The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-19

wears of ago. and has been employed by 8.
r. johnson, who lives at the corner OF Jaok>
son aud Church streets, as nurse. she 10
now locked uD charged with stealing Mrs.
Johnson's watch and lot OF Jewels ana
silverRare. Ii seams that last sunday,
/ while all Of the family we're away, the little
girl went through lirs. Johnson's apart
ments and secured the watch and reticuIe
in which the jewels were kept
On Monday the t1ings were missed
and a search YVES Instituted, which resulted
| in the finding Of the reticule with Its con-
| tents uuharned. in a box under the house.
/ The girl was taxed with the theft and she
/ Acknowledged il, saving she had the watch
/ at home Ste was turned over to the police
/ and was taken TO her mothers home 70 re-
/ cover the watch, but when she reached there
she found that the watch wGs missing from
the box il which she had placed it. An in-
vestigation failed 70 find the watch, and the
girl as locked up on a warrant charging
her With lerency from the house.
Joseph Waxelbaum, Sr., brother and
partner OF Sol Waxslhaum of Macon, died
az his brothers residence on Mulberry street
a. Macon Wednesday night. Death, in his
case, came with terrible Suddenness. as only
few moments tefore his dea h tue deceased
was apparently in good health. The cause
Of death was ap3plezy. -Four or five days
ago the deceased complained Of indigestion
ard the family physician was callad in. He
gave II as his opinion that Mr.. Haxeloaum
should exercise some carein his mode of life,
butapparentlY lid not comprehend anything
serious. Wednesday night after supper, at
which Ar. Waxelbaum eat heartily, ne went
up stairs ana lay down, complaining hat be
was tired. a few minutes after be said to his
nephew, Joe Waxelhaum, that he felt
/ some difficulty in breathing, gasped once or
| twice, turned over and died without word
and evidently without pein. The deceased
was for some time, years ago, a partner Of
bis brother, Sol Waxelbaum, and after
that went to New York. where his wife
and children now are. II is only a few
days since that the announcement was made
that the deceased bad again gone into part
nership with the house OF Waxeloaum &
Sons.
Interest In the trial Of John ". Gilpia
for the murder OF Charles j. GilEore Is az
fever heat at Greensboro, the scene Of the
killing. 1t occurred in Greene county on
July q. For some time previous feld had
existed between G lpin aad Kugore. They
we're two young wbi.e farmers and were
renters o. adjoining plantations. They had
married sistsTs-,hs Misses Andrews. TIE
name OF 8 third younger sister is conuectei
with the cause OF the killing. She lived al
ternstely wit the two families. A fisticuff
or two had taken place between Gi!pia
, and Kllgore, but neither had the IDEA
Gus 10 the heart Of the other o. the
, morning Of July Kilgore came to Greenes-
boro in q wagon for sons supplie'. GilDin
hearing Il, followed with a double BARI elsd
shotgun loaded with buckshot He hitched
his horse in the edge If town AID came in
to ascertain at what time Kilgore would 20
home. Gilpin preceded him-hid his horse
by the side Of the rOad-and concealed
himself behind a clump of ssee;gum
bushes at the point where the roads 70 kei
one fork going TO KilgOres. the other to
Gilpia's. As Kilgore approached this spot
CAlpin arose and gave him at one dose two
big loads OF buckshOt Though wounded TO
the death Kilg0re leaped from his wagon
and trisd to run. His slayer rushed upon
bin, broke the gunstOck over his shout
dsrs, beat his face into Jelly, left one of
the banners sticking in his head aud left
bis lfeless form lying by the roadside. 4
| negro no YES In the wagon with Klgore
got out Of the way SO quickly as Eos to
come IL for part OF the story. Gilpin
escaped. Gov. Sor.hen offered a reward Of
$50 for him. and many unsuccessful efforts
| we're made 70 catcl him. About three
weeks ago be voluntarily placed himself In
the hands Of the sheriff Sirce then be has
quietly awaited the trial 7 80 negroes ore
also to be tried for murdsr a. this term Of
1 tce court