The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-22

carry him home. He succeeded in getting
enough money to carry him home.
While Mr.. Hayden. an old employee
of the Bay Street car line at JacksonVllle
was getting off car Thursday, his coat
caught in some manner. lie was thrown
down on the rail and dragged short dis
lance before the car could be stopped.
happened to be on the car, attended Mr.:
Hayden. He was quite badly shaken up,
and received a slight scalp wound
Henderson Harvey and John Doe, alias
Alabama, alias Ishmael Harris, colored,
were carried TO Jacksonville Thursday by
Deputy United States Marshal Scott Har-
Vey, who is worth $25 600, gave bail In sou,
and was released. Harris was committed
TO iail in default of $500 bail. They arc
both accused of running blind tigers"
near Citra. A womans anonymous letter
from Citra led to the Investigation OF the
matter by the grand jury, and the indict-
rnents We're found on the testimony of wit
nesses suggested by this letter
Thursday Frederick V. Hull, an employee
of the f. c. & p r. r., at Jacksonville,
was about to step from the Clyde dock
to a lighter lying along side OF II, and in so
doing missed his footing and fell into the
water. He fell against the side of the
barge, breaking three ribs Assistance
was rendered by some of the 81 vedores,
and he was taken out of the water. He
was carried to his home on Church street,
and medical attention was rendered to him
Mr. Hull was employed as a check clerk
at the dock by the railroad company. lie
was formerly in the employ OF the South
ern Express company.
At Gainesville the taking of the testi-
mony in the case of Grant Griffin, for
the murder of William Tibbs at Lacrosse
on Nov. last, was finished at a late hour
Thursday afternoon, and the case given
to Jury. The jury remained out but
short while and returned verdict of
murder in the first degree at O'CLOCK
Thursday night. The murder was the
result of a quarrel over a game of cards
A party of negroes had been gambling
and Tibbs had won some money from Grif-
fin, who accused him of cheating, and a
quarrel ensued. The party broke up.
Griffin and Tibbs met few moments later
in the rear of the public school building
at Lacrosse. Griffin drew a revolver,
commanding Tibbs to return the money
he had won. Tibbs hestated a moment
and Grant shot him through the abdo-
men,
carried TO Gainesville Wednesday a colored
man who is wanted for a peculiar charge.
1t is that of liberating two colored female
convicts from the chain gang at the tur-
pentine farm in the Osceola district.
When the negro saw the women at work
in shackles his sympathies were aroused
to the extent that he determined to re-
lease them from custody. He succeeded
about two days later by securing a key
and removing the shackles. The colored
women did not travel for more than few
miles before they were recaptured. 1t is
the custom of nearly all the keepers or
convicts to administer punishment to
themselves from this the women informed
against their benefactor and told the au-
thorities where he was to be found. The
man was arrested in Columbia county.
Col" Bill Traylor, the notorious conf
dence bunco man, arrived at Palatka
three or four days ago. They were pre-
ceded by two women, who claimed to be
their wives. They soon began, by bold
and questionable methods to induce par
ties to visit their apartments The city
police, however, soon got wind of their
conduct, and incarCerated the women in
the city Jail, after which appearance bond
was given and forfeited. The women are
still in the city, but the notorious Col -
Traylor and his pal have left. Traylor
had some experience with Chief Truman
two years ago, and was very particular
to inquire if the same chief of police was
still at the head of the force On being
informed that he was, he soon began to
figure on another town in which to do
business, and bade Palatka adieu Thurs
day night.
Culbreth Marlborough, q young carpen-
/ ter of North City, suburb Of St Angus
tine, was at work on the second floor of
/ the ice factory in North City Thursday
morning, removing sashes from the win
I dows, preparatory to making alterations
/ in the building. He had placed a 2x4
/ seantling across a hole in the floor to
/ stand upon. In taking out the sash the
scantling slipped, and the boy, scantling.
and sash fell forty feet upon the ma
! chinery used in manufacturing ice. Var