The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-12
SMALLS STILL At LARGE.
The Slayer Of Policeman NGTe EVadeS
His PurSueIS


Sorts of Reports Circulated - Mr..
Browns Unsuccessful Attempt to
Capture Smalls The Morning Neve
was Rilled-The Dead Officers Fun
eral-The Coroner's Inquest.
Abe Smalls, the murderer of Policeman
Jensen c. Neve, is still at large. Nothing
was ascertained of his whereabouts by
the police yesterday. Detectives Hanley
and Bossell had a number Of spoilers out
looking for the desperate, who would
have been certain to have dis
covered him if he had made
his appearance anywhere in the neighbor-
hood of the city. All sorts of reports
were in circulation. One reached
the MORNING News late last night that
Smalls had been killed by a countryman
somewhere south of the city, on the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railway,
but there was nothing to corroborate the
story.
DETECTIVE MoRGAN's THEORY.
II was reported in the afternoon that
Detective Morgan had been killed by
Smalls, somewhere west of the city and
numerous inquiries were made of the
MORNING News and at the police barracks
up all right last night, however. He is
OF the opinion that Smalls passed him at
Monteith early yesterday morning De-
tective Morgan, accompanied by a colored
aid, went to Monteith Saturday night in
order to intercept the murderer in case
he attempted to make his escape afoot
over the Charleston and Savannah rail
road, or the Augusta dirt road. About 3
O'Clock yesterday morning the detective
who was stationed near a small ware
house, saw colored man approaching
the water tank from the direction OF
Savannah. He stopped at the
tank and got a drink of water, and
afterwards approached the warehouse,
but before he got near enough to the de-
tective to be hailed his suspicious were
evidently aroused, and he suddenly left
the railroad track and stepped behind the
warehouse into the dark.
ARMED WITH A WINCHESTER.
At the moment previous to his leaving
the track the suspicious character stood
In the light of two switch lanterns, and
Detective Morgan had good opportunity
to look at him. He looked in every par
ticular like the murderer, and was armed
with Winchester rife. The detective
was close enough to see that 1t was a
Winchester and not any other kind
Of aritie. And when he heard the move
ment of the detective that threw him on
his guard, he shifted the rife so that it
would be in handy position for instant
use.
After lodging behind the warehouse,
the fellow disappeared. The detective
and his aid were unable to find any trace
OF him, although they separated and
made detour Of the place as soon as the
negro had dropped out of sight. De-
tectlVe Morgan's opinion is that the man
he saw was the murderer.
Numerous reports were brought into
the police barracks during the day by
various parties of Smalls having been
seen In widely separated parts of the city
and county. They were not CON
sldered worth investigating, however.
1t was reported to the police at IL O'clock
last night that a negro believed to be
SmaIls had been arrested at Pooler, but
the man arrested had not been positively
identified as Smalls.
THE COUNTRY AROUSED.
The whole country is aroused and the
murderer can hardly escape being caught.
The only thing necessary now is to offer
reward for his arrest. A request for
this purpose will be made upon the gov
ernor, and the city, it is likely, will also
offer a liberal reward
Smalls is said to be a relative Of ex-
Congressman Smalls, of Beaufort He
mas served two terms in the South Caro-
INA penltentlary and is wanted at
charleston now for some offense commit
ted there two years ago.
The negroes in the section southeast of
tne city, where Smalls made his head
quarters after shooting Detective Hum
phries Wednesday night, were thoroughly
terrorized, and stood in great fear of
Smalls. They will not sleep souudlv at
nights until they hear of his arrest He is
generally spoken of among the negroes as
the desperate, (which title he thoroughly
deserves. He terrorized whites as
well as negroes. Friday night he went
INTO John Meyers store on Lovers lane
which he had robbed of $3.50 several
weeks before, pistol in hand, made some
purchases and compelled the proprietor
to take cigar with him. Meyer did not
notify the police of this visit.
MR.. BROWNS sNIPE HUNT.
Thursday night he stopped in front of
Brown Bros. store, at East Broad and
Anderson streets, and got light from
one of the negroes who were standing
about the place. One Of the brothers
heard OF this, and, after finding that
Smalls was making his headquarters in
Glatigny's field, in the rear of Jacob Die
ter's, concluded that he would undertake
the arrest on his own account
Friday morning he took his shotgun
and went to the field. He might have
succeeded had it not been for an accident.
Smalls' whereabouts were pointed out to
him and he made his way carelessly
oCLOSo IuC utlu, as II nuuIlng Tor SnlDe,
Smalls was asleep under his haystack
and Brown got quite close to him. Just
at this time genuine snipe hunter in the
same field discharged his gun. The noise
OF the discharge awoke Smalls, who
jumped up, rife in hand. and taking aim
at Brown, ordered him not come any
nearer. Brown continued his snipe hunt
in another direction. 1t was he who noti-
fed the police Saturday afternoon of
SmaLls' whereabouts.
RISKY ATTEMPT,
There is an opinion that the attempt to
arrest Smalls, which resulted in Oficer
Neve's death, was badly managed The
police are censured for sending mounted
men armed only with pistols to make the
arrest, instead of sending men on foot
armed with Winchester rifles. on
GERS Neve and McCabe were ordered
to the scene from the southern part of
the city, where they were on duty There
are several Winchester rifles at the bar
racks, but they are kept under lock and
key and Detective Bossell could not
secure one before leaving there, as Chief
Green was absent a the time OF course
1t Is easy, after all is over TO tell how the
matter should have been managed in the
light of subsequent events, but il was
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