The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-05
FOUND DEAD on HIS BED.
NO SIGN OF FOUL PAY AND HEART
DISEASE SUSPECTED.

An Aged Gardener of Jacksonville the
Corpse-A Mortgage for 100000
Filed-Realty Brings Good Prices at
Court House sales-An Express Rob-
Der in the City,
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Feb. 4.-Patrick
Murphy, a well-known Irish gardener
lived in little tumble down house IN
LaCourse's brickyard at the corner of
MYRTLE avenue and Church street. Murphy
lived alone and seemed TO be without kith
or kin, as he never spoke to his neighbors
about his relatives. Last night he was
seen alone and apparently well. Late this
morning neighbOr thinking there was an
unnatural quietness about the old house,
as Murphy was an early riser, pushed
the door open aad was horri-
fed to see TIE form of the old gar
dener, rigid in death, lying across his bed.
The neighbor Immediately gave an alarm
and a coroner's jury was impaneled this
afternoon. 1t is thought that as there were
no marks of violence on the body that heart
disease was the cause of death.
MORTGAGE FOR $4,000 600.
There has Just been recorded a the county
clerks Office mortgage bond for 81, 900 600,
given by the jacksonville, st. Augustine
and Halifax railway management 10 the
Mercantile Trust Company of New York.
1t covered about thirty pages of legal cap
paper, and the recording amounted 10 $3.50.
The document sent here for transcribiDg
was most handsomely gotten up. This
mortgage, it is believed, is in connection
with the erection of a bridge here over the
st. Johns river.
Colored men are to help raise the amount
of 81 500, still needed for the Sub-Tropical
opening. They have displayed marked en-
terprise in the matter
COURT HOUSE SALES
The legal sales at noon to-day at the court
house were well attended and valuable real
estate and property sold by order of court
brought good prices.
Deputy Sheriff Ed Williams sold the
Freedman's bank building and lot On the
southwest corner of Pine and FORSYTH
streets, to Col. Livingston for 80, $50. 1t was
sold to satisfy an execution in favor of J.
c. Greeley and against w. L. Trenholm, as
commissioner of the Freedman's Saving
and Trust Company. The property is
worth $50, 009, but as the purchase entails a
fight for the title few cared to bid
KEY VESTS CABLE.
The cable from Key West to the main
land has been giving a great deal of trouble
lately, and is ag in broken. 1t was only a
few days ago that it was repaired at a
former break. All messages to Key West
are now sent by mail till the cable is in
working order again.
AN EXPRESS ROBBER IN TOWN.
Pege, the famous express robber, who is
wanted in Boston for stealing 81, sos, and
whose picture adorns the Police
Gazette, was in Jacksonville last week
and played pool with several sports
of town. While here he gave his name as
Fowler. A description of Page was in
Che, Hoey's possession at the time. Page,
however. got suspicious of Jacksonville and
left Saturday for unknown parts.
policeman PHILLIPS BAILED.
In the case of Policeman Philips, held for
shooting a gambler named Hawkins, Judge
Owen bound Phillips over in g., 900
The United States court, Judge Emery
Speer presiding, convened at Tallahassee
to-day, and Thursday will meet IN this city.
r. n. Call, district attorney of this city,
will be in attendance. L. ID. Ball of Talla-
hassee will represent Clerk Waiter there
THE SANDERS CASE.
Another chapter in the well-known San
ders case has come to light tonight, and it
is probable that Sanders will be cleared Of
the cloud over him and that the real per-
pe,rator of the thefts of jewery, etc
charged to Sanders will soon have Justice
meted out to him. On complaint of Charles
Smith. chief cook at tie me heal
bureau in the epidemic, Mr. and
Mr.. Sanders were arrested in
Atlanta, Ga, and brought back here.
When brought to trial, however, they were
released as the evidence was too thin to
hold him. This afternoon sharp witted
Marshal Ninzant arrested Smith, and clever
cross-questiouing by Capt. Hoey brought
out confession that he Smith had done
the stealing and laid it on Sanders Sew
eral of the articles have been secured al
ready and more viii be recovered to-mor-
row, as the hiding place has been dis
covered