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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03

at about 8 o'clock. but did not begin
work on the window until an hour
later Detective Frank WALL one of
the best shots in the department, and
one of Superintendent Garfunkers most
reliable men, was on duty in the house.
The officer stationed himself in the
front parlor, the room which the burg
lar had crossed four times in safety.
Each hour and half hour the detective
heard strike, and with daylight only
two hours away he began to think the
night had been wasted.
Shortly before o'clock Wall saw
negro walking rapidly on CASTOR street
from Drayton. When the house was
reached he stopped and sat down at
the edge of the yard. He remained
there five or ten minutes and then
crawled in on the lawn and concealed
himself under some shrubbery. For
forty-five minutes the negro did not
attempt to leave his hiding place, and
the detective kept his eye on the spot.
At five minutes to o'clock the sus-
pect crawled across the lawn to the
porch.
Saw Him Working At Window.
Slowly and softly he unfastened the
blinds of the parlor window opening
on the porch. He lost no time in get
ting to work and with a knife began
cutting the putty from around the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
GEORGIA TEAM MAY YET
GO TO SEA GIRT.

VIII BE Allowed Ammunition With
which to Prepare for the Contest.
Col. George T. Cam is in receipt of a
communication from the adjutant gen.
eral at Washington, informing him
that 10000 rounds of ammunition has
been authorized for the respective
states, to be used in preparation for
the National Rifle Contest at Sea Girt,
Sept. SO.
In response to this advice, Col. Cam
has written to learn under what con-
ditions and under whose auspices the
match will be shot. Since the match
comes about ten days later than the
interstate shoot, it is probable, in the
event the reply of the adjutant gen.
eral is satisfactory. that Georgia will
be represented. If this is determined,
her share of the 10000 rounds of am
munition may be used by the Geor-
CLANS in the interstate and state
shoots, and subsequent thereto.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03

score of citizens in his cell at the sta
ton house. The prisoner was not
laxative, and when arrested denied
that he was guilty of any crime. Later
he admitted to a representative OF the
Morning News who was present when
the arrest was made that he was shot
while attempting to enter the home of
Mr. Myers.
Had the stolen Property.
Upon the person of the negro and
in the room that he occupied, and In
still another room in Perry lane, near
Price street, enough evidence was Sc
cured to connect him with seven bur-
glaries. 1t is expected that he has
been connected with several others.
Upon the occasion of his first visit
to the Myers residence Walters Sc
cured $35. He says he put this amount
away" On the second visit he got
$40 and a pair of Mr.. Myers sus-
penders. These were found on his
trousers. The third visit resulted in
his getting 1920, shirt studs and cuff
buttons. None of this property has yet
been recoved No. burglary, when
Detective Bostick was supposed to be
watching the house, resulted in dia-
mond ring and some underclothing.
The ring was recovered a few hours
later, and the underclothes were found
last night. Pawnbroker Blumenthal, in
whose place the ring was pawned, saw
Walters shortly after his arrest and
promptly identified him as the man
who secured 81 on the sparkers.
on the night of July 20 the home
of n. Coleman of No. I'LL Abercorn
street was entered, and among other
things a gun metal match safe was
taken. This was recovered from Wait
ers, and he will answer for the Cole
man robbery also.
A pair of trousers and a Waterbury
watch were also taken from the pris-
oner. quite recently it was reported
at police headquarters that this prop
erty had been stolen, but the detec-
tives have misplaced the name and ad-
dress of the man who made the re-
port. They are anxious to have him
call at headquarters and identity his
property.
Robbers Fifth visit.
Walters paid his nth visit to the
Myers residence on Forsyth Park place
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
TRIED TO BRAIN
POLICE OFFICER
Prisoner Put Up Vicious Fight and
Was Badly Beaten,

