The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-04
LIVELY COURT SCENES.
4 WeIl-KlOWn Young Man At the
Bar Of Justice.

Bank Matters At Orlando--The Mid
Winter Fair Promises to Be a
success-A Prosperous Season in
Prospect-The Orange Crop a Fine
One-Mention of Some Weu-Known
People.
Orlando, Fla, Nov. 3.-The Orange
county court house, located here, is not
only one of the most imposing and sub
stantial in external appearance, but also
one of the handsomest and best arranged
internally of any similar building in the
south Sheriff Anderson and Clerk Brad
shaw are Georgians, and, of course, are
in keeping with their elegant surround
ings. OF the lawyers we might name
Horasher, Hammond Jones, Ackers,
Jones, Abrams, Harris and others, once
members of the bar in Georgia.
Yesterday, as for a week past, the
court house presented most animated
scene, the Marot murderers being on
trial, and the attendance of jurymen and
witnesses, as wet as spectators, being
very large. Harvey A Blocker has all
ready been convicted, and this morning
George A. Walker was duly arraigned.
He is young, pleasant faced fellow, in
size and appearance greatly resembling
Horace Bradley, the once well known
Atlanta artist. Nothing in his clean,
quiet appearance indicates a murderous
heart, and yet evidence is promised to
show that he was in it." The morning
session was taken UP by the slow and
tedious selection of a jury. Seventy-five
citizens had been summoned from all
parts of the county, giving a good stock
of material to draw from One of the
most difficult things in selecting Jurors
was to make them understand just what
conscientious scruples against capital
punishment" were. In many cases the
question, with all its explanations, had to
be repeated three or four times before it
was understood.
Although this trial has drawn big
crowd, the most exciting topic
around the courthouse and on the streets
is the rape case of Miss Laubach, reported
by special kilograms to the MORNING
News Rumors are rife that another
suspect and probably the guilty negro, is
hemmed in a swamp near the city by a
party of men determined that he shall
not escape. If not disposed of sooner in
some way, large crowd of young men
will go out after business hours tonight
and make short work of the tend. They
only desire to know for a certainty that he
is the guilty one and then his justly de
served punishment will be speedily in
tiicted under direction of Judge Lynch
A more fiendish and cruel crime was
never perpetrated in this vicinity, and, in
the absence from the state of the father
S,F 20, I,,l, IL
community feel warranted in befriending
her, and visiting just punishment upon
her heartless assailant.
Orlando is just now wide awake on the
subject-Of banking facilities The State
Bank of Orlando has opened up for bust
ness in the elegant new corner designed for
the defunct First National Bank, and
Postmaster Ingram Fletcher, formerly a
leading banker at indianapolis, Ind, has
been chosen cashier. The Mer hants'
Bank has got its state charter, and Pres
ldent Reynolds, who is a daily reader and
great admirer of the MORNING NEWS,
says he is more than pleased with the
way the bank is being patronized. Capt.
kuhl, cashier, and his handsome as
sistaut, e. Kirby Smith, are two ex-
peHenced bankers ana popular young
men. Banker H. G.. Garrett has opened
private banking house, and an effort is
being made to reopen the First National
Bank Should the creditors and Con
troller Eckles agree to this Orlando will
have ample banking facilities for the
biggest kind of a boom.
But will there be a boom this winter?
At present everything indicates that this
will be one of Florida's best seasons.
Already more new settlers have come in
than usual, and other colonies, larger and
more numerous, are said to be on the road
or preparing to start Great activity in
freight and passenger business prevails
! on both the South Florida railroad and
the Florida Central and Peninsular rail
way. While the orange crop has been
cut short by the severe storms (and the
still prevailing heavy winds from the
coast region, marked activity is to be
/. noticed in business circles generally. Not
/. only IS this true of Orlando, but all over
Florida the same activity is to be seen.
yesterday, IN Sanford, we heard MIR a.
W. Montgomery, business manager of Mr..
/ George II. Fernold's large establishments,
and one of the best business men within
! the state, declare that this viii undoubt-
edIy be one of the best seasons Florida
has ever had
Our Orange county fair, to be held in
mldwinter, will be the great drawing
card Tor this season, and already liberal
premiums are Being offered and extensive
arrangements made for q great improve
N'iu pNOA INC ldiE VI ldSb NlubGE. 4u6u
the buildings were new and unfinished
ana hardly anything in apple pie order"
4 out This season there will not only be en-
larged facilities, but the previous ar
4 rangements will be perfected in such a
manner as to give general satisfaction to
the public.
Sanford opens up her drawing card
q Nov 10, when the State Firemen's Tour
Iament will begin and continue three
#CaNs The Sanford house will be opened
lor those days, which insures ample ac-
1o'Hlhodations for all visiting tiremen and
quests, as Sanford has several other
smaller but good sized hotels. 1t is eX-
pecled that this tournament will be one
VI inc most exciting ever held in the
sOale, and will draw q very large and
4 friends.
G. 1he death at Oakland. Of Judge j. G.
oPeef removes a conspicuous and useful
o ~ G and public servant from the ranks
VI orange County's most honored men.
enough related to the Speers of Geor-
ga, Jhe deceased was South Carolinian,
IIoluIng TO this state by way Of Georgia in
;,o2 he at once became an active pioneer
r ~ 'ne deyelopement Of Florida, and rep
aa.aehted his section in the state Senate
- - eral times, and always with ability
o oFu credit. He lacked only few votes
~ creating Gov. Fleming for nomina
r 1,GI 70 that Office, and lately was a for