The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-16

NJ. Papy, collector of customs at St Au-
gustine; Henry s. Chubb, receiver of pub
lie money at Gainesville; Walter c. Rob-
inson, register Of the land office at Gaines
vile; James Bell, postmaster at Gaines
vile.
A telegram has been received by Attor-
ney John G. Reardon of Ocala from f.
Gilmore & Co., Jacksonville VINO had en-
tered bid on the Merchants National
Bank property at Ocala reading as fol-
lows: I'VE will oppose the sale of the
Merchants National Bank property, be-
cause the highest bid was not accepted
Notify the receiver Have mailed check to
you tonight. Our offer expires Saturday"
Gilmore & Co. claim that they We're given
an option till yesterday to make the first
payment of 5000, and 1t is understood will
contest the sale of the property to other
parties.
The evidences of a CHASTITY murder were
brought to light at Jacksonville Friday by
the discovery of the body of an infant, not
far from the house of Mrs. Lawther, whose
home is about one-half mile southeast
from Villa Maynard. The horror of the
spectacle was increased by the fact that
an attempt appeared to have been made
to burn the body, and also by the further
fact that portions of it had been eaten by
dogs or other animals Shortly before
mum u NOSs btlOASllS 10 MIS-. Law lllSIi
dragged the body from some unknown
place, and deposited it in the rear of
barn. The body was probably that of
negro child a week old.
Betsey Gray, coored, was arraigned in
the Circuit Court at Tampa Friday,
charged with the murder of her husband
There were no witnesses, but she had
made confession TO Sheriff Spencer and
another party. Judge Nj. L. Mershon APP
peared for the defense. The two stories
of the womdns confession were told to
the jury, and the woman was placed on
the stand, and began to tell how her hus-
| band had treated her, but Judge Phillips
ruled out this evidence. Judge Mershon
then Immediately withdrew the witness,
and rested the case. After the argu-
| ments the jury retired for a short time,
and then returned a verdict of not guilty.
The woman claimed that she had been
severely beaten, and the jury did not hest
tate to make it case of self-defense.
At Key West Friday Stanley Kemp, a
colored water carrier, employed by the
Venabe Construction Company, on the
work near Fort Taylor, was standing
near the machinery which lifts the gran
| lite stones and conveys them from one
place to another, when he passed his
| hand over his head and caught the wire
/ rope or chair. The hand was tightly
| grasped by the clamp. The boys screams
caused the machinery to be stopped in
stantly, but not before every finger on his
! left hand had been practically pulled out
| by the roots. Physicians administered
anesthetics and removed three partly
crushed bones from the hand but saved
! the thumb. The three fingers, which
! We're literally pulled out, had the long
tendons hanging from them, measuring
! ten inches.
A special from Key West to the Times
Union says: The trial of the torpedo boat
Dupont was satisfactory in every respect.
| and the report will be favorable She was
not tested for extreme speed, but easily
made twenty-seven knots per hour. She
! went around Marquise and out into the
| Gulf to meet the Plant steamship Olivette
! from Tampa. which is considered the fast
est boat in the United States The Dupont
made several circles around the Olivette
with ease The torpedo fleet here is the
| fastest on record. Two of them can make
! over thirty-tiVe miles an hour The Porter
! Gushing and Ericsson had practice with
| the torpedoes that was very satisfactory.
! They were shot out of the tubes and
watched from the decks of the fleet, and
We're picked up again. The Dupont which
went for a test of duration and speed sur
| passed all expectations. The Porter is said
| to have been the fastest in the fleet. but
/ tne dupont IalIly new through the water,
1t is learned that the Dupont made thir-
/ ty-two knots, representing thirty-five
miles.
An almost miraculous escape from death
occurred on Laura street, near the corner
of Forsyth, at Jacksonville. about
8 o'clock Friday night, when AL
gle Baker. 17-year-old boy. en-
ployed by the Jacksonville Telephone Com
pany, fell from third-story window TO the
pavement below. Baker was not the only
one who suffered injuries. however. as in
falling he struck "Toot" Foster and Billy
Padelford who were walking along the
pavement at the time. The fact that he
struck them, however, instead of coming
into direct contact with the
stone walk, was undoubtedly what
saved his life. The falling boy
fell almost directly on top of Mr..
Foster, who is rather a small man. and
| brought him to the pavement rendering
him unconscious. He was revived. how
ever, and seemed to feel no worse effects
from the accident than a severe shock.
Bakers head struck on the sidewalk, MAX
ing a wound on his forehead. and he also
bled profusely from the mouth. A crowd