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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
EFFINGHAMsS TRIAL.
Interesting Case of Commissioners
Reiser Before the Board.

Interesting Case of Commissioner
Reiser Before the Board.
Emngham county is considerably stirred
up over the trial of County School Com
missioner Reiser now in progress. The
first sitting of the board of education, the
court before which the trial is taking
place, was held on Saturday, and it ad-
journed from that day until Thursday Of
this week.
There was some objection on the part
of the members of the board of education
at first to making the trial public. and it
was suggested that the grand Jury room
In the court house at Springfield be used,
so that 1t might be more private. Mr.
Reiser and his counsel, Mr. w. B. Stubs
OF this city, would not hear to this propo-
Slt4on, but insisted that 1t be held in pub
lie. Their demand was acceded to. and
the court house was filled almost to over
moving with the curious who, wanted to
near the proceedings.
The County School Commissioner is
charged, as has been stated, with conduct
unbecoming a school commissioner and i
gentleman. In other words, he is alleged
10 nave been Oh too intimate terms with
TWO women one. Lorena A. Mason a
teacher of the colored school, and tho
other, Nazarene Goldwire, his cook.
When the case came UP for a hearing
on Saturday the defendants counsel de-
INJURED to the Indictment on the ground
that at was not sufficiently specific in that
certain allegations were vague and inded-
mite. and also on the ground that the in
dictment did not charge that the defend
ant was incapable, incompetent or corrupt
After an argument on the part of counsel
tnls demurrer was oVerruled by the board
and the trial proceeded.
There was only one witness put on the
stand that day. Justice Frank Morgan of
Eihngham county. He was witness for
the prosecution, and was questioned first
by Mr.. ID. II. Clark, who represents the
county. Justice Morgan's testimony, it is
stated, was not satisfactory, from the
standpoint of the prosecution, in that he
would not state some of the things ne was
expected to testify to. He witnessed an
affidavit made by Nazarene Goldwire. in
which she stoutly contFadicted some stale
ments made by her on Mformer. occasion.
and for Witnessing the affidavit he receiv
cd the sum of % cents. There was consid-
cradle questioning one way and another
over this small amount Morgan stated
that he had received it from Mrs Reser,
and he supposed it was for some SEWING.
mis- wife had done
When the examination of the witness
had reached this point it had begun to
rain and the board decided that it would
adjourn and go home, to meet again on
Thursday.
Mr.. Reisers friends believe that he is
being prosecuted, and feel confident tina t
he Will make good showing before the
board.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
ONE CARTRIDGES WAS LEFT.
That One in n Pistol May Cause
Young Joe COney's Death.

Young Joe COney's Death.
Joseph Coney, the 14-year-old son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Coney, was accidentally
shot and seriously wounded shortly before
z o'clock last night in the fruit store Of
Piano Shameless, at the northwest corner
of Barnard street and Jones street lane
Young COney with two boy friends, Ed
win Cubbedge and Harry Dreese, went
into the store, the last two going behind
the counter. Shameless and another boy
were on the pavement. Suddenly pistol
shot was heard and Coney fell to the floor
in corner formed by two counters meet
ing, As he fell he exclaimed: 20, Lord"
and almose Immediately became uncon-
scious. Shameless rushed into the store and
picked up the wounded boy. Behind the
counter with terrified countenances, were
his comrades, the pistol in the hand Of
young Cubbedge
The wounded boy was carried to the
door. A minute afterward Ndr James b.
Hull, of No. 205 Jones street. who had
been called to the place by a servant ar
rived and removed Coney to his house
Messengers were sent for Mr. and Mrs
Coney and for physicians The boys pa
rents soon arrived DR.. T. j. Charlton
gave the necessary professional attention.
The bullet was found to have entered the
nostril, with the probability that 1t had
ranged to the brain. Owing to the wound
ed boys condition il was not PRACTICAL bic
to probe for it last night. Beyond mo-
ments recovery, when he had asked to
be laid down, the boy remained uncon-
sclous. While his condition at midnight
was critical there were some reasons for
hope that he would recover, although it
was stated that it would be hours before
Developments would be sufficient to tell
with any exactness.
From the statements of Stameios and
the Cubbedge and Dreese boys, 1t seems
that all of the boys had been on very
friendly terms with the proprietor of the
fruit stand. They visited the place fire.
quently and bought fruit and candies.
Having confidence in them Stamelos was
IN the habit OF allowing them to get
whatever they wanted and put the mon
ey IN the drawer. When he saw them
behind the counter he supposed that they
had made a purchase and paid no further
attention to them until the pistol was
fred
In the money drawer Stamelos kept his
revolver, a weapon of 32-calibre II ap-
pears that when the boys opened the draw
er the pistol was taken out, and, as they
| thought. all of the shells We're removed
| by Cubbedge. One of them remained in
It's chamber, and in swapping the trigger
IT was exploded. Coney was standing out
side of the counter, looking at his friends.
and the bullet crushed through the nostril
into his head.
Young Cubbedge and Dreese were great
ly distressed over the shooting Cubbedge.
il appears, had not the slightest doubt
when fooling with the weapon but that
1t was unloaded and could be handled
with impunity. No blame appears to at
tach whatever to the proprietor of the
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coney have the sympathy
of numerous friends in their affliction
| and the hope will be general that the
wound will not prove fatal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
WANTS AN ENDLESS CHAIN.
DR.. Rush's Plan to Raise Money for
His Defense.

