Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-14

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,lsJ. alaJa.-;Sline JACKSON: as IS known. has been
accessible to his friends and to the directors
az MS home. He has never entert aimed any
.af Ot leaving me city, and IS prepared, it Is
attorneys are Messrs. II. ID. d. Twiggs, Z. r.
Nerdery and J. c. G. Black. The prosecution
VIII 6e conducted by the state Attorney. Mr..
wright, and by Messrs. J. ;. and W. I.
Davidson, attorneys for the mill. 1t is proper
TO say that Mr.. JnO. A. North, whose name
appears upon the indictments as prOsecu or,
v as acting Tor the Enterprise Manufacturing
company, and by order OF its board OF direc-
Tors, at whose Instance the case was carried
before the grand jury. Mr.. North. at the time
tne Ease Was made up, was acting as Presi-
dent OF the company, and his position as
prosecutor was by virtue OF this temporary
station.
Columbus Times: In the upper edge Of this
county Iuesuay morning occurred a sad and
terrible tragedy in the family OF Mr.. Jefr Big
gers, one OF the oldest and most highly re-
spected citizens Of the county. The family
consisted OF Mr.. Biggers, his son, Joseph W.
Blggers, and Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Burgess
Ar. Burgess attended to the
farm. His wife was hOusekeeper, and
did the cooking, While eating breakfast they
an became violently Ill, attended by constant
vomiting. Neighbors were sent for and Drs.
Cameron and Oslin, Of this city, went out and
everything possible was done TO relieve the
sufferers, but with little effect. Mr.. Burgess
died IN about three hours and Mrs. Burgess
about two hours afterward. Mr.. Joe W e.
Biggers still lives, but little hope is enter
tanned OF his recovery. Mr.. JEFF Biggers
Cld not each much, and consequently was
not so seriously affected. and is now out
OF danger. The neighbOrhoOd is greatly ex-
cited over the sad affair, but in their efforts
20 save the lives of the victims little Thought
mas been gwen TO the perpetrators of the foul
decd suspicion points 20 several negroes
living on the place-Mary Davis, her daughter
Mary Hill. Joe Hill and Alice David, who
Mr. Biggers had arrested few weeks ago on
a charge Of breaking into his smOkehouse
but afterwards had the warrants dismissed
The old woman. Mary Davis, has been in the
employ OF the family for twenty years and
did the Cooking UP 10 the time of the death Of
Mrs. BIggers. about a year ago. She now does
the milking, and it Is supposed that while
putting away milk she slipped into the cook
room and dropped arsenic, the poison
used, into the coffee pot. 1t is Droba-
bic that all the negroes will be arrested. Mr.
and Mrs. Burgess came from West Point last
winter. where they have two sons, who were
telegraphed for. II is said the victims had
all the symptoms OF having been poisoned
with arsenic, and from its quick action it
must have been dissolved in the coffee. Mr.
Joe. W. Biggers' condition is such as to leave
little foundation for hope of his recovery. The
house cat Is said TO have Tapped a few times at
the vomit Of one OF the sufferers, and so
powerful was TIE poison that 10 died in a few
seconds. Joseph Biggers has died since the
above was put in type, and the hopes of z.
}. Blggers' recovery are strengthened.
The Newman Herald gives the following
fuller details Of Fridays fire at that place 1t
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assistants. who were standing on the public
square with a number of others. saw the
flames shooting up from the rear of the large
wooden building on Bay street which was Oc-
cupled by Mr.. L. j. Barron for gin and re-
pair shop. 1t was on the side next To the old
livery stable OF Askew x Co. They rushed 10
the spot few buckets of water would have
eXtinguished it at first, but in a short time the
flames were beyond control. The alarm was
quickly given. and lnsa few minutes a hun
dred men were at work, some endeavOring to
lalI faf
the stores which were in imminent danger
The wind was setting in the rignt direction to
carry the fire sweeping through the wooden
block on the north side OF the public square. and
the only check was the Onc-stOry brick build
ing adjoining the stable, which had slate
roof and which seemed at one time would GER
tainly succumb to the dcvOuring element.
Mr.. J. &. Register occupies the brick store ad-
joining the stable, and the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company the next room. The goods
were hastily removed from both. Capt. +. ID.
FOuse occupies the next brick stOrerOOm, but
feeling that the building was ire proof. he
refused to open his door and remove his goods.
The stove and tin house Of Mr.. A. o. Lyndon,
and the furniture store Of Thompson Bros.
also had most Of their goods removed in an
IclpatlOn of the sprra al OF the fire. IL soon
became evident that the reprOOf building
would hold out, but the roofs of Thompson
Bros. and the post office caught from the fly
ing sparks and were with difficulty saved.
The dwelling of Mrs. NJ. +. Sims, just across
the street from the burning buildings, was
only saved by heroic efforts, and could not
possibly have been saved had not the wind
been blowing from it. The large twO-stOry
frame building. in which the fire originated,
Was the property of the Nielsen estate, and
was worth probably $500. Mr. Barron esti-
mates his loss at $500, besides some valuable
patterns which it will be difficult TO replace.
The stable was the property Of B. \. Askew &
Co. They had two tons OF coal and about 60
gallons Of syrup stored in it. Their loss is
estimated at $500 Mr.. Registers loss con-
sisted in goods damaged by removal, and was
mat more than $50. Mr.. &. ID. KNIGHT mana
ger of the Singer Office. says that $40 would
cover his loss. Mr.. Lyndon reports damage
to the amount OF Sl25. a to how the lre
originated. no one knows. The location pre-
cIudes the possibility OF being accidentally
fred 10y the torch bearers. IL could not have
started from stove or fireplace. because
tween the Notwithstanding and the ceiling
The natural conclusion is. that an incendary
did the mischief. He may yet be detected.