The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-04

. Swavuc Of the United states court for
the Northern district ~ Florida allow ing
Bisbce and Rhiuehart the sum Of 5000
I for services as attorneys la the case OF
tho American Construction Company vs..
I the j.. r. SIX. W railroad. The mandate
/ DEGREES that the American Construction
Company and Bisbee and Rhinehart shall
pay the costs Of the appeal
There are In Lake county sixty-seven
schools ffty-two white and fifteen col
ored there are 592 white children en-
rolled and 897 colored, making total en-
rollment of 2.GS9. To teach these pupils
siXty-five white teachers are employed,
and sixteen colored, and 10 pay them for
the school year since Oct. !, 1892 to June
30, 1893, il required $40, 644.4S The value
of school buildings and grounds is csti-
at $2l, 1850 and the value Of school fur
niture is put down for S2,365.OO The
length of the school term is seven months.
Hereafter the school year begins July l,
and ends with June.
Barlow Progress: George Meyers, a
crippled colored boy about % or % years
old, was brought to this city on Satur-
day, the 22d from Arcadia, by Sheriff
Bethea, charged with having stolen 81 800
from State Senator Zibe King, his en-
ployer, and lodged in jail for safe keep
ing. Senator King, who is well and fav-
"cattle king Of this state, is one of the
Wealthicst men that Florida can produce,
and it is no uncommon thing for him to
have three or four thousand dollars
in cash in his house, even during
these dull times. About year
ago he received 81 500 in bills, ranging IN
denomination from s. up to Sl00-bills. At
the time the money arrived he had no
particular need for it, so he separated the
small bills from the larger ones and found
that there was just 5000; to this amount
he added one 500 bill, which completed
the thousand. This he put in an envel-
ope and sealed it; the remaining eight
800 bills he also placed in a separate en-
VelOpe and sealed, after which both pack
ages were placed in Mrs. Kings trunk
which was carefully locked and nothing
more was thought of the money till on
the morning of the Goth, when it was dis
covered that the trunk had been broken
open and robbed. Senator klng
and number of his neighbors were soon
on the track of the thief. They learned
that he had purchased a bottle of whisl
ky from a pneighboring shop between 10
and / o'clock the night before and left
the place, going up the railroad. The
searchers secured the use of hand car
and went in pursuit, but failed to over
take the fugitive, for the reason that he
proceeded but about seven miles up the
railroad when he became sleepy and
left the track and made a bed in the
bushes, where he was peacefully repos-
ing while the hand-car, with its freight
of searchers, innocently sped by. Fail
ing to Overtake the negro, Senator
King telegraphed to every town and
station in the surrounding country,
and had guards stationed at every
cross-rpad, station, village, etc.
The guards who were on the lookout for
George at Zolfo, stationed themselves a
short distance from that place, near a
trestle, and about $50 p. m. they had
their efforts rewarded by seeing the fugi-
tive slowly approaching them. They
called to him to stop, but he "shied the
track and ran towards the creek, near
by. The guards shot eight times at the
frightened niger and scared him so
badly that he ran against an old dead
stump, which stood on the banks of the
creek, and fell sprawling into the water.
His pursuers thought they mad shot and
killed him. and fastened to drag the
dead (?) "nigger' out for interment but,
to their surprise George made a break
for liberty as soon as the water was
wiped from his eyes. But he did
not succeed, for he was
caught before he ran ten yards. After
securing their prisoner the party search
ed him, and to their surprise found every
dollar of the stolen money. The $500
package had not been opened at all, and
only one corner had been torn off the
81 600 package, but none of the bills had
been extracted. Meyers is a sort of half
witted negro who has lived with Senator
King for about three years, and aside from
the fact that George would drink too
much whisky whenever he could get it,
he was believed to be paragon of hon
esty, and frequently Senator King has
sent large sums of money by him to differ
ent persons of the county On one occa-
sion George was sent on an errand and
$4,000 was entrusted to his keeping
The money was promptly delivered.