His Defense.
DR.. Rush, who Is stll in jail at Dayton,
o., held to await trial on The charge of
numbering DR.. Dewitt, supposed al the
time to be his father-in-law, is DESTROYS
of collecting a large sum of money to en-
gage eminent legal talent to defend him
when his case is called. To that end he
has written to Mr.. A. N. Manucy and 9TH
er acquaintance here, urging them to
start an endless chain for him, the letters
to be sent TO him at his present place of
residence. He has ample time to attend
10 opening mail matters it appears and
only needs some one to start the ball
rolling. As far as can be ascertained,
though, there is no inclination here to be-
gin the chain.
The endless chain has been tried for va
rious purposes, but if 1t should be inau-
gurated to raise funds for the defense
of man charged with murder, it would
be The most novel use to which it has yet
been put. 1t is probable, though, that
DIR. Rush will have to look to his former
acquaintances at other places for assist
ance, judging from the comments heard
on the case here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23

OPERA co. DIDN'T SHOW UP.
Supposed to De in Huntsville Singing
to the Soldiers.

to the Soldiers.
The Brinkley Opera Company failed to
fill its engagement at the theater last
night. Mr.. S. H. Cohen had engaged the
theater for a week and Manager Weis had
advertised the performances which were
to open the season of 1S9S-99.
The first intimation that Manager Weis
had that the company would not be on
hand to fill its engagement was a tele-
gram received about 4 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon stating that the company could
not reach here to give the opening per
Torrance. About o'clock, he received
another telegram from Mr.. Cohen stat
ing that he would be unable to fill the
engagement at all.
The company played last week at Hunts
Vile, Ala, and Manager Weis says he
believes the management has decided to
keep il at Huntsville another week, with
the expectation of gathering in the loose
change from the United States volunteers
who have just arrived in camp at that
point. There was a good sale of seats
for the opening performance here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
NiIssIssIPPIANs FROM CHICAGO.
Claimed Many of Fifth Regiment
Were Picked Up in That City.

Claimed Many of Fifth Regiment
Were Picked Up in That City.
Much interest is felt in Savannah in the
doings of the Fifth, or Col Sargeant's
regiment, which left here on the Rio
Grande and Leona. Ali the reports from
Santiago are read with interest and there
is much surprise that such a fearful story
of INSTRUMENTATION and of crime should
be charged up to the men who are pro-
fessedly from Mississippi and Alabama.
As one man remarked last night: IF they
are men of this character there is more
than ever reason why their chaplain
should have gone with them. He is GER
tainly badly needed"
When the regiment was here there were
rumors that many of the men were not
from the South at all, but We're recruits
from the sgums of Chicago. There may be,
and probably is, some basis for this story.
Several weeks before the regiment came
here a leading Chicago paper editorially
charged that Mississippi parties were in
that city securing recruits for a regiment.
The paper In question protested against
this and made the assertion that the glory
for what the recruits thus obtained did
would belong to Illinois, even though they
were supposedly Mississippians. 1t may be-
though, that Chicago win not be quick to
claim any credit for the acts that have al
ready it would seem, irretrieveably dis
graced the entire regiment Charges of
theft, burglary and assaults upon women
are made against the regiment in specials
to northern papers, and the early dis
baudment of the regiment is prophesied
after some of the bad characters have
been properly punished.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
MRS. SARAH n. DORSETT DEAD.
She Was One of savannah's Oldest
and Most Respected PeopIe.


