The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-14
JUSTICE CHAMBERS WRITES.
SAYS HE Is RIGHT, AND HIS CON-
SCIENCE Is CLEAR.


dress the Veterans-ROmantic
wedding of Young People.
Atlanta. May 13.-Mrs. W. H. Alexander
of This city. sister of Chief Justice Cham
hers Of Samoa. has received a letter from
her distinguished brother, giving in gra-
phic language a description of the recent
killing of American and English sailors by
the followers of Mataafa- In describing
the situation, Chief Justice Chambers
says:
..If I did not know that / was in the
right in all this affair, l would, indeed Of
an men. be most miserable. When l con-
suit my intelligence and my conscience
both acqut me of the least wrong. VI
couse. / may have been mistaken. l
would not be human, if not liable TO err
But if in this affair l have done so, l
have not yet been clever enough 10 De
tect the mistake, and one thing of which
I am absolutely sure is my conscience
would give me no rest if l should in me
Ieastwise feel that l was 10 blame for
the many lives that have been sacrificed
in this wicked war.
From the beginning I feared there
would be trouble at whichever way the
contest was decided in the court, and there
was no doubt whatever in my nina mat
much rouble would follow
decision contrary to Mataafa; and so
I resolved if possible, to get at the truth
and to render no decision that my judg-
ment and feeling did not justify. There
fore ] can calmly, nevertheless sadly,
say. upon others rest the blame, and am
equally certain who the friends and con-
gpirators are. as l am regarding my own
exemption from culpablity.
killing of the Officers.
THE killing Of our officers and sailors
q mean English as well as American)
from ambush by the rebels was bad
enough, but the mutila ton of their bodies
was horrible beyond expression. knew
each of the officers, and they were splen-
did fellows Lansdale. the first lieutenant
Of the Philadelphia, was such a hand
come Jolly wholesouled fellow. He had
been married only a few months before
coming here, and his young wife, whom
he left behind in California, is now In
Honolulu, having come there to spend a
part of their honeymoon when the ship re-
turned to that port. He was shot in the
leg and was being taken from the field by
Lieut. Monaghan of the Philadelphia and
a sailor, when the sailor was shot and
killed.
Monaghan then struggled away with
his precious burden, succeeding at last
IN getting him secured beneath some ba-
mana bushes. Brave Lansdale was heard
imporing Monaghan to leave him TO his
fate and save his own life, but the heroic
young fellow stood by his friend to the
last
Early the following morning a large
party went out and the first discovery
was poor Monaghan's headless body. Go
ing on about a hundred and fifty yards
they found Lansdale's body, whose head
had also been taken. Between these, at
distances Of thirty or forty yards apart,
were the bodies of three dead Samoans.
showing beyond doubt that he had defend
ed Lansdale to the end and being driven
back, he bravely fought as he retired
killing at least three of his pursuers
The English Lieut.. Freeman, also had
his head cut off. In the case of the sailors,
the heads were not taken, but their ears
were, showing that the savages discrimi-
mated between the officers and the prl-
vsIes"
Ordered Lands Arrest.
Judge j. II. Lumpkin, this afternoon or
dered the arrest of Henry M Land, the
young Columbus man, who obtained ad-
mission to the bar of Fulton county by
making false representations as to having
been admitted in Alabama, before coming
here.
Land was ordered to appear before
Judge Lumpkin to-day in contempt pro-
ceedings, but he failed to show up and
the order for his arrest was the conse-
quence. The court sentenced him to serve
twenty days in the county Jail for his Of
Tense
Land was recently prohibited from prac-
ticing law in the state, upon the discovery
OF the fraud in his admission through in
formation laid before the Supreme Court
by Columbus attorneys who had been
asked to Vouch for him when he applied
Tor permission TO practice in that court.
school Teacher Goes Crazy.
Phliip b. Simmons, a young man of
Gainesville, a school teacher by profes.
sion, whose mind became unbalanced whils
ne was attending the reunion at Charles
ton, was put under arrest here TODAY. anc
- no" awaiting trial for lunacy and com
mliment to the state insane ASYLUM.
Simmons became demented and wartaf
20 make speech to the veterans n
charleston from the Calhoun monument
saying mat he would be introduced To tbt
veterans by Gov. Gambler of Georgia IA
was sent to the city Jail, where his cousir
FOUND him and started home by way o.
Savannah "' VI
AT Griffin yesterday Simmons eot Off tb.
tram and could not be induced TO get harL
on again, and he was left. He arrive"
III Atlanta this morning, and was trv,ne
- make speech at the union depot wher
oiiieers took him in charge simmons de-
iuslon IS that the people of the South ar,
being imposed upon, and he wants Il
MAKE speeches denouncing the imaginar,
expressions.
Was a Romantic Marriage.
The announcement of a rather romanti,
marriage which took place on Aprn wa,
MADE here today. The principals to IN,
ceremony were Miss Annie Ford of Chat
tanooga, the daughter of a weu-know,
family, and MIR. Aelvine Marshall of nj
city. The bride is but 16 and ON thar az
count her parents refused TO sanction tn
marriage.
Love was determined to find wav
however, and when the young lady cam,
70 Atlanta to make a visit the lover nro
cured a license and the knot was tied
Few minutes after the marriage however
the bride boarded a train and left for he
nome IN Chattanooga, and the pair ha
not seen each other since.
Inc news was broken to the youn,
lauy parents to-day, and tonight Mr.
Marshall lpff for ~.