The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-11
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
DnstnrdIy, Deadly Assault Made Up
on a Lovvndes Farmer.

Valdosta, Ca, Oct 10.-Marion Nelson,
one of the oldest and among the wealth.
est farmers in this county, was found
lying in a pool of blood last night in an
Clubhouse in his yard in this city. His
head was badly mashed in and there was
every evidence of a scufie, showing that
the blow had been inflicted by some one
probably with murderous intent bed
in the room was all tumbled up, as If the
assailants had been in search of valua-
bles between the mattresses and in the
other bed clothes. Physicians were sum-
moned Immediately after the discovery,
and for several hours the wounded man
was not expected to recover.
Mr.. Nelson is an old man, and has
childish ways 1t was peculiar notion
of his to prepare room in a little cottage
in the yard, and there he slept at nights,
with his family in the dwelling. Yester-
day he sold several bales of cotton, and
it is said that parties were with him
after night last might, and that it was
supposed that he had hundred or so
dollars about his person. 1t was stated,
TOO, that a negro hackman induced him
TO let him carry him home and that an
other negro was in the hack when they
left the business portion. There is no
evidence TO show that either the hack
man or the other negro dealt the murder.
Gus blow, but the fact remains that Mr..
Nelson was found in the room soon after
reaching the house.
The police have been working on the
case all day and a negro carpenter
was arrested this morning on suspicion
He was at Mr.. Nelson's house with ham
mer and Ratchet in his hand after supper
and IL was thought that he probably was
the one who made the assault. Mr.. Nell
son lives within block of the place where
and negro woman was bad
ly cut the night before. The three
incidents together have created consid-
cradle sensation here, and further efforts
will be made to unravel the attempted as
eassinations.
Lake Park has been excited this week
over the sudden disappearance of the de-
pot agent and express agent, Lucien Miley
Miley left there Tuesday night and in
company with parties from this city, came
up on the train, he intending to visit his
parents at Hahira. Nothing was seen of
him after the train arrived here The
conductor looked for him at Hahira and
though the young man had transporta-
ton TO that station, he was not on the
train when il stopped there. The matter
created a good deal OF comment at Lake
Park and the interest deepened when the
railroad and express officials began in
Nestigating the affairs OF the Office They
were found to be in good shape and no
reason could be assigned for the action
OF the young mans disappearance.
This morning, however, IL is learned that
he arrived at his fathers home, six miles
above Hahra yesterday morning His
hands were said to be tied behind him
and a stick in his mouth, tied around his
head with strings, made a complete gag
He stated that he remembered nothing
that has happened since Tuesday night
ana ne can give no explanation Of the pre-
oicament in which he appeared. Parties
from the neighborhood say that his mouth
and lace are badly swollen, showing that
The gag had been on him some time and
that he had suffered much therefrom. The
stated by people from that settlement IVA
no explanation has been made for the
young mans absence from Lake PARK
or OF his whereabouts since Tuesday