and Most Respected People.
Mrs. Sarah r, Dorset, one of Savan-
rah's oldest residents and much respect
ed ladies, who was injured about two
weeks ago by fan, died yesterday morn
ing at o'clock.
Mrs. Dorset was born In this city Nav
3, 1910, and was therefore in her S9tn
year. at the time of her death. Her maid
en- name was Fletcher. She was married
in 1888 to the late Mr.. John Dorsett. who
died in 1916. She was al lady of very
retiring disposition, modest and unassun-
ing to a remarkable degree. but witbal
self reliant and interchangeable in whatever
she undertook, firm In her convictions and
positive in the expression of her opinions.
She was raised in the old time Methodist
Church and loved the people of her faith.
She loved her church and never failed
when the weather permitted to be in at
tendance at its services. Her Independence
of character was displayed in many WAYS.
but more particularly in living in The
house, now 2l7 Price street where her
children were born and where her bus
band died, for fifty-three years Her
friends and neighbors moved away; the in
habitants of that part of the city changed,
but Mrs. Dorset lived and died in the
little cottage which had been her and
her husbands home more than half a
century ago
Mrs. Dorset was the mother of four
children, two of whom survive her, MIR.
Charles II. Dorset, one of Savannah
best known business men and Miss Fan
ME Dorset. a teacher in the High School
The funeral will take place this after
noon al o'clock from Trinity Church,
of which Mrs Dorset was a member.
Rev Drs. Scruggs and Branch will on
ciate. The interment will be In Laurel
Grove cemetery.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
TO SELL THE ADULA.

Mr.. c. II. Dorsett Made Auctioneer by
the Navy Department..
Mr.. Charles II. Dorsett will sell the prize
steamship Adula at public outcry. News
came from Washington yesterday that this
plum had fallen to him. Another auc-
tioneer, who had sent on an applcati ton
for the appointment, accompanied with
strong recommendations. received letter
from the navy department conveying the
information that MIR Dorset had been Sc
lected for the work II is probable that
there We're other applicants and that thers
is more than one disappointed auctioneer
as a result IL is the impression that there
viii be a cool 81 900 in il for the auctioneer.
and that was something evidently worth
striving for even by an auctioneer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23

Effective Aug. "a, schedule between sa-
vannah and Tybee will be as follows
Leave Savannah daily 10 a. M, $780, $50
and D. m. Sunday only, 74O a. m. and
1910 p m. Leave Tybee daily, and lilo
a. M, 6:25 and 1910 p. M Sunday only,
$50 a. m. and 5;45 p. mad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
ASSAULTED A WOMAN.

Two Men Left jamie Sullivan on the
ThunderbOIt Road All Night.
Ed Reilly and Thomas Hearn were ar
rested last night by Policeman Woods on
a charge of assaulting and beating a wo-
man named jamie Sullivan.
1t seems that Hearn, who drives a hack,
took the woman and two men out on the
Thunderbolt road on Saturday night. All
of the members of the party were under
the influence of liquor, and the evidence
indicates that they assaulted her and left
her on the side of the road some distance
from the city. She remained there all
night and came into town on Sunday She
reported the circumstances to the police,
who were on the lookout for The men, ar
resting two of them yesterday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
a would-be playwrIght brought 70 a

"A wouid-be playwright brought to "A
well-known actor-managcr play for him
10 read. The actor found 1t execrable, ana
when the author demanded a verdict, felt
IL kindness 10 point out the mistakes he
had made But the tyro waxod wroth.
do you know that play cost mo a
years hard labor?' he exclaimed.
MY dear man, you are fortunate" re-
turned the impertur3able aclor; "a more
just Judge would have made Il ten years. %
-~Tit-Blts
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
WEATHER THE AVERAGE.
August Turning Out just About
What 1t Ought to BE.