Prisoner Put Up Vicious Fight and
Was Badly Beaten.
In an effort to brain Patrolman Bar
ney Ungar and Patrol Wagon Driver
Dyer with a crowbar. Arthur Scott,
colored, was badly beaten yesterday.
The negro fought the officers like a
demon.
1t was reported at police headquar-
tiers that drunken negro had cursed
and kicked several children in the
neighborhood OF Perry and Price
streets. Officer Ungar, on duty at
headquarters, was hurried around the
corner. Scott declared that he would
not be taken, and Dyer ran to Ungar's
assistance when he saw what was
happening.
scout seized a crowbar and made for
the officers, at the same time cursing
ana shouting at the top OF his voice
The officers closed in on the man, but
We're forced TO use their biIlies before
the police station house was reached
me negro was only partly under the
hnuence Of liquor and put up a stiff
night he made several attempts 10
bite the men who had him IN custody
The prisoner win be arraigned before
Recorder Myrick in Police "--'rt this
morning
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03

wounds, and the blood stains were
followed on the pavement to Dray-
ton street. The burglar turned north
and at Gordon lane went toward AID
ercorn.s The trail of blood was fol-
lowed slowly. but faithfully.
North on Abercorn street the wound
ed man ran or staggered, leaVihs
blood stains in his wake. AT Gordon
street he cut across in front or WeS-
ley Monumental Church and contln-
ued north on DraytOn. The trail was
followed by the officers as far as
Charlton street and there 1t was lost
until after daylight, when 1t was again
picked up and carried down to LID
ertv. and then east for short DIS
lance.
When the trail was lost at Charlton
street and no trace of the negro could
be found in the outhouses and other
buildings that were seasoned 1t was
decided to secure bloodhounds.
Messengers were sent to the convict
camps and to the Mill-HaVen Com
pany, where Chief Deputy Sweeney's
dogs are kept The hounds were
brought to the city in a hurry, and
in less than two hours after the shots
had been fired the dogs were given
the trail. The blood was still fresh
anu was easily lOllOMSu ny Tic OlllSSl
for blocks. But the dogs that had been
secured failed to work. They licked
the warm blood, but did not even
cover the ground that the plain
clothes men had gone over. Starting
at the home of Mr.. Myers and all along
the route taken by the wounded bur-
glar the noses of the dogs were put
to the ground without result, and the
hunt of the hounds was a failure. The
officers We're Disguised, and the dogs
were sent back to the camps.
Police Were Active.
Physicians, druggists and officers of
railway stations were promptly noti-
fed of what had occurred and before 8
o'clock hundreds of people knew that
the Mysterious Burglar" had been
badly wounded by Detective Wall.
All day the police kept up the search
and the regular spoilers were never
in greater demand. Every corner of
the city was secured for the negro and
every conceivable avenue of escape
was cut off. The activity of the police
directed by their chief, brought it's re-
suit when Detectives Wall and Murphy
located the wounded negro shortly be-
fore o'clock.
Crowds Visited Scene.
During the day hundreds passed the
Myers residence and inspected the
shattered window glass and COM
mented upon the accuracy of Detec-
tive Walls aim. The three bullet
holes were in circle no larger than a
plate.
The blood stains in the street were
also plainly seen. That they were
those left by Walters is shown by the
fact that the negro admitted he went
over the route named, then east on
Liberty street to Houston, and north
to Oglethorpe avenue.
Under instruction from Chief Gar
funkel, Ella Mcintosh and Fannie
Law, the women in whose house the
wounded burglar was found, were held
at the station house. The man who
was with Walters when Detective Wall
burst into his room was not molested.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
STEPPED BACKWARDS
LANDED ON HEAD.
Excursionist from Scarborough
Cn,na Naar Killing HfmseIf

ExcursIonist from scarborough
Came Near Killing Himself.
A we'll dressed white man. apparent
ly about As years of age, stepped off a
moving car on West Broad street, near
Charlton last night at about $3.50
o'clock and sustained painful although
not necessarily serious injuries.
The man was evidently an excursion
list, and was on car No. 3, running as
a special on the Liberty street line,
from the Tybee depot. He had board
ed the car at the depot and when the
car stopped at the Central of Georgia
passenger station to allow others to
alght he apparently did not realize
that this was his destination. Conduc-
tor w. L. Harley called the stop and
several passengers got out. The car
started again and was crossing Charl-
ton street when a man got up and TAX
ing the post with his right hand. swung
around and off to the ground. When
his feet touched the ground he was
facing the rear, and the motion i'm
parted by the car threw him heavily
upon his back.
The car was stopped and several per-
sons went to the assistance of the in
jured man. He was found to be I'M
conscious and was sent to the Savan-
nah Hospital. In his pocket were
found return ticket to Scarborough
and a few dollars in money. He re-
manned unconscious all night but it
was thought at the hospital that he
would come out all right and that there
would be no serious consequences from
his fall. The man was alone on the
car and all efforts to discover his name
proved unavailing. He is a man of me-
dunn size. with blonde mustache and
hro hof
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03

