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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-29

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The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
INNOCENT MAN RELEASED.
Negro Who Held Up White Boys
Takes His Place I'm Jail.


Although he had confessed to De-
tective Frank Wall and a representa-
tive of the Morning News that he had
held up two white boys and taken
their guns Saturday afternoon, Curtis
James, alias Charlie Jones, colored, de-
MED his guilt to Recorder Myrick in
Police Court yesterday.
Without taking into consideration the
confession of the negro, the detectives
were able to show conclusively that
he had robbed the boys, and it was
proven that the stolen property Nhad
been found in his possession. Although
the boys had identified Gus Robinson
as the guilty man. and had caused him
to be remanded for trial in the Supe-
rior Court they admitted that they
had been mistaken and positively iden-
titled the negro arrested by Detective
Wall.
Recorder Myrick gave the bows a
lecture for not having been certain in
their Identification, of the first negro
and showed them where an innocent
man would have been punished if the
officers had not gotten the guilty one
Robinson was ordered released. and
James will have to answer for the
crime that he admitted he committed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
BENEVOLENT ASS0CIA-
TOMS CHARITY.
Reports Its Operations for the Last
Half of 1902.

The Savannah Benevolent Associa-
ton held it's semi-annual meeting at
the City Exchange yesterday after
noon. The work of the half year was
reviewed, the officers reports were re-
ceived, and a few routine matters dis
cussed. 1
President j. H. Johnston read his
report on the associations work.
Treasurer George C. Freeman read his
report on it's finances. The associa-
ton is in good condition, and it's work
is systematically conducted.
Since July when the Committee on
the Distribution of Funds was appoint
ed the following charities have become
beneficiaries in the amounts named:
Savannah Female Orphan Asylum. 5000
Froebel Circle of the Kings
Daughters Observation-Disclosures. $50
Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten. $50
r. B. Reppard, charity wood. ...... 500
Kings Daughters Union Day MUIR
Sely ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
Telfair Home for INDECENT Fee
males ......... ..................... 100
Inmates of Abrahams Home ....... 165
Council of Jewish Women ......... 100
Georgia Infirmary. Observation-Disclosures. $50
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
NO MORE WOOD THAN IN
ORDINARY WINTER.
VIII be Burned i'm savannah This
Year,

Will be Burned i'm Savannah This
Year.
Although the wood men can scarce
ly supply the demand in this cold
weather, l do not think that we will
sell more wood than we did last year."
said a prominent wood man. This
season will probably be much shorter
than it was last year. as the cold
weather was so long coming
The increased price of coal has made
the demand, for wood used in the hot
stuff stoves greater than it has ever
been, and were it not for this the sales
of wood would fall behind. Pine is
used principally for hot stuff stoves.
The dealers get their wood thirty and
forty miles from the city, and have 1t
hauled over the railroads. Every year
they have to go a little farther to get
it, but several generations will have
lived, before the supply is exhausted.
Savannahians use about 500 cords of
wood daily during winter. Only about
half of this amount is consumed dur
ing the summer At present the deal
ers sell more oak than pine, but there
is not much difference in quantity. In
summer more pine is used.
"Of course" said a dealer, " we sell
pine for heating purposes, but the most
of it is used as fuel for cooking"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
A. C. LIS SPECIAL.

Models of convenience, luxury and
artistic finish. six Pullman vestibuled
cars, a baggage car, dining car, the
sleepers Humber and Amphion, the
compartment car Patagonia, and the
library and observation car Chevalier,
constituting the Atlantic Coast Lines
New York and Florida Special No. 81,
reached Savannah yesterday afternoon
en- route to- St. Augustine from New
York.
Aboard her were fifty-nine of the
siXty-seVen passengers brought out of
Washington and a representative of
the line, Mr.. w. H. Leahy, division
passenger agent, Savannah, who had
joined the train at Charleston and
made the run to Jacksonville.
This train, as did each of the other
specials inaugurated between New
York and st. Augustine Monday, left
Washington much behind schedule
time and lost still further time run
ming through the more northerly por-
ton of the trip so that at Charleston
she was two hours and five minutes
late. 1t was known, of course, that
there would be race for first place
into Savannah, and so when a start
was finally made from Charleston the
special drawn by engine No. POI in
charge of Engineer Tom Bowling was
sent flying southwark at a speed that
at times equalled mile a minute and
which was never less than fifty miles
an hour.
The train left Charleston at 1850
o'clock eastern time, reached Savan-
nah at 1924, central time; left Savan-
nah at 1880 and arrived in Jackson
vile at 4;36, making the time from Sa-
vannah to Jacksonville, three hours
and forty-siX minutes. The train
brought to Savannah fifty-nine passen-
gers, and she carried fifty-nine into
Jacksonville.
From Savannah to Jacksonville the
train was drawn by engine No. 294, in
charge of Engineer Albert Lodge. Con-
ductor c. c. Tighlman brought the
train from Charleston to Savannah
and Conductor J. A. Palmer took it in
to Jacksonville. Each of the engineers
was accompanied on his trip by Mr..
r. r. Young, road foreman of engines
for the A. c. L. Mr.. w. H. Wright,
superintendent of the second division,
accompanied it to Jacksonville.
Mr.. Leahy was repeatedly compli-
mented on the handsome equipment of
the New York and Florida Special and
the excellent service given. He is
much pleased with the initial trip, as
the showing made is a most suspicious
one for the remainder of the season.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
EFFECT ON VEGETATION
of Cold Snap Cannot be ForetoId Mt
Present.

