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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
CAPT. P. F. GLEASON ELECTED
MAJOR OF FIRST REGIMENT.

Capt. P. F. Gleason, captain of the
Irish Jasper Greens, to which position
he succeeded about four years ago on
the resignation of Capt. John Flannery
was selected major of the First Bat
talon of the First Regiment Infan-
try last night by the line officers of
the battalion.
The election was an informal one.
There is as yet no vacancy, Maj. w.
L. Grayson now holding the post to
which Capt. Gleason was elected. Capt.
Grayson will. at the election to be held
next Monday, be elected to the lieu
tenant colonelcy, vacated on the cleo
ton of Lieut.. Col. G. A. Gordon to
all field officers as soon as possible.
There was no opposition to Capt.
Gleason's election. He is popular in
the battalion, and his election was gen.
orally desired. Several times before
when the majorcy has become vacant,
he has ben rendered the position, which
honor he declined, owing to his desire
to remain as captain of the Greens.
He served as captain of that company
during the Spanish American war.
Capt. Gleason is regarded as a good
military man, and is we'll liked not
only by his men, but by all military
men of Savannah.
Lieut.. j. T. Mccarthy, who has been
practically in command of the COM
pany for about nine months, owing to
the i'll health of Capt. Gleason, will be
elected to the captaincy.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
AFTER MANY YEARS.
Pistol That Frank Devfne May Have
Used Has Been Found.


Used Has Been Found.
Encased in rust and resembling a
! relic of the war a revolver was found
yesterday morning on the roof of w.
\. Susong's place on West Broad
street. The weapon is believed to be
one for which an entire police force
searched more than seventeen years
ago.
1t is thought by those who recall the
! tragedy and the sensation that it Gre
ated, that the rust-covered pistol is
| the one that sent a bullet crashing
through the brain of Emil Pfuger. a
/ young German, in Moessner's saloon
at Harrison and West Broad street on
the night of March "a, 1885. The re-
volver with which Pfuger was shot
was never recovered, although scores
| of officers drained cesspools and
searched yards in the vicinity of the
homicide for days.
The killing of the young German
| caused a sensation at the time and ev-
| cry effort was made to find the pistol
| with which the shooting was done. 1t
was the single missing link in a strong
! chain of evidence. Phuger was sitting
| in the saloon when Frank Devine. mas
! ter car builder of the Central Railroad,
and James O'Reiliy, his brother-in-law
entered. OReilly cursed Phuger with
out provocation and an alteration fol-
lowed The German threw his hand
| to his hip pocket and Devine cried out
that he had a revolver.
Phuger admitted that he was armed,
but declared that he was going to get
rid of his weapon. He pulled it from
his pocket and walking behind the bar,
put it on the shelf. A fight with
O'Reilly followed and the men were
finally separated. Everybody left the
bar with the exception of Devine and
O'Reilly who hung behind. Devine Sc
cured the weapon left by the German
and went into West Broad street with
his brother-in-law. A moment later
the shots were heard and Pfuger was
found dead with a bullet wound behind
his left ear.
Devine and O'Reilly were arrested at
McDonough and West Broad streets,
but denied the shooting. Neither was
armed and no trace of the pistol could
be found. The theory of the prosecu-
ton was that Devine had committed
the murder with Pfuger's revolver,
and for this reason the officers
were extremely anxious to re-
cover the weapon. Both men were
held for murder by the coroner's Jury
and were later indicted. Devine was
tried and acquitted and the jury came
in for good share of roasting. O'Reill-
ly was tried a week later and a mis-
trial resulted.
AS soon as the revolver was dis
covered on the roof of the building by
negro painter the thought occurred
to many that it was the weapon sup
posed to have been used by Devine
The finding of the rusty pistol that
had been on the roof of the building for
years was generally discussed in police
circles and on the West Side and the
murder of the young German was re-
called. The unexplOded cartridges re-
main in the rust covered pistol which
is in the possession of ]. Howard
Scherer. who lives on Harrison and
West Broad streets, the corner where
Pluger met his death.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
OWNED VALUABLE PROPERTY.
Aged Negress Who Sold Life Interest
to Citizens Bank, Died Yesterday.