window glass. Wall heard the knife
scraping against the glass and got UP
from the settee in the corner so that
he could be in a better position to
cope with the burglar when he en-
tered the dark room.
AS the officer arose a slight sound
was made, and the negro stopped his
work Standing in the middle of the
parlor floor the detective commanded
full view of the window. The cur
tain had been pulled down and he
could only see the shadow of the man
on the outside. This was made posi-
Bile by an electric light in Forsyth
Park. The negro had heard the noise
and was frightened. 1t looked as if
gerous job that he had undertaken
Slowly he was closing the outside
shutters and getting ready to depart.
Wall Shot Fast.
In an instant Detective Wall realized
that his burglar was going to leave
him. He leveled his revolver and in
rapid succession sent three bullets
bursting through the window shade
and crashing through the glass. There
were screams of murder and police
from the outside and the officer knew
that his aim had been true.
The parlor door leading into the hall
had been locked by Mr.. Myers so that
if the burglar got inside he could not
get out with very much ease This ne
cessitated Wall running back through
the dining room and then forward the
length of the hall. The floor of the hall
is of hardwood finish and slippery. A
few feet from the front door the detec-
tive struck a rug that suddenly slipped
from under him and sent him to the
floor.
Srattered With Blood.
The officer regained his feet in.
hurry and went on the porch expect
ing to find his man dead. Neither the
shooting nor the detectives fall had
awakened Mr.. Myers, and Wall found
himself on the outside alone. The
stoop was sDattered with blood, but
the burglar was not in sight. In order
TO attract the attention of other Of
flcers the detective fired two shots in
the air.
Nearly all of the plain clothes men
had gone to the scene of the supposed
murder in Collinsville, but several put
in an appearance and assisted Wall in
searching the shrubbery in Forsyth
Park. 1t was known that. the man
had been badly wounded. and IL was
believed that he had run into the park.
In remarkably short space Of time
large detail OF men appeared and
the search for the wounded burglar
was beSun in earnest.
A Trail of Blood.
The negro bIed profusely from his
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
POLICE ANSWERED
WOMAN'S SCREAMS.

The screams of a woman near An
derson and Drayton streets aroused the
neighborhood and ATTRACTED the atten-
ton of several officers during the
morning between 4 and o'clock. The
plain clothes men were on the scene
in a jiffy, but the house was securely
fastened and there had been no bur-
glar in the vicinity. A suspect was
picked up several blocks away, but
readily accounted for his presence in
the neighborhood.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
IN FIT OF PASSION
MAN USED AN AK.

smarting under an insult that he
claims was offered hirH Frank Sea-
book, colored, almost killed Willie
Scott, another negro, living at No. 662
Bay street. west, at an early hour YES
terday morning.
Seabrook went at Scott with an ax
and almost succeeded in putting his
enemy away for keeps Scott was had
ly injured, and it was at first renorted
to the police that he would die. Soroa
time afterwards, Seabrook was made a
prisoner by Patrolman Hicks. He viii
De required to answer a charge of as
suit with intent to murder. a.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
ESCAPED FROM HOSPITAL.

Negro, Badly Wounded, Did Not
Like to stay at Georgia Infrmnry.
Jasper Hubbard, a negro who was
taken to the Georgia Infirmary last
night in order that numerous wounds
on his head which he received in a
fight at Lincoln Park, might be
dressed, escaped from that institution
a few minutes after his arrival. and
has not been heard of since.
Hubbard was badly beaten up on the
head. He was carried to 544 New
street few minutes after the fight.
and an ambulance was sent for. The
colored ambulance responded, and took
the man to the infirnary. No arrests
were made, the matter not being re-
ported to the police.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
KILLED A MAD DOG.

Lack of water and the hot weather
conspired yesterday to give hydropho-
bia to large dog, which, at the time
he went mad, was frequenting the
neighborhood in the vicinity of Perry
street, west. The mad animal ran
upon the stoop at III West Perry
street, where he was killed by the oc-
cupants of the house.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
LEGAL SALES.
CITY MARSHALS SALE.

