The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-18

Webster was sold by Sheriff T. X. Spen-
Ger. before the court house door. for 81 20
Two weeks ago the stock was attached az
Iarpon Springs by s. Guckenheimer &
sons OF savannah. and the sale was ad-
Nertised TO take place there. But other
creditors also ran attachments on the
goods. and on application By their attor-
ney, c. c. Whitaker. Judge Barron Phil
lips ordered them taken 10 Tampa. the
The stock invoiced S221814. and was
bought in by Abe S. Guckenheimer for his
firm.
An attempt to assassinate Howell Titus
county solicitor and assistant TO state g
attorney in the Hardec case. was made by
Leke Renaker, saloon keeper, at TITUS
vile Saturday night few minutes after
10 o'clock AT the time stated two shots
were heard in a room above the saloon.
Sheriff Bowman and Titus rushed up stairs
and were met by Renaker at the door
with a pistol pointed at them. The sher-
if fell back and Titus rushed in when
Renaker fired two shots. point blank, mar
pistol and other parties went into the room
led by the sheriff. They succeeded in get
ting the pistol away from Renaker, who
was quoted down. II IS supposed lnal
Renaker was suffering from an attack Of
delirium tremens. The sherims thumb
was cut in getting the pistol away from
Renaker. A half hour later MI Titus
found he had had narrower escape than
he at first supposed. Upon examination
he found that one Of the bullets went
through the left side OF his coat, Just
above the second button from the bottom.
Renaker is now under the surveillance of
the sheriff.
Saturday afternoon witnessed Ale close
Of the third day of the trial of Montellus
Hardee for the murder Of Miss Kaiser,
and court adjourned until yesterday morn
ing. Miss Louise SOrrensen, daughter OF
John SOrrensen. was called. She is
comely girl of Il. but timid and answered
in very low tones the questions put. She
testified that she saw the prisoner on lhe
dock in the morning and he had on new
tan shoes. She saw him again in the al
ternoon going south towards the scene
Of the murder. on cross examination
the witness became confused and her
statements did not tally, especially IN
point of time Mr.. Sorrensen, her father,
was called and testified that he had seen
the prisoner on the steamboat dock. ne
corrOborated his daughters statements
about the time OF her seeing Hardee and
her leaving the house to go TO Mr.. PARKS.
The next witness was a negro, John
Grant, and proved an interesting one. lie
tried so hard to get away from court that
he was locked up in jail for safe keep
ing, being an important witness. lie Is a
short negro, very black and suffers. In
his testimony ne was tangled greatly and
as he became more tangled his suffering
was also more apparent. He had Occu-
pied one of the tents on Males place, near
the railroad. He saw Mr.. Hardee several
times during the day, but was confused as
to the time. In the afternoon he saw Mr..
Hardee going south on the railroad and,
later on, saw man run out or the scrub
below where the murder was committed.
He said that on this Sunday a number of
negro gamblers had come to his tent and
about O'Clock had gone over into the
body of woods where the murder was com
rnitted, as they usually did to play. He
said that about o'clock ne saw man
running out of the scrub down south to-
ward the railroad. He called to Christie
pher Columbus, a negro who was in the
tent with him. Christopher said ii was
one of the gamblers, but he (GranD said,
mo 1t is Hardee" Columbus then
thought so, too. Hardee ran on up to
the railroad and crossed, looking around
behind him as he ran. John said when the
folks came that night and told him about
the murder he was afraid TO tell them IL
was Hardee and so told them It was
negro He held to this lie until Detective
Rhodes and Mr.. Moore by promises OF
safety got him 10 tell the truth and say II
was Hardee. Grant was an important Wit
ness and il is thought If he could have
stood the ranking fire OF Col Popes eX-
animation he would have been of service
to the state. AS it Is, it is believed his
testimony was riddled. Hardee through
all the testimony up to this witness has
heen seldom at ease, almost solemn, but
when this negro began his testimony, be-
coming confused as he went into the de-
tails. and willing before Pope's cross ex-
animation the frowns, caused by nervous
strain and anxiety, were chased away by
pleasant smile, at one time resulting al
most in a laugh. which gave him "A very
agreeable appearance. The prisoner IS
without doubt, under a terrible mental
strain, and would be a more hardened
criminal than he is supposed TO be, II he
were able to look more happy under the
circumstances.