The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-14
Some Ii yht Clews.
From the Youths Communion.


'Tom" Mars all was at one time the favorite
| hero of the bar i'll keatucky. Ills acujnen, his
| wi, his magnetic mower over jury, whether he
| happea d 10 be drunk or sober. gave rise to
numberless anecdotes about him. One of the
least known Is the following:
Marshall, alter a prolonged holiday found
himself in a little inland town, le center of an
AID hiring circle OF newly made friends who
wer4 k orAnt r. his re Al position or occupat on.
CHIEF among the g was young de ltisl, hard
working. frugal fellow. who by d mt of strict
| economy, had saved few hun lred dollars. He
was about TO be married, had bou ut a snug
| little house and withdrew his money one day
from the bank to pay for it.
The bargain was to be completed on the fol-
lowing day. He carried the money to his
chamber, small room back Of his shop and
| locking up the roll OF bill in his secretary went
| to be-.
About midni hit he was awakened by the
| fash of q dark lantern in his face. He spran :
up. man was eli bling out OF the open
| window. His desk was open and rihed. He
rushed up the thief, who firel at Lin twice
sad escaped. The poor d \ i>t, on the eve OF
| MIA wedd ng day, was left dangerously wounded
| and pc unless.
TIE county was searched for traces of the
| thief, It ia vain. Mar hal ok a keen inter
| est in the matter, questioned polio men
closely, and when they gave u despair. asked
| permission to visit dentists rooms After
| a close search, he found upon the floor a small
oellet O. burned paper. whic be carried uonA
| II was the wid inZ out Of the If i>tol
When examined. Il PRO 'ei 70 BE- half of re-
| ceipt for water tax, S!gned 10y john Jones, town
| clerk
The date was entire. but the name Of the man
paying his tax was tOrl or. excepting two let
| ters Pc. Marshall at one, searched the
records OF the tow clerk, and foun tnat o
| the Civ date P ter Scott had pa his water
tax. Peter arrested and the money was
found in his possession
arshall soon after left the village followed
bv Inc Die ssiIgs of toe graceful De ltist an his
| brid' long e terws d they scovered that
their friend was the famous eccentric lawyer of
Kentucky.
Anrther story which fingers in the gossip
about the courts in the same state is of an old
lawyer named Hunt, o. in the rly part OF
| this century was known as the "sleuth hound,
90 unerrlnR was MS pursuit of a imi a.
| o one occasion he was employed 10 defend
poor coiored porter In bank. acc .tsei Of rob
bin ne vaults, after the cashier was gagged
and tied.
. 49, Circumstantial evidence was complete
against tne negro, out Hunt was convinc ID Of
his nm ce nee The thief too. bad dropped a
Bit Of cloth on the floor Apparently the torn
lang o a hat, about which hunts keen scent
detected fam peculiar perfu ne
"Ihe man who wore this a IA lner" he said
to detective.
There was but one tannery within forty miles
| One Of the owners wa a dlssipated young man.
| He was Watche J. AMI was soon detected il
raising sJme Of tue stolen money. B ins
| arrested, he c MESSED IS guilt, AID Hunts
client WAS savei.
The Oh sasiny, Murder will out" Is true
only ~ he 80 ne Intellect Is acute enough e.
gather tus proof OF quit from trihes which
otner men neglect