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The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16
ESCAPED FROM AMBU-
LANCE BADLY WOUNDED.
Negro Who Was Stabbed in Aldo
men Located Hours Afterwards.

Negro Who Was Stabbed I'm Aldo
men Located Hours Afterwards.
Suffering from a wound that is like
ly to result in his death, H. Maxwell,
the negro who was stabbed on Dray-
ton street, near the Savannah The
alter, early yesterday morning, was To-
Gated at No. 6 West Broad street,
north, early last night, more than
twelve hours after he escaped from
the police ambulance in which he was
being taken to the Georgia Infirmary.
An account of the affray which ter
minated in the stabbing of Maxwell
was published in the Morning News.
When Police Surgeon Osborne saw the
wounded negro shortly before daylight
he realized that his condition was dan
gerous and that the stab in the abdo-
men might terminate fatally. The
wounded man was ordered taken to
the Georgia Infirmary for further at
tention.
While Maxwell was being placed in
the ambulance some one remarked that
they were putting a man in the hearse
to be taken to the cemetery. The
wounded man heard what was said
and when the ambulance reached
Jones lane and Drayton street jumped
out. The colored driver heard Max
well when he got out and pursued
him, but the negro made his escape
in the lane. He was not a prisoner,
but the police were very much con-
cerned over his escape, and a system
attic search for him was made during
the day
Early last night a colored physician
reported that he had been called in to
attend Maxwell, and that the mans
condition was dangerous. In the mean
time the police had learned that al
though Nathan Scott and James Jack
son were present when the trouble oc-
CURED that the wound had been in
fiicted by another negro. Robert Miller
was later arrested by Detective Muir
ply, and is held for stabbing Max
we'll Miller denies that he did the
cutting, but the officers are certain that
they have the right man.
The negroes had been in a barber
shop near the city market and were
going home when the trouble occurred.
Maxwell had been drinking, and in
scutf1e near the Court House lost his
cap. At the theater, it is said, he
approached Miller and demanded his
cap. AT that time, it is charged, Miller
had an open knife in his right hand.
The police say that he swept Max
well aside, and at that time stabbed
him il the abdomen.
In a measure this story is borne out
by the statements made by Jackson
and Scott, who are also held prisoners.
Scott was slightly cut in the back, but
claims that he does not know who in
flicted the wound. Maxwell stated last
night, to the superintendent of police.
and Detective Murphy, that he had
several bundles going home, and that
they were taken from him by several
men near the theater He says that
when he made an effort to secure his
property one of the men showed him
back, at the same time infiicting the
wound that is causing him so much
trouble.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16
TAKE LITTLE STOCK IN
EGYPTIAN BIBLICAL FIND
Savannah CIereymen Do Not Regard Discovery of
Much Importance

A good deal of interest was excited
yesterday among laymen as well as
clergymen in the London dispatch in
the Morning News stating that papyri
recording a number of the sayings of
Jesus Christ had been discovered in a
tomb near Cairo, Egypt. The sayings,
it was stated, appeared to have been
addressed to st. Thomas.
Some clergymen, though interested,
appeared to attach little importance to
the discovery, however. Rev. Charles
il. Strong, rector of st. Johns Church,
thinks the manuscripts are but copies
of one of the many apocryphal books
that were widely scattered during the
early centuries of the Christian faith
and which. up to the time of the Coun-
ell of Carthage. when the canonicaI
books were separated from the uncanon-
zeal, was received as of the same au-
thority as the books that now consti-
tute the Bible.
There were probably hundreds
of the copies of such work
in various parts of the world, said
Mr.. Strong. That the manuscripts in
question were found in tomb is prob
ably but an example of the custom of
the Egyptians, before they were con-
verified to Christianity, to put the Book
of the Dead in tombs.
Rev. A. NJ. Williams, pastor of Trim
ity Methodist Church, was asked for
an opinion of the value of the finding
of the Egyptian papyrus, alleged to
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16