Rose Proctor. an aged negro woman,
died yesterday. Her death, which
would otherwise be of little interest
is significant, in that she is one of
the two sisters from whom the Citl-
zens' Bank bought life interest in
a portion of the property upon which
it's new bank building is now being
erected at Liberty and Montgomery
streets.
The old woman received the proper
ty as a special bequest in the will of
her old mistress, whose slave she was
ia aute-bellum days. BY the terms of
the devise the property became hers
for life, with remainder to her sister.
who, too, had been a slave of the tes-
tatrix. On the death of the sister. the
property would, by the provisions of
the will, have vested in the Orphans
Home.
For their interest in the life estate
the purchasers of the property paid the
two old negresses 5000, and for the
contingent remainder of the Orphans
Home they paid $4,000. The home was
by the purchase Invested of any rikht
in the property, as were the two old
women. When the other sister dies,
the terms of the will will have been
executed, and any possible cloud to the
title of the property will have been
cleared
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
KENO'S DEATH KNELL
INVESTIGATION OF KILEY SHOOT
ING WILL BE
MADE BY GRAND JURY TO-DAY.
THIRTY-FIGHT WITNESSES SUM-
MONED TO TESTIFY.

Shooting of Constable I<iIey Not the
Only Feature of the Case to BE
InvesfiG ated-COurt Has Clearly
Defined His -POsitfOn-Gran Jury
Will BE Discharged for the Term
This ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Court
Return General Presentments at
4 O'Clock This Afternoon.
The grand jury for the December
term of Superior Court was drawn
yesterday. To-day the grand jurors for
the November term will tender to the
court their general presentments, aft
er which they will be dismissed. The
dismissal of the grand jury will be the
last official act of Judge Barrow dur
ing the present term of court, the Su-
perior Court adjourning this afternoon
Before being dismissed, however, the
grand jury will Investigate the cases
against Doc" RosenthaI and others,
charged with assaulting with intent to
murder Dan Kiley. Thirty-eight wit
nesses have been summoned, and the
hNAoA tiliPA NoolOll 10 lAlhl NllClA Lit
grand jury has finished the investiga-
ton, the main charge will not be the
only one preferred against some of the
defendants.
Judge Barrow, in his order admitting
the principals to bail. made special
reference to the gambling feature of
the affair. This, he said, was
its worst aspect. While the shoot
ing of another was sometimes
justiiable, he said, gambling is never
justiffable. The matter having been so
forcibly brought to the notice of the
grand jurors and the public, there is
little doubt that several of the men
under bond will be indicted for gamb-
ling.
The court has more than once clear
ly defined it's position on this subject.
The large number of witnesses sum-
moned shows clearly the intention of
the grand jury to investigate the mat
ter fully. The improved condition of
the man who was shot makes that
portion of the case less grave.
That there will be true bills returned
against both the proprietors and their
help, there is little doubt. Some of
these men have but recently been
said that the swearing out of the
warrants which were returned to the
City Court, was in no small measure
the indirect cause of the shooting af-
fray in the keno room.
There is on file in the Superior Court
an exculpatory affidavit signed by one
of the men now under bond, in which
he promised never to gamble again.
This affidavit was given on a former
occasion when a number of the sport
ing fraternity were fined and sentence
cd for gambling.
The names of the witnesses to be
summoned were handed to the sheriff
yesterday morning, and four deputies
were at once despatched to serve sub
poenas. Among those who were served
are a number of business men. Others
are clerks. Owing to the large num-
Der of witnesses to be examined, the
investigation Will probably occupy some
time, though it is probable that all of
the witnesses will not be used.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
CAMERA CLUBS EXHIBITION.
Entries for the ANIMAL Prize Con-
test VIII Close Tonight.

The entries of pictures for the fall
exhibition of the Savannah Camera
Club will close tonight at s o'clock.
The Entertainment Committee of the
club will receive the pictures at the
club room during the evening. After
that the rooms will be closed to the
members and the public until to-mor-
row night when the award of the prizes
will be made by a popular vote of the
club.
The exhibition will open Thanksgiv-
ing afternoon at o'clock and will re-
main open until IL O'Clock Thanksgiv-
ing night and during the same hours
Friday.
From the number of pictures that
will be exhibited both in the contests
and as loans, the exhibition promises
to be the largest that the club has ever
held. A feature will be the contest in
Illustration Of Bryant's poem, 1.-THE
Evening Revery." Those who attended
last years exhibition will recall the
interest that was taken in the illus
tration of Sidney Lanier's Marshes of
Glynn."
Another feature of this years
exhibition will be the loan of a valua-
BILE series of photographs of scenes and
life in the Arctics by Lieut.. A. c. Nor
man of the revenue cutter service. The
display of engagements promises to be
the most interesting that has ever been
exhibited by the club.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
HELD UP CONSTABLE
AT NEGRO DANCE.
Man Wanted in south Carolina Has
Been Positively Identified.


