The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-06
"rHE DEVILS HOLE"
A Remarkable Story of an Old Saint
Near Chattahoochee.

Near Chattahoochee.
CHArTAHooCHEE, Fla, Sept. 5.-About
three miles east of this city, near the Sa-
varnab. Florida and Western railroad
tracks. there is an old ''sink" called the
.devirs hole" 1t is thought by negroes to
ba bottoniess, and they make it a point to
evade this particular spot after nightfull.
Tine old Wire road, leading from here to
Ouincy and Tallahassee, ran near enough
several wears ago to have pitched stone
intoit from passing vehicle. Several IN
successfu attempts were made to get the
county to put a wire fence around the
Mace Then some property holder kicked"
ct that. and it was decided to move the
road half mile to the left, and this was
done.
MANY STRANGE AND CURIOUS LEGENDS
are told about this wonderful "suck
hole" In 1858 there was a family living
near here whom we will call Jones-al-
though Jones is not the real name. Mr.
Jones was a mechanic by trade aud consid-
cred to be well up" in his chosen profession.
He was about so or go years of age and very
industrious and thrifty. He had not been
hare very long before he married a young
woman about % years of age. They lived
very happily together for a short time, but
after four months of welded life his wife
"
Naturally he was much surprised. A few
nights latec Mrs. Jones and her baby disap-
Deared, and il was generally supposed that
be had either fled to avoid her shame or had
leftfor parts unknown with her lover. After
several weeks had elapsed the excitement
over the affair gradually died out and it was
seldom spoken Of Jones became suky and
morose; he moved out OF his neat, plain
frame dwelling into a leg cabin in q deso>
Lotto JOca zion Eevpral miles from tOwtl and
was seldom seen.
About two years after his wife disap-
peared he was taken suddenly sick with
typhoid fever. His condition was acct
dentally learned by stranger named Ellis.
The citizens gave him medical attention i'm
medately, but after several days of unre-
hitting attention it was clearly evident
that he would never recover.
MAKES A CONFESSION.
One night. about two weeks after he had
become sick, he called several gen.
tlemen to his bedside, and confessed
to them that he had either choked
his wife TO death or into insensibil-
ity and thrown her and her infant babe
into the horrible sink. AS Jones had
wealthy and influential relatives who were
highly esteemed, the story was kept from
the general public for taeir sake.
Several years after this incident young
ldFueT was going W bOWu Will DnFee DaleS
of cotton. In the two-mule team
which he had was his little girl.
Espying the cool and shady puddle of water
near the road he turned his team aside SO
that the mules could get drink of water,
They made wild rush for the pool, as all
animals will do when they are thirsty,
especially mules, and they went up to their
knees in the treacherous loan. The driver
beat them and yelled at them trying to force
them out Of their danger, but without avail.
The more they tried to extricate themselves
the deeper they sank. The driver toe late
realized that he had driven his faithful
mules, team, load and all into genuine
"suckhole" He snatched up his little
daughter and made herculean- jump for
safety. He cleared the dangerous ground
and started Immediately for help to rescue
his team. When he returned several hours
later with thirty or forty men and ropes,
rails, ETC., not sign remained to tell him
what had become Of the mules, wagon and
cotton.
LOSS OBJ CATTLE IN THE HOLE.
A great many cattle, hogs, and several
horses, sheep, goats. etc.. have taken paases
Chiuaward by way Of the Devils Hole"
route OF late years this dangerous suck
hole has been filling up and is not now con-
sidered very dangerous although it is still
Stunned. Mothers teach their children
from infancy to give a wide berth to this
spot 1t is thought by negroes to be haunted,
and there is not money enough in Gadsden
county to get one to spend the night within
q hundred wards of tha r,laca