The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-31
STRANGELY JEALOUS.
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THE GIRLS FATAL VISIT.

THE GIRLS FATAL VISIT.
Annie Harrison was 10 years old Oct 10,
and was the daughter of Daniel T. Harrison,
who is employed in the raint shop of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway.
She was bright, vivacious and loveable
child, the youngest living of two daughters.
On Sept. 10 Mamie Harrison and her sister
Annie went to visit their grandmother, Mrs,
Sarah Harrison, relict of William Harrison,
SIR, a former well-known merchant of
Hinesville. The Harrison family at Hines
vile consists of the old lady her son William,
treasurer of Liberty county, postmaster of
Hinesville and a merchant of that p ace,
who is now in a sanitarium IN New York,
where he is being treated for chronic
illness OF the stomach; Miss Sallie Harrison
and Alfred Harrison, the author of the deep
trouble which has been brought upon two
families. Mamie returned home about
three weeks ago, and Annie was permitted
TO extend her visit at the urgent solicita-
ton If her uncle Alfred, who visited Savan-
nah and obtained the consent of her mother
TO stay longer. This consent was given,
and Alfred purchased a pair of shoes and
other small gifts, and, with a valise full If
his niece's fall clothing, returned to Hines
vile, elated that Annie, whom he loved
very much, was to stay longer.
DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF HER DEATH
A MORNING News reporter called last
night at the residence of Armies parents, Oh
WAYNE street, near Montgomery The
mother and surviving sister We're in an
upper room, and had been weeping The
only thing that Mrs. Harrison knew about
the tragedy was that Mr.. Darsey, William
Harrison's partner, had telegraphed to her
husband that Annie was dead, and TO bring
a coffin for her, and he left on the o'clock
train. Mrs. Harrison said that she had a
presentiment that Annie had met a violent
death, and feared that she had bee
mangled in a cane mill, as so many acct
dents of the kind are occurring. She had
received letter from Armies Aunt Sallie
on Saturday last that she was WELL learning
fast, her aunt teaching her, AMI sent love
TO all eve intended to send
for her to come b me Ia week" said the
mother between her sobs. "Just year ago
yesterday" said Mrs. Harrison, Il lost a
daughter, and ten days later another, and
now poor Annie Is gone, and she was so
affectionate, tne picture of health and with
life full of promise"
NOT SURPRISED AT THE DEED.
Mrs. Harrison insisted on being told the
cause of Armies death, and when she was
informed that the dead girls uucle had shot
bis niece, and probably fatally wounded his
sister, neither the mother nor sister seemed
surprised, although Mrs Harrison
was deeply panied that Annie should
owe her death - her uncle
and she said that it would be very hard on
her husband, whose health is bad She said
that Alfred is cranky and was undoubtedly
crazy, and ia one of his bursts of passion
acted as he did, as he never INDUCES, she
said. in the use of sp!rituous liquors of any
kind
Mamie Harrison said that there was some
thing very peculiar about her Uucle Alfred.
lie wa fond of Annie, but very Jealous.
wanting her to bestow all her affections upon
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how eccentric he was. On the Monday pre-
ceding NAMES return home, Alfred gave
Annie several silver coins, and among
other things some groundnuts, and Annie
finding one deca ed. threw it away. THIS
angered her uncle, who said that if anyone
else had given them to her she would not
have thrown any of them away, but would
have eaten them.
HARRIsoN's ECCENTRICITIEs.
Ne continued TO grow more passionate,
and applied very profane language to his
niece. He went into her room aud took the
money out Of Mamie's purse which he had
given TO Annie. lie did not speak to his
niece that day, and left the next morning
for Savannah. II was while mere that lie
purchased the shoes and other trinkets for
her, obtained her mothers permission for
Annie to stay with her grandmother longer,
and when be returned home he met Annie
with the same old-time affection and made
I'd reference to the trouble of the day
previous.
Mrs. Harrison and her daughter saw that
Alfred has always been sore trial to the
family. and that Ills brother Moses, who is
now in New Mexico, had to leave home GA
account of the eccentricities and violence of
alfred, Moses saying that if he remained at
home one or tho other would be killed AN
MES sister says if her Uncle William had
been at home the tragedy would not have
occurred as he controlled him moro than
any other member Of the family
QUEER CASE.
Mamie and her nj ther both say that
Alfred Harrison, vino is about 20 years Old,
is in very poor health, suffering from
catarrh and lung trouble, and has for a
long time been unable 10 lie on one side.
He trades about IN this state aud Ford
and has accumulated some properly. lie
has Deen accu toned 10 coming home, and
remaining until one Of his fits OF pas5iol
would come over him when he became very
profane and abusive, but not threatening,
and would leave home either coming TO his
brothers IN this city or going 10 his sisters
at Iocol, Fla, a Mrs. Lizzie Willard whose
husband died only few months ago
VI Miss Sallie Harrison, sister Of Alfred,
her slster-in-law aud niece say thai u better
woman never lived. She is educa ed, re-
uned, affectionate and devout Christian
woman. She was very patient with her
brothers infirmities and very devoted TO
her brother William in his illness and 10
her aged mother she was the sunshna of