The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-20


fifteen mt EEL miles. on foot and arrived here
by 10 o'clock. He is 50 years of age. Few
men of 20 can beat IL.
Deputy Sherin Johna Of Putnam county
informed the Palatka Daily Advertiser
that last Saturday he succeeded in dis
patching "a nest Of twelve rattlesnakes
about two miles from the city. The largest
OF the reptiles disported eleven rattles
and a button, while the others aver
wednesday night at DeLand between
5 and 3 o'clock. Sumter Jones. young
negro about % years old, was shot from
ambush and mortally wounded. The ne
gro is still alive. but DR. Davis SAYS
ne has only few hours of life, as the
bullet from the revolver passed through
his abdomen.
Dr. J. NJ. Terga. who shot Candida
Abor on last Friday night, and who had
been put under a 5000 bond. was rear
rested at Tampa Wednesday on war
rant charging him with assault with
intent TO murder. He was placed under
a 81 600 bond Rebecca Wolfe the woman
implicated in the case, who was also
shot by Terga, was also placed under
a $1,000 bond, charged with being an ac-
complete.
The free delivery Of mail in Tampa
commenced Wednesday morning. There
are now five carriers on duty, uniformed
IN confederate gray, and the people Of
lampa can receive their mail without
being compelled To wait their turn at
the delivery window. Thirty receiving
boxes for street corners viii soon be put
in position. and in few weeks II IS
expected that the system VIII be in good
running order.
Charlie Auliclx, young white man,
convicted In the criminal court Of Tampa
Wednesday of aggravated assault, has
given the officers considerable trouble
since his conviction. After he had been
convicted Aulick took his seat In the
prisoners dock. from which. In a mo-
ment Of confusion, he deliberately walked
H. a
some time, and then there was a great
commotion among the officers, but to no
effect. for although they have looked
high and low, Aulick has not been re-
captured. "e ers-r
Samuel S. Lewis. the murderer Of John
5. Highsmith, George Davis, Ret Nc
Gregor and later the victim Of a mob
of ynchers, is evidently not the hus-
band of Mrs. Lewis, the English woman.
whose recent story appeared. Lewis was
not an Englishman. He was born In
the western part Of this state, near Mon
ticellO just 80 years ago. When quite
young he was left without a father, and
his mother being poor, he was not given
the best opportunity. Lewis frequently
the time he left his cradle, and that
he would still have ii. He drifted about
through the south for a number OF years,
always in the saloon business.
An extraordinary case was tried before
Municipal Judge Simonton az Tampa
Wednesday G. r. Pelot had @. A. Bell
We're arrested on the charge of fighting
Bell pleaded guilty and was fined The
story as told by Mr.. Pelot In substance
is as follows: II was going 70 church
Sunday night with my niece. / heard
some one tghind me on the sidewalk,
and thinking the party desired TO pass
me, made room. Imagine my surprise
when the party struck me a blow on the
back of my head. / turned and recog
nized my assailant who struck me twice
in the face, knocking me down. He GER
tainly had nothing against me, as 1
had only known him "A few days. / think
he mistook me for some one else in the
dark"