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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
HAD FIRED ONE SHOT
NEGRO ARRESTED WITH PISTOL
SUSPECTED OF MURDER.
INQUEST WILL BE HELD
TO DETERMINE, IL POSSIBLE, WHO
KILLED JOE FINDER.

| County Officers are Doing All i'm
Their Power to Find Ont Who
Fired Entail shot - Two Negroes
ArreSted by the Police for Disor-
derby Conduct, Several Hours Al
ter the Homicide Occurred, are
Now Suspected by the County OIL
GERS and are Being Held, without
BaII-Both Had Pistols, and Cart
ridge in One of the Weapons Had
Been Exploded.
An important development in the in
vestigation of the murder of Joe Pin
/ der, the negro who was shot through
| the head Saturday night at the rear
of Fountains store. in Woodsville, oc-
Cured yesterday morning in Police
Court. when Colding Small and Tom
Powell, both colored, were ordered held
for the county officers.
The negroes were arrested on the
West Side several hours after the
WOodsville homicide, by Patrolman
Tim McAlpin, on a charge of disorder
~ conduct. At the patrol box the
uniformed man discovered that Small
had revolver concealed on his per-
son and an additional charge was
lodged against him. A further investi-
cation developed the fact that a bullet
had been shot from the pistol, and
that the empty cartridge had not been
removed. No special significance was
attached to the discovery at the time.
On the trip to the station house
Patrolman Clarence Sandiford who
was in charge of the prisoners in the
wagon, found a concealed pistol on the
second prisoner and state charges were
lodged against both men. Still it did
not occur to the police that the men
might in some way be connected with
the Woodsville homicide. Later Chief
Deputy Sheriff T. j. Sweeney and
County Detective Charlton secured in
formation that warranted them in sus-
peCting that the two negroes might in
some way be connected with the muir
der of Pinder. The fact that a bullet
had been fired from Smalrs pistol
strengthened their belief.
The county officers had been informed
that both men were in Woodsville Sat
urday afternoon, ard the fact that
they denied this and made conflicting
statements. prompted them to ask that
the prisoners be held, without bail,
until warrants charging them with
murder can be issued. Chief Sweeney
stated that while he has thus far
been unable to secure an eyewitness to
the killing he is confident that the five
men under arrest were implicated in
the Staying of Pinder, and that one of
the number fired the shot that caused
the mans death.
The officers have no direct evidence
against any of the accused, but be-
lieve that they will be able to present
sufficiently strong circumstantial evil
dence to warrant a jury in holding
them. Chief Sweeney has asked that
an inquest be held on Friday, by
which time he expects to be able to
have witnesses enough to make out a
case against the FIVE negroes under
arrest, and to fix the firing of the fatal
shot on one of the number. The other
prisoners are Charles Gadsden, Mat
hew Berrien and Boise Bacon. They
were arrested in Woodsville by the
officers, shortly after the commits
sion of the crime.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
FIGHT FOR LITTLE
WALTER GIRL RENEWED
This Time Habeas Corpus Proceed
iaEs in Court of Ordinary.