To what extent the crops and vege-
tables have been damaged by the
freezing weather of the past two days,
cannot be told at present, though the
opinion is that truck gardens suf-
fered badly. and it may be that the
vegetables have been totally killed and
untitled for market purposes.
In wet places the ground was frozen
Monday night and remained so yes
terday and last night, with ice from
ing wherever there was water. The
damage cannot be correctly told until
warmer weather has thawed out the
ground and vegetation, when it will be
apparent how badly produce suffered.
Local Weather Forecaster Boyer when
asked for an opinion on the probable
damage by the freeze said that he
could not tell what the damage had
been, and had no way of knowing, but
basing an opinion upon previous cold
weather, he would think that truck
gardens have been damaged consider
ably, though it may turn out that the
loss will not be as heavy as is sup
posed.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
AROUND FESTIVE BOARD
ELKS WILL GATYER.
Toast List and Menu for Their Din
ner at the De Soto Next Friday.

Toast List and Menu for Their Din
ner at the De Soto Next Friday.
The twelfth annual celebration of the
Savannah Lodge of the B. p. o. Elks
will be held in the form of a banquet
at the De Soto Friday evening. The
committee which has had the arrange
ments in charge has decided upon
list of toasts, and the speakers select
ed have accepted the compliment i'm
piled by the invitation.
The De Soto orchestra has been en-
gagged for the occasion, and an excel
lent menu has been selected for the
board. which will be spread in the spa
cious supper room of the famous hos
telry. The speakers are:
Our City" Hon. Thomas NJ. Nor
wood.
Woman" Hon. ]. r. Saussy.
THE Press" Hon. p. A. Stovall.
Our Sister Societies." Hon. W. c.
Hartridge.
The Bar" Mr.. Robert ]. Travis.
The menu will be as follows:
Blue Points.
Terrapn al Anglais.
Small Patties a la Ruin.
Celery Sailed Almonds. Olives
Baked Shad al Espagnole.
Potatoes Duchesse.
Fillet of Beef Larded Mushrooms
String Beans.
Sweet Breads. "Pique." Green Peas.
Asparagus au Benrre.
Champagne Punch.
Roast Quail au Cresson.
Lettuce and Tomato Salad
Assorted Cakes.
Neopolitan Ice Cream.
Roquefort Cheese. Toasted Crackers.
Fruit. Coffee.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
ESCAPING CONVICT CAUGHT
WITH GUN AND DOGS.
Waved Farewell to the Guard
Whose Gun Failed to Fire.

