The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-30

IN Mincv's knee. The wound wns fatal.
and death ended his pain on Sunday
morning Coroner Newsomc empowered
q jury and the verdict was justihahlo
killing
lrwint0n World. Dan Move. colorcd. is
no more, having departed for parts un-
known by the alligator route RI.ast Satur-
day while Dan was rafting timber down
on the river he was knocked from the
raft by an alligator, and has not since been
seen. The particulars. so far as we can
learn, are about as follows Last Satur-
day, Dan and several other negroes
started down the river with a raft Of
timber. After proceeding for several
miles, the raft came apart and each negro
was trying to float it together Dan was
of to himself on a stick of timber, and
was endeavOring to replace it., when he
saw a very large alligator coming towards
him. The negroes were afraid TO shoot
the alligator, as the gator was between
Dan and the raft. Suddenly the alligator
struck Dan with its tail, knocking him
from the stick of timber-and that was
the last seen of Dan Moye. 1t is said
that the gator would measure twelve or
fourteen feet in length.
Barbara Phillips died at Macon Thurs
day, leaving a baby boy behind her. L.
A. Drew died the same hour. Both were
buried at the same hour. October 4. last,
Drew was a COurtier of Miss Phillips
They seemed devoted to OnG another and
the date of their marriage was fixed
Drew became impatient just before the
date arranged and induced the girl to has
ten the nuptials, and a secret marriage
was entered into. The couple rented a
house and commenced housekeeping. A
Rev. Mr.. Jordan performed the mar
riage ceremony. By chance one day
the young wife heard conversation be-
tween Jordan and Drew which revealed
to her that her marriage was a bogus one.
That evening she spoke to Drew about it
and he scornfully told her the trnth.
There had been no license and Jordan was
no minister Drew laughed at the girl
and she went to her fathers home. There
she gave birth to her child and on her
death bed broken-hearted and broken
spirited told her father the whole story
The same hour that she died Drew died
from an attack of cholera morbus. The
father, Dempsey Phillips, is now on the
track of the bogus minister, and will kill
him when he finds him.
Madison Madisonian: II looks FORUM
ate that Detective Jack Harris happened
to lay over in Buckhead the night of July
20, as sometime during that night one
of the cars attached to the up-way freight
was broken open and robbed. AS soon as
discovered Detective Harris was aroused,
who proceeded to follow fresh wagon
tracks leading from the vicinity of the
robbed car. But a few miles out from
Buckhead, leading to the ferry, he came
up with the wagon containing three men,
and some of the stolen goods. The men
proved to be U. c., L. E. and S. p. Fish
er, three brothers from Greene county of
very unsavory reputation, the elder one
having several years ago done the state
involuntary service for the same offense
with which he now stands charged. They
were all asleep when caught up with, the
wagon being at a standstill. Right here
Harris was in dilemma. He
was unarmed and had three men to arrest
Without hesitation, however, he aroused
| them and demanded their surrender, stat
| ing incidentally that Sheriff Fears was
right behind and coming up; which was a
| fact, but unknown to Harris. It was
purely accidental that the sheriff happen
| ed to be there He had left Madison ear
| ly in the morning TO visit his farm neal
the scene of the capture, and was not
aware of the train robbery 1t was mu.
| tual surprise and happy coincidence OF
events which brought about the capture
of these men, who are suspected to be
guilty of other robberies the Georgia
Railroad has suffered. The prisoners
had a commitment trial before Justice
Blair on Monday, and were bound over tC
the superior court for trial in September
| next.