The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
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GE0RGIA'S CENTRAL CITY
PULLMAN PORTBRS ARRESTED
FOR ROBBING AssENGERS.

Several Visitors Returning rom sa.
vannah Accuse Them of Stealing
Money and Valuables nom Under
Thoir Pillows Falling OF an Old
Building.
MACON, GA, Feb. % Whom the Macon
Volunteers and othor citizens arrived from
Savannah this morning some oxcitement
was created at the depot 10y the arrest IT
q. w. Pate and H. W. Washington, col
orcd portcrs in charge Of the Pullman
Sleopoi'S that the Macon people had used in
going 20 and from Savannah Pate and
Washington were charged with having
stolen several watches from various parties
IN the Sleepers, and $2l0 ia money from
Henry Iicuner, besides IA watch, while ON
route TO savannah Tuesday night Officers
Golden and Matthews carried the parties
90 the city barracks whoro they wero
searched. In Patos' pocket woro found
several keys, a ticket punch, his own
watch, 81 80 in money aud "a gold locket
with ball attached, belonging 30 Mrs.
Charlie Julian who was in the sleeper.
Pate said that he found Mrs Juhans lockeb
hanging ON apart of tho berth this morn
ing after she had lott the car. Mrs. Julian
says her loCkct was not stolen. She had ID
yesterday in Savannah. In Washington's
pocket 81 -, keys, etc. were found.
A search warrant was taken out this
morning before Judge Koating and tho
slcepor was searched by tho officers thor
oughly. No trace of the money could ho
found. but Benuers watch was
found 10y Matthews in tho
heating room Of the car under the coal box.
Pate and Washington were put in Jail to
await developments They are la the cm-
ploy of the Pullman car service, with hoad-
quarters at Atlanta. Pate is Hght.eolored,
IA,
wore found several notohoads Of the Atlanta
Defiance nogso journal published thero.
When Savannah was reached Mr.. Bonner
went out the car, leaving his watch and
money under the pillow. Charlie Mat
thews and Call johnson also lefh
their watches under thoir pillows,
but subsequently received them
monograms were on tho watches, which
would load TO detection if any ono attempts
cd TO sell thom.
FALL or AN OLD BUILDING.
To-day about 1:80 O'Clock people on Mul-
berry street and points contiguous thoretd
were greatly startled 10y loud crashing
noise like that of falling brick building.
Tho disturbance was ut the Floyd building
ON Mulberry street. at the corner store for
merly occupied by Mrs. L. Noone, but
lately used 10y Mr.. Lawrence Henry as u
butcher shop IN charge of Mr.. Wioks and
che adjoining door was occupied by negro
shoemaker named Gourgn Bell. That por<
ton of the old building nearly over Boll's
shop was the part that fell. Tho greater
part Of the debris, bricks and planks fell
into the small vacant space of ground boz
tween tho Old and new portion of tho Floyd
House. Some Of the stuff foil upon Bells
shop. No one was hurt. Boil had only
left his shop few moments boz
foro and locked tho door. He noticed
thnt the plnstRrtnp bud bppu falling I'm
small pieces all day and thinking that tho
whole building might fall, he concluded to
20 out, and perhaps thus saved his life.
Mir. Wicl;s was in the butcher shop at tho
time OF the accident, his back resting
against the wall, and he felt the wall move
Just as tho crash came. That portion of
fifty years, and had boen condemned by
the council more than once, but was never
torn down.