Although it was rather warm, yesterday
was an ideal summer day. The air was
clear and during the forenoon 1t was not
warm. BY noon, however, mercury began
to climb, and it succeeded, at O'Clock in
getting up to SO degrees. The mean tenn
perature for the day was l degree above
the average. The indications at midnight
were for generally fair weather to-day.
with occasional light showers and contin-
Ued high temperature.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
TO ray FOR ROAD PRIZES.
cycle Riders Race on the Bay street
Extension Next Week.

There win be a cycle road race on tho
Bay street extension Aug. 80. at 8 O'Clock
The prizes are as follows: Time prize,
racing suit; first prize, pair bicycle shoes
second prize, silver cuff buttons and cy-
clometer: third prize. NJ a. w. lamp and
cyelometer: fourth prize NJ. & W. lamp:
ffth prize. saddle and cyclometer; sixth
prize, cyclometer and basket OF candy:
seventh prize. Chicago cycle horn and
pair toe clips
The entry list closes Monday, Aug. %
az y O'Clock at LattmOre's. on Congress
street
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
RICE BIRDS IN SEASON,

A Little Late But There VIII BE
Plenty of Them.
Yesterday brought to market the first
rice birds of the season. They were bought
up by Mr.. Robert NJ. Hicks. the Congress
street restauranteur and were decidedly
in favor with the epicureans who love a
"toothsome bit" Mr.. Hicks says the birds
came to market this year ten days later
than last year, the first having been on
sale on Aug IL, 1897. The continued
rains this summer are believed to be re-
sponsibe for their late appearance Now
that the birds have begun to arrive
though. they may soon be expected In the
usual large nocks
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
GOING INTO HAVANA.
Southern Express Co. Establishing
Itself in Cuba.

Itself in Cuba.
Supt. c. L. Myers of the Southern Ex-
press Company, who has recently returned
from Santiago, where he established the
Southern in business on Cuban soil, will
return to Cuba in a short time to establish
an agency in Havana.
The Southern is the first express com
pany to get a foothold in Cuba and the in
tention is to develop the business on the is
land as soon as the conditions will permit
II. Supt. Myers got into the field early and
Mr.. Plant proposes to get hold of the bus
mess in both Porto Rico and Cuba and
hold il.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23

Mr. w w. Gordon's, Jr,. resignation as a
member Of the Park and Tree Commission
was received yesterday. His successor will
be named by the Mayor, Il is expected,
soon after his return from the North
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
RICE CUTTING STARTED.
Planters Expected to Begin Their
Harvesting Yesterday.

Harvesting Yesterday.
One or more planters in this section
were expected to begin rice cutting yes
terday, provided the weather promised to
be clear. As the sun was shining and the
day seemed fair to be without rain II is
probable that some of the grain was har-
vested. II the rains hold of for a few
days now considerable rice will be cut
The river is in good shape for the early
harvest, there being no danger of freshet
from up above ana no Indications of any
storms from the ocean. The crop here
abouts is said TO be in an especially fine
condition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
FUNERAL OF MRS. FINN.
VIII Take Place From Sacred Heart
Church This Morning.

VIII Take Place From Sacred Heart
Church This Morning.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Finn, whose
death was Announced in the Morning
News yesterday, win take place at 10
o'clock this morning, from her late resi-
dence, No. 4O4 Henry street, west. The
funeral services viii be held at Sacred
Heart Church. The interment viii be IN
the Cathedral cemetery.
Mrs. Finn was a widow, her husband
having died a number OF years ago. She
was born in County Mayo, Ireland ana
was 81 years old. She had been resident
Of Savannah twenty-nine years. Her death
was from malarial fever, from which gho
had been suffering about two months
She leaves two sons, Messrs. p. J. ana /
r. Finn, and one daughter, Miss Kara
Finn.
The deceased was wei known ana her
death caused general and sincere regret
Scrofuia. hip disease, salt rheum. dyspeo-
aH
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
ANNUAL REPORT READY.
Awaits Its Final Reading and Rcvi.
sim nv President Con,.r

sion by President Conner.
President II. NJ Conner OF the Central
Railroad is at the White Sulphur Springs.
W. Va. being detained there by the IN.
ness Of Mrs. Conner The annual report
Of the operations of tho system is IN read.
mess 10 be- issued. ana as soon as Mr.
Conner returns and goes over 70 again h.
wiz be- made public. The showing Is e,dJ
to be- higlly satisfactory ana one that IS m
tend TO strengthen securities Of tho MS
tenn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23

