Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-13


was standing near by. Ben Immediately left,
swearing that he would take Dawes life be-
lore ne ieIt the county. In the evening about
. O'Clock Dave heard a noise like some one
creeping near his shauty, and suspecting that
Ben had returned for some violent purpose
gFasped his gun and went to reconnOitre, at
the same time placing another negro, who
was in his shanty, in the door to keep watch
Dave had proceeded but a short distance
however when two reports of a gun were
heard IN quick succession, and he was seen TO
Ial. Upon examination it was discovered
that Dave had been shot through the head
with seven buckshOt, and that the gun
which he had in his hand had not been dis
charged The next morning Ben was also
Iound dead about IS yards from the spot
where Dave fell, having been shot in the
breast with gun. A dOuble-barreI shotgun
was also found IN the hands of Ben. one bar
rel only having been DISCHARGED This direful
coincidence Is explained by the fact that Odv
Lewis, Ben's brother, lived about thirty steps
from where the killing occurred; that he was
IN ms shanty just before the reports were
heard, and that he was not to be fOund in the
morning. The suppOsItiOn is that Ben shot
pave and that OdY shot Ben. One hundred
dollars reward has been offered. and search
been captured.
WaycToss correspondence NEWS. sept. II.
Duh times poorly and inadequately ex-
presses the status OF affairs in this part of the
moral vineyards. some Of our merchants are
laying in their fall and winter stocks in the
season fairly arrives. The schools are all now
opened, but the attendance Is not as full as il
VIII be later on. Some of the citizens Of our
town are opposed TO the collection of the tax
authorized by the Legislature for the boring
and completion of the artesIan well. They
have employed Messrs. Harris & smith. of
brunswick, 70 file bill Of Injunction against
the collection OF this tax, and say they vii
fight 10 through the courts, so that there is
not much respect of an early success in that
much desired enterprise and accession to our
tfrrusE Nrr~ Esv- -
cross. anxious presume to secure front seats
at the great exposition 10 come of in
New Orleans, or perhaps to go out
and scalp the red man on the plains
ran away from home last Monday.
bought their tickets to New Orleans and left.
One Of them returned last night, but / have
not had the opportunity TO Interview him vet.
/ do not think the oldest is over IA wears of
men Of this place have organized a dramatic
club, and played here and in NaldOsta with
great credit to themselves. They met with
much kindness from the people i'm the latter
place and will probably pay them another
Visit. Their entertainment was in the inter-
e-t OF the Episcopal Church being built here.
The EpiscOpalians have raised enough money
70 commence their church, which. when COM
pleted, viii be a very neat, tasty
and substantial ediiice. The contract has
been awarded to Mr.. II. NJ. Roberts, who is
now at work on the building.-POlitlcal affairs
are now getting up TO fever heat, and the
canu dates for legislative hOnOrs-Messrs. W.
IL. Millen and Thomas II. MOrtOn-and their
friends are busily engaged manufacturing
votes. The nominee for the Senate. Mr.. J. NJ.
Wilcox, Of Coffee, has no oppOnent.-Dr. w.
Il. Folks, our worthy Mayor, has been quite
sick with fever for several DAYS, but is better
at this writing The general health OF Way
cross and surrounding country l. very good.
There are some cases If fever here and in the
country around, but / have heard of nothing
Of a serious or extended character.-CrOps Of
aL klnds-that IS, provision crops-are good
all over the county.
Wednesday night, Nancy Frazier, OF At
lantd' gave birth TO dead girl baby. She
had suffered terribly. Thursday night the
mother died. The wOmam's death forms one
Of the incidents in a story that seems almost
too tragic TO have occurred save in the fancy
II the most imaginative novelist. Everybody
Is familiar with the unsOlved murder Of Mrs.
Jndrles Rose, the wife OF night waJchman
at Atlanta. few months ago. Her husband.
&c viii be remembered, left his little cottage
home after sup er TO begin his light watch. Al
home he lef- his wife, Nancy Frazier and his
baby boy, a curly-headed little lad of or
years. The trio went to bed mother and
child sleeping together. and Miss Frazier Oc-
cupyiug cot in another part of the same
room. " hen the eyes OF the world were next
attracted 20 the trio, q terrible picture was
presented. It was midnight. Rain was Datter-
ing against the little cottage. The city clocks
were lu-t striking the last stroke of u when
Miss Frazier rushed screaming into the street
clad only IN her night clothes The neghbOrs
were called up and entered the little house.
ffu TIE bEu WAS MIS-. hose ueau. ner nalF
matted with her own blood, and the crimson
stream running from bullet hole in her te n
pie over the little form that Law sleeping be-
side her. A rear window up, and footprints
in the yard, showed where the murderer had
escaped after doing his fatal work. All
sorts OF theories sprung up. 1t was in
insinuated that an intimacy existed between
Rose and Miss Frazier. and that in order that
they might live together they had killed Mrs.
Rose, nc slipping away from his watch just
long enough to play his part in the tragedy.
Both were arrested, but the evidence against
them was not deemed sufficient. and they
were discharged. Others claimed that
burglar had fired the fatal
shot. The murder has never been
unraveled. And now comes strange part of
the baby story. over the baby's left eye and
on the lid thereof was splOtch OF blood that
looked wonderfully like bullet-hOle. 1t was
a terrible birth-mark, and one that sent
chill of horror 10 the heart of everyone pres
ent. IL showed So, the old ladies said, that
when she stood over the form of the murdered
woman and looked at the bnllet-hOle tina
pierced her brain. At the tin of the murder
physicians pronounced Miss Frazier not en-
cisHfe. Had their finding been different, the
verdict Of th" jury would probably have been
different. People Will say, Il told you sO,'
and Will believe that Rose Is responsible for
the little coffin, but the friends Of Miss Fra
ZiCr say she was engaged to be married 10 a
young man near FlOwery Branch, and that
they were 20 have married last christmas.
The engagement was broken on Miss ira
zicr came to Roses house in March, and had
lived with the murdered wOman's mother
since the preparation Of the crime.