The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-07

The Jury had not returned a verdict at
/ last accounts 81. W. ACJofu mas LteH "p
/ pointed postmaster i.J DLs-h0 hl2-e. mn
/ son county vice John Thomas Porter re-
/ sll ned.
! James North murdered S. A. Sauls eighteen
/ months ago, and the case was on trial AT AT
/ cadla last week. The jury went oSt a. noon
! Friday. and returned verdict SATURDAY
/ morning OF murder in the first degree without
/ mercy.
/ Mr.. VOLTS store. at Lake City was robbed
/ Wedues lay night OF about $50 worth OF goods.
| It is thought that the thieves must have been
/ secrejea in the building as there was no
| place found where anyone entered from the
1 outside.
J. ID. Mitchell has sold tho old Glaiber
| building and lot at terdinanda to j. @.
/ Rutishausec; consideration $3.50. and Mr..
| RUtishauser could have cleared 800 on the
transaction two days afterWard, had he been
! disposed TO sell
DeLand Record: Doc. Tanner has returned
! from two weeks stay, at his farm up in
Madison county. He says the farmers, up
there are gathering tine crop Of sea Island
cotton and selling il at a good price one
Savannah buyer buying S32 tOJ worth on the
streets of Madison, last saturday.
J.. VI. Hester & Sons saw-mill at WilliSton,
was burned Friday night together tn a
large amount OF lumber, Orauge-bOX material,
etc. The loss amounts to several thousand
dollars. Mr. Hester will rebuild at once The
Florida Central and PeuinsUlar railway lost
one box and one fiat car in the fire.
The Key West Daily Equator Democrat,
| according to a notice given the day before,
suspended publication Saturday. Editor Q.
| b. PeudletOn claims that he has lost money,
and that he cannot afford to run newspaper
as a luxury any longer. This leaves the city
with but one English paper, the Advertiser,
weekly. G. b. PendletOn the publisher and
owner Of the EquatOr-Democrat is an insur-
ance agent, doing an extensive business IN
Monroe county, and his newspaper has been
| only side issue in his affairs.
The first Of the cases against W,9H. Lans-
ford for forgery and uttering forged paper
was tried in the county criminal court at
Pensacola Friday, and given to the jury
Saturday. The case upon which LangfOrd
was tried, was that in which he was charged
with having obtained the sum OF 500 from
Lee Daniel on note executed by him
self and on the back containing the names OF
Anthony Riera, Richard Swain and j. NJ.
CrOna, as indorsers. The indictment charged
that the names Of the three iudorsers were
forged.
Key West Equator Democrat: There is a
rum0r around town that a woman came to
this city about month ago bringing with
her a baby girl about 10 months old. she
cared for 1t for few days but after that ne
elected tae child, even leaving il one day in
chicken-CoOp in the rear Of the place she
lived The child's cries attracted the atten-
tlOn Of a cOlOred woman near by, who took the
waif and has given il attention ever since that
time. The white woman does not seem to
care. but appears to be anxious to be rid of it
altogether. 1t is rep )rtci that she Is not the
child mother, but the child was given her to
get rid Of.
Kissimmee Leader A negro went to the
residence of George Oaks, on Single creek
last evening, and insultingly demanded some
thing to eat. Mrs Oaks replied that she had
nothing for him. He repeated his demand in
such a threatening manner that Mrs. Oaks
was induced to give him some bread Then
he demanded some meat. but the lady in
sisted that she did not have it. He knew bet
ter, and repeated his threatening demand for
meat Mrs. oaks pretended TO go INTO the
other room for the meat, but when she re-
turned she pointed revolver at the negro
head and told him to skip. He skipped The
negro approached the house fIom the back
way, from the creek, and it may be the same
negro that Orlando wants to find so badly.
Kew West Equator Democrat: The flagship
san Francisco on her trip to Key West
sighted on Oct, % a diSmasted vessel The
ships course was changed and run alongside.
