The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-27

Judge Broome declined to hear the petit
/ ton for a writ Of habeas corpus in the Ben
iamin case, on the ground that the prisoner
| had waived an examination. and be was
therefore barred from reopening the case.
i Benjamin denied having waived an examl-
nation and produced witnesses who testi-
fed to the fact that he did not, but Justice
Finegan testified that he did, and the judge
accepted his testimony as final and refused
the writ. The case will be taken 70 the
supreme court.
P. J. Smith of Jacksonville, conductor OF
car No. q Of the Bay street line. is a man
of GOODNESS and presence OF mind, as was
evinced Tuesday HIS car broke down right
across the tracks of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railroad, and at the same
time a freight car got uncoupled somehow
from train that was drilling and bore
down upon him pretty rapidly. Mr..
Smiths first thought was to secure the
safety Of his passengers, and after that TO
save his car if possible. The first he ac-
cOmplished in less time than il takes to tell
it, aud then ran to meet the freight car,
leape1 upon it, applied the brakes, and
stopped it within foot OF his own car.
Gainesville AdUocGte: News reached this
city early yesterday morning to the effect
that a terrible tragedy had been enacted
near Orange Heights, in this county. in
which Ben Boulware. Jr, lost his life. One
report is that white man armed with a
revolver, and a colored man having knife,
assaulted Boulware, and shot and cut him to
death another statement is, that he was way
laid Saturday night, and while riding into
town was shot from his horse by an unknown
person; still another rumor is 70 the effect
that Boulware run a colored man out of his
house, abused his family, and that in a
hand to hand fight he was killed. There
were so many conflicting reports concern
ing the affair that it seemed out OF the
question yesterday to learn the facts. Boul-
wares body was buried on Sunday.
R. A Wright, colored attorney from
Crystal river, but lately of Ocala, was ar
rested and taken before the Citrus county
judge for a preliminary examination on the
charge of being "a common cheat and
fraud" On examination of witnesses for
state and defense, the prisoner was held
until Tuesday. Wright studied law and
graduated at Howard university, Washing
ton city, came to Ocala, made application
for license, but the committee before whom
he was examined advised him TO read up a
little more on evidence. Not discouraged
he resumed his studies, made application for
admission to the bar, but the committee re-
ported adversely. He afterward stood two
more examinations in open court and still
no license was granted He returned to his
home in Virginia and was licensed.
About ten days ago R. A. Rozier, resid-
ing at the Tennessee house in Orlando, an
employee of the South Florida foundry, had
the misfortune to injure a finger of his
right hand with piece of galvanized WIRE
The wound healed, apparently, but formed
an abcess which, for the past two or three
days. had become very painful. A day or
two ago Mr.. Rozier displayed alarming
symptoms and DIR. Peck was at once sum
moned, and upon arrival at the house found
the patient suffering from a violent and
general congestion, his extremities being
very cold. The doctor at once applied
remedies to create a reaction and restore
circulation of the blood, after which he
lanced the finger, laying it open to the
bone from the first joint to the end, thereby
releasing large amount of accumulated
pus The operation greatly relieved Mr.
RoZer, and he at once commenced to i'm
prove. If medical aid had not been
obtained, he would have lived but q few
hours longer.
st. Augustine NelUs: A short, thick-set
and bow-legged colored man, with the
soubriquet of Jesse James," who has for
some time past been employed in Reddick's
restaurant, got on a spree on Saturday
night and raised such disturbance in Pa
cetti's saloon that the proprietor had to in-
terfere. Jesse "mixed" with him and blows
passed. Policeman Canova was called in
and the belligerent tough was formally
overpowered and placed in the city Jail
During the night he kept the whole
neighborhood awake with his cursing and
imprecations. The police think that he
must have committed foul crime in his
day, for during his rawlings specter of
some person whom he he had shot appeared
to him. At times he would cry out, "Have
haay from hall xylarea r x.t.%
to worry mel You cheated me at cards,
and shot me in the shoulder, and I killed
you. If had my '"Chestern would do it
again." At times he would appear thor
oughly frightened, and would say, "Please,
sir, / did not kill you. It was my brother .
He mentioned the town of Perryville, s. c..
as the place where the crime was COM
mitted, and the police will send descrip-
ton of the man to that place.
Henry D. Holland, ex-sheriff of Duval
county, and a well-known citizen of Jack
sonville for the past twenty years, diai at
1850 o'clock, standard time, yesterday
morning. Since Monday his life had hung
by slender thread, and death was almost
momentarily expected. A complication OF
liver and stomach disorders rendered his
chances Of recovery very doubtful. and
anxious friends have watched constantly by
his bedside, hoping almost against hope.
since Monday noon he had been in dying
condition, and finally, just after midnight,
he peacefully breathed his last. surrounded
by his wife and numerous relatives and
friends, who have been constant in Their
attentions since the beginning of his illness.
Henry Holland was a native of the city OF
| Jacksonville, and was 80 years of age. His
father was DR.. Holland, who is pleasantly
remembered by many old residents of DIVA
county. His grandfather, Maj. Turnbull
was instrumental in securing the settlement
of the Minorcans in Florida, and was mar
| of note and influence in his time Early il
| life the deceased engaged in the lumber
business in this state, but subsequently, de
| voted his attention to the mercantile trade
and later accepted responsible position
under the old Jacksonville, Pensacola anc
| Mobile railroad. Leaving this he re-en
| tered the lumber business at Brunswick
Ca, but abandoned it to accept employ
| ment under the railroad corporation, whict
| afterward became the Florida Railway anC
Navigation Company In 1884 he wa
elected sheriff of Duval county, and con
tinued in this position until the fall of 1887
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