that when Foster or
| his assistant came up next morning to remove
| the SlOps johnson was to deal a heavy blow
| with the slungshCt. Then the jailer would be
/ taken hold Cf and tied to the floor By means OF
| the remaining staples on the door and ropes
made of blankets. He was then to be gagged
| an left 10 struggle as best he may, while they
/ went down stairs and out into the street How
/ ard further said that they had rehearsed the
/ whole proceedings, using Brown es the jaier.
/ They had practiced the scheme pretty well,
1 but having handled him too roughly, he got
/ mad and threw a bucket at the others. In con-
| siieretion Of his revelations Howard was freed
] from his chains" "