The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-09
RUINED IN A DRUG STORE.
Sallie Kennedys Serious Charge
Against Mr.. 0. 7. ShafieT,

nSulnOt Mls W. IL CuulAlAs
A Belief That There Is Another Man in
the Case-Mr. Shaffer Demands an In
vestigation Before Bench of BTagis-
trates and Gives Bond for Eis APP
pearance - The Girls Story of Her
Wrongdoing - Her Father Offers to
Settle the Matter by Marriage-sensa-
tional Developments Expected.
A considerable sensation was caused
yesterday by the arrest of Mr.. o. T Shat
fer, a well known druggist in the southern
part of the city, on the charge of seduc-
ton, The warrant against Mr.. Shaffer
was sworn out by Mr.. Joseph Kennedy
of Charleston, who charges him with the
seduction of his 1S-year-old daughter Sal
lie Louise Kennedy
The time of the alleged offense is fixed
about Hlve months ago. The warrant
was sworn out before Justice Sheftal
and the arrest was made by Constable
Ike Nathans yesterday morning. Mr.
shaffer was taken before Justice sheftal
and gave bond to appear at prelmin-
airy examination, which he demanded
to be held before a bench Of magistrates
sometime in the near future.
The arrest excited general interest as
Mr. Shaffer is a well-known citizen of
good standing. He has been druggist
in SavaRpah good many years. He con-
Quoted the Masonic Temple pharmacy for
some time and for the last year or two
I i 4H.,-1
255 West Broad street He is a prominent
! odd Fellow and is also an active member
| of the Methodist church. Mr. Shaffer is
| man of middle age widOwer with
| grown daughters. These facts caused the
| surprise to be all the greater that he
| should be arrested upon such a charge.
| The charge is Indignantly denied by
! Mr.. Shaffer, who announces his inten-
ton of fighting it openly. He made no at
! tempt to hush up the matter. The young
| woman in the case has been in Savannah
| for the greater part of the last two or
| three years, coming here from Charles
/ ton, where her father lives. Her mother
/ died when she was quite young, ana she
| was reared in an orphanage. She first
| came to Savannah to enter service with
! the family of Charles Sanberg. She has
| served with two or three families, re-
| turning again to Mr., Sanberg's several
| months ago. Mr.. Sanberg lives at No. 243
! West Broad street not very far from Mr..
| Shatfers drug store, and the girl was u
| frequent visitor there. 1t is charged that
| there her ruin was accomplished. The
! girl, according to the statement made to
| Justice Sheftall, by her father, charges
! that one day during last May or juno,
! she went to the drug store to make some
| purchase for the family with which she
| was living, and that while in the store
! she was persuaded by Mr. Shaffer to go
! nj a in hn Of fI,~
store, where her ruin was accomplished.
| The same thing she says occurred on sew
| eral subsequent occasions.
A few weeks ago she made a visit to her
| father in Charleston, then came back to
| Savannah and spent week here, and
then returned to Charleston, where she re
/ NAMED until she came here with her
father Sunday morning. Mr. Kennedy
| said he discovered recently that his daugh-
| ter was in a delicate condition. He ques-
toned her and she confessed that she had
been deceived He brought her to Savan-
| nah in order that she might point out the
| man who had deceived her This is his
| story. On arriving in Savannah he and his
| daughter went to the residence of Mr..
| Sanberg, with whom the girl had been
employed. Mr.. Sanberg accompanied
them to Mr.. Shaffer's drug store. ME-
! Shaffer was accused by the girl and her
| father of being the author of her ruin.
lHS CIdIBe was lldlSndtly ueQleQ ana q
| stormy interview followed. Mr. Kennedy
was willing to drop the matter on condi-
ton that Mr. Shaffer marry the girl,
which he emphatically refused to do. The
interview ended by Mr.. Shafrer ordering
the party out of his place. Mr. Kennedy
and Mr.. Sanberg then went to Justice
| Sheftalls house, where the warrant was
sworn out as stated Mr.. Kennedy left
| yesterday for his home in Charleston, but
will return to Savannah at the time OF
| the preliminary hearing.
Mr.. Shaffer was seen by a Morning
/ News reporter. He said he knew nothing
of the girl except that she came to his
store frequently on errands for Mrs,
Sanberg He never saw her father until
he came into the store Sunday, and he
| knows nothing of the charges made
against him. except that they were made.
Il shall fight this matter to the end" he
said, and l court the fullest invcstiga-
ton. 1 fully appreciate the serious char
acter of the charge that has been brought
against me. I want nothing concealed
and 1 propose to bring out in full the facts
at the investigation"
The impression in the neighborhood is
that the charge against Mr.. Shaffer is
to shield some other party.