The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-04
PROBABLY DEAD BY THIS TIME.
CAPT. FRANK CINCEVTCH DYING
WHEN LAST HEARD FROM.

The Coroner Notified of the Facts
Connected With the AssauIt-The
Injured Man Unconscious From the
Time He Was Struck-Mrs. Cince-
vich in a Serious Condition, But It
Is believed VIII RecOver-NO Eff
forts to Capture the ASSISTANTS Of
the Couple.
Capt Frank Cincevieh. who. with his
wife. were the victims Of a murderous
assault at their home, at the Five Mile
Bend. on the Augusta road, last Monday
night, was in a dying condition when last
heard from last night, and his attend
ing physician, DR.. r. G. Norton. said he
could live but an hour or two at the long
est.
DR.. Norton reported to Coroner Goette
that the man could not possibly live, and
that in all probability he was dead when
the coroner was notified.
DR.. Norton was twice summoned to the
injured man yesterday. The first time
it was thought he could live but a short
time. When the doctor went out on his
last visit, last night, he saw that death
was a matter of an hour or two at the
most.
The injured man has been unconscious
from the time of the assault. Conclusion
of the brain resulted. and this, DR.. Norton
said, would cause his death.
Coroner Goette will go out this morning
to investigate the case. Although it has
been reported to the authorities, DR.. Nor
ton says, no effort has been made to cap
ture the assailants of Capt. Cincevich and
his wife. The assault was a most das-
tardly one, and was unprovoked. Rob
berry was without question the motive of
the attack. Detective Morgan. TO whom
the case was reported by DR.. Norton said
that he could not then give it his atten-
ton.
The assault which. according to the
physician attending the injured man, can
result in nothing but murder, is one that
II does not seem to those who are cogni-
zant of the facts. ought to be allowed to
pass without every effort being made to
capture the perpetrators.
Mrs. Cincevich, DIT. Norton says, is in
a very serious condition, but he thinks
she will pull through all right. The de-
tails of the assault upon the couple were
published in the Morning News last
week.
Chief McDermott win accompany Cor
Oner Goette to the Five Mile Bend this
morning. Chief McDermott is interested
in the case for the reason that seven
years ago he effected the capture of
Frank Rowland, a negro, who came
near numbering a clerk of Capt Cince-
vich's at the Bend. Rowland made some
small purchase of the clerk and while
his back was turned knocked him in the
head with a billy and beat him into in
sensibility Rowland then robbed the
same and the money drawer and escaped.
Chief McDermott trailed Rowland all
over South Carolina and finally captured
him at Allendale. The clerk spent several
weeks in St. Josephs infrmary in Saw
annah and had a narrow escape from
death. Rowland was convicted and SEN
fenced to twenty years in the penitenti-
airy, but escaped last year. The similar
ity of the two crimes has excited Chief
McDermott's curiosity There is only a
bare possibility, of course that they were
committed by the same man, but still
it is not impossible. Henry Rowland is
a large, heavy-set, black negro.
The statement that the county author
tiles have made no effort to capture the
assalants in this case has excited some
comment In most counties the sheriff
is expected to endeavor to bring about the
arrest of criminals.