The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-06

had never atteal pied to conceal his identity
by taking an alias. Woolsley says tina. he
has never heard from his mother, who still
lives IN London, o., or fror1 any of his rela-
tives except by means of a home paper
which he received under the name Of his
stepson. Capt. Wells says that the mau
for whom Woolsey worked when he went
to Benton. Ark, died and that in short
time Noolsey married the widow. He has
two children.
Woolsley is a years of age and answers
the description given perfectly. save that
he does not wear any beard On his chin. He
wears only a mustache. He is 81 npls-
minded and appears TO be as he claimed he
once was, not fright IN his mind.n
Capt. Wells was assisted in his work ct
Bsntou by Sheriff NJ. II. Patterson. The
detective, Brock, Woolsley aud the sheriff
Immediately started East and were Joined
l04 Pearl street, Boston, o friend of Capt.
Wells, the party arriving at London on
Thurs az evening. Capt. Wells gets a
reward of 81, 800 from Brock.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, o., July 3.-An in
tensely excited crowd surrounded the little
station here yesterday noon when the Little
Miami CT Ciuaati express came to stop
1t was composed principally # old caums
and acquaintances OF Frank Wool3ley, who
left this plsce eighteen years ago aud who
has been regarded as dead for more than
fourteen years. kilograms received at both
South Charleston and London w Wednesday
announced that Woolsey and his cousin,
James a. Brock, who was prosecuted as the
murderer Of Woolsley, would be on the
train, and that the purpose of the visit was
to prove TO Woolsleys relatives that he was
still alive.
Only two passengers besides Brock and
Woolsley left the tram, and the crowd rec
ognized their old acquaintance in Brock S
companion the moment ne showed his face
on the platform.
There be is" There's Woolsley!'
Hello, Frankn came from all sidos, and
the crowd pressed around to grasp his hand.
Brock lived at London and was not gener-
ally known here, bat number who had
come from that town recognized him, and
Tor ten minut es there was q reunion On the
depot platform. At the end Of that time,
the handshakiDG teIng over. thoughts began
to revert 10 the object OF tie visit, but there
was no need of furt1er Identification. That
was Instantaneous aud complete. The part y
went 10 to the village hotel, where hours
were spent talking over old times. In the
aftern) ION Brock and WoolsleY drove out
to the home Of the latter's mother and sister.
who were overcome with JOY on seeing him.
Brock drove at once to London, his old
home, where he is nov visiting. He will
probably remain week CT more Detective
VOLS and Sheriff Patterson of Augusta,
Ark, will return at once.
MACON, GA. July 3-George B. Wells is
"A ell-known soda water manufacturer of
this city, and has amassed considerable
money in this business during the last few
years. He was formerly a sergeant on the
Macon police force, which position he re-
signed 10 20 into business. Since leaving
the force, however, he claims te have been =
detective engaged in important business.
After his wite's death, which occurred last
fell, he has been absent from the city, ana
about month ago left for Hot Springs,
Ark, where be has property. A short time
atsarward it was announced in
tie papers that George B. Wells
had died on the way from Chattanooga to
Macon. The authority for this was a tele-
gram ordering an undertaken with a hearse
to meet the trail at Macon, which he did,
but the supposed corpse stepped from the
train and walked home. The following day
Wells told the World correspondent that be
had played this not as joke, but as a ruse
TO deceive a man whom he was after in his
capacity as e detective. he said that the
reward was S., 900, aud showed your CORE
spondent photogra and description of
the man Woolsley, said now to have been
arrested in Augusta, Ark. " ellis IS now in
London as far as your correspondent can