This Time Habeas Corpus Proceed
inEs in Court of Ordinary.
Another effort will be made to secure
the Swear old adopted daughter of
Mrs. Fairy Walter, little Clara May
Walter This time the habeas corpus
proceedings have been instituted in
the Court of Ordinary. instead of the
Superior Court.
1t will be remembered that a fight
for the possession of the little girl was
made less than two weeks ago before
Judge Seabrook in the Superior Court,
at which time he decided that while
numerous animadVersions had been
committed by both parties who sought
the possession of the infant, that it
had not been proven that the foster
mother of the child was so grossly in
competent as to justify his awarding
its custody to another, since the foster
mother had gained possession of the
child legally. even though the party
endeavoring to obtain its possession
was the real mother of the child.
The mother of the child is Mrs. Eu-
law l-oab, whose possession of her off
spring was denied. The applicant for
the writ of habeas corpus in the pro-
ceedings filed yesterday morning in the
Court of Ordinary is Hartridge Harm
of Bryan county a relation of the
child. In the application the same
charges are made as were charged in
the previous application, namely ne
glect of the child, inability to support
il and immortality.
The fight for the child possesses a
strong element of human interest. The
foster mother of the little one-a pretty,
young woman. whose husband is in a
dying condition at the hospital-earns
81 a week as a hand at the cigar fac
tory. She claims that by the practice
of economy she is able to support both
herself and the child. Her whole heart
is wrapped up in the little one, who
had hung to her apron strings since it
was first able to walk
On the other hand, the real mother
of the child, who, while i'll at the hos
pltal when the child was in swaddling
clothes, renounced her claim to her
offspring in favor of Mrs. Walter IS
now anxious to reclaim it. Her demeanor
throughout the recent trial, and her
sorrow at the decision rendered. spoke
plainly enough her great anxiety to
harbor again her offspring.
The renewal of the fight will be
watched with interest. 1t is probab BILE
D. c. Barrow and Raiford Fallisant,
representing Mrs. Walter, will file a
plea of res/adjuticata, or in more COM
mon parlance, a plea that the matter
has already been determined at the
trial of the case in the Superior Court.
The case has been set for a hearing
on Thursday at noon before Judge Nc
Alpin. Not less than fifteen witnesses
have been summoned, among them sew
eral prominent citizens, and the trial
Of the case will no doubt prove vastly
interesting. The fight on the part of
the relatives of the child will be more
determined than ever, and additional
charges to those made at the last hear
ing will be made if the matter comes
up for trial on its merits.
The foster mother is represented by
D. C Barrow and Raiford Falligant
and the applicant for the writ of ha-
beas corpus is represented by John E.
Myrick.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
POPULAR RAILROAD
MAN RESIGNED
4. z. Meyer to Leave a. c. l.. for
Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fee.

4. z. Meyer to Leave A. c. L. for
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe.
Mr.. Adolph E. Meyer. chief clerk to
Mr.. w. H. Young. superintendent Of
motive power, Atlantic Coast Line
headquarters Savannah. has resigned
that position, and about March l will
leave for CIeburne. Tex, to accept a
place in the auditing department Of the
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway.
His family will join him later.
Mr.. Meyer has been connected with
the Atlantic Coast Line and its prede-
cessor, the old Plant System, for thir
teen years, during which time he work
ed himself from the place of junior
clerk to his present position. He has
also been for some time secretary of
the Employees Mutual Relief Associa-
ton, an organization to which he has
given much of his time.
In addition to the excellent place held
in the business world Mr.. Meyer has
been for years prominent in the work
of the Duffy Street Baptist Church and
the Young Mems Christian Association
and both these organizations will suf-
fer distinct loss i'll his removal.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
SUMMER TOURISTS RATES
Will be Discussed by Southeastern
Passenger Association Tomorrow,

Will be Discussed by Southeastern
Passenger Association Tomorrow.
All of the railroads entering Savan-
nah will be represented at an impor-
tant meeting of the Southeastern Pas
senger Associations Conference Com
mittee which will be held at Palm
Beach tomorrow, and at which the
question of tourist summer rates will
be discussed. Among the Savannah
ians who left for the meeting yesterday
We're General Passenger Agent J. c.
Halle of. the Central of Georgia. As
sistant General Passenger Agent F. J.
Robinson of the same line, and Di-
vision Passenger Agent w. H. Leahy
of the Atlantic Coast Line.
General Passenger Agent w. j.
Craig of the Atlantic Coast Line, and
General Passenger Agent C. B. Ryan
of the Sea board Air Line, will also be
in attendance. Mr.. Ryan passed
through Savannah yesterday en- route
to the meeting. 1t is expected that at
this meeting the decision will be made
to meet in future bi-monthly instead
of monthly as at present
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
BRONCHITIS
We Know is Hard to
Control.
Our VinOl is Making a Won
derful Record in Curing
This Dangerous
Disease.
CALL AND LET US TELL YOU
ABOUT IT.