On the civil side Of the Superior Court
the divorce case of Mary Hayward against
Solomon Hayward was taken up. She
charged him with cruel and abus-
i've treatment, and showed that hefhad
once been sentenced to the chain-gang for
wife beating. The jury gave her second
verdict, and Judge Falugant signed the
decree of divorce.
In the case of The National Bank of Sa-
vannah against the Electric Supply and
Construction Company Merchant G. Co
filed a claim for 1874 and the Gibson
gas fixtures works a claim for Ssh
]. II. Howard was appointed a CONNER
cial notary public by Judge Falligant.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
TENTS AMONG CORN sTuBBLEs.
second Regiment Gets "a ShndeIess
Location at Huntsville.

Location AT huhtAfliies
Reports from Huntsville are to the ef-
feet that when the Second Georgia Regl-
ment arrived from Tampa it found that
is camp site was an Ola corn field with
the stubbles stln there. No trees were AZ
hand for shade. although the air Ii lie
cidedly more bracing than down 30 Florl-
da. The sun BIS stiil hot enough TO Doe un-
comfertable The supply OF wafer IS said
90 be- very cool and ABUNDANT being sup
piisd from springs tArough iron pipes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
A BURGLAR SENTENCED,
Lawyer Robert L. COIding Tries His
First Case in Court

Judge Falligant decided to take up
criminal business in the Superior Court
yesterday, and for ten days or two weeks
the time of the court viii be devoted to
that docket.
Monroe Gordon was found guilty of
burglary yesterday and sentenced to spend
five years in hhe penitentiary He broke
into the dwelling house of Tom Smith on
July o.
Ben Pinclney was tried on the charge
of having stolen a cow from Alice Law on
July 4. He was found not guilty and dis
charged.
George Mcintosh WAS tried for assault
with intent TO murder Lizzie Young by
striking her on the head with a heavy
lamp. He was defended by Robert L. Cold
ing, Esq, who appeared before a jury for
the first time. Mr.. Colding made an able
defense of his iclient, showing that the
woman attacked him with a knife and Sc
cured his acquittai
Chas. Whitfield was found guilty of re-
ceivins stolen money, and will be SEN
fenced to-day
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23

But sixty days of Summer left. Enougb
though, to make summer goods q nec4s
sity, and now that our Fall Stock /,
knocking for admission, room has to -
made. How, then. to accomplish this ana
to serve YOU first and ourselves NEXT
Our plan is to make prices so low as ~
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Not an item In the list unworthy of vop.
confidence. Note particularly that tbess
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their value is thus greatly increased.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23

scrofuia. hip disease, salt rheum. dyspen-
sia and other diseases due 20 Impure blood
are cured BY Hoods sersaparllia.-ad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-23
FINE BLACK HOSE
FOR LADIES.

80 dozen Ladies' Fine Black Soc Hose
So cents.
50 dozen Ladies' absolutely Fast and
Stainless 35c Hose Csc.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1898-11-26
JUDGE MACKEY AR
RAlGNED.
Pleaded not Guilty and Was
Granted Postponement of
Trial.

Charlcstown, w. Va, Nov.
23.-Judgc Thomas Jefferson
Mackcy was arraigncd before
Judge Faulkner, in the circuit
court of jefferson county,-yesf cr-
day, to answer to the indictment
returned against him for blganlv
by the Grand jury Il few days ago.
When asked If guilty or not
guilty, he answered promptly, but
with Il tremor in his Ivoice, "NUt
guilty." His counsel made a
motion to quash the Indictment
on technical grounds, which was
OvcrruIed by the court. The
counsel then asked that the case
be continued until the February
term, giving rs Il reason that the
Judge had not time to collect the
evidence which he claims will be
sufficient to acquit him. This re-
quest was granted by the court,
and the trial will come up next
February. An effort will again
be made to procure bail for the
prisoner.