The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16

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The shortage in bottles at the State dis
pensary which had become serious matter
has been relieved by the arrival Of carload
OF half-pint TASKS from the Whitney Glass
Works, Of Philadelphia. They have no pal
metto trees blown in them, but are simple
ordinary TASKS like the old-time bars used to
sell. The dispensary, to relieve the stringen-
cy in bottles Of larger sizes, has had to collect
up any and all kinds of old bottles and these
will be used till the glass companies can fill
the orders.
Inspector Peter made another big raid at
Spartanburg Friday. capturing Ave more of
the Barrett swindlers and postoffice robbers.
Jack Fisher, who expected to be appointed
raidlng deputy in case B. +. Perry Is ap-
pointed collector Of internal revenue, and his
brother John, who Is a United States mar
shall and mayor Of Tryon, n. c., are included
in the party. The charge against them is
conspiracy to defraud and using the mails for
fraudulent purposes Jack Fisher was trying
to get Barrett out on bond when he was ar
rested. He gave bond Of $500 and was
released.
The case Of Hiram Young occupied a por-
ton Of the time OF the court at Columbia this
week. Young is a white man and his case eX-
cited considerable attention, as he was ar
rested out the time Of the CASTOR lynching.
de was charged with criminal assault upon
girl about 10 years old. The physicians who
examined the girl all testified that she showed
no evidence Of having been assaulted. Evil
who had the charges trumped up was not of
good character or worthy Of belief The jury
was not out five minutes when it returned
with verdict OF not guilty.
At Honey Hill, in Berkeley county Andrew
Miller, colored, committed criminal assault
upon Elizabeth 1isdale, also coored. He
was arrested and brought before Trial Justice
J. N. Wilson, Jr., aud acknowledged his guilt.
Constable d. d. Wilson started with him to
Mount Pleasant. When about two miles
from Honey Ilill crowd Of men met them in
this road and demanded the prisoner, he re-
fused to give him up until he heard them
cooking their guns, when he reluctantly sur
rendered Miller. Miller begged for mercy,
. but to no purpose. The constable was only
few yards away when the road was hghtened
and the woods resounded with the firing OF
guns, and Miller 5 cries ceased, That was
about p. m.
At Beaufort on Monday evening last Miss
Mary Fripp was returning home from shop
ping on the Bay. and when within a block
of her residence, and under the very shadow
OF the town station house, was attacked by q
burly young negro who SnatChed from her
hama her purse, containing &26 in currency
and United States pOstofice money order
for $50 The negro ran off and succeeded in
spending part OF his i gotten gains and de-
stroying the postal order. EA-fown Marshal
John Green Immediately went to work to
ferret out the rascal and succeeded in cap
turing Jim Barnwell, "a desperate Young vii
lain, with part of the booty in his posses
Sion / he fellow pleaded guilty to the charge.
ABOUT SO OF the money was recovered and
some clothes IN which he had invested the
money He was committed to Jail for trial,