The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-17
FLORIDA.

Thomas Saunders, colored, is under ar
rest at Jacksonville on suspicion that he
murdered a brakeman near Archer q few
months ago.
Eliza Bryant, who was shot by Robert
English in North Miami late on Thursday
night, died from the effects of the wound
early on Saturday morning. English was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Puckett. The
coroner's jury brought in verdict Of JUS
tihable homicide.
Miss Lena NJ. Worthington, who op-
crates the steam ironing machine in the
the window of the Bay street branch
Of Hlditch's laundry at Jacksonville, had
her right arm caught between the hot
rollers of the machine MONDAY, and
crushed and burned from her finger tips
to her shoulder.
A law suit Of rather an unusual charac-
ter occupied the attention of Judge For
wards court at st. Augustine Monday.
1t is a case of Harry Jones VS.. G. T. Bunt-
ing for 800 damages. Jones claims that at
the time of his fathers death, Bunting
failed to get the body in time for the de-
parting train, and upon those grounds he
asks for the above redress.
Collector of Customs AIickler of st. Au-
gustine has just received official notice
from the Office of the lighthouse board at
Washington to the effect that on or about
June 80 all of the post lights on the Indian
river will be permanently discontinued.
This notice affects the lights and fog sig
nails on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. and
the list of beacons and buoys in the Sixth
lighthouse district. No further eXplana-
tian accompanied the letter.
Joseph Robes, who is more than so
years old, while inspecting his crops at
/ Tampa early Monday morning, saw a ne
/ gro named Alfred Saunders, whom he
| thought was melon hunting. Mr.. Robes
/ ordered him to leave the place, but the
negro sprang upon and beat him severely.
/ MIR. Robes shouted for his son Frank,
/ who FASTENED, with a gun, to his fathers
/ rescue. The negro ran, and, failing to
/ halt when commanded, Frank shot at him
/ and he fell. He was shot in the back by
/ a bullet. He was taken to the county jail,
/ and is expected to die. Mr.. Robes thought
/ that the gun was charged with fine shot.
Telegrams from New Orleans received
at Orlando Monday announced that the
| Judgment of the United States circuit
| court for the southern district of Florida
| has been reversed by the circuit court
| of appeals in the three cases of w. B.
| Jackson, receiver of the First National
Bank of Orlando, against the Fidelity
| and Casualty Company Of New York,
| involving some $4,000. These were three
| cases brought by the First National Bank
of Orlando in the United States court
! against the Fidelity and Casualty Com
pany of New York, on the bonds of Nat
| Poyntz, former president and cashier and
Ollie T. Poyntz, assistant cashier, for
| money they were charged with having APP
propriated to their own use from the
funds of the bank. The reversal is IN
favor of the receiver AS the amount
involved is large, and win so far, il
recovered, towards paying the indebted
ness of the bank, its many creditors will
feel cheerful at the prospect of receiV-
ing a larger dividend from the bankrup,
corporation than they otherwise would
Jacksonville Times-Union: In the
United States court Monday the answer
of the St. Johns Railroad Company and
the Florida Coast Line and Transportation
Company to the amended bill Of com.
plant in the case of Charles NJ. Furmar
ct al. VS.. H. L. Mitchell ct al. was filed
The parties fling the answer are amone
the defendants to the suit. They deny
each and every allegation in the bill
This suit involves the title to a large
tract of land on Anastasia island, OBJ
pOsite St. Augustine, in st. Johns coun-
~. In the case If John H. Dave VS.
the Florida Midland Railroad COMPANY
ct al, the court finds that 5000 are due
the state as taxes on the railroad prop,
erty, and orders that amount paid to A
G. Hartridge, state solicitor in the case
out of the funds received from the sale
Of the road and now in the registry OF
the court The master is to pav the
taxes with this sum. In the case Of the
Pennsylvania Company for Insurance or
| Lives and Granting Annuities VS.. the