The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-25
A aooD-sIzED SENSATION.
The Younger Element of Macon So
clety Receives a Shook.
From the Macon lGaJ Telegraph.

From the Macon (Ga) Telegraph.
It is seldom that an advertisement
creates so much indignation as did the
one in the ''one-cent-a-word column of
the Telegraph yesterday morning.
The advertisement was signed by
Harry Edwards, the well-known writer,
and stated that il the person who took a
diamond ring from his house on last sat
urday did not return it within forty
eight hours arrest would follow.
On last Saturday the Terpsichorean
Society, composed Of the younger branch
OF Macon society, gave their annual pic
mic at the country home of Mr.. Edwards,
which is about four miles from the city
in the East Macon district. The day was
cold and damp. and the chief amusement
of the picnickers was dancing. Mr. and
Mrs. Edwards, throwing open their spa
clous parlors for that purpose, and giving
the young people entire freedom Of the
house.
The Terpsichoreans had invited a large
number of their young lady friends, and
one of the bed rooms of the house was
placed at their service as a dressing room
In jewel case in this room was a dia-
mond ring, which was found missing after
the picnickers returned to the city
which was after dark.
For some reason not known to the pub
Lie, Mr. Edwards suspected one of the
young ladies as the party VINO took the
ring. and Monday came into the city and
put the advertisement in the Telegraph
1t seems that MIR. Edwards also spoke to
a number Of parties about the theft of the
ring and told them that he knew which
of the young ladies took it.
/. The advertisement was read by hun
dreds of people yesterday morning, among
whom were the members of the Terpsi-
1 choreans, which started a wave of indig-
nation that grew larger as they met each
other ana discussed the matter.
Each member took the advertisement
as not only a reflection on himself, but
! upon their lady guests, and when they
! learned that Mr.. Edwards had said 1t
was a lady their indignation increased to
the highest pitch and Mr. Edwards was
soundly condemned and even threatened
! for not specifying who the lady was in
stead of putting each one of them under
the ban of suspicion by saving il was one
! of them. Many of the Terpsichoreans
had relatives among the ladies, and they
went so far as to say that Mr. Edwards
had to either publish or have arrested
the party suspected or else retract his ad-
! yertisement.
Later in the day it was learned that
some OF Mr. Edwards relatives had
| given out the name of the young lady
suspected, but this only increased the in
| dignaJion of the Terpsichoreans, as the
! young lady belongs to one of the first
! families in Georgia. Her parents are not
4 In the city. but she has a number of male
/ relatives here who, up to last night,
4 were evidentlyin ignorance of the serious
charge brought against her The young
! lady friends are 10th to inform her rela-
! tives of the charge under which she is
resting until they have given Mr.. Ed
! wards every opportunity to remove the
1 stigma from her name without publicity
! as the fear that serious results
| would ensue, her relatives being quiet,
peaceable men, but such men as would be
] first TO resent such charge against
! member of their family.
/ Last night toe Terpsichoreans held 9
1 meeting and a committee was appointed
1 to call on Mr.. Edwards and demand o
him that he either openly state whom ht
suspects of taking the ring, or else with
! draw his advertisement rejecting OF
every young lady, and every MEMBER, fol-
| that matter, present at his home on Sat
4 urday.
I The young lady in question is in ever,
[ respect above reproach or suspicion, anC
I those who know her say they can neveI
/ be made, to believe that She is guilty o.
4 thecrime charged against her, and she wa
4 on the street yes ,erdaY afternoon with
number of companions ia her usual5
happy and amiable mood 1t does no
! seem possible that any one who eve
locked into her pure, innocent face coulC
believe her GuiltH-of even the slightest in
discretion.
The Terpsichoreans are of the opinion
that the ring has only been misplaced Oh
perhaps stolen by one of the servants O.
whom they say there were numbe
about the premises on Saturday
There Is a general impression that seri
Gus trouble will grow out of the affair