The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-29
ANGEL NOT THE MAN
THE ALLEGED MISSOURI MUIR
DERER TO BE RELEASED.


Correspondence Which Led to It
Sheriff Pearce, of Florida, Expected
in Savannah Today
The sensation of yesterday was the APP
plication for a writ of habeas corpus in the
Superior Court for the release from custody
of Eugene Angel. William Hearn, the
keeper of a sailors boarding-house on West
Broad street, near the bay, with whom
Angel was boarding up to the time of his
arrest, last Saturday, by Constable Kauf-
mann, swore out the writ, alleging that
Angel is restrained of his liberty by acting
Chief of Police Green; that Angel is kept
in a cell of the police barracks, and his
friends denied access to him; that the pre-
tense under which he is held is that
Angel is under the sentence of some court
in Missouri, but that there is no legal pro-
cess of any characteS justifying his deten-
ton. The petition asked that Lieut.. Green
produce Angel before the court that the
cause and legality Of his detention may be
inquired into. Judge Adams granted the
writ, and it was served yesterday afternoon.
Lieut. Green will take Angel into court to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
ANGELES FRIEND HEARN.
A MORNING NEWS reporter had lengthy
interview with Mr.. Hearn after the issuance
of the writ. MIR. Hearn said that he has
known Angel for the past nine years. He
boarded with him nine years ago having
come to Savannah from Philadelphia in
the schooner Ida Lawton with Mr.. Healns
son-in-law, David Coleman, in the summer
of 1879. He remained here tho following
winter as runner for Hearn's boarding
house. Angel was sailor on the Ida Law
ton. Between six and seven years ago
Hearn said that Angel was again III Savan-
nah, and went from here to Brooklyn,
where he ran on tug boat in the North
river, boarding at the same clearinghouse
in Brooklyn, with Mr.. Hearn's son, j. j.
Hearn, now located on Tybee Island.
When Hearn learned that Angel was IN
the barracks he applied to Lieut.. Green for
permission to see him, which was refused
Mr.. Hearn said that when Lieut. Green
was told that Angel had been here, Off and
on, for the past nine years, he said that he
had not been in Savannah for ten years. Mr..
Hearn, however, took a meals victuas to
Angel last Thursday, and surreptitiously
held a ten minutes conversation with him,
which resulted in the application for writ
of habeas corpus.
BEEN IN SAVANNAH BEFORE.
Mr.. Hearn says that Angel has been to
Savannah three times in the past nine
years, at each time boarding at Hearn's
The records of Justice Elsinger's court will
show that for a difficulty between Angel
and Ike Henry, during that period a fine
was assessed against Angel, which Hearn
settled and secured his boarder's discharge.
Angel had charge of the removal of the
effects of the old hospital to the new, dur
ing the period mentioned, and under the
supervision of DIR. George H. Stone.
Angel was afterward employed
on a Philadelphia line Of steamers,
in 1881. Two years ago Mr..
Hearn says that Angel and a brother
worked in an orange grove in Florida, and,
coming here, Mr.. Hearn shipped Angeles
brother as steward of a Philadelphia
schooner, Eugene Angel going to New
Orleans, where, he says, he was employed
last summer, or in June and July last, at
which time it was claimed that he broke
jail at Mount Vernon, Mo.
MIR. Hearn says that his friend is wholly
innocent He said that he made no effort
to conceal his identity; that he sought en-
ployment at the wharves, at DR.. Stones
opposite the barracks, and he intended to
apply to both the telephone and gas COM
panies on Saturday last, the day Of his ar
rest.
LIEUT.. GREEN EXPLAINS.
Lieut. Green was seen last night. II there
is any mistake in the detention of Angel,
the Lieutenant said, the fault does not lie
with the Acting Chief of Police. The
Florida authorities, he said, have made no
effort to kidnap ANGEL. Constable Kauf-
mann was the arresting officer. Angel has
been held pending correspondence, which
Constable Kaufman is now carrying on
with the Missouri authorities. Mr.. Kauf-
man has had pictures of Angel taken.
which he has forwarded to Mount Vernon.
Lieut.. Green is not positive that Angel is
the man who broke Jail, but he is the man
whom Sheriff Pearce, of Leon county,
The Lieutenant further said that no letter
has been received for Angel which has
been withheld. Unlocking his private
desk, he took out bundle of letters
and kilograms, and, handing them over to
the MORNING NEWS reporter, said: ''The
public can judge for itself from these
whether the detention of Angel was 1usti-
fed under the circumstances. The deten-
ton has been pending the further investiga-
ton by Constable Kaufman. l did not
know, for the first few days, for what
Sheriff Pearce wanted Angel arrested, and
thought it was for some offense committed
in Florida, and possibly in connection with
his license as a marine engineer. This is
the correspondence"
SHERIFF PEARCE's LETTER.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, April Is, 1888.
Chief Of Police:
DEAR SIR: There was marine engineer
passed through here on April2 ,, and was seen in
Savannah on April 8, that am in communica-
ton about, and want you to locate him for
me. His name is Angle or Angel; that is the
name he is going by. He has a marine license
issued In Pensacola in January or February 1888,
under that name, and went from Pensacola
TO Carrabelle engineer aboard steam
tug Bessie, owned by T. T. & G. r.
X. He will very probably get employ
ment aboard some steamboat, and said he was
going TO try 10 get aboard as engineer of some
boat running between New York and Savannah
After spending three weeks in Savannah he is
pretty nearly strapped, and will be apt TO take
any job he can get He is about 40 years old
feet 10, weight lSO to 100 pounds, brown hair
and moustache. brown eyes. and has a scar on
bridge of nose, running on left side of nose to
cheek
have telegraphed for papers and If you will
look out for him for me and telegraph me as
soon as papers arrive I'll come on and pay you
$50 for your trouble as soon as identified
Hoping TO have an early reply, am yours. etc ,
JNo A. PEARCE,
Sheriff of Leon County
u ANSWERED THE DESCRIPTION.
"Now,n said Lieut.. Green, CANCEL an
swered the name, he answered the descrip-
ton. and he admitted having been EN-
ployed on the T., 7. and G. II. Il. | read
the letter to Constable Kaufman and told
him that here was a chance for him to make
$50 On April 10 received the following
dispatch: