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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
POSTOFFICE CLERK
ARRESTED FOR STEALING.

mination of w. Parker White
VIII Re Held This Morning.
The preliminary hearing in the case
of w. Parker White. distributing clerk
at the postoffice, against whom a war
rant for stealing from the mails was
issued by United States Commissioner
Ryals yesterday, will be held this
morning at IL o'clock.
1t is expected that White will plead
guilty to the charge against him, since
he has admitted his guilt. The only
witnesses who have been summoned
are the United States postoffice in
spector who. caused his arrest
superintendent of delivery. The
latter witnessed the preparation
of the decoy letter, which resulted in
Whites arrest. noted the numbers on
the bills enclosed and mailed the let
ter.
For some time it has been known
that some one was stealing from the
mails, complaints of late having been
frequent. About ten days ago the post
office inspectors Office was notified, and
since that time an inspector has kept
his vigil in the lookout above the de-
livery department. He detected the
YOUNG lndl DIS ne was nidlnS letter
in his clothes. His apprehension and
confession followed, and a warrant.
charging him with theft from the mails,
was issued against him.
White admits the theft of the par
ticular letter. the marked money haY-
ing been found on him, but denies that
he has committed other peculatlons.
The authorities, however. think that
they have the man who has systemati-
cally distracted valuables for some
time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
FEW OFFERINGS
FOR AUGUST SALES.

AuctIoneers Prefer to Hold Proper
ty for Disposal at Private Sale.
There will be few offerings at the
August sales before the Court House
this morning Just at this time many
people are away for the summer, and
the real estate market. like all other
departments of trade, is little dull
The auctioneers know when to hold
their property for private sale, and
when to put it under the hammer.
They say that better results may be
had at this time by employing the for
mer method.
A few pieces of country and city
property and several shares of stock
viii be offered. Among the country
offerings is the Robbins place" at Ty-
bee, it being known as lot 5, section
2 of the recent subdivision, the lot
containing a four-room cottage.
One of the best pieces of city prop
erty' to be offered is near the corner
of Abercorn street and Park avenue,
the lot and Improvement being deSig-
mated as the eastern portion of lot
IS, White ward.
Under an order from the Court of
Ordinary u. H. McLaws, the sub
trustee of the children of George R.
Millen, will sell, as the property of
the estate of Mrs. Cornelia NJ. Millen,
ia shares of the capital stock of the
Southwestern Railroad Company and
four of the third income bonds of
the Central of Georgia Railway Com
pany of $1,000 each.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
SIMMONS BODY SENT HOME.
BrOther-in-LaVv Says Bullet in His
Head Had Nothing to DO With
Suicide.

Suicide.
Accompanied by his brother and
brother-in-law. the remains of Chief
of Police C. L. Simmons of Brunson,
S. c.. who shot himself in the head at
Henry Vollers' place on West Broad
street Sunday morning, were taken to
his home yesterday for burial.
r. B. Bowers. simmons brother-in-
law, laughed at the idea that bullet
in the police chiefs head had anything
to do with the suicide. He stated
that the bullet had been in Simmons
head for several years and had been
seen by experts with the aid of the
X-ray. II rested in a harmless po-
sition, he said, and Mr.. Bowers blames
strong drink for his brother-in- laws
tragic death.
The police officer was disagreeable
when on a spree, and in the opinion
of Bowers drink was indirectly the
cause of his death. He had occasion
to observe Simmons daily from the
time of the shooting until he came to
Savannah and would have noticed 1t in
three years if the bullet was even
working itself into a dangerous po-
sition.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
RAFT HAND AIMED
AT WoMAN'S FACE.
AsnIIne Danforth Dangerously
Wounded West of the City.

AsnIIne Danforth Dangerously
Wounded West of the City.
With a pistol ball in her jaw Asaline
Danforth. negro woman, is in the
quarters at the Min-Haven Company's
place. west of the city, where an ef-
fort will be made this morning TO re-
move the bullet.
The woman was shot by raft hand
named Bryant Bishop. The shooting
occurred about 800 yards from the
works and Bishop made his escape.
The wounded woman was taken 10
the place of the Mill-Haven Company
and after considerable trouble the
services of a physician were secured.
Temporary relief was given the
wounded woman and it was decided
that it would be best for her to re-
main in the quarters until this morn
ing when an operation will be per-
formed. The wound is considered
dangerous one and the woman suf-
fers much pain.
Bishop had been on very friendly
terms with the Danforth woman and
the cause of the shooting was not made
known. Her husband, who is also
raft hand in the employ of the Mill
Haven Company, was on the river
when the ARRAY occurred. No report
of the shooting was made to the police
and Bishop was not followed after he
fired the shot
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
AFTER TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS.

