The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-24
THREE new CASES TODAY.
Four Suspicious Cases We're Also Re-
corded for the Day.

Investigate the Truth Of His Scan
dalous Reports-Eagan's Attempt at
Defense a Sublime Failure-He Is
Unanimously Voted Banishment
From the Stricken City and Will Go
to Camp Detention.
Brunswick, Ca, Sept 23.-There were
three new cases of fever officially re-
ported to-day, namely: Mrs. McC. Brown
wife Of the postmaster; Henry Selig, sos
G. street, and Bertha Burrows, a colored
woman, who was also reported as dead.
The woman did not call in a physician
until last night; hence the case was never
previously reported. When medical aid
reached her she was too near death to
save, thus causing the new case and
death to be reported at the same time.
Later to-day Surgeon Murray visited Mrs.
McC. Brown, and after due consideration
decided that Mrs. Brown had only mala-
rial fever. Col. Goodyear, Mrs. Browns
brother-in-law states that she
had yellow fever in Brunswick
during the epidemic of 10, and is there
fore immuned. One case, Johnnie Brock,
was reported discharged. -Four suspi-
cious cases were reported, namely: Mrs.
J. Il. Mullen and daughter, Theda Rhein-
hard and William Grant, the last two
coored. BY request of Surgeon Murray,
the physicians now make daily reports of
those sick with malarial fever for the
benefit of the surgeons and the board
The census completed today, shows:
White males, GOO; colored males, 1870;
white females $40; colored females, 2,428
total population, 1928; immunes 235
sick from yellow fever and other causes,
49, There are about Is cases of malarial
fever now under treatment. None are
dangerously ill.,
MARTIAL LAW AND BANIsHNIENT.
The sensat tions of the day in Brunswick
were the enforcement of martial law and
the Punishment of Mike J. Eagan, a news
paper correspondent, from the city on ac-
count Of his slanderous statements. The
relief association met in Joint session at
II O'Clock. Episcopal Minister Perry,
who had returned to the city and re-
ported for duty, was made member of
the relief association. A large crowd of
citizens assembled outside and the doors
Were clOseaed, the joint meeting going
INTO executive session. A fun member
ship of both committees was present,
with four out of the relief canvassers and
the newspaper men. All the surgeons,
physicians ana censuS-ta1ers were pres
emit Chief Of Police Beach was i'm
the meeting and had a force of
officers stationed throughout the build
ing in case of necessity. Eagan
was present, and the excitement was in
tense, but sub3ued.
Col. Goodyear stated that the object of
the Joint meeting was to handle the Eagan
matter.
Chairman Hugh Burford ordered Eagan
to produce the proofs that he was given
time to obtain in substantiation of his
charges.
EAGAN RISES TO EXPLAIN.
Eagan, in a braggadocio manner, arose,
and with an assumption of arrogance that
came near proving unbearable, demanded
Justice from the meeting and Press after
he produced his proofs. He addressed
every one by name, and the correspondent
ordered him to shut up, telling him that
he did not care to speak or recognize so
contemphbie man as he had proved
himself
Eagan flushed at this. After arranging
his papers, he began defense that con
yinced the assembled crowd of ministers,
officials, physicians and laymen, that he
had no reliable aftidavits, long before he
reached the point of producing them. The
afhdavits were read and charged Can
vasser Edgar M. Dart with being the
guilty man. The afidavits. were signed
Dy Maggie Dean, Anna Pepper and Queen
reddish. None of the siguers could write
her name, and their signatures were
written by touching the point Of the
pen in the presence Of witnesses.
not man in the crowd sympathized with
MN after the character of his afidavits
was seen.
MR.. JACOB DART HAS WORD.
Jacob Dart took the affidavits, and
after reading them aloud and point ting
out the signatures, turned toward Eagan
ana denounced him in scathing terms
tor pretending the afidavits were genuine.
lie said Twill prove to all of these gen
Ilemen present that these names are
3orne by the commonest prostitutes of
Brunswick, and am satisfied that they
We're bought by this contemplate crea-
tre"
Here Eagan called Darts statement
lie IN trembling tones.
lowering over his chair like an enraged
Tiger, Dart literally fiayed him with de-
nlnclatlons, concluding by stating that
lhe lie Eagan had given him would be
answered outside of the meeting, where
g,uclal dignity would not bar his actions.
Caft then proceeded to prove to the salts
-SA vi every one dSSeIUDl6u tudb blc
women who signed the afidavits were
common women of the town and that
oue was living in open adultery with
uuotner wOman's husband. Another has
even children and is not married, and
SHe oJner Is equally bad. Dart, after con-
o..uIhg his remarks, left the hall and Sc
fi'ie4 stout cowhide and returned with
IL MD under his coat.
CANvAssER DARTS STATEMENT.
Canyasser Edgar Dart arrived in the
ss35ulIine a'tss35LlIine and was informed that Eagan's
T,lo,t 'tJs were against him At his re
~ 4'1S, 1uey We're read out. In a dignified
,yo,r5 n-ler he stated that one of these
tom Anna Pepper, had secured ra-
systs-. a lcon him, but it was found by
ba5 -I Oh detection employed, that she
tn N-2o imposed upon another canvasser,
For +tiHWlng rations from two sources.
pend 5S's imposition she had been sus-
wee., esnporarily from charity for one
It qI.' y MN, and again supplied because
otbar 'o1Hl that she was in need An
caTsa one had been refused rations be-
husbs,L was living with a man not her
did pof ," 9pen adultery. The third he
had basaaL4Y", but had learned that she
trict Nid"hg rations in another dis
Mr D.-.
meut IN stated that he made this state
tgroi,ln ~ Justice 10 the board and then
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