The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-25

were preparing dinner he went down TO
the lake 70 shoot gator that had been
seen a little while before. Suddenly a
shot was heard and then a yell; The
others. rushing down, found Budd's hat
floating, and twenty feet from the shore
his gun was lying at the bottom. This,
at all events, is the story. Few people
believe that an alligator would eat man,
but his brother declares that the reptile
took him out into deep water. A short
time ago Budd had his life insured in
Massachusetts, for large amount.
rb ri n Euler: pTiyats in Battery a,
serted from st. Francis barracks in St
Augustine last September, returned to
st. Augustine Monday under guard. A
short time before he deserted Fuller was
a spectator at a game of poker that
was being INDUCED in by several COM
rades The city marshal learned their
names from Fuller, and obtained war
II. Williamson, W. b. Snyder, and G. d.
Bailey. When these men learned that
Fuller has ''squealed," they expressed an
opinion of him that was not very com
plimentary. Regretting his act. and
realizing that the warrants held by the
marshal would be useless without his
testimony, he being the only witness,
Fuller deserted. Inability to secure con-
genial work led him to surrender volun-
tariy.
Archer Harmon, president Of the Jack
sonville Ferry Company, is interested in
new line of steamers that is to ply be-
tween Key West and Miami, on Biscayne
Bay. He reports that he intends to have
the line In operation by the time the
Florida East Coast railway shall have
been completed to that place, which will
be about Feb. ]. The final arrangements
nave not yet been made, but he states that
there is no doubt about the line being
established. The line is to be owned by
a stock company, and Mr.. Harmon will
be at the head. Citizens of Key West
will be required to take $4,000 worth of
the stock, no one being allowed to take
more than two shares. Mr.. Harmon has
fnh \, 4
ual steamboats, for the line, which will
make the run from Key West to Miami
in ten hours. These will be bought in the
The prosecuting attorney of Brevard
county, at Titusville, received a letter
from a nrm in Chicago, stating that ST.
mon hamburg. who is in jail at Titus
YAie, charged with arson, is well known
to the authorities Of that city, where he
IS wanted under an Indictment for the
burning of a bamboo furniture factory
IN 1888. he was interested in that bust
ness, and, with partner named Alex
ander, was indicted, but dishonored his
bond. William NJ. Brown and others re-
ceived similar letters, and We're given in
structions where to write for full partic-
uiars. In his preliminary trial at Titus
vile for arson Hamburg touched very
charity on this subject, and would make
no admission, except that he got 1890 in
surance from the fire, but lost $1,000. This
MI put a dlnerent phase on the trial at
5tusyllle and a change of venue will
doubtless be asked for
Robert s. Cockrell, the Junior member
OF the firm of Cockrell & Son, well known
lawyers of Jacksonville, was assaulted by
two unknown white men Saturday night
and seriously injured. Mr.. Cockrell was
walking on Monroe street, and when near
the corner OF Market street, he was ap-
preached by two white men, one of whom
knocked him in the head with some blunt
instrument He fell to the ground insen-
sible, but recovered within a few min
utes, and found that the men were going
through his pockets. AS soon as ii was
seen that he had recovered conscious
ness he was knocked in the head again,
and the work of robbing him was evil
| IDENTIFY proceeded with, as he afterWard
| found that all of his pockets had been
| rifed and his gold watch and cuff but
| tons had been stolen. Mr.. CockrelPs in
| Juries are serious. Two other men were
| held up the same night.
| Tampa Tribune: G.. d. Powell. the well
| known local real estate dealer, was ar
rested Friday on a warrant sworn out by
! J. @. Ball, in which he is charged with
| forgery, and in default of $500 bail was
| committed to Jail for a hearing in the
/ county court next Tuesday The case is
/ curious one, both from the nature Of
! the forgery and the peculiar family com
\ pltcations that surround it, The instru-
/ ment which Powell is accused of forgine.
| Is deed to four lots of land in East
1Dor. TheSe lots were the propertv Of
Mrs. Powell and the prisoner is charged
| with having forged, not only her name
| but that of her daugter as Witness
| This daughter is the wife of Mr. Ball To
whom the lots were sold, which Together
! with the fact that Mr.. and Mrs. Powell
/ nave not for some time lived together
nor been on the best of terms, gives the
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