For having held up a negro constable
with a shotgun near Seabrook, S. c..
several weeks. ago Josephus Brown, a
negro arrested last week by Detective
Frank Wall, at the request of Chief
Deputy Sheriff T. ]. sweeney, will be
taken back to South Carolina this
morning.
The sheriff of Beaufort county ar
rived in Savannah yesterday morning
and identified the prisoner as a negro
wanted for assault with intent to muir
der. 1t appears that Jake Ford, ne
gro officer, was in charge of dance
and that Brown endeavored to secure
admission. He was refused and left
the place swearing vengeance.
1t is charged that Brown secured a
shotgun and lay in wait for the con-
stable. After the dance had broken
up, and Ford had started on his way
home, he was held up in the road by
Brown, who declared with a foul oath
that he intended to kill him. The con-
stable is alleged to have jumped upon
Brown and wrested the weapon from
his grasp. The men scuffied for sew
eral minutes and, although Ford final
ly got possession of the gun, the man
who threatened his life made his es-
cape.
The fugitive came at once to Savan-
nah and was apprehended under rath-
er peculiar circumstances. He was
about to leave the city when picked
up on the East Side by Detective Wall.
1t had come to Chief Deputy Sweeney's
attention that the negro had received
a letter warning him to get out of the
way as the officers were hot on his
trail. The contents of the letter made
it appear that Brown had committed
crime far more serious than that
with which he is now charged.
Because of the serious illness of his
aunt, Chief Sweeney was unable to
make the arrest himself and got Detec-
tive Wall to get hold of Brown. The
prisoner declared that he had COM
mftted no offense, although he adj
mitted that circumstances were against
him. He said that he had gone to a
dance with the section foreman's shot
gun and that when he got inside the
house Constable Ford and several
other negroes assaulted him and took
the gun from him. Brown claimed he
left the neighborhood because he fear
ed he would be killed. He still sticks
to this story, but will be taken back
to Beaufort county for trial.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
PLANS OF MERGER
TO COME BEFORE STOCKHOLDERS
OF MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANk.
OPPOSITION TO THE DEAL.
PROXIES ASKED FOR By BOTH
SIDES FOR ANIMAL MEETING.

Refusal of Parties Interested in Deal
to Talk Caused Many RumOrs-Au-
thentfc Information That National
of Savannah Is 10 Control Mer-
chants National, and That Savan-
nah Trust COmpnny's Part in the
Transaction Is That of Engineer
ing the DeaI-RepOrt That Nation
al of savannah Now Controls Mn
jOrity of stock of the other Con-
Germ Lacks Combination.
The announcement of the Morning
News yesterday, of the probability that
the National Bank of Savannah and the
Merchants National Bank will be
merged, created an unusual amount of
interest in business circles.
The officials of the banks refused to
discuss the matter. 1t was learned
from reliable sources. however that a
consolidation or merger of the proper
ties is being planned, and that whether
it Will become a fact will be settled at
the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Merchants National in the
early part of January.
The lack of definite information as
TO the plans of the proposed merger
gave rise to various rumors as to its
nature, extent, and the properties in
volved. Authentic information, how
ever, is to the effect that if the plans
are carried out the National Bank of
Savannah win secure the control of
the other institution. whose business it
will take over and conduct according to
it's own policy.
Many of the rumors gave to the Sa-
vannah Trust Company an interest in
the deal. II is understood that it has
an interest in the transaction, but only
as the agent in bringing about the
merger.
The deal will not be made without
opposition, though, for it is pretty
well understood that Mr.. ]. A. G..
Carson, president of the Merchants
National, and his friends oppose the
merger and are preparing to make a
vigorous fight against it at the stock
holders meeting. Requests that proxies
he sent by Mr.. George j. Mills or Mr..
F. S. Lathrop, We're sent out to the
stockholders yesterday.
Such stockholders of the Merchants
National as favor the merger are re-
ported to be securing the proxies of the
Northern stockholders in the concern.
Mr.. Herman Myers and his associates
in the National of Savannah, it is re-
ported. already control a majority Of
the stock of the other organization.
This, however, is denied by those who
oppose the merger, nor win the officers
of the National of Savannah confirm it,
In the last few years the stock of the
Merchants National Bank has adj
vanced about rs per cent, and is now
we'll above par, selling at STA.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
KEPT THE WATCHES.
East Indian Charged with Larceny
After Trust of JeweIry.


