The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-02
MORSE TAKEN In CANADA
DETECTIVE wETHERHORN RUNS
HIM DOWN AT TORONTO.

The Fugitive Takes the Name of
Spencer B. Haynes in Rochester-His
Wife Smells Mice and Sends Him
Across the Rorder-The Crime for
Which He Is Wanted-Morse's Bonds
men Anxious to See Him Brought
Back in Irons-Extradition Papers
Applied for.
When Detective Wetherhorn starts out
TO hunt fugitive from justice he generally
succeeds in bringing him to cover. He left
this city on Sunday of last week to look for
Adam Morse, who jumped his bond, and
Monday night he had the fugitive under ar
rest in Toronto, Canada. II oxtradition
papers can be had for the offense with which
Morse stands charged, the detective viii
have his prisoner lodged in the Chatham
county jail before the close of the week.
IN HIDING AT ROCHESTER
Detective Wetherhorn, after working on
the case a few days, learned that Morse was
located at No. Il South Goodman street,
Rochester, n. Y, under the namo of
Spencer B. Haynes. Procuring requisition
papers at Atlanta upon the Governor of
New Y ork, he left Atlanta Monday of last
wife seemed to have suspected something,
and she quiet Y slipped out of Savannah
and went North, reaching Rochester Sun
day night of last week, informing her hus-
band that there was talk Of hunting him
up. Morse lost no time in getting to Canada,
but the sleuth hound Of the law was keen
scented, and locating him, had him taken
into custody, and yesterday Detective
Wetherhorn went over to Toronto where
he began proceedings to bring his man
back TO Georgia to answer for the crime of
assault with intent to murder.
A DAsTARnLY ASSAULT.
On Wednesday, December IA, 1887, Morse
went to the residence of Conductor A. NJ
Barbee Jr., of the Coast Line railroad, at
Thunderbolt, and calling Mr. Barbee out,
made a violent assault upon him with a
club, inficting painful injuries about the
read and also breaking his arm. When
the women of the houss interfered, the negro
drew a revolver and terrorized them by
his threats to shoot His excuse for tue
assault was that Mr.. Barbee had handled
roughly Morse's boy on the train that day,
but even that excuse was not found valid
one in the preliminary examination i'll Jus
tice Molinas court three days later Solic-
itor General duBignon prosecuted the case
in the lower court, and had Morse Indicted
in the Superior Court for assault with in
LeHU 10 uluIuer, ana Ill Jne ClJy court Tor
carving concealed weapons. Morse gave
81 eco bond in the first case T. A. Glenn
surety, and $500 bond in the miSdemeanor
case, with negyo by the name of Jones as
bondSman.
WHY MORSE IS WANTED.
Thedesir to get Morse back was two-fold:
His bondsmen wanted him returned so they
would not have $1,000 TO pay, and Supt.
Cobb, of the Coast Line railroad, wanted
him apprehended and punished for deadly
and unjustifable assault upon one Of the
employees of the road.
Morse was at one time waiter at the
Oglethorpe Club rooms, and at the time the
ofenSe, was committed was the keeper of the
Yacht Club house at Thunderbolt. He is a
smart negro. and in letter written from
Rochester two weeks ago he boosted of
having outwitted Supt. Cobb, in getting
out of reach of the Savannah courts.