The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-13

IL was discovered only last week The Bar
tow county officers nave been busy for week
making arrests and in the nelghhorhood OF
Il Cassvllle much excitement exists. Nbole-
sale arrests have taken place. The family OF
girls scattered, but some have been over
hauled
Marietta Journal: The Looney place, in
Post Oak district this county, has added sim
another chapter to It's list OF unfortunate ana
( hfe-losing occurrences Fanny whitaker
/ POrCher. little girl and ward OF the fdmlIY
now residing on the place. straved OF by her
self sunday afternoon. She was missed IN
about half an hour and a search was begun for
her. Failing to ind her around the house
someone suggested that they look in the well,
/ and there they found the object OF their
search and succeeded in recovering her life
less BODY. Coroner Lyon was ro.Ified and he
I summoned jury. and a verdict was rendered
in cord with the above facts. This makes
! the third mysterious death that has occurred
! IN recent years at this Inflated place. The
! horrible murder OF Mrs. LOOnGV last year the
/ dlligent search for the tiends who perpetrated
the crime the arrest, trial and acquttal OF VIII
/ ElllS. Der adopted son. and the subsequent ar
| rest trial and final aoqu1ttal Of old man smith
| aud mis- Two sons, are al tresh IN me minus Oh
! our readers who were left to wonder II the
/ murdercrs would ever be found and punished.
] Then came the accidental killing of Lee
! Lowry close to the spot where the body Of
| Mrs. LoOncy was found, in a wIl1 weird for
saken piece Of woodland An inquest was
! held on his body last December IN Inc same
! house but nothing substantial was developed
/ to prove foul play. And now comes the death
OF this little child Mrs. Looney was killed
| on the second Sunday in the month, fourteen
! months since. She was from Atlanta, and
her only profession was an old negro that
| lived on the place. The present family OF
Ghrlstles VINO occupy the house are also from
Atlanta, and this child met its death on the
second sunday in this month This adds
kind OF supertltous awe to the entire sur
Toundings.
Talbatton New Era: The experience OF
couple q young men who went a few miles
~HrFH TrTFf
evenings ago is likely to induce other young
mon to take drivers along when on similar
missions hereafter. The two gentlemen in
question are professional men and are quite
as dlgntted as 1t is proper that such men
should be. When they Starie 70 leave, after
a very PLEASANT evening spent in the com
pany Of the young ladies, they found that
some practical Joker had cen getting in his
deadly work. The account that follows was
let out by one Of the young men after the liy-
cry man had given description Of the condi-
tion OF his team when it reached town The
horse having been moved from where they left
II they could not find II at all for some time,
and when they did the line was tied to tree
twenty feet from the ground. The doctor had
not climbed q tree since he was school boy
and he hated to tackle it, but it was climb or
walk home and he went up and united the
knot After collecting up the harness which
they found sadly disarranged Jhey hooked
up the horse after a fashion and started
home. For some reason which they didr u
understand at the time they could not
keep bLt buggy IN Gne road. W men lley
would steer to the right the buggy would
veer to the left and when they reached town at
4 a. IN. II was by the CeuterYlllc road whereas
the point they left was in quite different dl-
rectiOn from Geneva. Next morning they
discovered that the traces had been taken up
20 point that jammed the horse up against
the buggy, and also that both large wheels
had been placed on one side of the buggy and
the small ones on the other. This explained
why the buggy would not steer and also why
the doctor couldnt keep his friend out of his
lap the evening before. The boys own up
now to 1t all and acknowledge that treats
are on them.
Atlanta Constitutions Tom Peters is an
enthusiast on the subject OF that pride of
the navy, the White Squadron and OF course
has a specially warm spot in his heart for the
gallant ship which bears Atlanta's name
Mr.. Peters was in New York a few days since
and while there was delightfully."- entertained
by Capt. Philip, now captain Of the New
York, who was in command of the Atlanta at
the time the committee from this city pre-
sented the ship with handsome silver ser
vice. The presentation. it Will be remem-
bered, was made at Pensacola and Mr..
Peters who was largely instrumental in Sc
curing the handsome present, was member
OF the committee Of presentation.
Il found Capt. Philip the same jolly, genial
oticer that he was at Pensacola" said Mr..
Peters. He Is now in command of the
splendid New York and is naturally very
proud of her as she is the finest ship in the
navy; but he speaks in high praise OF the At
lanta and her twin ship, the Boston. which he
SAYS are OF typo which he considers spe-
cialy good. lie says the reports as to the
crippled condition OF the Atlanta have been
greatly exaggerated, but that she Will I'M
doubtedly be made twin screw and new en-
gines will be put in her. In our talk he told
me an interesting story about himself - con
tinRed Mr.. Peters, During the war he was
executive officer of the Pawnee, which was
such terror to our people along the coast
near Charleston. He told me Of one eXpedi-
ton when the Pawnee was sent inland some
distance to destroy railroad urdge between
Savannah and Charleston. In the early morn
ing as they looked on shore, Capt. Stone, who
was in command turned to Mr.. Philip and
said, Executive, do you see that house"
pointing to fine mansion in the near dis
lance. Yes. sir replied Mr.. Philip, had
selected that as a good target No said
Capt. Stone, please don't shoot there; my
mother and my sister live in that house II
was fact Capt. Stone was southern man
who had stuck to the old navy. And his own
ship came that near demolishing the home
that contained those dearest TO him"