Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-26
TLORIDA on THE WIRR.
u. ". scott Shoots Himself at Fruit
Cove While Despondent

/ JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 25.--J. W. Scott,
an old and prominent citizen of this city,
shot himself to-day at Fruit Cove, few
miles above here. The wound was in
flicted in the neck with 32-calibre pistol
| Mr.. Scott has been brought back to this
| city and is still alive, but fears are felt as
/ to the result He fired with suicidal in
| tent. He is 70 years old, has family, is
well connected and owns an orange
! grove at Fruit Cove. This years freeze
and other heavy losses OF late years are
thought to have caused the act.
The safe OF q. Brickwedell, a retail gro
Ger at the corner of Church and Ocean
streets, was burglarized this morning
about ] O'Clock. The thieves got between
500 and $1,000 IN money and notes. 1t
was evidently the work of expert cracks
men, the safe being entered by means OF
drilling through the quarter inch iron
Just above the combination lock, insert
ing wire, turning the tumblers and
easily unlocking the door. The burglary
was MOI discovered until the opening OF
the store this morning. No cleW is yet
mad to who they were.
DRUMMER BECOMES INSANE.
w. II. Sherwood, a commercial traveller,
representing the large Wholesale pertu-
merry house OF Recksecker d Co., was dis
covered violently insane at the Duval
Hotel last night. Sherwood registered
there last Wednesday, and his actions
were noticed TO be very excited and &C.
centric, but nothing was thought Of it
until be became violent. Doctors Mitchell
and Summers were called in and succeed
ed IN quoting him. Upon examination it
was discovered by them that SherwOOd's
skull had been fractured at some former
time Of life, and he was evidently
suffering from the pressure OF a broken
bone upon his brain. They decide that
tr panning will be necessary 10 save the
life of the patient. Il he can travel he
will be sent TO New YOrk for the operation;
I If not, it will be done here. Sherwood is
handsome, intelligent young man, and
much sympathy is felt Tor HIM among ac-
quaintances here. Recksecker & Co., of
New York, telegraph to give him every
| necessary attention.
AFTER "sHEENY MIKE"
| Two Of PinkertOns detectives from
| New orb are ia the city with the neces-
| sary reQuisltlOn papers for kurtZ, alias
! "Sheeny Nike In the absence OF Gov.
| +. A. Perry, Secretary OF State Crawford
! issued the necessary papers, such papers
/ having been left signed in blank by the
! Governor. Judge Summers, KurtZ's law
| yer, returned from Tallahassee last even
! ing, but is reticent upon the action of the
Judge of the Supreme Court. Judge j.
M. Baker, of this city, has never yet given
his final decision in the habeas corpus
proceedings brought before him.
1t is thought Kurtz will be in the hands
/ of the detectives and on his way to Troy,
| n. u, before TO morrow morning. His
identification is almost beyond doubt.
His picture, No. S95 in the rOgue's gal
lery Of New York, is held here by De-
! tectlve Cooper, and shows hurtz to be the
/ same man.
THE HARDIN CASE.
The case Of w. n. Hardin, held here
upon a charge of fraudulently issuing
/ drafts upon the firm of Herring q Co., safe
| manufacturers, OF New York city. and
I procuring money on them TO the amount
! of 500 from the First National Bank, The
/ same amount from the Bank Of Jackson
/ vile, and a like amount from the National
! Bank Of Palatka, came up before Justice
! BelGsario Saturday. The prisoner was
remanded, upon "A 500 bond, TO await the
| action OF the grand jury IN May next.
| Hardin has not yet given bail, but it is
thought ne will be able TO do so.
FROZEN FRUIT.
The board of heal OF the city Of New
| York, and also other cities, having issued
! orders cOndemning the sale of frozen Or
auges, as they have been pronounced poi
sonous by leading physicians, General
Manager A. NJ. Ives, of the Fruit EX-
] change, has issued a circular to the pat
rons Of the Exchange throughout the
state, advising them to ship him no more
frozen fruit.
The funeral of Claus Witschen an old and
respected citizen, long a prominent mer-
chant here, took place yesterday after
noon at 3 O'Clock from the German Lu-
theran Church. Mr.. WItschen was in the
59th year OF his age.
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