The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-05

& Co.'s dry goods store a: Augusta, oppo-
site the EreHin0 Ae1Us Office. The thief was
in the back yard at work breaking or the
hinges of the closed window when ne was
frightened of by one the CLERKS VINO hed
entered the store through tAe 'front.' door
Tie thief was a negro, but VINO he was
could not be ascer.Glned.
a plot has been discovered to break the
county jill a. Augusta. ue scneIn9 mas,
hoWeyer beeu frustrated. DIX negro prIs-
opars vino occupied the same cell, were the
scbeners The negroes got tired Of their
! clgsn ,.,ufirerleut aud resolved to liberate
themselves ct the peril Of their lives. One
Of fhonelroes who was let into the workings
of the pl9t glt frightened ard thought 1t
rs, hal id,a-too much like bucking
araiust 8 bat.eriug ram. DE called for
.lallor Collins Friday afternoon and told
INN of tho secret doings of the gang.
Wr. Collins was surprised and commenced
10 fe~re. out the matter. Remov-
iD1 ms Shoes he quietly slipped into
thS corridor and stood by the door of the
cell Of The intrIguers and heard
them discuss their plans. One Of the ne
proes expected n friend to visit him at the
iail that afternoon, aud he calculated on
getting the caller to supply him with a
/ couple Of pistols. Friday night about mid
ulgat one of the gang was to feign sickness
aud sound an alarm for Tailor Collins or
turnkey Crump to bring him some medi-
cine. AS the jailor or turnkey entered the
cell the gang proposed to seize him, smother
him with a blanket, and, If necessary 10
prevent an alarm from being sounded, they
intended to do him bodily harm. Altar
overpowering their keeper they calculated
n putting him in a cell, taxing his keys
away from HIM, locking him up in the
room, aud then the whole crowd would IN
lock the iron gates, the bar
riers Of their liberty, and lightly
trip down the stairs and steal
away. After Jailor Collins heard the talk
Of the plotting negroes he withdrew un-
noticed and hurriedly went down stairs and
told Turnkey Vaughn what was going on.
Both officers returned well armed. Their
call was quite unexpected and the negroes
got righteHed and trembed "a the sight of
the pistols, which were pointed directly at
them. Single file the negroes were marched
out Of the cell and Jaiior Collins asked
them what they meant by such an intrigue.
After the denouement Jailor Collins
marched them TO the dungeons, where he
has kept them ever since In close confne-
ment, safe behind the double bars and nu-
der lock and key. AS a punishment for
their conspiracy tn y are only allowed
bread and water for their meals.
At Macon, about o'clock Sunday morn
ing, Walter Sinclair, Il negro boy IA years
Of age, was hanged by the nelk until he
was dead in the store of Jones q Merritt.
1t was involuntary suicide, however, and a
remarkable instance Of the speedy melting
out of punishment to the guilty party.
When Il. d. Merritt of the whole sale gro-
Gerry house of Jones q Merritt went down !
to his store, situated on the corner of Second |
and Poplar streets, Sunday morning, the
first thing he noticed was that the cash |
drawer had been broken open,
the inner receptacle being on the |
counter emptied of its contents. Mr. Mer-
rift went through the store to discover !
where the burglar had found his way in. !
On the left side OF the store and some dis |
lance from the front door is the elevator, |
which communicates with the cellar, aud !
beyond this Mr.. Merritt did not go, for,
as he passed the elevator, he saw a head
sticking out from the small space between
the floor and the elevator. The head of the
dead boy was lying to one side with the
right cheek pressed to the floor. The eyes
were half closed ana at first it looked as if
the elevator had fallen with some force on
the lower part OF the face and neck. But
the removal OF a chicken coop that stood
on the elevator shading the face disclosed
the fact that the neck, alone, was
caught and held firmly in a complete trap.
The face were that untroubled EXPRESSION
OAOSu o-Ch lloA u uShbll JULIUS lOAAl
lation or stoppage of circulation, and was
that Of a boy above the average of his race,
with heavy scar on his left cheek. The
left arm, below the elbow, rested on the
floor, as If for support and the right haud
could just be seen through the aperture,
grasping the small elevator rope that re-
leases the catch. Immediately under the |
body was a paper sack containing |
the nickels and dimes, amounting |
to IS 40, thai had been taken from |
the money drawer; aud q quantity |
Of tobacco lay beside this bag. evidently |
where it had been dropped in that terrible
death struggle. On the body the sum of
50 % was found, number of confederate
bills aud set Of dice. The coroner was no
titled and jury empaneled. A number of
witnesses were examined, and after q thor
ough investigation the jury returned ver-
dict in accordance with the facts brought
out, and the death of Walter Sinclair re-
mains as terrible warning to his kind.