Charged with larceny after trust
and alleged to be guilty of several
other crimes of a similar nature not
entered against him on the police blot
ter, L. c. Clyatt, said to be an East
Indian, is held prisoner at the police
station.
Clyatt was arrested by Detective
Nose Davis and complaint against him
was lodged by John Kiser. 1t is said
that the man represented himself as
a repairer of watches and solicited
business in the South Side. Several
complaints were made to Detective
Davis that Clyatt had secured watches
to be repaired. but had neglected to
return them.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Kiser entrusted
him with two, but has never been
able to get them back. The prisoner
denies that he is guilty of the theft of
the jewelry, and declares that he
stands ready to return all of the prop
erty that he received. The detective,
however, claims that the colored man
disposed of some of the watches that
fell into his hands and SAYS he will
present the prisoner on several charges.
The case will probably be continued
by Recorder Myrick in Police Court
this morning.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
Excellent Train Service.

Atlantic Coast Line offers quickest
and best service to Florida.
Trains leave Savannah as follows:
Florida and West Indian Limited, -
with Pullman sleeper, Savannah tc
Tampa via Jacksonville and Sanford
leaves at 9:45 a. m. Getty time) for
Jacksonville and points south
Savannah and Florida Limited, .
with Pullman sleeper, Jacksonville tc
Tampa, leaves at 400 p. m. Getty time)
for Jacksonville and points south.
New York and Florida Express. -
with Pullman sleeper, Savannah to
Jacksonville, leaves at 4:30 a. m. (city
time) for Jacksonville and points south
Ticket agents De Soto Hotel both
phones 70, and Union Station, Bell 235
Georgia Gil, will furnish full informa-
ton.
Passenger service unexcelled.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
BOWLING ALLEYS PROFITS.
Annual Meeting and Election of
Hussurs ASSN.

AT the annual meeting of the Hussars
Bowling Associations, just held, the
following officers were elected:
President. C. Postell.
Vice President-W. F. Train.
Secretary and Treasurer-S. f. Theus.
Advisory Director-C. S. Richmond.
How popular bowling has become at
the Hussars is shown by the report
submitted at this meeting which shows
that the receipts have been sufficient
to declare a dividend of 10 per cent on
khe stock and still cancel thirteen
shares of stock.
1t is the purpose of the association
to redeem stock as fast as possible
and when all shall have been redeem
ed to present the alley to the Hussars
Club. The meeting was most enthu~
siastic one because of the excellent
showing made. 1t is confidently pre-
dicted that next years report will
make an even better showing.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
''winter Homes in a summer Land,

The Southern Railway has issued its
beautiful winter Homes in a Summer
Land" folder for the season 19O2-0s.
This folder is published in very at
tractive form, and is profusely illus
trated with photographs of the famous
Southern winter resorts and their en-
vironments. It also contains numer-
Gus views of the scenery from the
mountains to the sub-tropical scenes
of Florida and Nassau. This book
gives full and complete information,
regarding all of the leading winter re-
sorts for health or pleasure and also
a complete list of all of the smaller
hotels and boarding houses which have
accommodations for winter tourists
giving rates per day, week and month,
and other valuable data to those deslr-
ing to locate for the winter anywhere
in the South. Copy of this boo ;let
may be had by calling on or sending
one-cent stamp to E. G. Thomson, C.
P. and T. A, Savannah, Ga.-ad,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
LUNATiC TRIED TO
BURN HOUSE.

