The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-18
SABRE GOT HIS DESERTS.
sWORD-SWALLoWI ABDUCTOR
GETS TERRIBLE THRASHING.

Being beaten Half to Death by an
16-Year-OId Cousin of the Boy.
walter sauIs Administered the
WeII-DeServed Punishment in
Madison Sqnare-sabro Made an
Engagement to Meet Preston ana
others Kept 1.-THE Boys Father
Wanted to XII the Magician.
william Caswen, known generally and
professionally as King Sabre, made last
night d third or fourth attempt 20 abduct
young Preston Everett AS a result his
sword-swaIowing majesty is occupying
cell at the police station house and
nursing a number and variety of bruises
and contusicns.
The prior history of this now locally
celebrated abduction case is sufficiently
familiar Preston. a lad of Is, possessing
ability as a vaudeville performer that is
remarkable in one so young, was a mem
Der Of troupe of which Sabre was the
head The company disbanded in Macon,
and Sabre and young Everett disappear
ed The father and mother Of the boy
were grief-stricken and respondent. After
a diligent search. however. Preston was
found in the company of King Sabre, in
Marietta, and restored to his parents. Sa-
bro was arrested and carried back to Ma
con, while the boy was brought to Savan-
nah and resumed his work in Kenan's
drug store, at The corner of Bull and
State streets.
AT the trial for abduction Sabre was
dismissed on a technicality, and when
John R. Everett, Prestons father, and
the boy himself were returning to Savan-
nah he met them at the train and at
tempted 10 open communication with the
latter. He was warned away.
Saturday night, a week ago, Preston
returned TO his employers store and
ported that he had seen Sabre on the
streets The lad was greatly agitated
and frightened. the mans strange and
unnatural fascination seeming to possess
him with a terror. almost equally re
markable in one who is ordinarily so free
from nervousness, embarrassment or fear.
Shortly afterward Sabre entered the store
and before he could be driven out had
managed to write note and throw it to
Preston. in which he asked the boy TO
meet him al the Postofice at midnight.
Mr. Everett and several friends kept the
6HSdBeuUettt illSttdQ III the bpys but ga
bro did not show up. evidently smelling a
rat. Had he done so the performance
Of LAST night would have been antedated
by week. So much by way of intro
duotion
On last night a note was sent into the
store TO Preston, signed by Sabre and
accompanied by a silk handkerchief. The
note asked that the boy would meet the
writer in Madison Square, near the Jas
per monument a 10 o'clock II was ar
ranged between Mr. Everett, Walter Sauls,
a 6-year-old cousin of Preston, but
strong and well developed for his age, and
a number of friends that Preston should
be permitted to keep the engagement. I'm
nedately afterwards. it was expected,
the fun would begin. and it did.
For some time the party composed of
Mr.. Everett, Preston and others, had no
ticed skulking figure on the verandas OF
the De Soto. The man would
move cautiously from pillar to
pillar, keeping himself concealed
as much as possible, for the most
part crouchng low and only permitting
an occasional glimpse of his head above
the railing. His manner suggested the
sorcerer, and Preston. uuaccompanied
started across the square. Young Sauls.
however. was close behind.
AS soon as the boy had started a cross
trio lights, Sabre evidently perceived him
for the crouching figure Slaughtered,
vaulted the railing, and started out to in
tercept him. They met in the middle of
the square, beneath the shadow of he
monument. They stopped and Sabre
said word or two--then, Ike a wild cat
Sauls was upon him.
Before the astounded creator of Illusions
could satisfy himself as to the nature of
the hard and stubborn fact that had thrust
itself violently upon him. he was pros
trate on the bricks of the walk his nose
was being hammered into the pavement
eyes were being nominated for an appl'-
cation of tendeTloin steak. his ears were
pulled, his face was scratched, he got a
jab or two in the neck and several others
as near the solar plexus as his position on
the ground would permit.
Then Sauls raised up for moment,
paused for breath and inspiration and
started in again, this time with his feet.
He kicked the befudded magician on ev-
cry exposed portion of his anatomy and
sent in every impetuous foot-thrust with
right good will. Then he jumped upon
him and tried 1t again with his fists. BY
this time large crowd had gathered. the
members of which, upon grasping the sit
uation, accompanied the blows of fist and
foot by such cheering and advisory exhor-
tations Give him one in the neck"
Shove his head through the bricks"
Stamp the life out of him." mo, |
wouldn't kill him." and others to the like
effect
Mr.. Everett. who. handicapped by his
age and the weight of the revolver he was
carrying, was somewhat late in reaching
the scene. He drew the revolver as he
ran up to the combatauts. and yelling,
I'm kill the - scoundrel" showed the
weapon close to the ear of King Sabre.
Never in his eventful life. never even
when he had swallowed more than his
usual allowance of swords had Sabre
been nearer his death Than he was at that
moment.
Somebody in the crowd knocked the re-
volver up and drew the excited father
away from the thrice-attempted abductor
of his boy. lie continued. while the pun
melting on the ground was in progress, to-
struggle with those who held him and 10
demand that he be allowed an opportunity
10 kill the magician. The crowd. while IL
evidently sympathized with this ambition
Re that Sabre was sting about all that
was coming to him and that Sauls was
amply able to attend to the matter of his
punishment.
Bicycle Policeman Chris1v, attracted by
the crowd came w al this stage OF the
game and. with the help of some more
than usually merciful members Of the
crowd, pried Sauls off the now defense
less Sabre. AS Sabre, in his turn, was
raised from the ground. Mr.. Everett,
who was standing near, with his arms
Nall