The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-22

could go no further and swan back 70 .ne
boat Miller swan 10 the shore and re-
turned to St. Petersburg, where he gave
the alarm A party consisting OF Lump
| kin's brother and three Others at once
started to the rescue, but had not proceeded
very far before their b. at was struck ana
capsIzsd by a squau. The occupants Of the
boat hung on the best they could and were
nlcked up the next day IN an exhausted
| condition. Later the body of Mr.. Lumpkln
was found by Simon Bell, Mr.. Rouf and
/ Mr.. Watson at the barrel stake, of the Big
/ BAYOU.
/ ''helrs half acre, :" by E. W. AgneT, and OF
which W. p. Haisiey claims ownership.
! This took place Wednesday night, aud dur
ing the absence of Mr.. Haisley in Tampa.
but L. J. Hsisley hearing of it, went TO the
scene of action, demanded that the men
cease work, and ordered them off Of the
property Words followed, and the upshot
Of the matter was that Mr. Haisley
duct. while he served the injunc-
ton on Mr.. Agnew and his lawyer
r. L. Anderson, restraining them from
trespassng OF occupying the laud. 1t Is
understood that W. 2. Haisley claims the
land by tax title, and MIR. Agnew through
purchase of Elizabeth Jackson, a negro
woman now deceased. The land has been
in litigation for a number Of years, and as
Ocala increases in population and lands be-
come more valuable, which is the case in
this instance, as the property is on EXPOSE
tion street, one block from the square, this
piece is greatly coveted. The end is not yet
in this matter.
Saturday evening Miss J. Lee Richie of
Punta G1rda wrote a note to Howard r.
Bivens requesting him to call, which he
did. He has been paying her attentions
for several months. About l O'Clock Sun
day morning a pistol shot was heard at her
house. followed by screams Of the young
lady to the effect that she had killed How
ard-that she did it for love- 1t appears
that she contemplated killing herself also
The pistol was a hammerless Smith d Wes-
son. The first arrival at the scene found
Bivens out of the house shot near the heart
He walked to his home, n one-thlrd
Of a mile distant. Miss Richie had the
pistol in her hand trying to rearrange it
after he was shot. Bivens evidently caught
the pistol and unbreached it, throwing out
the shells. She was trying to read Just it
when the pistol was taken away from her.
Blvens having left, she said she had loved
and had shot her lover. He is handsome
blonde Of % years, and is cashier of the
bank here; quite a gentleman SO far as is
known. He has behaved we'll in this shoot
ing accident Miss Richie is from Tennes-
oSos Oho AAlNtO az uubb OOTud Win l6T
father and mother five years since. Her
father died about six months ago, and she
is living with her widowed mother.
She is handsome brunette
The animus Of the affair is unknown.
The young lady aud gentleman brighten
all the social events of the town. OF late
Bivens has not been paying her the same
attention as formerly. In justice to him
she has been receiving attention from an
~ wuki oh ha
Bivens was most attentive. Col. Isaac H.
Trahue has volunteered his services as
council and is conducting her case W. B.
Harden is the justice. The young man is
doing as well as could be expected, but the
wound is serious.