The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-03
A MYSTERIOUS sTABBING.
Young Man Picked Up in streets of
Gainesville Badly wounded.


Gainesville, Fla, June 2.-Last night
W. D. Pagan found a man lying in the
street in front of the new public school
building, in what he thought a dying
condition. While viewing the unfortunate
man. Mr.. Pagan noticed NJ. B. Saunders
passing and called to him. The two gen.
uemer got a carriage and placed the
wounded man therein, taking him to the
boarding house of Mrs. Johnson, on Mag
noiia street. DIR. Harrison Hodges was
summoned as quickly as possible and
rendered medical assistance. The man,
whose name is Samuel Poteet, was
found to have stab. presumably from
knife in the side, from which he was
bleeding profusely. The doctor stopped
the bleeding and dressed the wound The
young man stated that he could form no
idea of who cut him and was not aware
OF the presence of any one until he felt
a Keen pain in his side. He started to
walk to the city for assistance, but be-
came so faint and weak from loss of
blood that he fell in the road and re-
manned there until discovered by Messrs.
Pagan and Saunders. He stated that he
had been in the city for only about three
weeks, and knew very few people,
and had had no difficulty with
anyone. He seemed perfectly at a loss
to account for the affair. which is shroud-
ed in mystery. The man was painfully
though not dangerously, wounded.
A severe hail and electrical storm ac-
companied by a strong wind, passed over
this city yesterday morning, doing con-
siderable damage. The wind blew dowr
several large trees and did considera BILE
damage among the fruit trees. The hal
was followed by rain, which came down
in torrents all day. Vegetation has beer
badly damaged especially contaloupes
which will soon be ready for marketing
The other crops were also damaged.
The day and boarding school of Miss
Maggie Tebeau closed Friday, after a
most successful term. This makes the
twenty-sixth year, during which time
Miss Tebeau has enjoyed the distinction
of conducting one of the most thorough
| schools in Florida. Two handsome gold
medals were awarded for first and sec
ond honors Larkin Carter won first
honor, while Belle Sader was second. Lee
onora Vidal, Islay Eddins and Elsie Smith
We're awarded beautiful books for dill
| gence in work during the term.
| Hon. W. G. Robinson, manager of the
cotton department for the firm of H. f
| Dutton & Co.. has returned from a visi
to Rhode Island, much benefited in health
| Mr.. Robinson will, in the course of a few
| days, issue his annual statement of the
| condition of cotton crops in Georgia, Flor
ida and South Carolina, giving the acre
age, general standing, etc, of the crops.
The committee having the matter ii
charge, will soon begin the erection of {
new church for the members of Holy
| Trinity. 1t Is stated that the old church
as well as the rectory, which are on thu
same lot, will be sold, and a new rectory
| will also be erected
| Plans have been submitted and accept
ed by the Board of County Commission
ers for the remodeling of the county jai
| here. The lower portion of the building
will be converted into cells, in which thu
white prisoners will be kept. As the jei
is now arranged, white and colored pris
oners are in the same cells. The change
will be appreciated by those white mer
so unfortunate as to be in Jail.
The Building Committee of the Presby
| terrain Church will soon begin the cree
| ton of a handsome manse for the hom'
of the pastor. The new house viii be 10
| Gated back of the church.