The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-20

Davis Duncan NrunIgerholz, a prominent
lawyer OF Inverness ,ilod Monday At his resi-.
ocn,e. after several weeks lIlHoss OF pneu-
monia,
an order has been placed with firm in
Green Cove Springs for 800 900 brick for the
Fernald alock and bank building at Tarpon
Springs.
Chanie Calvin, a negro woman, % years
Old was drowned MONDAY afternoon in the
canal OF McCoy's creek at Jacksonville. The
woman. while endeavoring to cross the canal
on bridge of two timber boards, fell in She
rose and sank three times.
'Sheeney Mike, the crook who served
time in Florida is again in trouble having
been arrested in New York day or two ago
as the leader of a gang of burglars charged
with number Of robberies of dry goods
gents furnishing and sporting goods stores.
John G.. McLeon. tax assessor OF Walton
county, residing at DeFuniak Springs, com
united suicide by shooting himself in the
head Monday night ABOUT s: 30 O'Clock No
cause is assigned. He leaves wife and two
children. II is stated that he was under the
influence OF liquor. Just before he killed
himself he kissed the children and told his
wife that she would never see him alive
again.
Cone &Chamberlain's brick store build
Ing at Crescent City, occupied by C. l.. Cham
berlatn. as general store, was DESTROYED by
IRE Monday morning. between and O'Clock
The building was almost total loss, while
most OF the stock was saved, both being in
sured. The IRE began in a frame store build
ing owned by Mrs. Gautier and occupied nv
Mrs Finley for millinery, and was caused by
a coal OIL heater This building and stock
were also insured The meat market owned
and occupied by c. j. McCrady was burned
and his new building, in process of erection
was damaged to the amount Of $3.50 with no
insurance,
r. S. Cockrell, attorney for Dave Lovett.
the murderer OF March Scroggins. at Jack
sonville. is determined that his client shall
not hang il he can prevent it. IL will he re-
InerlbHre0 that Mr. f7OClyrpll
times had the judgment of the circuit courL
reversed and new trial ordered, but the last
time the supreme court sustained the judg-
ment of the lower court. Mr.. Cockren then
sought TO appeal to the United States court
but the friends OF LoVett failed to get UP the
money necessary TO get the record up. Now
Mr.. Cockrell will go before the pardoning
board and seek to secure pardon for Lovett.
On Saturday afternoon, June 49, a man
named AItert thompson was drowned in
Clearwater harbor. In company with his
VIE ne had gone in a sallboat to the bar at
low tide to gather crabs. 6y some means his
boat got adrift, and he undertook TO swim out
10 regain 1t, but after swimming to the mid.
ole OF the channel, for some unknown reason
be turned TO come back to the bar. After a
Few strokes he called to his wife for help.
but she was unable TO afford any and he sank
Clarence Bachman, who was on the other side
of the car. nearing woman screams and
learning of their cause obtained help from
Capt. W. A Hart, and with a graphing iron
brought The body TO the surface. Every eff
without success. He was then brought 10
the dock, where. under the direction OF Dr.
G1lmer, several hours were spent in like at
tempts TO revive him, but without avail He
was buried Sunday at II a. m Mr. Thomp.
son had been IN clearwater only a few
weeks. having come from Crystal river look.
ing for work
A legal proceeding Of considerable interest
was had at Chlpley Saturday be
fore the Hon. w. b. Jones. county
Judge. J. j. Reese and his wife Mrs
s. Is. Reese, two well known and re.
spected people who have resided within
two or three miles of town for the past eight
or nine years, were the principal parties 10
the case. In January last Mrs. Reese filed a
bill tor divorce against her husband in the
circuit court OF the county, charging her hus
band w1tha violent and ungoVernable tenn.
per and with the habitual excessive use Of IN.
toX1cating liquors, and praying the court &c
decree that she should have the custody
and control OF their two little
girls, and also asking the court for
to pay temporary alimony for the
support Of herself and their two children until
the divorce proceedings could be terminated
Mrs Reese left the home OF her husband and
took home in Chipley and has resided there
ever since. Mr.. Reese afterward suggested
to the Judge OF the circuit court that his wife
was insane. whereupon the court issued a
writ TO have Mrs. Reese before the county,
Judge, as is now required by law that she
might be examined as to the soundness OF he1
mind. The trial consumed the entire dal
ana the judge reserved his decision unit
saturday, when he decided that Mrs. Reese
was not insane but that she was perfectly
capable of taking care OF herself and OF man
aging her affairs.