Whose Gun Failed to Fire.
Yelling goodbye to the guard, John
Scott, a convict at camp No. 2 made
his escape into the cane-brake in Pipe
maker swamp. while the chagrined
guard vainly endeayored to shoot him.
The gun, instead of firing merely
snapped, the negro the while waving
triumphantly at the guard. who, with
eighteen other convicts in charge,
could not pursue him.
Scott did not make his escape alto
gether though, and now lies critically
wounded in the Jail hospital, where he
was brought during the morning by
the authorities at the camp. AS soon
as the negro had succeeded in elud-
ing the guard the matter was brought
to the attention of the head guard,
who put bloOdhounds on his tracks,
ana, in less than two hours time, ef-
fected an arrest, not, however, until
the negro. refusing to halt, had been
brought to earth by a load of buck
shot.
The partially successful attempt to
escape occurred on Monday afternoon.
Nineteen knights of the stripe, under
Guard Bell. were working near the
f1oodgate in Pipemaker swamp. The
vegetated in the whole area of the
swamp. AS the guard turned to give
some directions to two men behind
him, Scott dropped his shovel and babe
him farewell.
The guards gun missed fire and the
negro disappeared. Bell Immediately
reported the matter to Head Guard
Davis. who secured hounds and put
them on the trail. The soil being
soft, the hounds had no difficulty in
running down the criminal, though
their Roadway was necessarily slow.
When the pursuing party came in
sight of the fleeing negro he was or
dered 10 halt. He did not heed the in
junction, but again waved at his pur-
suers Then one of the party, with
a single shot, brought him low.
1t was thought at first that the ne
gro was fatally wounded but with
careful attention at the Jail hospital
he has improved, and it was reported
last night that he would probably re-
cover. In all, there are seven buck
shot in his body, two of which are
lodged i'm the back and five in the
right arm. The wounds in the back
are above the kidneys, and are not
necessarily dangerous. The wounds in
the arm are of a more serious nature.
The negro has been in the chain
gang but little over a month, having
been sent up for a twelVe-months'
term on a charge of larceny. He be-
gan serving his term on Dec. 5. AS
soon as he has sufficiently recovered,
he will again go before Judge Nor
wood, when, it is probable, an addi-
tional twelve months will be added to
his sentence, to be served at the ex-
piration of his present sentence next
nappr1he
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
THREE FAST FLYERS
PASSED THROUGH SAVANNAH FROM
NEW YORK TO ST. AUGUSTINE.
ARRIVED ALMOST TOGETHER.
ALL OF THEM MADE REMARK ABLE
RUNS TO GAIN LOST TIME.

Senboard Florida Limited Arrived
at 1925, A. c. LIS New York and
Florida Special at 1894 and
SOuthern's Palm Limited at 12:3G.
Each of Trains Marked by EIe-
gance, Comfort and Speed-PaIm
Limited Claims GA Passengers, A.
c. l.. o. out of Washington, and
Out-Race South Continued from
Savannah-A. c. l.. Made Remark
able Trip to Jacksonville.
Racing for the South at the fastest
the three special tourist trains inaugu-
rated between New York and St. Au
gustine Monday by the Atlantic
Coast Line, the Southern Railway and
the Seaboard All Line, reached Sa-
vannah yesterday afternoon with a
difference of only a very few minutes
between their arrivals. The trains are
the Seaboard Florida Limited, of the
Seaboard Air Line, the Atlantic Coast
Lines New York and Florida Special,
and the Southerns Palm Limited.
They reached Savannah in the order
named the Seaboard Florida Limited
at 1925 o'clock p. m, the New York
and Florida Special at 1894 and the
Palm Limited at 1886. Each was
considerable off schedule time because
of delays experienced north of Wash
ington. To make up as much of this
time as possible before reaching St.
Augustine was the desire of every man
aboard and each train was materially
assisted in the opportunity to get this
chance by the excellent way they were
ton by Station Master r. G. Matthews
and his assistant Mr.. Perry.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
WAS BURIED IN ROME.

Particulars of the Death and Fun
ernl of the Late Wallace s. Jones.
The particulars of the death and
funeral of the late Wallace Savage
Jones have been communicated to
friends in the city. The malady which
resulted in the demise of the late con-
sui gneeral at Rome seems to have
been aneurism of the aorta. He was
buried Dec. 80, from the English and
American Episcopal Church in Rome
of which church he was a vestryman.
The sudden death of Mr.. Jones was
reported in the Morning News. In ad-
dition to the honors named, he gained
a bachelors degree from Sorbonne
University in Paris was member of
the state Legislature of Florida; a
member of the Governors staff of that
state, and lately represented the
United States at health conference
in Vienna.
Mr.. Jones' sister, Miss l.. Noble
Jones, will continue to reside in Rome,
where she and her brother has resided
for several years prior to his death.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
WINCHESTER BULLET
STOPPED THIEF.
Negro Hog Thief Had Already Been
Wounded With BuckshOt.