City Marshars ONCE, SaVan-
nah, Ca, July. %, 19O3.-Under ~
and Opening Streets, and according 70
a resolution of Council passed A ppiid
Is, 1903, l will offer for sale, at PUBIC
cutlery, to the highest and best pa,
der, in front of the Court House u N
the city of Savannah, on TUESpAn ls
AUG. A. 1903, between the legal ho guaS
of sale, the following descrieee &c
property of the city OF "a
vannah, to wit Improvements IN IN
lot No. 1, Meldrim ward ~,
line Of Thirty-fifth street, formerly
owned by Cecilia Madison and Others others
Terms cash, purchaser to rel5 5ote
buildings within sixty days from oa'0
HENRY E. DREEsoN, City Mar
shall
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
Queen of summer Trips"

Baltimore and Philadelphia by sen.
Merchants and Miners Transporta-
ton Company have on sale summer
excursion tickets 20 Baltimore, S22:
Philadelphia. s2s; Washington, s24, In.
Guiding meals and stateroom berth.
Excursion tickets on sale 70 all East
ern resorts. Send for Tour Book. ].
W. Smith. Agent, il2 Bull street.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03

$3.50 round trip, Savannah 70
Washington. D. c., and return, via At
lantie Coast Line. Tickets now on
sale. limited to return Oct. 81. 1903.
passenger service unexcelled.
For Pullman reservations, rates. etc.
see tickets agents. De Soto Hotel both
phones ls,l and Union Depot. Bell
phone. 2s5; Georgia phone, aii.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. II
soothes the child. softens the gums
allays all pain. cures wind collie ana
- the best remedy for Diarrhosa
Twenty-Five cents a bottle.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
Reservations on old Dominion $. s.

Purchase tickets via seaboard Air
Line Railway to New York in connec-
ton with Old Dominion Steamship
Company, and all reservations will be
made at city ticket office, No. Bull
street: phone 2S.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03

he fired at burglar. H'1F!
2-W looking lawn
sitting when arrived
in robber standing when shot
in glass indicated by dots
leading to hall; locked from outside.
parlor dining
door into hail. through which Wall
s-Where detective fell while following
Frontd Of
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03

1872, Savannah to New York and re-
turn, via Atlantic Coast Line, Norfolk
and Old Dominion Steamship Company.
See ticket agents for full information.
-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
PLAYE R

REV. DIR. VAN DEvENTER POINTS
OUT EVIL OF GAMES OF CHANCE.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03

Walters paid his NTH visit to the
Myers residence on Forsyth Park place
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03

20 negrO Dc profuseIy DOM be-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-05
WAKEFIELD WINS.
Elected by Good Majority for Cover.
nor of MARYLAND,

Elected by Good Majority for Cover.
nor of Maryland.
Baltimore, Nov. AT O'Clock this
morning returns from 254 precincts of
the 308 in Baltimore city have been
counted and show a majority of 4,842
for Edwin Warfield, Democratic can.
didate for governor.
1t is quite certain that the returns
from the 81 precincts will Increase
this lead. Complete returns have
not been received from any one Of the
81 Maryland counties, but the returns
received indicate that there will be a
Democratic majority of 1000 in the
counties and that Warfelds plurality
in the city and county probably W
reach 1000.
The Democrats in Baltimore city
elect their entire local ticket, includ.
ing three supreme court judges, three
orphans court judges, court clerks
and sheriff.
Chief Judge McSherry, Of the court
of appeals, Is reelected. The Dem.
ocrats have elected a substantial ma.
jority of the legislature, thus insurins
a Democratic successor to United
States Senator McComas.
The unprecedented delay in count.
Ing the returns is due to the extraor.
dinarily large size Of the ticket, an6
to the election which requires voters
to mark a cross opposite each named
voted for.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-05
IN KENTUCKY.
Returns Give Governor Beckham a
Majority of 26,5OO.

