The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-16

a tree where he had been concealed in the
shadow and caught her about the waist
win one hand, while using the other WITH
liEhtnlng-like rapidity snatched her purse
from her hand, and, releasing his hold
upon her, dashed down the street The
robber was taken to police station, where
he gave his name as J. G.. Brown, and
said he lived in the east. He gave up the
purse, which contained some $50 or more.
Brown said that ne had never been in
trouble before and declared that he had no
money and could get no work, hence his
daring act. Brown was to have been given
a preliminary hearing Thursday, but Miss
Ross, the young lady whom he robbed,
was so badly frightened that she was
unable TO attend court. Brown pleaded
in default Of "A $500 bond.
When Mr.. John Dillon of Philadelphia
retired to his berth in a Pullman sleeper
Wednesday night, he placed his clothing
in the upper berth over the one occupied
by him In his trousers pockets was a
roll of bills amounting to S14S. When Mr.
Dillon arose the next morning the amount
of bills in the roll had been reduced to
$Sl, making a shortage of $52 Mr.. Dillon
asked the porter and conductor about the
matter and they said they knew nothing
of il. Thursday morning, on complaint of
Mr.. Dillon, Marshal Kinney, the negro
porter OF the car in which the money
was stolen, was arrested just as the
Southern train was about to leave the
depot at Atlanta. Mr. Dillon says that
he saw Kinney put his hand in the upper
berth where his trousers We're He swore
out warrant and declares he viii prose-
cute the negro. Kinney, whose home is
in Jersey City, says he is innocent. He
says he merely made down the upper
! berth, expecting 10 sell 1t to passengers
in the next car, who failed to take It.
Kinney has been employed by the Pull
man company for several months.
The correspondent of the Morning News
at Minedgevlle writes as follows: A man
| passing off as John Ross, robbed Sam
| Moran Monday night of S62 He passed off
| as a teacher in search of a school and
carried papers stating that he had been
| teaching in some counties of Georgia. He
| is about 50 years old, heavy set, weighs
about 175 pounds, and is five feet six or
! seven inches tall. He has a red face with
a long, dark mustache. They Were anX-
! ious to get up a school in the neighbor-
| hood of Mr Moran, and ne went around
! with Ross Monday getting up the school
! They all retired about $3.50 o'clock, Monday
night, but on arising yesterday morning,
| Mr. Moran found that Ross had gone, so
| he went in search OF his pocket book and
| found that It also had gone Mr.. Moran
| is a hard working farmer, and cannot
| well stand such a loss. Simon Duvall, who
some months since, attempted to rob a
{ store near Minedgeville, and when de-
I tected came near killing an old defense
/ less man, was captured Wednesday night
by Richard Perry, deputy sheriff, who had
to shoot him with shot gun before he
! would allow him TO arrest him.
Attorney General Joseph Terrell has
about made up his mind on the matter
OF the Gate CITY HGaiu 81 Atlanta, and
is it expected that ne viii make has re-
port TO the governor some time mex,
week. Mr.. Terrell is very reticent about
the case and refuses to talk, but il is well
known that his decision will be that the
Gate City Guard cannot, under the law,
exist as an independent company, bun
must re-enlist in the service of the state
or dsband. 1t has been rumored for sew
eral days past that Mr.. Terrell is of the
opinion that the present company was
properly organized in 1876, under the old
charter, but that under the law reorganiz-
ing the military forces of the state, II
can not exist as an independent com
I my 10 n a
the company will have to re-enlist, and
that is what his decision will be, under
the law passed by the legislature in 1898
the governor can. if he sees fit to do so
! order that the company enlarge itself by
taking in other companies in the city and
making separate battalion. In case such
a battalion is allowed the members will
seek TO have the president of the Gate
| City Guard Company, Hon. Albert Howell
| elected it's lieutenant colonel. Severa
of the prominent military members OF
| the House of Representatives are TALKING
of bill to require the state military &c
be organized into regular regiments and
to do away with battalions, and in this
way TO force the Gate City Guard back in
TO the state service whether it wants L
go or not.
Macon Telegraph: A well-known Ma
con man, with a pocket full of cash, wa.
walking leisurely down the street a dag
of two ago, feeling unusually cheerful
The breeZes were bracing and delightful
TO the well-clad man, but they We're cut
ting and painful to the thinly-clad forms
of the beggars on the street corners
Down on Mulberry. near the postoffice
sat a blind organ grinder His little oiC
means of livelihood was worn with tn,
use OF years, and, although the blind mar
J turned the crank with a regularity tina
would lul a baby TO sleep, note coulc
be heard only now and then. Thus tn,
: old man had been grinding for hours Al
he swayed his body to and fro, half nod
ding, ne was an object of pity, but few
passers-by took the trouble to notice him
As the benevolent citizen walked by tn,
place, he suddenly stopped and gazeC
steadily at the old blind man. Those wht
saw him thought he would memorable
council at its next meeting to keep beg
gars of the street; but IT was a surpris,
when he walked up close to the beggar