Here is letter that has just come to
our attention 1t will interest people
suffering from bronchial troubles. It
is from Mr. Geo. w. Brown, of So. Han
over, n. H., and reads as follows:
Il have suffered with bronchial trou-
bles for over a year; tried two doctors
and have taken three or four kinds of
medicine, none of which did me any
good. At times l was so hoarse I
could not speak. Then l heard of
Vinol After taking three bottles of
it my voice has perfectly returned to
me. can see that in a short time /
will be all right. When | began to
take il | was very weak, but it has
built me up and given me good appe-
tie"
This is what Vinol always does.
This is the way Vinol accomplishes its
mission of doing good.
Vinol, as we wish every one to know,
owes ITS power of accomplishing the
cures that it effects to the fact that it
contains the most wonderful medicinal
elements known to science for the cure
of all wasting diseases, as well as be-
ing in itself a marvellous tonic. These
medicinalpropertiese exist andhave here
tofore been found only in cod-liver oil.
Vinol contains these elements. For by
scientific process the necessary cura-
tive properties of the cod-liver oil have
been separated from the fat and grease
which formerly made cod-liver oil prep
arations so Objectionable.
AS long as Vinol does not contain any
of the vile-smelling oil, and is pre-
pared by combining the sought-after
properties with delicate table wine,
it is most delicious and palatable
preparation.
We know of what we speak when
we recommend VinOl, and because
We do know that VinOl does all we
claim for ii, I'VE unheSitatingly en-
dOrSe it, and guarantee at any time
to refund the money paid for the
remedy if you are not satisfied 1t
will do all we claim for 1t.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

in Savannah the coming fall but will
probably do so to-day.
The suggestion from Property Own
er," in the Morning News yesterday,
that Whitaker street be paved, from
Anderson street SOUTH was discussed by
several members of Council it is prob
able that the matter will be taken
up, but nothing will be done for some
time to come. The aldermen who dis
cussed the subject seemed to favor paw
ing the street south to the limits, but
several of them suggested that there
are other streets that will have to be
attended to before Whitaker street can
be looked~after. A petition from the
property owners on the street, how
ever, might have the desired effect.
The members of Council realize that it
is wise to pave all narrow streets upon
which street railway lines are located.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
PROPOSALS. WANTED

FORT GETTY, S. c., February II,
1903. Sealed proposals in triplicate will
be received here until 11:15 a. M,
March 10. 1908, for constructing a
frame fire apparatus house. at this post.
Information furnished on application.
U. S. reserves right to accept or re-
Ject any or all proposals or any part
thereof Envelopes containing propo-
sails should be marked Proposals for
Construction" addressed LEO F. FOS-
TER, @. NJ. -.
U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE, SAINT
Augustine, Fla, Feb. 16, 1903-Propos-
ais for Building and Equipping Steel
Hull, Stern Wheel Combined Dredge
and Snagboat will be received here un-
til IL a. IN, April II. 1908, and then
opened. Information furnished on APP
plication. Francis r. Skunk, Capt.
Engrs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
IN POLICE COURT.

In Police Court yesterday James
Williams and Thomas Scott, the ne
groes arrested on the East Side by
Patrolman John Farrell, were each
fined SIS or thirty days. The trouble
occurred at place on Randolph and
Liberty streets and it was shown that
Williams was armed with a pistol.
Hattie Chisiom, a negro woman, ar
rested by Patrolman Cohen for the
theft of a skirt and so cents, was re-
manded for trial in the City Court.
Ahram Nelson, colored, was given
thirty days for disorderly conduct, and
was remanded for trial in the City
Court for carrying concealed
weapon.
The docket was a lengthy one, but
the other cases called were of but
minor importance.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
SWEPT BY A GALE.
Continued from Tenth Page.)

ganized and sent out by the first trains
leaving for the nearest station points
where service is to be had and they
will work back towards Savannah, re-
pairing all damages. The Western
Union Company had spe-
cial engine and car to start
from Jacksonville last night bringI
ing men to aid in the repair work.
Night Chief Operator Rivers of the
Western Union said that by noon to-
day all of the damage will have been
repaired and the wires in thorough
operation again, unless the damage to
the lines is greater than now anticI-
pated
The street cars were also stopped dur
ing the rain for about 20 minutes
owing to the switches being blocked
by sand blown into them and choked
by water. Men We're sent out on the
tracks and the trouble soon remedied
No trouble was had with the current
One of the fences to suffer was that
inclosing the First Regiment Arinory,
where $50 feet was blown down and de-
molished on the Goodwin street side
while 35 feet of the front fence on
Abercorn street is on the sidewalk. All
of the electric lights in the neighbor-
hood were extinguished.
Conditions Elsewhere.
Reports received by the weather
bureau from other cities last night
were as follows:
Atlanta, 3S degrees temperature,
falling of 2S degrees in the past TWEEN
ty-four hours, and wind velocity fifty
six miles.
Montgomery, 80 degrees and drop
of 2S degrees; wind velocity forty-two
miles.
New Orleans, So degrees, with a fall
of "a degrees, and wind force forty-two
miles. g..
Galveston, go degrees and drop of
30 degrees; wind forty miles.
Other places reporting effects of the
gale were Wilmington and Hatteras,
forty-two miles per hour: Augusta,
thirty-two miles. All Florida stations
and Charleston were unreported.
This gives Savannah the second
heaviest wind reported. The Missis-
sippi and Louisiana storm-that which
is effecting this city and section, was
reported last night conferred at Ashe-
vile, N. c., with a barometric read
ing of 29.02. The other or secondary
storm has moved to the northeast and
is now travelling up the middle At
lantic states. II is of less intensity
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
BOY TURNED UP SAFE.

After being away from his home for
thirty-six hours. during which time
his mother asked the police to locate
him. Willie Herman, a 10-year-old boy.
showed up last night. The youngster
left home Sunday morning, and when
he failed to put in an appearance at
night, and continued to remain away
from his home, on the East Side, the
mother appealed to the police. The
boy was at the home of neighbor and
remained there while the uniformed
men looked for him in vain. He went
back to his mother of his own accord.
His prolonged absence had thrown her
into a nervous state. and from the re-
port that was made at police headquar-
tiers the officers were led to believe that
young Herman had been kidnapped.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
WILL RETAIN THE GREY.

senator Bacon Writes That Guards
VIII Not Have to Change Uniforms.
A letter was received yesterday by
Maj. w. w. Williamson from Senator
Bacon, stating that as a result of his
conference with Secretary of War
Root, he had learned that the Savan-
nah Volunteer Guards would not, I'M
der the provisions of the Dick bill,
have to give up their grey uniforms.
This was as nearly all of the officers
expected few of them entertaining any
idea that the old uniform would have
to be supplaced.
The same communication also i'm
parted the Information that the bat
talon would be given the benefit of an
encampment at Fort Screven. Just
when this will take place is not
known, though it is presumed that it
will be during the summer months.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
SOuthern's Palm Limited

This fast and elegant train, the per
lection of all modern service, leaves
Savannah, northbound at $50 %. n.
city time, daily except Sunday, arriv-
ing Washington 1915 a. M, and New
York Alb p. m. Solid Pullman train.
electrically lighted and steam heated
Dining cars all the way. For reserva-
lions or information as to rates and
schedule, apply at city ticket Office. 141
Bull street. Phones S50-ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
CITY BREVITIES.

The place of the Delmonico Tailoring
Company. at No. 3O7 Whitaker street,
was burglarized some time yesterday
morning and several suits Of clothing
were taken The thief only selected
the better garments.
President George w owens Of the
Savannah Racing Association did not
appoint yesterday the committee to
consider the matter Of having q fair
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
JOE FRAZIER'S BODY
Carried to Beaufort to he Buried at
His Old Home.

Beaufort, S. c., Feb. 1.-the body
of Joe Frazier. who was murdered in
Savannah on Saturday night by James
johnson was brought here by the
Clayton yesterday evening and taken
to his former home at Jericho. eight
miles distant. for interment to-day.
While standing in her door near the
beach on Ladies Island, Saturday
night, the wife of Cuffy Polite was ac-
cidentally shot in the right arm by
stray bullet fired by one of two men
walking along the beach. The shooter
was INDUCING in little careless pis-
tol practice without the intention 10
hurt any one. The woman was
brought here yesterday morning to Dr..
Guffin. who extracted the bullet.
The Filot Boy has discontinued her
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
CAUGHT ESCAPED CONVICT.

Wanted for escaping from the county
chaingang, where he was serving a
sentence for COW stealing, Tom Row.
land "a negro. was arrested yesterday
in Jacksonville. Chief Deputy Sheriff
Sweeney will leave for the prisoner this
morning. Rowland served six months
of a year sentence before he escaped.
He has done time in the penitentiary
and has escaped before. The county of
ficer expects to return with his prison.
err tonight.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.

