Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-25
BRUNSWICK NOTES,


Something About the Peyton Case-A
German Nobleman in a Bad Fix-The
sweet Potato Farmers Putting Out
Their Plants.
BRUNSWICK, June 2s.-Contrary to general
expectation, Reuben Peyton was not hanged
on Friday last. At the last moment, before
the adjournment Of court or Wednesday even
ing last, his attorneys, Harris & Smith, filed
motion for new trial on general grounds,
upon which the court directed stay Of pro-
ceedings until the motion was passed upon,
and the sheriff, therefore, could not proceed,
gr eatly to the disappointment OF a
large class Of citizens. HIS attorneys,
OF course, have had no conference with
him since his removal to Savannah, but
they are both gentlemen who viii contest Tor
every additional minute Of life they can Sc
cure for him. The reported sum OF money
put up by Peyton's step father was myth.
The motion for new trial will be argued on
Wednesday, and, II a new trial IS refused, the
matter viii be carried by writ OF error 20 the
Supreme Court, thus postponing the exeeu,
ton for several months, which IS about all
that can be hoped for. as the trial was regular
and proof conclusive, and, unless death IN
tervenes. Peyton will be hung.
WHILE ON CRIMINAL MATTERS
/ must tell you OF possible international I'M
pleasantness TO be added to our already over
strained relations with Bismarck. Until Fri
day last Robert FIR. w. Baron Won Puttkamer
lay in a dungeon cell having been indicted by
the last grand jury for simple larceny. sur
fering since 1870 from hemOfrhages az inter-
walls, produced by wound through the right
lung, excitement and jail life brought on an
attack which threatened to kill him at once.
To his physician and clergyman he stated that
he was a Baron in his own right in Germany,
that his uncle was a Minister IN BlsmarcKs
Cabinet. His father married the Countess
Won Strauss, who is his stepmother. In the
Franco Prussian war, at is years OF age, an
Ensign in the Prussan army, and during
reconnaissance one night he was shot from
the rear, supposedly by one OF the German
troops. through the right lung.
THE BALL WAS NEVER FOUND,
but he apparently quite recovered in two
months. subsequently it was found that the
lungs were subject to rupture, and hardship
or exposure produced hemorrhage. He left
the army, went to Brazil, speculated IN conee
and failed; opened billiard palace, failed
again; killed negro Brazilian policeman,
served q term in prison for manslaughter;
went to Mexico, soon got into the army, and
for bravery and military knowledge was pro-
NOTED to a Captaincy. He left the Mexican
army and returned to Brazil. and after other
ups and downs turned up in Brunswick as an
able seaman on a German bark, which he left
to engage in business here as porter and dray-
man for Cook Bros. & Co. This firm have
prosecuted him for simple larceny, and con-
tinue, like other skeptical people, to believe
him a fraud. He is-a keen, sharp, educated
man, with the frame and constitution OF
giant. He has fair hair and blue eyes, and
associates with sailors and sailor runners. He
protests against any one informing his family
of his whereabouts and position (?).
The steamer Thomas Collyer, recently pur-
chased at New York by a company here, has
arrived and gone to work. She left this morn
ing with large colOred excursion for jack
eOnVille.
THE FLOYD RIFLES, OF MACON,
arrived this morning on their annual pilgrim
age to Cumberland. They breakfasted at the
Nelson House and afterward took the steamer
EgmOnt for High Point.
The Brunswick Rflemen are considering
the proposition of forming battalion, COM
posing the Albany Light Guard, the Jackson
Artillery, the Americus Light infantry, and
the Lewis Light Guard. of Montezuma. 1t is
most likely that the Riflemen win decide ia
yorably.
The Brunswick Rinemen will give big
| blowout and excursion on the 4ths The
| band, rifle teams. gun clubs and military, with
| their families and lady friends, will go to st.
| Simon's on the Thomas Collier and celebrate.
The committee and sub committees promise
| the biggest and most enjoyable excursion ever
| gotten up.
1t was expected that pilot boat race would
| be gotten up in Savannah about the 4th, in
| which one Of our Brunswick boats would en-
| ter, but nothing definite is known about any
such regatta yet.
| NAVAL CITY is THE NAME OF THE NEW
TOWN
laid out in this harbor near the navy yard on
| Blythe Island. 1t is beautifully located, and
| as the lots are to be sold very reasonably, we
expect soon to see q town rivaling st.
| Simon's Mills in size and importance, if il
| does not threaten Brunswick itself. 1t is only
| three miles from this city and in full view.
Twenty co,ored couples are reported TO
| have joined hands in holy matrimony during
| the past week.
The Street Committee are paving Bay street.
| We have had drenching showers yesterday
and to-day, and farmers and gardeners are
pntting out sweet potato ''draws" in haste.
The moon after to-day is on the increase, and
as May was dry and June is showery we can
look for big crop of fine potatoes this sum
mer. GLYNN.