The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-31
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at $780, Half of the clothes were found
concealed on the hotel premises opposite,
and after several nights watching, a col
ored man was seen crawling on hand and
knees to the Spots After he had packed
up the goods and was about TO depart,
Mr.. Robinson fired a revolver at him with
probable fatal results, as the thief cried
out and dropped as if dead. Mr.. Robinson
returned home and early in the morning
went with a vehicle to fetch the goods and
the remains" but could not find either.
The thief was traced to Eldridge, where
he had left portion of the stolen clothes
and returned for those concealed at the
hotel. He was apprehended and confessed
and implicated others
A cloud of sadness has settled over
Clear Water on account OF the mystic
rious disappearance of one of her es-
teenred citizens, Robert Bowles His
health has been failing for some time,
and of late unmistakable evidences of
u softening of the brain have appeared
but as he staid closely at home, no one
but his wife and family have been aware
of the threatened dethronement Of his
reason. Recently Mr. BOwles left his
home, unknown to his family and no
trace of him has yet been found, except
| a possible clew in a man VINO appeared
at Mexico station, beyond Tarpon on
asked the train hands for food. Their
description OF this man TALES so closely
with that of Mr.. Bowles that his friends
believe it to have been him, and have
offered a reward of SIS for him, dead
or alive, and the whole county is being
searched, from Clear Water northward.
Mr.. Bowles carried no money, and went
off in his everyday clothes.
The Orlando correspondent of the Jack
sonyille Times-Union sends his paper the
following: The. friends of Mrs. Veronica
Fisher, who is well known in and around
Orlando, will be surprised to learn that
she is not Miss Fisher at all. but Miss
Brown having a father, two sisters and
three brothers living, one of whom is a
Jesuit, studying and about to be ordained
at Woodstock college. Woodstock Mary
land. Her father and the rest of the rela-
tves live in Nevadaville, Gilpin county,
Colorado. Miss Veronica 5 suspicious were
aroused some time since that she was not
the true daughter of Mrs. Fisher and she
forced the latter TO tell her the truth con-
corning the matter upon finding that she
was not her daughter, but only an adOpt-
ed daughter, Veronica, with the assistance
of some kind friends in Orlando, set about
Immediately to find out who her father
was. Inc other day she received long,
amectionate letter from her brother in
Maryland. telling her she was located and
asking her TO come to her home This she
VIII proceed to do in a few days. In the
meantime she Is staying with the Sisters
or ST Joseph S academy in this city Miss
Brown was adopted by Mrs. Fisher when
an infant after the death of her mother:
! she left the family home years ago. and
until recently no information as to where
she was could be obtained by her father
Mrs Fisher has been living here for sever
al years, doing day sewing and fancy
work and Miss Brown has been working
here and there for her living; she is about
10 or Is years of age and is a very r1rettHg
girl Her father is said to be a man Of
wealth and greatly elated at finding his
daughter Mrs. Fisher left a few days ago.
Leling her friends that she was going to
Calitornia TO join her husband, who was
there in bad health.