Traffic Manager Edward F. Cost of
the Seaboard Air Line was in Savan-
nah for several hours yesterday He
arrived on train No. 81, Seaboard Air
Line, and left, north bound, on train
No. so.
Mr.. E. D. Kyle, assistant general
freight agent of the Seaboard Air Line,
headquarters Jacksonville, was among
the railroad men in Savannah yester-
day.
Mr.. George Poole of the railway ad-
vertising house of Poole Bros, Chicago
was in Savannah yesterday.
The special rates to the New Orleans
Mari Gras, which have been authorized
by the Southeastern Passenger Associ-
alton, will go into effect to-day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

weekly trips to Savannah. She will
hereafter leave here every Fridiy
morning for Char, eston.
The schooner Margaret Ward sailed
from the Beaufort Phosphate Works
this morning w tn 1925 tons of rock
Cor Baltimore. She was towe1 to sea
by the tug Jacob Paulsen.
the British steamship Carlisle has
sailed for Dub in. Ireland. with 2,I29
tons of rock from the Central Phos-
phdte Company.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
W00DMEN TO ATTEND
CHURCH EASTER.

Mistletoe Camp. Woodmen of the
World, has accepted an invitation to
attend Epworth Methodist Church in
a body at the morning service Easter
70 near sermon specially prepared
Tor the occasion by Rev. T. ID. Ellis.
presiding elder Of the Savannah dis
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
Low Rates to Mardi Gr9s.

Atlantic Coast Line will sell round
trip tickets to Mobile and New Orleans
for Mardi Gras, selling dates Feb. IL
20, final limit Feb. IS. Upon payment
of so cents and deposit of tickets linn
its may be extended to March H.
Ticket agents. De Soto Hotel, phones
70; Union Station, Bell phone 2S5,
Georgia oil, will give full informa-
ton,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
RHEU MATISM
fortunes, Cripples and Deforms.

Rheumatism does not treat all alike.
Some suffer torture from the very begin
ming, the attack being so sudden, sharp
and disastrous that they are made help
less cripples in few days, while others
feel only occasional witches of pain in
the knees, ankles, elbows and wrists, or
the muscles of the legs, arms, back or
neck but this treacherous disease is only
travelling by slower stages. The acid
poisons are all the while accommodating in
the blood, and muscles and joints are
filling with corroding, acrid matter, and
when the disease tightens its grip and
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

than the other. The wind will de-
crease to-day followed by colder and
freezing conditions tonight and to-
morrow
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

blood, and this is the cause of every va
riety and form of this dread disease. Ex-
ternal remedies do not reach the blood,
consequently do no lasting good.
S. S. S. goes directly into the circula-
ton and attacks the disease itself. The
acid poisons that cause the Inflammation,
soreness and swelling are neutralized and
the blood purified and cleansed of all irri-
tating matter, and nothing is left in the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17

str l k e S with full
force, no constitu-
ton is strong enough
to withstand its fear
fulblows, andits VIC
TINS are crippled and
deformed, orliterally
worn out by constant
pain. Rheumatism is
caused by Uric Acid
or some other irri-
tating poison in the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-17
knights Pharmacy
nRUCGISTS

DRUGGISTS.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-07-01
Death of colored Preacher.

Rev. Noble Watkins. colored, son OF
the late Stephen and Maria Watkins died
yesterday afternoon at his late residence
In Acton Lane. He was in his Solh year
and was local preacher in the cclored
Methodist Church. having been a mem-
Der OF old Asbury A. M. K. Church tor
years. He was obliged some years ago
to give up preaching because OF the ILL
ness OF his wife. who Is paralyzed. Be-
sides his wife he 10 survived by one
brother. He was respected coIored cisI-
zen who had done much good among his
race. The funeral will take place to-
morrow, Thursday, afternoon at ) clock
from Asbury A. M. Z. Church. West
street.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-07-01
County Commissioners.

lhe Board met Yesterday, Messrs.
Brooke, WaYson. Beard, Brenan. CrOm-
well, and Hall present.
On the petition of residents OF East.
port. VIM. Burgess was continued as q
special officer for EastpOrt during July.
The contract Of Samuel B. Hardy for
working road machine in the first dis
trict at SI2 per day was approved.
The bond Of II. c. Bourke for keeping
in repair the roads in the First precinct,
Third district, was approved.