Assistant Postmaster Waring has re-
Gently been handed letter that came
to Savannah as returned to writer"
but which proves to be one of many
that are every day sent out with re-
turn card and not used by the person
whose name appears on the envelope.
When sent to the address printed in
the corner the letter was opened, and
the writer was not known. The fact
was developed, however, that the letter
was written twenty-seven years ago by
j. Mongin Smith and addressed to Alex
Wills, care of superintendent of Sail
ors' Home Cherry street New York. 1t
is presumed that the letter was sent
to the home and remained there. un-
claimed and forgotten while a quarter
of a century rolled by. Neither the
writer of the letter nor the addressee
are known to the postal authorities,
and it will likely go to the Dead Letter
Office.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
DEPUTY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DISMISSAL FROM OFFICE.

The dismissal from office of Deputy
Sheriff and Bailiff C. B. Westcott of
the Superior Court, reported in the
Morning News. has caused consider
able talk on account of the statement
that it was due to politics. The Morn
ing News has received from Mr.. West
colt the following correspondence:
Editor Morning News: In your pa
per it is stated that 1 had been dis
missed as deputy sheriff and bailiff of
the Superior Court. l desire to state
that l applied OF the sheriff for the
reason of my dismissal and his only
reply was that it had been demanded
by committee of four leaders of the
Citizens Club, to wit, John ]. Clarity,
]. r. Creamer, Alex Mendel and James
Mcbride, who gave as their ground for
insisting upon my dismissal the state
ment that l was not in harmony with
their political views. The sheriff in
formed me also that w. w. Osborne
would give me any further Information
! desired. Upon interviewing Mr.. Os-
borne, he stated to me that the active
part l took in the recent contest for
the judgeship of the City Court of Sa-
Vannah was the cause of my dismissal.
In order that the matter may be un-
derstood by the public and that there
may be no erroneous impression as to
the manner in which / have discharged
the duties of my office, make this
statement and append certificate which
has been furnished me by the sheriff.
Please be good enough, in justice to
me. to publish this communication. Re-
spectfully,
c. B. Westcott
Savannah, Ga, Aug l, 19O3.-Mr. c.
B. Westcott, city. Dear Sir: In re-
spouse to your request 1 will state that
all your accounts as deputy sheriff and
bailiff under me have been accurately
and faithfully kept and all moneys
promptly and fully accounted for.
That you Ahave been a faithful and
Jealous officer in the discharge of every
duty placed upon you. Yours very
truly,
John Schwarz sheriff
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04

nights upon which to visit the house
and went there only when he had been
unlucky in a skin game and was with
out funds, he stated. He would not
take away anything that was marked
and easily identified he said, except
some Undertaking. He tore the
marks from these garments and wore
them himself. Each morning ne visit
ed the house between 2 O'Clock and l.
Walters explained that the gold
watch that he had left in hat IN the
hall the morning that he took dla-
mond ring from the bed room OF MI
Joseph Myers, was marked ana thdt
when he made this discovery under the
gaslight at the front door, ne leIt II
on the hatrack without hesitancy ne
knew full we'll he says, that ne would
have had difficulty in dlsposlng OF
marked watch and feared that ne
would be caught with il in his pos
session.
WhistIed while Walking.
Il never carried a pistol because l
knew it meant twelve months If 1 was
found with one" said Walters IN tell
ing Of the precautions that he took.
Then a knife doesn't make noise.
l didn't get held up by the police once.
I passed plenty of men in citizens
clothes and passed men in uniform, but
l wasn't stopped once. 1 didn't look
like a suspicious character.
Il held my head up, whistled. and
walked fast, when l was on the street,
and nobody would have thought that
! was a burglar. Nobody ever heard
me getting into a house until Mr..
Wall shot me, and If I had heard him
make a noise his bullets never would
have hit me. But he had fired all
three shots before l knew what was
happening. l never knew the CASTOR
street house had been watched or /
wouldn't have taken chance so many
times. 1t was such an easy place to
get into thought, and 1t was so easy to
work when l got inside. 1t was too
good a place to let go by. 1 suffered
a great deal from the wounds and they
bled a heap. 1 managed to get down
town. but 1 came near falling several
times
Physician Dressed wounds.
About 9 O'Clock Sunday morning
l fixed myself up 50 my wounds and
the blood wouldn't show, and 1 went
around on Habersham and Broughton
streets to Dr. Winders' Office | told
him that l had been shot in a skin
game. and he fixed me up. l was to
go back again to-day. The women in
the house where l was found thought
l was shot in a skin game, too"
The negro told what he had done
with most of his plumber and that
which has not been recovered will be
secured by the detectives to-day. In
dictments will be returned on all sew
en- counts, and Walters can be given.
from one to twenty years on each
charge. Besides the term that the ne
gro served in the penitentiary he did
two terms on the county chaingang.
That Walters is a burglar of no mean
order of ability, and is as cold-blooded
as he is daring, is shown by his frank
confession to the police.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
WITH READY PURSE
LOCAL MILITARY RESPONDED TO
REQUEST FOR AID
FOR INTERSTATE SHOOT.
5000 ASSURED AT MEETINGS OF
VARIOUS COMMANDS.

Guards Battalion Gave S1OO-While
First Regiment Took no Final
Action, Officers Promised $3.50
from Their COmpanies-GeOrgi
Hussars and Two Divisions of
Naval Militia Will Contribute.
Strong Effort Being Made to Bring
Regulars to ShOOt-ThOse Who
Attend state Shoot VIII Remain
over.
The military of Savannah will con-
tribute $500 toward the interstate fund,
which is being raised to defray the ex-
penses of the shoot, which will be held
in Savannah Aug. 24-2S, under the
auspices of the Interstate Military
Rifle Association. At a meeting of near
ly an of the commands in the city last
night this wa" practically assured.
The four companies of the Savannah
Volunteer Guards battalion, each will
ingly gave $50 toward the shoot. The
proposition was enthusiastically re-
ceived by the men. The battalion con-
tains more good rifle shots than any
other in the state, and the men were
quick to recognize the benefit which
would accrue to them by supporting
the moment.
Companies VIII Give 1926 Each.
Several of the captains of the COM
panies of the First Regiment stated
that their commands would give $25
each. Owing to the fact that an in
spection of quarters was held at the
armory, which engaged the attention
of the officers and men until late
hour, the matter was not taken up
last night 1t was informally discuss
ed at the officers meeting and all OF the
company commanders voiced the opin-
ion that their command would give
whatever the others would. AS two or
three of the commands have already
donated $25 each, it is reasonably GER
tain to expect $3.50 from the local COM
panies of the First Regiment,
The Georgia Hussars and the two
divisions of the naval militia have al
ready signified their intention of con-
tributing to the fund and Capt. Aus
tin, the executive officer of the asso-
citation, believes that about $500 will
be realized from the military. The
citizens at large are responding to the
call for subscriptions, and the securing
of the necessary $1,000 is now prac-
tically assured.
Regulars to Enter Shoot.
AS stated in the Morning News, it
is probable that several companies of
regulars will attend the interstate
shoot. Col A. r. Lawton wrote yes
terday to the Adjutant General of the
United States army. asking his favor
able consideration of the efforts of the
officials of the Interstate Military Rifle
Association to secure the attendance
of government troops on the interstate
shoot.
Every effort is also being made TO
induce those who attend the state
shoot to remain over for the interstate
shoot. 1t is the desire and aim of the
officers that every man who attends the
state shoot shall become so enthusi-
actic over the prospects as to remain
over. To this end seductive prizes,
many of which are for individual shoot
ing, have been offered
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
PLANNING FOR THE FALL FAIR
A. B. Moore Succeeds 6. w. Owens as President
Of Racing Association.

The fall fair of the Savannah Racing
Association was the special order of
the meeting of the directors yesterday
afternoon. Chairman A. B. Moore of
the Committee of Arrangements for
the fair reported that he is preparing
the premium list for exhibits and rae
ing.
In regard to the subscriptions from
citizens in aid of the exhibit he said
nothing has yet been done, but he
expected to have a meeting of his COM
mittee and that of the Chamber of
Commerce in few days, when the
matter will be taken up.
Later in the meeting a motion was
made requesting the Retail Merchants
Association and the Wholesale Deal
ers' Association each TO appoint a
committee of three to cooperate with
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04

the Fair Committee already appoint
ed.
Mr.. H. H. Hull, who has charge of the
Fair Grounds, reported that the prop
erty is in excellent condition. and very
little expense will have to be incurred
in that line for the fair.
Secretary and Treasurer Doyle re-
ported that he had collected $3.50 of
stock subscriptions past due.
President George w. Owens who ex
poets to be absent after tomorrow
for several months, rendered, his res
ignation, which, on motion, was ac-
cepted, With regret. Mr.. Owens is
going to Europe for his health.
Mr. A. B. Moore, vice president, was
unanimously elected president. The
filing of the vice presidency, made
vacant by the election, was deferred
until the next meeting.
There were present at the meeting
Messrs. Owens. Moore, Hull, Doyle,
Estill, Logan, Levy and Tiedeman.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
To SEARCH MARSHES
BR0THER-IN-LAW OF MISSING
MAN BELIEVES BODY SEEN IN
CREEK Is LOVES.
HAS OFFERED 500 REWARD.
WILL DIRECT SEARCHERs AT TY-
BEE TODAY.

r. j. Ball Hurried from Thomas
Vile to Try and Locate the Body
Seen by John williams, the Tybee
FiSherma Twill Look for 1t on
WarEaw Beach. AIsO-Because
Body Said to Have Been Seen by
Fisherman Had on Bathing
suit the ThOmasviIIe Man Is Ger
tain 1t Is Love.
- A thorough search will be made to-
day for the body of the man seen
floating in a creek at the South End
Of Tybee. Mr.. T. j. Ball of Thomas
vile. a brother-in-law of W. S. Love.
of Quincy, Fla, who is alleged to have
been drowned on July s, will direct the
searchers.
The fact that John Williams, South
End fisherman, saw the body of a man
wearing a bathing suit in the water
last week, was learned by Mr.. Ball
through the columns of the Morning
News yesterday. He Immediately tele-
graphed, offering a reward of 800 for
the recovery of Loves body, and left
on the first train for Savannah. He
reached the city last night.
When Mr.. Ball learned that Williams
had seen the body wrapped in a bath
ing suit he at once expressed the be-
lief that the remains of his brother-in-
law would be found. He was told by
one familiar with the island and the
tides that the body seen by Williams
must be either iE the marsh, which
has been thoroughly searched, or that
it has been carried out again by the
beach.
williams came to the city yesterday
morning and reported that although
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
why A. r. P.,Lippmnn's Great Reme-
dy, is the Best Medicine In the
United States.

. OEeaV nGmG-
dy, is the Best Medicine I'm tha
United States.
p. P. P. is made up of green PriclIv
Ash bark gathered when the san a.
down, green poke root, dug out of the
ground, and green stillingfg root
gathered at the seasonable time. Ali
brought to our store. and laid ort
green as gathered, on large boards to
dry, wnere they are Carefully preserved
in the strongest double-proof spirits "a
preserve their virtue intact.
Every article In p. P. p, Lipprnan,a
Great Remedy. is printed plainly on
the bottle. Every physician knows the
great virtue of p. p. p. in the cure Of
rheumatism, scrofula, blood poison-
ing, catarrh in all its stages, and he
sides p. P. P. is a fine tonic for delicate
females, curing their Troubles, and in
valuable in dyspepsia.
Other remedies are made out of rootu
imported from Mexico and the Esst
Indies; are dry and rotten in MANI
cases. P. P. P. is made fresh from
green roots and barks gathered bv orr
selves on the seacoast near Savannah
This Is why p. p. p. is the best rnedi-
cine in the United States. The phvsi-
clans know IL and the patients feel n
Z. P. p. Co.. LiDpmRn block, Savannah.
Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
W. E. WIMPEY CALLED
ON FOR ACCOUNTING.

Upon showing made before Ordinary
McAlpin that Mr.. w. E. wimpy's
whereabouts are unknown, an order
for service by publication was issued
against him yesterday, calling upon
him to make an accounting as adj
ministrator on the estate of his wife.
Mrs. Belle Wimpy.
The action against the absent adj
ministrator was taken by the guardian
of the minor child of the administra-
tor, who declares that he has been
unable to locate the father of his
charge.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
DIDN'T HAVE QUORUM.

