The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20
FIORIDA.

A democratic club has been organized
by the colored citizens of Tampa. They
believe that free coinage Of silver is es-
sential to their future prosperity.
A young man named Pat Henry was
stabbed by two masked men while at work
in his field hoeing, about one and half
miles from Bellevue Saturday. Much mys-
terry seems to surround the affair.
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News. Aug. 10; Tena Hayes. murderer Of
his 5-year-old niece. Mary Hayes. was ar
raigned In Judge McGriff's court. Tues
day, for a preliminary trial. He waived
examination and was remsnded without
bail, to await the action OF the grand jury
in December.
Some time last week some one entered
the warehouse of Jose Morales, at Port
Tampa City, and stole three bales of to-
up, and a wagon was traced that night
from ]. Delsolls meat market to the fac
tory and from the factory to the Lafayette
street bridge. Sunday II was considered
that sufficient evidence had been secured
to warrant the arrest Of Fedora Navarro,
a man who worked in Delsoll's market. He
was not informed as to what he was ar
But Delsoll seemed to know all about it.
and Monday he came up to get his friend
Navarro out OF jail, and instead OF doing
that he got himself in there on the charge
of completely in the crime.
Bail has been refused Mrs Rentz who
shot p. r. Lynes in jacksonville sun
day. She claims now that the shooting
was accidental. She intended only to
frighten him away and the pistol went
off accidentally. A big excursion was run
TO st. Augustine on Sunday, and the Her
aid, in commenting on 1t, says: about
5000 is a moderate estimate of the amount
OF money spent here by the excursionists
yesterday" AS an indication OF where the
money went, the following paragraph
from the same paper may be appended:
During yesterday afternoon there were 100
kegs OF Macon beer sold in this city, or
at a very moderate estimate 10000 glasses.
The supply OF Macon beer ran out entire
ly and Jacksonville had to be telegraphed
to for to-day's supply. Besides the beer,
several thousand glasses of non-alcholic
beverages were disposed Of"
Tallahassee correspondence Morning
News, Aug IS: Sheriff Pearce and depu-
ties are back from Ways camp without
having made any arrests. They found
that one man had been shot, who was ex-
Lnlee
negroes, connected with the fight on Sat
urday night, were at a nearby camp, and
they walked over in that direction. As
they approached large gang of negroes
retreated In a body. With 100 yards be-
tween them and the posses, they halted
to survey the situation. Two pointed their
pistols at the posse, when Sheriff Pearce
fired at them running. He thinks his first
shot took effect, as a negro fell and rolled
over. He finally got on his feet again,
and made off with both hands clasping
his side. After firing six shots. Sheriff
Pearce abandoned a useless chase, pre-
ferring to wait until another time.
Deputy Sheriff r. F. Tillis of Gaines
willie. went to Newberry yesterday in
response TO a telegram from A. u. Hilleary
TO Sheriff Tillis stating that some one was
shot. Later it was Learned that James
Hathcock was the man that had been
shot. From such information as could be
gathered, 1t seemed that on Sunday Hath
cock had burdened himself with a consid-
cradle load of shooting liquor and started
on the warpath. While near the house of
a Mr.. Hodges, Hathcock shot and killed
a COW. The shooting caused Mr.. Hodges
and his wife to come to their front door TO
see what was the matter. AS soon as
Hathcock saw them he commenced shoot
ing, causing Mr. and Mrs. Hodges TO fee
inside of the house. Hathcock continued
to advance upon the house, and after re-
fusfng TO halt, Mr.. Hodges got his gun
and fred the load in the right side. The
shot were small and did little damage, but
they checked Hathcock's purpose to en-
ter the house. Mr. Hodges went to New
berry and swore out a warrant for Hath
cock on the charge of assault.