The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-07
HARD CHASE AFTER HARRIS.



Accident to Woman.
Waycros. Ga. April 6LChfford Beaton
has returned from a fruitless chase
through Florida after Jim Harris who is
accused by Walter Brakes of numbering
! Il. H. Nnson. and hiding his body in Nc
| Quaig's field, east of town. About three
weeks ago Walter Brakes was arrested on
| suspicion of having committed the crime
| He had been talking too much among
| some women with whom he assocta ted
| telling them that he had killed the man
and secured from $40 to $50 This led 10
| the arrest of Brakes who upon being
questioned, denied having any KNOWLEDGE
OF the crime Later he said that Jack Tay
Tor and Jim Harris had killed Ninson
| Harris left town shortly after the body
was found and has not been seen since.
When Brakes was arrested the entire
| Taylor family, eleven in number boarded
small boat and started down Satil,a rlv-
| er. Clifford Beaton got word of their de-
parture and started in pursuit, overtakiug
| the boat near Atkinson. several miles be-
| low Waycross. Old man Taylor did not
want to give up his son, but Beaton COM
| PEELED him to do so at the muzzle of a re-
volver, and brought the young man to this
city, where he is now confined in the coun-
ty Jail
Beaton soon got word that Harris was
down in Florida, and started after him
| last Saturday. The man wanted how
ever, had been Informed OF his movements
and left Blaten several hours before his
pursuer arrived. The chase then began in
earnest Beaton was about twelve hours
too late al Everett. but had gained a lit
tie at Kingsland. At Port Henry
the pursued had a start of only five
hours. From here Beaton was compelled
to walk through the woods to Point Pc
ter and Chester, Fla, thence to St.
Mary's, on to Lotion, where he was eigh-
teen hours behind his man. From the lat
ter place the pursuer boarded train for
Fernandna, but failed to locate Harris.
A man answering to his description was
arrested by the police at Fernandina but
was released From Fernandina Beaten
boarded steamer for Brunswick, arriv-
ing in Waycross without having run his
game to earth.
Mrs. Cassie Cannon, seamstress at the
Grace Brantley store. met with a Sc
rious accident Thursday afternoon. She
was on the second floor and started be-
low Not noticing, she stepped through
| the door, but the elevator was not there
| to receive her, and she fell to the bottom
a distance of about four feet. Both bones
in the left leg were broken below the
knee, and Mrs. Cannon was otherwise
! bruised in manner that will keep her in
for some months.
Waycross Lodge, /. o. o. F., has APP
pointed committees to make all neces-
sary arrangements for celebrating the
| eghty-frst anniversary Of the order, on
| the 26th of this month. Committees have
also been appointed to entertain the an
nual Grand Lodge and encampment to
| be held here in May The programme in
| cudes a grand fish fry on the Satilla riv-
er near Waltertown. An elaborate enter
tainment in Waycross will characterize
| ha fr,o w will ha at V
several hundred odd Fellows.
Judge F. Willis Dart of the City Court
| of Douglas was united in marriage We'd
| nesday morning at Alamo, to Miss Mat
| tie Clements, a charming young lady OF
| that place. Numerous costly presents
were received, among them a handsome
| silver service from members of the bar.
| The Judge and his bride left Immediately
| for Florida on their wedding trip. The
marriage was attended by a number OF
friends and relatives. including the groom {
father and sisters, from Douglas.
Capt. Len johnson, who will be elected
| senator from this district, without oppo-
sition, has been seriously i'll with pneu-
monia the past week. but is much better
at this time. Mr.. johnson first had an
attack of la grippe, which developed into
pneumonia, caused by his getting out toe
soon.
| The colonists at Ruskin are making eX-
tensive preparations for a grand Fourth
of July celebration at their place. The
programme will consist of something new
and novel.