Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-30

into town and sought physician, and later in
the morning it was ascerLained that he was
Mr.. Ledbetter. Of Isabella, and he had come
for physician 70 attend Mr. Mcdowell. who
had been shot the evening before. Dr. McYil-
Ian accompanied him to the woun led man. and
upon the doctors return to Albany yesterday
afternoon be informed Us that Mr.. Mcdowell
had been shot under the following circum-
stances: Mr. Lancaster and Mr.. Jenkins had
each hank OF potatoes on the same pre- misses
Mt McDOEell had been in the habit of buying
potatoes from Mr. jenkins. 1t was his custom
to % TO the heap and help himself and
charge the potatoes up to hImseh But
he got into the wrong bed, and instead Of
taking jenkins potatoes, as he thought, he was
taking Lancaster's, who. constantly missing
his potatoes thought a thief was operating on
them. and late Wednesday set trap gun,
loaded with shot, to blow the thief up. Late
In the evening Mr. Mcdowell applied to Jen-
kins for PCT toes and as usual. was told TO 90
TO the bank and help himself. He went to the
bank from which he had previously tten his
supply. when he. OF course, sprung the lock,
and The whole IOsd OF shot entered his breast.
The horror OF the man who he'd only few
moments before set the trap was as great as
that OF the innocent man who walked into it.
DR. Mcmillan informs us that the gun was
loaded With small bird shot. ad though he re-
ceived the whole load, mis- wounds are not ne
cessarily alarming"
Washington Gazette: About Christmas Mr..
L NJ. RobersOn's room was entered and SIS
taken from his pents pocket while he was
I
SOutl western GeOTgi+, had been staying wi h
Mr.. Robertson for the past few months. and
the night Of the robbery he raised the alarm,
woke Robertson and told him two negroes h d
entered the room and had walked him ND as
| tbev went out. Two negroes on Mr.. Albert
| BaTuetts place were accused of the robbery,
| as some foot tr7 cSs from KObertSOn's place led
/ towards Mr. Barnerts 2 hs negroes were
arrested and brought before Judge Winfield,
/ but upOn trial they proved an a'iat and
were turned loose After the negroes had
/ proved their Innocence so completely, Mr.
/ Robertson began 10 think that Abbott knew
mora about the robbery than any one e Sc but
/ until last week he had 10 clue upon which TO
| work. Last week Abb 1T came to Mr. Robert
| sen and offered to lend him fiva dollars IL he
wished it, and told Robertson that he a bbott)
| could got as much fifty dollars for Robert
| s1n from a gentleman in TaliaeerrO. who
/ would lend il to him without interest or secu-
/ rity. This aroused Mr.. Robertson's suspicion,
/ AMI that cay, when Abbott had gone over to
| some Cf the neighbOrS 70 invite them TO q
/ dance at his hOu. 2, Robertson looked into Alb,
/ bolts trunk and found therein hfty dollars Of
/ his stolen money. When Abbott came back Mr..
/ r lbertsqn told him OF it. and he acknowledged
| tins entire thing and told him how he had
/ planned the entire 6fair. Abbott told Robert
| son how he had gone out to the stable that day
| and broken the chain on the door, So that il
Robertson awaked while he was in the act Of
| o bing n m in his room that night he wou' d
| tell him that some one was breaking into the
| stable and that he had come 10 wake him up.
| he al o told how De ha1 ken his own vslise
| and scattered his clothing along the path TO
/ make out the negroes had done the robbery.
! Robertson told him he would have him arrest
! ed. and starred to town for that purpose, hut
| before leaving ABBOTT asked him TO lend him
| a dollar. which he did. When Robertson got
| hack from town Abbott had skipped the
| county Abbott we understand came here
| from Terrell county in October last"