&, The quarterly meeting of the Geor-
gia Historical Society was not held
last night. Owing to the absence of
many of the members of the society
from the city it was impossible to Sc
cure quorum. About the only bust
ness to have been brought before the
society was the election of new mem
bers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
TO RECEIVE MEMORIAL

The members of the Confederate
Veterans Association will meet in
Confederate Hall tonight at $50
o'clock and will be the recipients of
very handsome chair and gavel
which are offerings from Mrs. Meta
Branch Sexton, in honor of her father
the late Hamilton NJ. Branch. The oc-
casion will be one of great interest
and large attendance is exnected
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
THIS NEGRO SUSPECT
HAS FANCY VEST

Detective Julius Stark is anxious TO
have a black serge suit. a pair of
stored trousers, a fancy vest ana "a
razor Identified. All of the property is
held at police headquarters. The off,
Ger is confident that the clothing was
stolen, and is anxious TO find an owner
The negro from whom the stuff was
taken is held at the station house,
charged with being a suspicious char
acter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
CYRUS GREEN BACK IN JAIL.

Deputy Sheriff Charles Fenneu re-
turned yesterday from PHILADELPHIA.
where he went to get Cyrus Green. a
well-known criminal. The negro was
Brought badk from Philadelphia a
short time ago by Chief Deputy Sheriff
I. J. Sweeney but escaped as soon
as he had been put to work on the
gang. He will be up before Judge
Norwood in the City Court on Fri
day, when several more months will
be added to his long sentence.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
$2S.4O Washington and Return
Southern RAILWAY.

Tickets on sale daily through Sept.
80, good to return until Oct. 81. Stop
overs permitted both ways. Southern
Runway service is uneKcelled. Pull
man drawing room sleeping cars and
dining cars on two trains daily. For
reservations, schedules and ETC., apply
to E. G. Thomson, c. P. & T. A.,
i41 Bull street; phones s5O.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
lLl-FATED PASSENGERS
SUE FOR $4,000.

Two More Suits Against Trolley
Line as Result of West End Dis
aster.
Two more suits, in both OF which
the Savannah Electric Company is
charged with liability for the West
End crossing disaster, were filed in
the City Court yesterday.
The plaintiffs in the two suits are
Cherry Bryan and Caroline Campbell.
The subject matter of the petitions
practically the same as that in the
other two suits which have been re-
ported in the Morning News, the cars
crew being charged with negligence
and abandonment of the car in time Of
peril.
Each of the complainants sue for the
recovery of $4,000. it being alleged thar
both external and internal Injuries of
permanent nature were sustained
They are represented by D. H. Clark.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04

$3.50 Round Trip, Savannah to
Washington. D. c.. and return. via At
lantic Coast Line. Tickets now on
sale, limited TO return Oct. 81, 1903.
Passenger service unexcelled.
Fur Pullman reservations, rates. ETC.,
see Ticket Agents De Soto Hotel, both
phones 70, and Union Depot, Bell phone
235, Ga. phone Glad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04

$3.50 round trip, Savannah to
Washington, d. c.. and return, via At
Iantic Coast Line. Tickets now on
sale, limited TO return Oct. 81. 1909
Passenger service unexcelled.
For Pullman reservations, rates, ETC.,
see tickets agents, De Soto Hotel, both
phones, 70, and Union Depot, Bell
phone, 235; Georgia phone. 911.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04

Special summer excursion rate to
Hot Springs, Ark, and return via At
lantic Coast Line. $3.50 for the round
trip. Tickets to be sold on Wednes-
days and Saturdays of each week up
to and including Sept 80, 1903, with
return limit sixty days from date of
sale. Ticket agents will furnish full
information.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
ASPHALT MEN COMING.
VIII Begin Work of Repairing
AbOut Middle of Month.

Assurances have been given the di-
rector of public works that force of
men will be in Savannah on, Aug. Is
TO repair the asphalt streets.
The asphalt pavements are probably
in a worse condition than they have
ever been in before and there is a great
deal of work to be done. 1t is prob
able that Bull street will be fixed first.
Broughton street is also badly worn
and there is large amount of repair
ing to be done on Drayton street.
When the work is begun it will be
hurried through.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-04
Reservations ON old Dominion S. 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.