The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-17

West Georgia News: 1t is due to the state
that Atlanta's police be investigated, pro-
tected, purified or penitentiaried.
Columbus Ledger: Bob Smell, a negro
living in the eastern part of the county,
was Saturday morning arrested by on
Ger CardWell on a warrant for assault with
intent TO murder Several nights ago 1t is
alleged that Smell met an acquaintance,
one Ned Phillmore, also colored. in a road
east OF the city, and quarrel ensued be
tween the two. The quarrel caused a diff
hculty In which Smell severely whipped his
opponent knocking him down repeatedly,
after which, Phillmore claims, he fired his
pistol at him repeatedly, though FORUM
atey none Of the balls taking effect.
Phillmore came 10 the city and swore out
a warrant against Smell before Justice
Robinson, for assault with intent to muir
DER; Yesterday he came TO the city again,
ana seeing Smell at a warehouse, placed
the warrant in the hands of Officer Card
well, who arrested him.
Fernandina correspondence Florida Cit
ZEN Inc lynching of Samuel Lewis a
Jupiter, Dade county, some weeks ago
which has caused any amount of trouble
recently in that place, is now likely 10
develop INTO an international affair." the
result Of which is beyond the conjecture
or those most familiar with International
laws, as well as with the case in question
itself. The new complications have lust
arlseh IRON the Iact that a woman, Mrs.
Samuel Lewis of Brixham, England on
reading an account of the lynching in a
London newspaper, concluded that the
victim and her husband We're one and the
same person. SO thoroughly convinced
OF this fact is she that she induced an in
nuential Englishman, who is well known
IN the politics of that country, to write
70 BRUSH vice Consul n. b. Borden at
fernandina, stating her fears and reasons
therefor, and asking him to inVes tigare
the career of the lynched man for some
years prior 10 his tragic end in order 10
satisfy her as to his identity Mrs Lewis
states that her husband left England four
teeh years ago, and came Immediately TO
america, and that she heard from him
NUMBER OF times since then. In 1886 she
received letter from him dated at New
orleans, and little later one dated at At
lanta. Some time then ELAPSED and when
she next heard from him he was at some
place in southern Florida. This was the
last she heard of her husband bur from
certain condolences she feels warranted
III DelleVlng that Dade cOunty's desperate
was her long lost mate. Mr.. Borden has
taken the matter in hand, and will as
certain all the facts in the case. In the
event that Mrs. Lewis surmises are cor
rect, IL Is of course probable that a fur
ther investigation will be made, which
may develop additional and interesting
Information The fact that Lewis was the
first white man to taste of lynch law in
Florida has given the case widespread
notorety as its reproduction in all the
leading European newspapers evidences
Ihe following is the account Mrs. Lewis
read in London paper: Yesterday the
nrst white man subjected to the horrors
of mob law in Florida was forciblv taken
from the jail in the town of Jupiter and
summarily hanged, the virtuous vigilants
at the same time simply Kidding the
wretehed mans body with revolver and
gun shots. The victim was Samuel Lewis
who had obtained an unenviable repu-
taton, IT being charged against him that
he mad murdered, or in other ways been
responsible for the death of eight men in
the district immediately around Jupiter
Proceeding in force to the jail, the vigil
lants demanded the prisoner and upon
this modest request being refused they
broke through gates and outer barriers
Before reaching Lewis cell, however thew
were confronted by the chief jailer, whom
the leaders of the mob shot. In less than
half an hour, Lewis was a dead man, and
his body had been dishgured almost be-
yOnQ recognition