Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-25

Mefiwether. On Friday evening, two weeks
ego, he appeared at bis mothers, near
sulphur Springs, stating that he had re-
turned Tor the purpose OF surrenderlng TO
the officer Of the law and standing his
trial Being diSsua0ed from this step Mckee
started 70 return TO Texas. Getting as far as
Atlanta, he again determined to evade arrest
no longer, and going to the police headquar-
ters be gave his name and a detail Of the
cnarge against him, and submitted to arrest.
He arrived at Greenville Monday night in
charge or Marshal Ware OF IaGrange, and is
now in jail to await his trial for shooting Mr..
Davis He claims that the shooting was lusti-
liable, and says he does not fear the result.
Alr. Mckee is about twenty years old; Mr..
Davis upwards Of fifty. Mr.. Mckee has been
released on hail. He claims that he acted
strictly In self-defense"
Macon telegraph: Napoleon Bonaparte
Moore, formerly ef Marietta, was employed by
the Singer Sewing Machine Company at this
point as q canvasser. and seems to have done
very well at the business until few months
ago, when he concluded to increase his COM
pensatlon by questionable manner Of giving
receipts TO patrons. 1t was discovered by the
city manager that when he received five dollars
from patron he made out the receipt for that
amount, but in the stub he wrote sometimes
one dollar or two dollars and like small amounts
and reported such to the Office. In checking
mp the city manager discovered the dis
crepancy, and Moore got wind Of it.
Monday morning, not appearing in the
fOr him, but the bird had flown. He is sup
posed 70 be in Texas, and will probably be
captured soon. The Singer Company have
agents in every town in the United States and
photograph OF the wanted man has been sent
10 each one OF these, forming one of the best
detective systems in the world. These agents
VIII keep lookout for him, and if in the United
States viii be captured The amount of the
company s money taken by him is not near so
large as was atfirst thought. IL win figure up
about $40. but the exact amount cannot be
determined for few days, as some of the par
ties from which he collected are not easily
reached. Moore married in this city about six
months ago, and his disgrace falls heavily
on his young wife"
Athens BIHneT- HGtchDi0n; ''MrJOe Burch,
a popular travelling tourist for an Athens
house. was one day last week on trip to the
mountains, making his journey on horseback
When on top the Blue Ridge, where narrow
road passes around one Of the most dangerous
mountain peaks, with a frightful chaSm below,
Mr. Burch met two men in wagon Fortu-
nately there was room enough at this point
Tor the parties to pass, and Burch moved to
one side. 'D-n you, give US all the road,
yelled the WAGNER, or We II throw you down
the bluff Burch told them that they already
had more than half, and it would endanger his
life to move any further towards the chasm
This did not satisfy the men, who continued
to abuse him, when our friend got mad him
self and retorted in like manner. The parties
then sprang from the vehicle and made for Joe.
with a view OF casting him on the rocks below,
buf with a well directed blow he knocked one
of them down with his fist. The other con-
tinued TO advance, when Mr.. Burch drew an
uulOaded pistol he had in his pocket, and
struck his assailant on the head By this time
the first man he struck had gathered up a large
stone. and would have doubtless settled our
friends hash then and there had he not thought
of the happy experiment OF frightening the
fellows with his empty pistol Leveling 1t on
the one with the rock, he told him that at the
first move be would send a ball through his
heart. The men caved at once, and politely
getting in their wagon again, drove of with a
thousand apologies for their interruption.
Burch watched them until they disappeared
around a curve. when he mounted his steed,
and made tracts in an opposite direction to
that taken by the mOuntaineers "