Returns Give Governor Beckham a
Majority of 26,5oo.
Louisville, KY, Nov. 4.-Returns re
ceived from 83 counties, a number oil
which are incomplete, give Governor
Beckham, Democratic candidate for
governor, a majority of 26,50O.
These figures, however, do not in.
dicate his real majority, for the rea
son that most of the SO counties re
naming to be heard from are normal
ly Republican. Seven of these coun
ties are in the eleventh district and
each will give majority Iof 800 OF
more
Many of the other counties are
mountain counties in remote sections
and it may be two or three days be
fore complete unofficial returns are
obtained On the other hand, BecR
hams majority in the SO counties
heard from will probably be swelled
by the missing precincts when they
are supplied. Roughly speaking. i,
order to attain the $4,000 or more ma
jority expected on the final count, hi
lead in the 83 counties mentioned
should be increased to 100000 The &c
counties remaining will probably re
duce this by about 10000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-05

result is generally commented on more
as a Hanna victory than anything
else.
Chairman Dick, of the Republican
party, says:
"Hanna's personality did it."
More complete legislative returns
show that the Republicans have over
three-fourths in each branch for the re-
vision of the new municipal code on
which Mayor Johnson made an issue.
The senate stands % Republicans. q
Democrats-majority 25. The house
stands so Republicans, 20 Democrats
majority 20. The majority on joint
ballot for United States Senator is
95, or four times the total Democrat
ic membership. The constitutional
amendments for all counties to have
separate legislative representation, for
the veto power and for single liability
on stock were adopted and probably
the one on taxation, but not the one
for the classification of cities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-05
IN OHIO.
Plurality of FIerrick over Johnson Viii
Exceed $4,000.

Plurality of EIerrick over Johnson vii
Exceed 125,oo0.
Columbus, O., Nov. 4-More com
plete returns today Indicate that the
plurality of Herrick, Republican, over
Johnson, Democrat, will exceed for gov
srnor 125,OOO, but that the rest of the
Republican state ticket will not have
so large plurality. AS the Republic
ans not only carried the doubtful coun-
ties and districts, but also some that
were conceded to the Democrats, the
majority on joint ballot in the legis-
lature for the reelection of Senator
Hanna is now placed at 80 out of a
total membership in both branches of
143, almost three times as many as
two years ago, when the Republicans
had what was considered an unprece-
dented majority of 35 on joint ballot
for the reelection of Senator Foraker
Senator Hanna had only one majority
on joint ballot six years ago, and as
he was the issue In this camDaign. tn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-05
LONDON COMMENT.
Regret Is Expressed at Tammany's
Victory.

Regret Is Expressed at Tammany's
Victory.
London, Nov. 4.-Such comment as
the afternoon papers make on the re.
suit of the election Tuesday in New
York expresses regret at Tammanys IS
victory.
The Pail Mall Gazette says it gives
the world lesson that purity is not
inherent in Democratic form of gov.
ernment."
The st. James Gazette bitterly as,
sails Tammany, saying the result "is
one which every honest person must
deeply lament and proves how power.
less is true opinion to make it's weigh
felt under the Republican system
when it is confronted by machinery
of an unscrupulous organization.
Richard Croker telegraphed as fol
lows to the Associated Press:
Vantage, Nov Al have nothing
to say on the result of the election.
(Signed) Richard Croker"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-05
VERDICT REACHED.
Case of Midshipmen Charged With
Haz ind at ANNAPOLIS.

Case of Midshipmen Charged With
Haz ing at Annapolis.
Annapolis, Md, Nov A verdict
has been reached by the courtmartial
sitting at the naval academy in one
of the three cases of midshipmen who
are charged with hazing. It Is that
of John H. Lofland, of Oskaloosa, Iowa.
The finding will not be made public
until it has received the approval of
the secretary of the navy.
LOveland was charged with causing
Midshipman w. W. Lawrence, of Colo
RADIO, to stand on his head and COM
pelling Midshipman Churchill Humph-
reys, of Kentucky, to undergo a. sys-
tenn of vigorous physical exercise.
The case of Midshipman Earl V
Chaffee, of Rhinelander, Wis, is now
being tried.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-11-05
Dropped Dead at PolIino Place.

New York, Nov. 4.-Dr. E. C. Angel,
81 years of age, who had practieed
medicine in New York 40 years, anQ
was well known as a writer for medi
cal magazines, dropped dead at h
polling place in Brooklyn as he was
about to take his ballot to the boo
He had been Republican partisan
since the formation of the party and
told his family before leaving home
that he intended to scratch his ticket
for the first time in so years and vote
for Comptroller Grout.