The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-13

I frrr 70 T. y. bennett resigned a motion
' ta nominate him uY defamation was caiI 4.
. Ir "a frrF few voices as uo one voted nfain.i
. Dim ME election took place moIoaf ana
. Urlt ga votes Hrgc u0led 0ut ~ lal OF more
+ voters ana be- refused io accept The honor
. A negro named spencer Wall. who has oeen
. n the Edwards ncirhnorhood % eadsdcn
county some I'VE or six months. stole about
sIst from trunk belonging 20 Henry Ed-
wards last sunday afternoon lhe luiAa were
an ont Of the house and be- slipped iu took the
trunk and carried En- about forty Yards from
the house where he broke 10 open. TOOK inc
money and slipped. sheriff chester was
notified and with the assistance OF several
others commenced q search Tor the negro
Monday morning. just before the noon train
was due the negro was seen at the quincy
depot but upon seeing Edwards. the sherlH
and others. made Che dust fly az such speed
as 20 make good his escape Three sshots
were fired at him but no such thing as little
pistol ball could tumble him.
j. NJ Templin OF Beresford was in Jack
sOuVille Tuesday and discovered, when too
late that he had put too much trust In the
honesty Of his fellowman, He was stopping
at Bettelinis hotel and intended to leave Tor
his home on one Of the Do3ary boats luesday
afternoon He hired negro to 20 with him
to his hotel and carry his valise 10 the boat.
On arriving at Bettelinis he ordered his own
dinner and one for the negro and then started
to the boat He stopped at some place on
the way and went to sleep and when he awOke
his valise had disappeared as had also ms
watch his pocket book and the negro. lie
postponed mis- trip ana went bdCk anu uulliSu
the police. They recovered his valise. which
had been left on the boat the thief perhaps
thinking that IL would be too easy OF ldentlh-
cation. There are several who can spot the
negro If they see him again, and the chances
are that he Will soon be caught.
John Miller a colored man, was examined
at Tampa Saturday before Judge Harrison on
a charge of grand larceny. Miller was bound
over for trial at the next term of the county
criminal court. He is charged with having
stolen q gold locket set with pearls from Fer
nando Ozcguera. of Ybor City. The case Is
very strange one. A short time ago Prof. Is.
c. Graham lost by theft some articles OF
wearing apparel from his residence. Mlllers
daughter was suspected and Onlcer Frank
Bell was detailed to investigate the case. He
procured a search warrant and searched Mil
lers house and found quantity Of articles the
possession Of which excited suspicion. These
have been seized and are in the hands OF the
sheriff. In Miller's trunk Mr.. Bell found
handsome solid gold locket richly set with
pearls. In the locket was picture OF a man.
He showed il to Judge Harrison, and he told
Mr.. He'll that he had performed marriage
ceremony for the identical man four years
ago at Dor City, and that he was still living
there. The officer hunted up Mr.. Ozeguera,
who said that the locket was one that he had
given his wife shortly after his marriage and
that 1t was stolen from them about three
years ago He and his wife we're delighted to
recover the locket as they valued IL highly as
a keepsake. Miller, on being questioned,
could give no explanation of how he came
by 1t.