The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-30

1 iukIing Of what was going to be done with him
as he escaped TO parts unknown and left no
clew behind by which TO trace him.
Brunswick Times: Adv ces received in this
CITY Monday from New ork contained some
lucky news for prominent BTunswlck IaHliy.
some few years ago Thomas Bean died IN Bon
ham. Tex, leaving an estate valued a. some
8, 100000 and without a viii. since then
nearly 100 claimants have put in an appearance,
but none could produce sufficient evidence until
A W. Hayward of Maiden, Mass, in February
last put in a claim in behalf OF his mother and
two GuHts in Massachusetts,, and Mrs. M r Bean
aud her relative of this city, kilograms and
newspapers received by Mrs. L. j. Leavy yes
terday stated that their claim had been &C
k1owledged and fifth part Of the entire
fortune viii come to georgia. Mrs.
NJ. Z. Bean, the direct heir, gets,
ia the neiRuborhoOd Of SIOO0,OO), divided be
tween the following: Mrs. l.. J. Leavy and Mrs.
II. L. Hine of Brunswick, Mrs. b. 7. Lancaster
AMI G. w. Bean of Glynn county, ami w. 5;
Bean II Grahamville $. G. Mrs. Leavy and
Mrs Hine of this city each fall heir to the sum
of something over 100000. The other lucky
Brunswickians are as follows: Clarence IL
Leavy, Arthur IT. Leavy, Miss Katie K. Leavy,
] ouis j. leavy, Miss Annie J.. Hine. all OF whom
get nearly 8 5000 each The estate Is composed
of cash TO the extent OF $4,000 900 and about
$780, 900 in cattle ranches and real estate IN the
state of Texas. Clarence II. Leavy, who is at
present the chief clerk in the freight depart
ment Of the auditors Office OF
the Brunswick and Western railroad,
will in all probability leave for Boston early in
the coming week. A. W. Hayward, who is well
known in Brunswick. was for year employed
in the auditors office of the brunswick and
Western railroad. and is a cousin OF course TO
Mr. J eRvy The man who LETT JhlS vast fortune
was morrell Bean, brother -in-law OF Mrs. VI. II.
Bean OF this city. Mr. Bean left his home In
Brookline, Mass, early in the year l849, and re
moved to California, where he resided for a Jew
years. and then moved TO Texas, where he died
IN Bonbam, having lived there nearly forty hve
years. His property was left in an unsettled
condition he having lived under the name Of
Thomas and
both Of whom are now dead and the large
Texas estate has at last found its owners.
The Brunswick Times Of yesterday says:
Thomas W. Turner a brother of the Turner
boys OF this city Is q truck farmer living four
miles out, whose troubles with htghwaymen the
Times related week ago. Monday be says he
went to the home Of Mike O'Brien, who occupies
a house the property of j. f. duBignOn near the
canal bridge on the road to Island View.
Turner, as agent, went to collect the rent from
the o Briens but Idid not get IL. Turner was in
the city yesterday morning and started out
early and for fear of trouble with the highway
men he says he borrowed Winchester rifle
from his brother Hardy He went to
O'Briens house before clock a. IN. but found
no one at home He says he started TO return
and sat down log beside the road and laid
his gun down beside him and shortly he saw
O'Brien and his wife Hannah and her mother,
Mrs. MahRlR Myers and clean-shaVed
stranger coming along from toward Brunswick
in a one-hOrse wagon. He says he spoke DO
litelY, and but three or four words passed before
his rifle and striking him over the head. break
Ing the rifle in three pieces He was Knocked
senseless, and says all took a hand in the at
tack. When he became conscious he was IN
strange section of the forest, over 200 yards
from where he attacked, having been
dragged across the canal bridge AND tied with
ropes to post. He says his captors had spades
and shovel and began digging long hole IN
the ground in front of where he was tied, and
into this all of the blood from his wounds,
which had redeemed the ground, was raked,
and gavug gbayy falA IN hnN wa IA
grave He said that he was perfectly helpless
and it seemed that he would be buried alive,
He saw a negro across the canal and hailed him,
asking for help and that he notify his
friends. Turner says he saw one of the women
take pistol with which she held the negro
up, not allowing him to cross over to where he
was tied. The negro flea toward Brunswick.
The next person he saw was a little girl en-
route to school He yelled TO her and she gave
the alarm, and news was carried to Turner's
wife, at their home, a mile away. He says in
the meantime his captOrs took his knife. with
which they gashed his head and face, and that
SIS in silv>- was also taken from his pockets
Shortly Sam Goodbread and Mrs. Turner ap-
Deared upon the scene, and they say the
O'Briens made the wife get upon Bonded knees
and beg them to release her husband. When
he Was finally released Sam GoOdbread and
Mrs. Turner started home with him. They were
about half way when they were met by Sheriff
Berre and Chief Beach, VINO assisted them.
Mike O'Brien is a cotton TANNER at the New
DOCKS and his vile peddles oysters. Tn
O Briens say Tom Turner came to their houst
Monday evening and cursed out the females Of
the household and said he would return Tues
day with his rife and do them up" They say
when they came up to him yesterday morniu,
he had his gun in his hand and that 1t We
cooked and he attempted to shoot, whereupo
Mike O'Brien took il from him. he says TO- save
his life, as he had been warned and knew J ur
ner would shoot. They dispute the staten mt
that the gun was sitting by the log aud tina
Turner did not raise the row. Mrs. O'Breu
said she would not return to her home for fear
Turner's friends might trouble her SC she went
to Putnam S stables and ordered wagons to <,
out aad get ner effects and bring them to tn
city The Colored baggagemen went reachju-
the house Just after dark They entered auG
were piling trunks and furniture in their VIZ
CONS when a mob of negroes came upwith gue
and ran them away. They fed to Brunsw
reaching the city at O'Clock last night, an
what belongings they secured are at Putnam
stable. Another attempt will be made to &.
the balance of the O Brisns' house furnish9