Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-14
RETRfBUTIyE JUSTICE


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per PIE 81 t7is Village are greatly excited
gY-F = mysterious case when Gas pEzZ eG
lie Two medicz. men n ne tosFo. ard
w1ich some u he residents assert -
rev ard REGULAR o1toreak n spiritual
qualifications. 1as man 10 1>- o e.
dare t-s attention o. ne spirits. wIicE-
raft. o. whatever y il. is q well know .
e. izea ard JustIce 81 tEs Pezee named
Alexander Carpenter.
Two years ago Mr.. Carpenter. who. in
addition 70 his legal du,iAs, Is the pro
pyseto- r. drug store. - made tBe
guardian n Ni-= Emma oaurders. q
.sauuf1i young lady j. ysars r. sZe.
7-1D.e latter. John : Saunders. bad igst
G-d. NJ. Carpenter was an Intimate
ad IF Ar. Saunders. and x 90 appointed
ffustre Of the IS ate. which amounted r.
S-4.1eJ. and vas willeQ 70 Iii. saunders
callc. kmmz.
Lee young LADY was Tillfui and roman
tie. and ;ew people were ast0bisoe5a -
months ago @1eu enc sUddsblT d.sap-
j. AIRED OEe evening. LEAVING T. trace 0f
" here sue lad gone. Mr.. Carpenter d.
clsr@a taaE als ard had eloped, and had
Drg5a big gone II New YORK. as she had
been ID communication Tor some time
Win 4 Young man named Charles DAVIS,
81 East weuty-t1Ird STREET IA ina, clts.
Hr. Carpenter went 70 New YORK. bot
could not Z I'd Davis or the girl. Mos
people scce pied this statement without
question, but there wee lev who nth
mated tost Carpenter knew more than ~
would diyuige. and they asserted that, a.
be was the one WHO would most benefit
by the 2rl's death, be should produce her
IN order 70 satisfy public opinion
Carpenter paid no attention 70 these In
situations, and tue gossip died out. but
Bas been renewed since The extraordinary
Developments " nicn baVe lately occurred.
On the morning Of Oct. ! C&rpent-r VI as
standing In the door Of his drug store
when be was suddenly struck terrible
blow in tue pack Of the bead, which
knocked him senseless. He fell out upon
the sidewalk, with the blood gushing from
long cut 10 his head. Charles MELON
aid, lawyer. who was crossing the stre er
/ TO speak IA Carpenter. saw him fall, but
+ a. there was nobody Ia the store or within
hundred feet Of him, the lawyer sup
posed that the druggist bad tainted. Mr.
Mcdonald hastily called Drs. Hu nter and
! Palmer, and after considerable effort they
/ restored Mr.. Carpenter 10 consciousness.
The druggist was dszed at Bnat had
happened. He d clared that there was
E nobody in the store or vicinity at the
time ne was struck, and Lawyer Melon.
aid was equally positive on this point.
The medical men found a cash three
J inches long and au Inch wide oB Carpen-
ter's head, and they asserted chat there
was no doubt that the injury had been in
1icted by blow from a club.
TIE affair remained a mystery, and al
/ though ii caused a great deal OF talk,
there was no explanation TO be had.
/ Tue residents OF spruceyille receive their
mail matter through small widow in
/ the store Of Mr.. James Duncan, who lie
the Postm aster. Mr.. Carpenter stepped
10 the window at noon on Nov. /. a8d
was banded several letters by the Post
master.
" bile the latter was conyersing with
him there was noise, as OF the blow OF
a hammer, and Carpenter fell to the foor.
3lr. Duncan had a clear view of the front
OF the store al the time, and ne is positive
that there WAS moody 10 sight.
DR.. Hunter was again summoned and
be found that the old wound mad been re-
opened ana that there was fresh lump
ON Carpenters bead az large a. an egg.
Dr, Hunter says that the lump could not
have been caused by the fail.
Carpenter wore a soft felt bat at the
time, and this was smashed as il from a
heavy blow.
There was more gossip and excitement,
and various theories were offered as to
what mad caused the injuries. Csrpen er
became very nervous and was afraid TO
walk the streets after dark. Wolfe he
was riding along the main street yester-
day afternoon IN company with samuel
Nevins, The latter felt a not wave, as If
rom Dlastturnace. pass by him. aud al
toe same time Carpenter shouted: PPM
struck again. and almost fell from the
buggy. Neyins caught BIN an found
uls head covered with blood and Two large
Jumps at the base OF the brain. AS Car
penter hsd not fallen or struck anything,
tnere vas no chance Of the Jumps being
inflicted in that way.
He was driven home, and ID now deliri-
Gus. and fears are entertained that few
more vis1's from the mysterious club
s~inger will xiii him. The physicians
have invited DR.. Knight, of Philadelphia,
70 Investigate the case, and the result is
awaited with extraordinary interest.
"MOther" spellman, a fortune teller OF
the village, asserts that the spirit OF Miss
Emma Saunders, who, she declares, met
with violent death, Is haunting her
guardian. The general opinion IL tnat. il
the fortune teller Is right, Miss Saunders
spirit must be accompanied by another
spiritual visitor who was once a stake
driver IN a circus.