The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-25
SAM AND EVA ARE NOTIFIED
That Editor Carter Desires to Debate
That Sawlog Trip.
From the NeaO York Advertiser.


From the Nelo York Aduertiser
A slight, quiet-appearIng man he was,
but he was loaded with facts. He sat in the
corridor of the Hotel Marlborough. sur
rounded by phalanx Of reporters. He had
blue eyes, and wore what tried to be
French beard, but succeeded in being only
Bohemian fringe. He was w. Il. Carter,
editor of the Jacksonville (Fla) Metropolis,
and his theme Of conversation was the trip
of sam and Eva"
Mr.. Carter is in New York, with party
of about sixteen people. sightseeing. Incl
| dentally, ne waited all day for some OF the
| good people Of Mount Olivet chur h, Brook
| Ign, TO turn up. They DIDN'T appear. So
| Mr.. Carter doesn't believe that the shining
| lights are looking for more information
with regard to that little outing iudulzed
in by Samuel W. Thornton and Eva jew
| ell.
The young southerner tells of his ex-
perience with the Tnornton-J Jewell party
after this fashion:
ut was on the Jacksonville and Atlantic
sleeper that first saw the couple. l don't
know why | noticed them especially except
that they INDUCED in good deal OF billing
and cocing, and | thought them a bridal
| couple. The fact that they were not dressed
like bride and groom l attributed to the
| dusty atmosphere.
81 saw the woman hand him white
! bottle. 1t contained liquid which looked
uncommonly like whisky. Still it may
| have been cold tea.
II paid no particular attention to the
| matter until day or two after, when q
morning paper published a three-column
account OF the sawlog trip. l went to in-
! vestlgate the story, and the moment saw
| Eva recognized her as the woman in the
Pullman oar the day previous. l know
Thornton when saw him, too, though he
tried 20 orazen it out. He and the woman
| denied baing on the car.
| linen sent for Conductor Barr, who had
been in charge Of the sleeper. Before leav-
Ing the ST Johns hotel, to telephone for the
railroad man, Thornton said he would W 1T
Tor my return. | was gone eight minutes
and met Barr in the street. When we re-
turned he couple were dressed for travelling
and were about 10 leave the hotel
Il thought you were going to await
my RETURN exclaimed.
"'Wel, I've changed my mind he al
swered gruifiy.
Barr identified both Of the strangers on
sight. Thornton gave the conductor the
lie, aud Barr, who is a high-spirited fellow
would have fought then aud there but for
the Intervention of friends
subsequently when Mr.. JUNIOR, the in
vestgatiDg committee Of one, arrived in
Jacksonville, he obtained Mr.. Barr's sworn
statement Ny written statement was not
signed or sworn to. | offered to make it au
affidavit, bus was told it was not necessary
am here now to prove the truth Of my as
sertions. No one from the Brooklyn church
has beei TO see me, and / shall give no more
time and thought to the matter.
1.-The coast, where the couple claimed the
Spanish captain had landed them, is a long
sandy beach sloping down from a blun.
Back OF this Is a thick brush, through which
a man can scarcely push his way. For a
woman il Is impossible The couple would
have had to journey three miles up the
bsech to Mayport or the sans distance
south, TO Pablo, before they could strike in
lanl. From MaYport, this course, over
country, would have been along the bank
Of the st. Johns river, aud from Pablo
the Pablo creek would nave to be followed.
Both streams describe numerous twists and
turns, aud ueither is bridgei The tJtal
distance from ths alleged landing place By
the shortest possible walk Is Tor weight
miles. Sam aud Eva were pedestriaa Is
extraordinary, besides being aquatic mar
YES"
Mr.. Carter brings letters from the mayor
or JRcksonville, the district attorney, the
president u the common council, aud many
other prominent citizens They wFi ia
, the highest terms Of tie young iournalist.
and establish his reputation for y6racity
and ~ 2rality. lie says he expected 10 ia ye
70 defend ais statement, aud came prepared
for ali emergencies.
Of the party accompanying SIR. Cart r n
ge itieuaI wh) owns cottage AZ Pa 10.
, lie a a. on the baach near the point named
by Thornton as tse lAnd.n spot the morn.
ing IA question. Sseepiag the horizon sits
glasses, he saw ~ saip. None could have
. arrived for some hours afterws q. Bssid I
this, the breakers were monstrDus. Tters
hsa baeD s.or b. aud on attempt 70 lard iu
sDeh boat would have been q feat %
! fO0llardy flr the most ycaturss0ms s. l1r
According b iaorut9n's story Tue aist
ancs oyeriaDi-f0r,y- ei.lht 1ilss -Nas coz.
erd ~ 1gs hpnrs. H. TIE bed - ~ fns
JGeSs illgpesp.e Thor too story. lks
tls bottle Eva gave him, I'D ~. l0ls
aater.n
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