The morning news., 1894-11-09

turned TO work. The mills at Afuscogee
started up several days ago. At meeting
Of the colored strikers. held at Millview
Tuesday night, a negro named wesley
killingsworth was on the floor making
speech. Another negro, Mat Hornsby, OBJ
Jected to his remarks, and ordered him
10 sit down. Killingsworth refused, and
Hornsby made a luuge at him with knife,
cutting his throat and severtng the 1ugular
vein. In the excitement Hornsby escaped
1t Is thought that Killingsworth viii die,
ana Sheriff Smith and his deputies are
searching for Hornsby
At Barlow last Sunday night burglars
entered the freight depot of the Florida
Southern railroad and blew open the
iron safe with dynamite and took there
from all the contents, consisting Of about
so and some papers belonging to the
railroad, and about the same amount Of
money, two purses, and some private
papers belonging to the agent, j. G. Tor
rev. 1t is not known what time Of the
night the breaking was done. The jar
broke every pane Of glass in the building.
The perpetrators, in order to leave when
any one might approach the building,
stole a long rope from the Barlow Tube
Well Company, and made a Gordon around
the house One whole side Of the safe
was shattered. Diligent search is being
made for the burglars. No trace has
yet been discovered.
The trial of John D. Shepherd for killing
Luther Walker began at Orlando Wednes-
day. The time till noon was consumed in
securing a jury. The state then proved
by several witnesses that Luther Walker
was shot to death on May 49, last BY
Justice Martin and Deputy Sheriff Cor
don il was proved that Walker swore out
a warrant for the arrest Of Shepherd for
abusing his wife, Walkers sister. Several
members Of Shepherds family, including
his wife, were then sworn, proving that
Sunday morning Shepherd sent boy over
to Walkers house TO tell him TO come
over and that when Walker came Shep-
herd shot him with a shotgun loaded with
bUck-Fhot, between his gate and door.
killing him instantly. The theory of the
defense is insanity. Fifteen witnesses
have been summoned to prove it.
At Jacksonville Stanley a. Beadle, 1s
years old, claiming TO be a grandson Of
the founder and publisher of the Beadle
Dime library, was arrested Tuesday night.
by Acting Sergeant Hitchcock, of the po-
lice force, and Wednesday was ordered
held ten days by Judge Gibbons as a. sus-
picious character. Young Beadle and r. J.
Drew, who lives a few doors from Beadle 8,
on Clinton avenue, Brooklyn, n. Y, have
been in Jacksonville for the past FIVE weeks
living on the money advanced by Philadel-
phia pawnbrokers on diamonds which
Beadle admits having stolen from his
mother. The arrest of Beadle and Drew
was brought about by Beadle's having w
L. Turner arrested on a charge of steal
ing the pawn tickets from him. The war
rant for Turner's arrest was issued by
Judge Baker Tuesday evening, and Turner
was arrested that night by Ohicer Upton,
of the police force. Beadle went down to
the station to see Turner, who has been
pitching ball for the Jacksonville baseball
club. Acting Sergeant Hitchcock began to
question Beadle about the pawn tickets,
and got him so closely cornered that he ad-
nitted that they were tickets for dia-
monds he had stolen from his mother, Mrs.
]. A Beadle, of SOP Clinton avenue, Brook
lyn, n. Y. The story told by Beadle is that
after taking the diamonds he and Drew
left for Philadelphia. where Drew super
intended the pawning. They secured 500
on one diamond ring, worth fully $500 S35
on another. SIS on another, g on another
and $40 on a pair of diamond earrings.
The articles were all pawned at different
places, and not having the tickets, Beadle
could not remember the places, but said
If he ever got back to Philadelphia he
could find them. With the 1925 obtained
Beadle and Drew came to Jacksonville,
and have been at the st. Johns house
ever since. While there they met with
Turner and other members Of the base
bah club. They became very friendly
with Turner, and allowed him to occupy
their room at the hotel. At the last game
OF ball played at Gainesville by the Jack
sonville club Beadle says that he took ur
tickets at the gate. How he came to sus-
pect Turner of stealing the pawn tickets
was that one morning he got up early and
wanting a match he began looking through
| the pockets of his own clothes and also
Turner's. In one of Turner's pockets he
found one of the pawn tickets. He al
| once accused Turner of stealing all of the
! tickets Turner denied stealing the tick
cts and claimed that he had found thai
! one on the floor OF the room. Beadle was
| advised by a certain Bay street saloon
! keeper to have Turner arrested.