Richard Madison. colored. who lives
four miles from the city, on the Angus
ia road, yesterday in the court of Judge
Henry McAlpin, swore out a warrant
against William Stokes, also colored
who he charges with lunacy Madison
states that Stokes, in a nude condition,
came to his home and attempted to set
fire to it. and afterwards ESCAPED to
the woods. Further, S. Madison claims
that Stokes had terrorized the colored
residents of the vicinity in which he
lives. The county officers went to
Stokes home last night to arrest him
His sanity win be inquired into short
~. Stokes is said to be IS years old
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
DAY WE CELEBRATE.
Logan to Help the People Prepare
for Feast.

Without a celebration what will
Thanksgiving Day be anyway? An
American characteristic is to associate
with a complete observance of the day
good things to eat. At the hotels,
clubs and restaurants special things
go on the table. Turkey, sauce and
dumplings should be on the table of
the home as well. But where is the
housekeeper to go to find all this? Lo-
gan's is the place. He knows what to
prepare for you. This won't be his
first Thanksgiving in business Look
at his stalls during theFweek. They
will have genuine holiday appear
ance-ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
GRAND JURY IN THE SCHOOLS.

The grand jury's committee on
schools has completed it's visits of in
spection to the public schools of the
city. Those visited yesterday were the
Massie School, Chatham School No. /,
and Chatham No. 2, also the East
Broad Street Colored School and the
West Broad Street Colored School. The
other schools have already been visit
ed. Thursday and Friday. The COM
mittee consists Of: Mr.. A. S. Nichols.
chairman; Mr.. A. L. Smith and Mr.
John DerSt
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
MANY FOR LARCENY.
Recorder Held Nine Prisoners For
Judge Norwood to Punish.

Judge Norwood to Punish.
Recorder Myrick was busy man at
yesterdays session of Police Court and
a total of nine prisoners were remand
ed for trial for misdemeanors. None
of the defendants were able to fur
nish bail and all nine were committed
to Jail pending a further examination.
Henry Bryant, colored, was held for
the theft of a sample package of starch
valued at less than / cent.
Moses Gray. a 14-year-old negro ar
rested by Detective Nose Davis for
the theft of copper from the residence
of L. Sternberg, was remanded for
trial. On two other occasions for the
same offense the juvenile was dis
missed, but the evidence yesterday was
conclusive.
Lizzie Green, colored, was commit
ted for pointing pistol not in her
own defense. The prosecutrix is Lou
isa Williams of No. 1853 Reynolds
street, and it was gathered from
the testimony that the revolver was
drawn without provocation.
William Phillips, a negro arrested by
Patrolman Sheehan as a suspicious
character, was held for the theft of
coffee from G. d. Kenney & Co.
John Scott, colored, was turned over
to Judge Norwood for purloining a pair
of shoes, the property of Sallie Cato
of No. 42S Guerrard street
John johnson, a 13-year-old negro
who got away with a bicycle owned by
j. l.. Jackson, colored, could give no
satisfactory explanation of his conduct
and will have to face Judge Norwood.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
APPOINTED COMMISSIONER
OF COURT OF CLAIMS

Mr.. e. S. Abrahams has been APP
pointed by Attorney General Philander
Knox to the position of commissioner
of the Court of Claims. The appoint
ment was made through Mr.. VIM. r.
Leaken, assistant United States attor-
ney. Mr.. Abrahams has taken the
oath of Office and entered upon the du-
ties of the position These are in the
main to take testimony and act as
auditor of the many claims now pend
ing before this court. While acting in
this capacity Mr.. ,Abrahams will be
found in the office of Mr.. Leaken, in
the postoffice building.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
GETTING READY TO
MAKE CIGARS,

Representatives of the American CT
gar Company are hard at work pre-
pairing for the opening of the factory
in the Guckenheimer building next
week. Expert help will be brought
to Savannah to teach the first assort-
ment of girls that will be started in
to learn the art of making cigars
Those of the young women who are to
be given the first showing will be noti-
fed by representatives of the company
this week
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-25
CORNER STONE OF NEW
SACRED HEART CHURCH

Another gift has been made 10 the
new Sacred Heart Church. II is the
cornerstone Of the edinoe. which has
been presented by Capt T. NJ. Brady
Of Canton. ca. The stone il highly
polished and bears the inscription ~.
], .. Q. D." the motto Of the BenediC-
tines and Sacred Heart Church. Dec
7. 1902" The date 10 that on which
the corner stone VIII be lad, ss has
been announced IA the Morning News.