Caught in the act of carrying a
stolen hog from Ossabaw Island Gen
eral' Morningstar, a negro, was shot
in the right foot and shoulder with a
load Of buckshot and an hour later
was stopped by a bullet from a Win
chester. The rife ball entered the ne
gro's left side and inflicted a wound
that may terminate fatally.
The shooting was done by S s. Sas-
ser, who raises hogs on the island, and
the wounded negro was brought to the
city yesterday and sent to the Georgia
Intirmary for treatment. Sasser and
Ex-Patrolrnan J. w. Larscy, who
raise hogs on the same island, brought
the wounded prisoner to the city and
made a statement of the shooting at
police headquarters. Later they went
before a magistrate and had a warrant
issued charging Morningstar with the
theft of a hog.
Morningstar and a companion named
Bob Williams were discovered by Mr..
Sasser late Monday afternoon with a
hog that they had stolen. There had
been considerable stealing of this sort
going on and Mr.. Sasser was on the
alert. He ordered the men to halt
was in his boat and tried to make his
escape. Mr.. Sasser tried to shoot the
bottom out of the boat and fired three
shots before he shot at the negro. The
fourth charge of buckshot struck the
negro, but did not stop him and he
got out of range.
While the shooting was going on
Williams made his escape on the island
and Sasser rode for assistance. He got
Lariscy and the two rode to another
part of the island for the purpose of
cutting off the man in the boat. In
the meantime Sasser had secured a
Winchester and when Morningstar was
seen he was again ordered to halt. Mr..
Sasser says the negro reached down
into his boat, as if he were going to
get a weapon. and that he then fired
the ball that entered the negro's side.
The shot had the desired effect, and the
thief was captured with the stolen hog
No trace of Williams could be discoV-
cred and the wounded man was brought
to the city.
This was the story told by Sasser and
Lariscy to a representative of the
Morning News at police headquarters,
but Morningstar had another version
After he had been taken to the infirm-
airy he secured counsel and declared
that he had been shot down without
cause. The negroes at Montgomery
were stirred up over the shooting, and
it was reported that there might be
further trouble. Sasser engaged the
services of Raiford Fallgant, Esq.
who left for Montgomery last night
with his client. At an early hour
this morning the wounded negro was
resting quietly, and there is a chance
for his recovery.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
FOR PARTY REASONS
J. ROBERT DREAMER wITHDRAWs
HIS CANDIDACY.
BAILEY NOW UNoPPoSED.
CLERK OF COUNCIL WILL NOT
HAVE OPPOSITION.

Mr.. Creamer Announces That He Has
Determined Not to Make the Race.
His Candidacy Had Caused Much
Discussion - Citizens Club Leader
Says His Retirement els His I'm
selfish Contribution TO Harmony"
Il. }. Thomas VIII Probably Be
come Candidate for Director of
Public wOrks-Edward PentOn for
Plumbing Inspector.
Il have decided not to make the race
for clerk of Council. l do this upon
the advice of friends, purely for party
reasons"
Mr.. J. Robert Creamer, who in the
Morning News on Sunday announced
his candidacy, made this statement
yesterday. His candidacy had been
widely discussed and was the chief
topic in political circles.
A prominent leader of the Citizens
Club faction, in discussing Mr.. Cream
er's decision not to make the race for
clerk of Council, said that Mr.. Cream
er had again given signal evidence of
his fealty to the party. He is we'll
liked and the party owes him much, ="
said the leader. He would have made
a most formidable candidate. His
friends would have rallied to his sup
port to a man. His retirement is his
unselfish contribution to harmony"
The retirement of Mr.. Creamer prob
ably means that Clerk w. p. Bailey
will be elected without opposition. He
has made most efficient clerk of
Council and is popular with the MEM
bers of the present Board of Aldermen
who have had an opportunity of no
ucmg his ability. While the retire
ment of Mr. Dreamer leaves a clean
field for Mr.. Bailey there are other city
officers who will not be so fortunate.
1t was stated generally yesterday that
r.. j. Thomas, county surveyor, will
oppose George M. Gadsden for direc-
tor of public works Edward Penton
will most likely oppose Frank Cam
pos as plumbing inspector.
1t may be that other opposition will
develop before the election.sof city Of
ficers on the night of the 26th. So far
Foreman Porter Mcfarland is the only
opponent to Superintendent Mcguire
and there have been 20 other candi-
dates for superintendent of police.
Prominent members of the Citizens
Club declare that Charles Garfunkel
will land in this berth without much
of an effort and that Mounted Ser
geant Walter Fleming will get a lieu
tenancy. The new board will be
sworn in at noon on the 18th, and will
elect officers that evening.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
SEABOARD LED
THE PROCESSION.

