The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-26
TAKEN AS A SUSPECT.
A POSSIBLE CLEW TO THE FLORIDA
EXPRESS ROBBERY.
Detective Morgan Picks Up Stranger

| Detective Morgan Picks Up Stranger
Who Is Beating HIS Way Out of
! Florida on Freight Trains With a
Pocket Full OF Money-He Denies
ANY knowledge Of the Robbery, but
His Actions are Suspicious.
Detective Morgan arrested a young
white man who gave his name as George
Carson yesterday morning on suspicion of
being connected with the murder of Ex-
press Messenger Saunders. on the Jackson
vile, Tampa and Key West railroad. last
week. The mans suspicious actions and
remarks led to his arrest, though no evil
dence Of any kind has been secured against
him as yet
Carson arrived In town Tuesday night,
according to bis 1n account, beating his
way In from Waycross on a freight train.
he spent Tuesday night in one of the
toughest dives in Yamacraw. Early yes
terday morning be put in his appearance at
MRS. Larkin's bsrroom at Indian aud Farm
streets. He appeared to be lust getting
over the effects Of spree
and was partially intoxicated.
He inquired IL the morning paper had ar
rived, saying he was very anxious to see
1he account OF the express robbers.
KNEW ONE OF THE PARTY.
The reason he gave for his anxiety on this
account was that there was friend of his in
that neighborhood whom he though was
connected with the robbery and whom he
reared had been captured. The MORNING
NEWS had not yet arrived and Carson, who
seemed to be very nervous, kept walking up
and down the room and looking out of the
door for the carrier. When the MORNING
NEWS arrived Carson took it and read the
account given Of the suspects who were ar
di1 90 h,V, i
the attack on the express car When he
concluded he said his friend had been ar
rested but he had given an assumed name.
he also said that his friend had worn a
beard but had recently shaved it off.
Carson took several drinks and also
asked Mrs: Larkin to prepare him some
coffee, which she did. In paving her
he pulled Que large roll of bills. Carson
had been In the place while the night be-
fore. had bought some whisky there aud
gave Mrs. Larkin $50 in bills to keep for
him over night, which she did
HAD PLENTY OF MONEY.
The fact of a fellow as shabby
and dtsIeputable looking as Carson
having so much money on him
excited suspicion at once. The subject of
the express robbery seemed to be resting on
MS mind, and he continued to make com-
ments upon it. This excited the suspicion
or the bystanders so that Detective Morgan
was telephoned to come down, and beng
informed OF the suspicious circumstance
secured waraut from Magistrate Russell's
court and placed Carson under arrest.
carson seemed very much frightened at
oelng placed under arrest and protested his
Innocence or any connection with the at
TACK upon the express car. In excuse for
his remarks, which had brought about his
arrest, he said he had been working In that
part OF Florida and knew some of the peo-
pie there, and he thought some Of them were
connected with the attack.
UNABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR HIMSELF.
he was unable to give any satisfa story
account of himself, however. He said he
bad been packing oranges and vegetables at
CIermont, Fla, about thirty miles from the
scene of the attack for several months. and
made his money that way. He always
went to Florida to work in the winter, he
said, and went back north in the spring.
he left Clermont several weeks ago. walk
ing and beating his way northward. and
was In the neighborhood of Jesup when the
express messenger was murdered. He
usually beats his way on freight trains, he
said.
Carson could give no clear and satisfac-
tory account of his movements, and his
statements were contradictory. He did not
want TO talk, aud said as little as possible
about the cause OF mis- arrest. He is q man
oebWeen 20 ana 81 years OF age, of medium
hight slender build, dark hair, sandy mus
tache aud gray eyes. He was very shah
billy dressed, with an old felt hat an old
reddish brown sack coat and dirty pair of
pantaloons of some mixed goods He had
no vest and wore dirty negligee shirt. His
general appearance was disreputable.
Detective Morgan informed Agent
Cooper OF the Southern Express Company
of the arrest, and Supt Myers, who is now
in Florida in charge OF the case. was tele.
graphed. Detective Morgan also tele-
graphed the authorities at Clermont. Fla.
No information was obtained last night,
however.
CARSON was committed to jail last
night by Justice Elsnger Unless sone-
thing is heard from the authorities or the
express officials in Florida to-day Carson
will very likely be released tonight or TO-
morrow.