Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-17
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As'S lveiTed Calls st the jain
Barton, the young Fulton county CON
Vict Of Butterick pattern fame, has come
into promipence again. ... -..
A Handsomely dressed female Is now
WORKING for. his release. .,..,. .eso
- MdudAy mSrAiHE BY the eSrVy tsain on
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asked WRiQhpArls Porter 10 dlsect her to y
quiet boarding house. The lady looked
sad and DETECTED, as though some great
trouble was resting upon her. Her appar-
ent distress aroused Waterman POrter's
sympathy. and calling a hack he directed
the driver where to take the lady. She
thanked him kindly. entered the hack and
was driven away. About noon yesterday
the same lady appeared at the Fulton
county Jail. She was dressed in heavy
black silk and wore handsome sealskin
cloak. Her face was covered with q
heavy veil. When she entered the jail Of
fice brilliant diamonds We're seen on her
fingers. Turnkey Poole was present and
received the LADY with his usual polite
bow.
"Can / see Mr.. Bartonso the lady
asked
"Barton! Oh he is the young man who
was arrested at the Klmoal. Sorry.
ma'am, but he il in the chaln.gang. Been
the"
"Chain-gangl cried the woman, "oh,
my God"
Aud as the words dropped from her
lips she tainted. Mr.. Poole did what ne
could for her but was compelled to send
for physician. Alter some time she re-
yived and was given Il stimulhnt. She
rested few minutes and then asked:
Where is the chaiO-gangT'
"Out on the edge OF town." answered
Mfr. Poole.
"Wbat ia itY'
"'rhe peHiteniiary of Georgia"
Can | see him IL go OutS'
sob, yes"
The lady lost no more time. She enter
ed the hack in which she had been driven
10 lnil, and ordered the driver to take her
10 the chain-gang IN hurry. TIE situa-
ton was a novel one TO tue Dackman. tie
had driven passengers 10 the chain-gang
before, but never a handsome ladv. He
glanced at her sad face. and giving the
morse an extra hard tap was soon at the
camp. Barton was on the works. He
was chained and wearing stripes. He had
a PICK IN his hand, and was digging hard
into the dirt. He worked on without to-
ticing the approaching carriage. TIE
carriage drove up, came 70 a stop, and
then the driver asked the superiute ndent
TO see the lady. He walked up TO the
hack and raised his hat.
''Can see Mr.. Barton 2" the LADY asked
before the superintendent had time to
speak.
Yes" answered the astonished super
lntendent.
Then he turned about aud called aloud:
Barton, come herew
Barton dropped biz pick, looked up aud
seeing the carriage, hung mis- heal and
remained m0tionless. tie seemed to know
that friend was In the carriage. H"
hesitated but a second. Then with hie
chains clanking about his legs be walked
up to the carriage. As be approached it
the LADY got out Then those sonut the
convict Witnesseda scene they never will
forget. The lazy wept and Barton cried.
At first neither could speak. Then finally
they talked, but no one heard what was
said.
No one wanted 10 hear II. The talk
lasted 10 minutes. and then the lRdv sh0 K
hands vi Barton, AID. re-ente ~ the
carriage. was driven away, while Bar on
walked back to the works. picked up his
hoe and went to digging aEsln. The car
riaVe was driven back to the city, and
stopped a. the Western Union telegraph
office, where abe dismissed the hack. she
then entered the telegraph Office and sent
several kilograms, after Which she walked
out.
Barton stated In reply TO questions that
he would likely secure an early release,
but declined to tell who the lady is.