The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-23

street near Hampton. were struck 10y light
uiuE during the early par; ot the evening A
great hall % IRE perhaps loot IN diameter
rolled alonE on the wires and finally fell IN
the street with lu explosion like the dis
charge OF a cannon. The effect was magniti-
cent though people living near by were con
sldUraoly alarmed.
Mrs William Haven. Of Lake City Fla,
was driven 90 the city hail. at Macon. IN a
hack Friday afternoon IN a half stupehed con-
dlTon. she declared that she had taken
several doses OF laldanum with suicidal in
tent. because her husband had tOrsaken her.
Physicians say she couldu have taken the
quantity she claims 10 have swallowed and
lived. Police authorities directed her to 20
10 the Home for the Fueudless Mrs. Haven
saws her husband left Lake CITY short time
aE0 70 Join minstrel company and she came
10 Macon last saturday expecting to meet
her husband here Instead she received a
letter from him written in Atlanta saying he
would uOt live with her any more Rather
than be separated from him she preferred to
die. hence she took the laudauum- She says
she Is % years old and has been married sew
eral years This Is the story she told al police
headquarters. She formerly lived in Macon
Her maiden name was Bertha Daniels
Abel News. A cha n Of circums stances has
been Orous ht to light which esta dishes the
identity Of the dead man found in the swamp
between Abel and Sparks two weeks ago, an.
account Of which was published In the News
at the time ON sunday after the body was
found, searching party led by ". j. Hcuder-
son. made ind that helped 10 establish the
mans Identity. The article referred to was
a tintype picture Of a little girl or g
years Of age. This picture was brought 10
the News and a special report was sent to the
daily Constitution. giving the facts in the
case and asking that the picture be repro
dUced when the article was published. The
Constitution gave a good likeness OF the pic
ture ana when Mr.. John KIN
near. resident Scotchman OF
Atlanta, read the story he knew that the man
was his personal friend. Mr.. j. A. Alexander,
who was also a ScOtchman a shirt had been
found where the man was killed bearing the
mark j. A. Alex evidently an abbreVia-
ton Of Alexander, and this made him the
more certain that this was his friend. Mr.
Alexander had resided In Atlanta for several
years and worked diligently at his trade of re-
a snug sum Of money, estimated at 81 500 and
IL is thought that he had the money with him
when he was murdered. He also carried
gold watch, and was evidently murdered
for his valuables. The tintype was a like
ness OF young lady TO whom he was en-
gagged, taken when she was or : years old.
This picture was readily recognized BY Kin
near as the one carried by Alexander. The
young lady Is now popular favorite in New
SIX l2s ted to claim
the young lady as his bride as soon as he had
self in business. He was about 26 years old
and is of good Scotch family. He has no
relatives in this country. His father is
civil engineer in Glasgow, Scotland, and has
been made acquainted with his son death.
The authorities here have been requested to
see that his grave is properly taken care of,
stating that the remains would
probably be removed. No clue
to the murderers has been found