The morning news., 1889-04-21

| ture. Failing to secure this be remained in
/ the city, hoping to get clerkship on some
I of the committees, until bis funds were ex-
/ hauste1. Still no Office stood open to him.
/ He is Just as good democrat as ever threw
/ up his hat and hurra ned for Gen Jacks IN,
but unfortunately for him there are more
democrats than Off ces in the state. He
managed this week to borrow money enough
TO get back homo on, and departed a sadder
but wiser man.
DR.. J. W. Velie, secretary Of the Chicago
Academy Of Sciences. who has been on a
trip down the coast in search Of curios, re-
turned 10 Tampa on Sunday. Among other
finds he secured twenty crockodiles. He
preserved the skins and skeletons OF all but
one, which he brought back alive. This one
measures 1313 feet long, and is a savage
locking monster. These crockodiles differ
from the alligator in color, being of gray
ing cast instead Of black, and when their
mouth is closed the teeth of the upper and
lower jaw interlOck and show outside Of
their lips, and at the end of the upper
snout are two holes through which two Of
the lower teeth pro.rude when the mouth
is closed
At Orlando Saturday Marshal Bennett
arrested a man named Rev. R. f. Lee Jack
son for vagrancy, and upon searching him
found concealed in the bottom Of one Of his
Shoes s75 76. When brought before the mayor
he pleaded not guilty aud said that he was
disabled minister, suffering spinal diff
Guilty, and was trying TO obtain sufficient
funds to enter some hospital for treatment.
He admitted that he had asked for con-
tributions from different parties for that
purpose. He had no settled home but
was from Virginia, and before going TO Or
laldo was in Kissimmee for a short time.
lie added that he was not regular licensed
preacher, but belonged TO a sect known as
Moravians. When asked If be had not in-
voked the curse Of Almighty God upon Or
lando and her officials, he admitted, after
some hesitancy, that he had, as he thought
he had a right to do, as he had been in
suited and no respect had been sho wn his
age and calling. 1t was proven that be had
been begging food and obtaining lodgings
under false pretenses.
Charles B. Townshend, night watchman
OF the Ponce de Leon hotel, fell down the
elevator shaft of the hotel Wednesday
morning and was instantly killed. No one
saw the accident and, conseqIe ltly, there
can be only a surmlse as to itS occurrence.
In ell probability the night watchman in
coming from the first floor took the ele-
vator, stopping it, as he supposed, at the
second floor. At that place be probably
ahghted, Inads his rounds with his lantern
lit, and came back TO the elevator. In the
meantime the car, not having been properly
stopped, had ascsnded, and TOwnshend,
thinking the car there, made but hasty
examination, stepping off into space, and
in falling struck mis- mead against an up
right and was killed instantly. The lantern
was found by his side, smashed all to pieces
The decea ed was about % years old, and
by so5rety and strict attention to duty had
won the confidence OF the management. He
came from Graftoo, Vt, and leaves a
mother at that place. He was unmarried,
and intended going north in few days.
Perry Banner: Last Tuesday night
about II o'clock, a crowd Of men, armed
With deadly weapons, surrounded the
county jail in which John D. Cox was con-
fined under an indictment for murder in
the first degree, and forced the two guards,
VII mad been stationed a. the jail, T. leave
uadef muzzls of dou ble- 1arreled guns. The
mob then broke the windows Of the jail,
and opened fire on the prisoner, John d.
Cox. From the best information obtain
abe, they fired about six guns, and then,
thinking thsy had succeeded in their
coward!v act, as Cox mad dropped
down in one corner, they left. Soon
as possible after the shooting
the citizens Of town z ltAered at the Jail and
found that Cox was still alive. A runner
was sent for DR.. Baxter, AMI when he ar
rived found that it would be impossible TO
MANAGE LDe case WlbuOub dSblStlLS surgeons, y,
and D s. Parramore and Airth, OF Madison,
were seat for. During Wednesday Mr..
Cox was perfectly rational, and seemed to
rest very we'll DIS. Parramore and Airtl
arrived Thursday m )rning about O'Clock,
but life was too near extinct. Cox gradu-
ally grew worse from early Thursday morn
ing, and at thirty minutes past l o'clock
p. m. Thursday he breathed his last. A
coroner's jury were at once sOmmOne1, but
at this writing the result Of their invsstlga-
tions are not known. John d. Cox was
under an indictment for the murder Of
Lucius Henderson on July 2 last.
Immediately after the killing of Mr..
Henderson Cox was allowed a preliminary
or comnittal trial before Judge Gornto
and allow ed bail at 81, 900. 1t was quite
while before he succeeded in making bond,
as it was the general oplnion that if he
did get out on md he would not appear
at court He did, however, by unceas-
ing efforts of his father and brothers,
succeed in getting up his bond. He did not
dIsappoint his bond smen, but came to court
to meet the charges against him, ana was
in the court house when the grand jury
brought in the true bill. He was heard to
say, while trying to make his bond that If
he had friends enough in Florida to make
his bond, he would stand his trial even-if it
cost him his life. He said on Wednesday
after he was shot Tuesday night that he
was not sorry even then that he had stayed
and met the charges, instead of leaving his
bondsnen to suffer.