The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-17

under an order of court. There is the
CHASTITY corn-knife with its broad-curv-
ed blade and cOrn-cob handle, used by
George Mann in killing his wife. Mann
was sent to the penitentiary for life.
lie died some months ago of lock-jaW.
The small pocket-knfe with which Kae-
lin killed his wife is rusty and bloody.
IN the Nogt case there Is the butchers
big combination saw-knife which his VIC
tim attempted TO use. The revolver with
which the notorious Mike Brophy killed
a man i'm Bug alley some years ago is of
the old-time Smith q Wesson pattern.
Bropl1y was sent to the penitentiary for
life, but was pardoned some time ago,
coming home to die of consumption. Dem
mis- McCarty, who was hung for the muir
der OF his wife, after one of the most no.
table legal battles in the history OF the
court. shot her with a little American
bulldog, of q murderOus, brutal-lOokng
pattern. The long dirk of Charles Dilgcr,
recalls the death at his hands of Police
Officers Jones and Rosenberg. The re-
Nolver with which kremer killed his wife
and the weapon of ED Smith, this latter
the best one in the collection, are also
there. The latest addition is the Smith
a WeSson revolver of John Boyd, who
was on Tuesday acquitted of the murder
was used by Mary Nogel and caused the
death of a little boy who was playing
deal of talk at the time and many eff
forts to see them were the photographs
filed in the Elrod case. These We're de-
siroyed by order of court.
In the records of the civil courts one
of the most interesting cases. as far as
exhibits are concerned. is a breach-Of-
promise case which was the subject of
an article in the Courier Journal some
months ago. The plaintiff was a young
woman, and the exhibits consists Of
many clippings of newspaper verse OF
sentimental character and divers once
perfumed notes that passed between
them.
An old case in which there are inter-
esting exhibits is that styled Esther
Schleisinger against Baruch Sehleisen-
ger wherein the plaintiff sought a di-
vorce in 1915. one of the interesting
features OF this case is a copy of a doe
ument in the court archives of France.
1t was made in 1915, when France was
a kingdom. and bears the signature of
De Larmarre, at that time chief of -he
ohancery registry office and highly con-
nected with the department of foreign
affairs. The signature is vouched for by
Robert Walsh, who was then United
States consul III Paris.
While not an exhibit in the technical
sense. the answer filed by the defend
ant in this case is practically one His
wife, whom he married i'm France claimed
thdt ne was worth Sl50,0QO He said he
was worth 5000, and his naswer is prac-
ideally statement of his varying for
tunes and the Woes Of his married life
that lat the age of p years, it was hiss
misfortune to be united at the town of
Llege Belgium, in marriage with the
complainant. She was SO poor that
he had to buy her wedding clothes with
the little that he had lie became
peddler and tramped over Europe be-
tween 1924 and 1881. BY rigid economy he
accumulated sufficient capital to open a
business as Military Insurer" Persons
who did not wish to serve I'm the armies
by paying him stipulated sum, were ir-
sured against cOnscripton. If the in
sured We're drafted, the insurer had 10
furnish a substitute. BY 1899 he had ac-
cumulated Ss0,00. In 1870 France decided
of $4,000 men for home Service
lie took a large number of risks and
was unfortunate, having to FURNISH about
500 substitutes. Political events caused a
panic, probability of fOreignf service
caused the substitutes to raise their
prices, and the insurer lost 10000 francs.
Not discouraged by this, his third re-
verse, he managed TO sustain his house
and moving to Paris, by a bold stroke
again rose to wealth. Again falling into
financial difficulties, he, as he stated
committed "a grave error, if not a crime
Executing what ia France was called a
bill OF cOmplaisance." he fraudulently Sc
cured from a banker a large sum Shortly
after receiving the money, he alleged. his
wife, four sisters, mother and a friend
entered his Office. threatened him with
exposure and secured 10000 francs HIS
crime, he said, had made him coward
and, finding that his wife had betrayed
him, he determined 90 flee from inevitable
ruin. She heard Of Il and encouraged him
10 do so. He left in his Office about 60000O
francs for creditors and fed. Immediate
" his vile. according TO his story. took