The position OF the wreck was latitude %. 06
north ana longitude 1S At west A boat was
lowered and men sent aboard Of her. She
proved to be the DriscO, OF JonCspOrt Ne.
loaded with lumber and shingles. She was
loaded in Charleston, =. c.. and left that port
on Oct. q for Kingston, Jamaica. The Boat
had been recently abandoned as the evidence
aboard OF her plainly showed; lady, PROB
ably the captain wife. was among those
taken of. There was nothing left to show by
what boat they had been rescued The san
Francisco tried to tow her. but she sheered so
BADLY, breaking loose so often that il was
finally abandoned, and steps taken to blow
her up. In doing this the san Francisco eX-
haustod all the gun cotton she had on board.
The repeated explosions broke her back and
port frames and planlling amidship, but as
she hoated, serious danger to navigation,
she was lammed successfully. The position
of the debris when the san Francisco left
was latitude % Is north and longitude 79I7
west.
Jacob Summerlin died of dropsy at his res
idence on Lake EOla, at Orlando. late Satur-
day night. T. had been sick long time
lie was one OF the old landmarks of Orange
county. where he had lived for thirty hve
years, or more, ana OF South Florida, where
| he had lived the most of his life. lie was
about "a years old, and was the first white
| chud born in Florida after it was ceded to
the United states. He served with Qistine-
tlOn through the early Indian wars, and
knew much of the early history of the state
OF his own knowledge. he was wealthy in
cattle and lands, and died worth, probably,
$4,000 or $4,000 in money, although he had a
very limited education lie leaves a wife
nearly rs old as himself and SIX children
Mrs. Bitch, Mrs Davet, and TIE wife OF the
Episcopal minister at Zellwood; Jasper SUM
merlin, merchant at Barlow; Robert l., a
lawyer at san Antonio. Tex. and Samuel. of
| Fort Myers, and George, who lives on Kissim-
NEE river, who are both cattle men The de-
ceased was very generous liberal man and
gave large endowment to the Summerlin In
sutute at Barlow. His body was taken to
Barlow for lnterment. He was, perhaps, the
best known citizen of Orange county.
Madison Recorder: Some time last spring
W. H. Dial gave note to J. +. Wimbcrly for
500, due Jan. 1, next. A few days ago he APP
preached Mr.. Dial and asked for payment on
the note, which, he stated, had been left at
home. but against which he would give q re-
ceipt. and would send the note by first pass
ing. Shortly atterward, w. ID. Sutley came
up with the note, stating that he had pur-
chased il last April Mr.. Dial stated the cir
cumstances, ana Mr.. Sutley began to make
himself safe. He went to the home Of Mr..
| WimL erly, near Nankin. Ga, and found that
! Mr.. Wimberly had left on sunday immedi-
/ atoly after his marriage to u Miss Swiley
/ daughter OF a respected and prosperous
| farmer Of the neighborhOOd, with whom he
! had been engaged in business during
/ the year Mr. Swlley generously turned
| over to Mr.. Sutley a horse and
| buggy that he has purchased from
/ WimOerly day or two previous to his
! departure, thus making MIR. Sutley partly
! safe and sustaining the loss himself With
/ fear that all WAS not right, Mr.. Swilley
came TO Madison with Mr.. outley Tuesday
I and began an investigation. To his horror be
! found that Wimberly had gained his consent
! y the marriage upon what purpOrted to be q
| copy Of divorce duly signed, whichthe ON
| Gals say is not on record and the presumption
| is that it is a forgery Mr.. Sutey delivered
/ the note 10 MIR Dial having been satisfied az
/ ABOVE stated. 1t also appears from Mr. Swil
/ lev S statement that besides the amount he
| paid for the horse ard buggy he
| paid Wim0erly 500 for his crop and his inter
| est in a brick kiln. Wimberly and his new
| wife went to Quitman and took the train tC
the west, buying tickets TO point in Ala
/ bama, but il is thought that some place TX
/ Texas is their objective point MimhCIly is