The Seaboard and Florida Limited
No. 81 of the Seaboard Air Line was
the first of the limited trains to reach
Savannah yesterday arriving here at
1925 p. m. and leaving five minutes
later to continue her trip to St. Au-
gustine. The train, a solid vesti-
buled one of Pullman cars, consisted
of baggage car No. All, dining car Casa
Monica, observation car Panza, sleeper
Texas and compartment car San vi
cente.
The entire train is as complete
handsome and we'll furnished as could
well be desired. Conductor Loftin was
in charge of her from Columbia to
Jacksonville and Engineer Tom North
with engine No. GA drew her from Co
lumbia to Savannah. From Savan-
nah to Jacksonville she was drawn by
engine No. 619 in charge of Engineer
Dudly Fleming. M. Stephens was in
charge of the dining car and j. l..
Lank in charge as Pullman conductor.
When the train reached Savannah she
carried forty-eight passengers; six
were added here for the trip further
South. Mr.. w. E. Conklin. general
agent. passenger department of Wash
ington, accompanied the train from
New York to St. Augustine.
There was not a second of time lost
on schedule after the train was deliv-
cred to the Seaboard Air Line at Rich
mond, on the contrary Engineer North
made up twenty minutes between CO.
lumbia and Savannah, making the run
142 miles, in two hours and fifty-five
minutes, this despite the fact that sew
eral stops were made for railroad cross
ings and draw bridges.
This train does not make stops for
passengers between Columbia and
Jacksonville, except at Savannah and
at Thalman, at Thalman for the Bruns-
wick and Jekyl Island business. The
officers of the Seaboard Air Line in
Savannah are quite satisfied, not only
with the makeup of the train, but also
with the excellent showing she made
IN ber first trim
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
NEARLY $4,000 COLLECTED
IN THE CARTER CASE.
Report of Clerk shows About S35, 900
in Registry of q. =. Court.

i'm Registry of 4. :. Court.
The report of Clerk H. H. King, of
the United States Circuit and District
Courts for the Southern district of
Georgia, showing the funds in the
registry of the courts, and the dis
bursements and receipts from this
source, has been completed and for
warded to Judge Speer The report
which was neatly tabulated by Deputy
Clerk s. F. b. Gillespie, is so divided
as to show the funds in each of the
courts.
The report shows that there are now
on deposit in the Merchants National
Bank, the designated repository of the
courts, $S5.171.63, of which amount $32,-
274.34 is deposited to the credit of the
Circuit Court. OF this latter amount,
$22.517.43 is deposited in the case of the
United States against Oberlin M. Car
ter, and awaits the determination of
that suit, which is a civil proceeding
instituted for the purpose. of marshall
ing all of the property of. the defenu-
ant, to which the government lays
claim.
This is great increase over the
amount to the credit of the court in
the last report, When $,24l.0I conSu-
tuted the funds of the court in bank,
there having been $685. 57 received since
that time, nearly all of which awaits
the determination of the Carter case.
The disbursements have amounted to
$780, all except a few dollars of which
have been paid out in the same litiga-
ton.
The remaining thousands, outside of
that collected in the Carter case. rep
resent amounts deposited in various
civil proceedings or amounts received
from deceased seamen or deserters.
The amount of money in the registry
of the District Court is shown by the
report to be S2.S97.29.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14
AGREED NOT TO SUE;
SUED AND LOST.
When Agreement Was Produced in
Railway Case Counsel Settled.

When Agreement Was Produced in
Railway Case Counsel Settled.
The introduction in evidence by the
railroad company of an agree
ment which debarred the COM
plainant from recovering damages
for injuries, brought the case of Henry
Washington against the Savannah
Florida and Western Railroad to a
sudden termination in the City Court
yesterday. When this instrument was
proven, and it was shown that the
plaintiff had, for a monetary consid-
GRAFTON, agreed not to bring suit
against the railroad in the event of in
jury, counsel for plaintiff voluntarily
dismissed its case.
Washington, who was formerly
fireman in the employ of the company,
sued the railroad for $4,000, which
amount he claimed he was damaged
by reason of its negligence in leaving
an iron apron in bad repair in the en-
CINE, as the result of which he tripped
and was thrown from the moving en-
CINE into the outer darkness.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-14

The Atlantic Coast Line announces
resumption of service of this magnif-
cent train, consisting of Pullman COM
partment. sleeping, dining, and library
observation cars, electric lighted, steam
heated. The highest standard of ex-
cellence. First train southbound. leaves
New York 2:10 D. m, Jan. r. arrives
Savannah 1850 a. m, Jan. 10. leaves
Savannah 10:55 a. m. Central time
one hour Slower than city time). ar,
rives Jacksonville 2:50 p. M, arrives
St. Augustine p. m. First train
northbound, will leave st. Augustine
11:40 a, m, Jan. IA, arrive Savannah
$40 p. m. leave Savannah 5:l5 o. M,
Central time), arrive New York 4.4s
p. m'' Following day. Service to con-
unue during the winter season. For
full information as to rates, reserva-
tons, etc, apply city ticket agent, De
Soto Hotel; both phones 70; Union
Depot agent, Georgia phone 911, Bell
273--ad.