contain the words of Christ, and it's re-
suits on scriptural interpretations, etc.
Rev. Mr.. Williams said that until
something more definite is known moth
ing can be said about it's value or in
what it may result.
There are several things" he said,
(which must yet be determined before
the find will have any value. The papy-
rus must be given the closest scrutiny
by experts in Biblical criticism and it's
age and genuineness determined. Its
value will depend greatly upon it's age.
1--WE have none of the original writ
ings of any of the apostles or disciples
Of Jesus. All of our Bible is made
from interpretations of copies. 1t is
this that makes the age of a manu-
script an important factor the proba-
bilities being that the nearer it is to
being contemporaneOus with the orig
inal, the more likely it is to be cor
rect. If this latest find is not as old
as the oldest present manuscript, it can
have little or no effect upon scriptural
TRANSACTIONS 1t would be, neverthe-
less, very interesting document.
Then its genuineness must be de-
termined. 1t will be carefully criti-
cized for errors of style. anachron-
isms, makeup, etc, and the fact of
its not being a forgery must be ac-
curately determined. The third point
to be determined is its place in scrip-
tural writings Until we know more
about it and until it has been care
fully studied by eminent scholars and
critics, | can express no opinion re-
garding it"
Rev. DR.. ]. D. Jordon, pastor of the
FIRST Baptist Church. attaches no i'm
portance whatever to the find.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16
HUNG IN JAIL CELL
INSANE swEDE sTRANGLED HIM
SELF WITH HIS SHOESTRINGs.
SUSPENDED FROM NAIL
JOHN NELSON'S DEAD BODY WAS
DISCOVERED by JAILOR.

Sailor Had Been Adjudged n Lunntic
and Was to Have Been Taken TO
the state Asylum for the Insane.
Preferred Death to Becoming an
Inmate of the MiIIedgeViIIe SRni-
tarium-TOOk Nail from Cot ami
Drove 1t Into Side of WaIl-kicked
Cot from Under Himself and
StraneIed to Death.
With two pieces of marline that he
had used as shoe strings, John Nelson,
a Swede, aged 81 years, committed sui
eide by hanging himself in a cell on
the top floor of the county Jail some
time Saturday night.
Stark and cold the body was found
yesterday morning suspended from
nail that had been driven into the
side of his cell in the insane ward.
The face was drawn and the unfor-
tunate Swede had been dead several
hours when discovery was made.
Rather than become an inmate of the
insane asylum he chose to die by his
own hand.
Nelson took the MARINE from his
shoes and made a slip knot. in some
manner he took a nail from his cot
and drove it into the wall of the cell.
The man then stood upon the cot and
tied the end of the piece of MARINE
TO the nail. With one end of the stout
string around his neck and the other
fastened securely to the nail, he kick
ed the cot from under him. His feet
were within an inch of the cell nOOr
and he strangled to death.
Coroner Notified.
AS soon as the CHASTITY discovery was
made Coroner Keller was notified and
the body was cut down. 1t was not
decided that an inquest was neces
sary, and the remains were turned over
10 an undertaken. 1t is not yet known
just what disposition will be made of
the body, Nelson having a nalf brother
in New York. The unfortunate man
was a sailor, and came to this coun-
try from Sweden in May, last. In Au-
gust he secured employment with the
Ocean Steamship Company on one of it's
steamers running between Savannah
and New York
Nelson became sick and was sent to
st. Joseph's Hospital, where he receiv-
ed attention Later he was a patient
at the Savannah Hospital. He attempt
ed to take his own life with a knife,
ana was llndlly committed 10 jail as a
lunatic. Several days ago his sanity
was inquired into by jury from the
Court of Ordinary, and he was adj
judged a lunatic.
Visited by Swedish Consul.
Saturday the Swedish consul and an
interpreter visited Nelson and talked
with him. He stated that he did not
want to go to the asylum and that he
would rather take his own life.
Last month the superintendent of po-
lice received a letter from Charles b.
Hawkes., a New York attorney asking
for information concerning Nelson, who
was known to the police as William
Nelson. In this letter it was stated
that John Wilson and wife were anx-
ious to have Nelson sent back to New
York, Nelson being Wilson's half
brother. A day or two ago the police
superintendent informed Mr.. Hawkes.
of the finding of the lunacy jury. I'm
less orders to the contrary are re-
ceived from New York to-day Nelson
will be buried in Savannah ait the ex-
pense of the county.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16
MINISTER TELLS HOW
MANY SIDES MAN HAS.
Rev. j. ID. Jordan Declares That
There Should Re Four.

Rev. j. ID. Jordan Declares That
There Should Re Four.
Every man should have a business
and a business education. He ought to
attend to his own business and let
other peoples alone,' declared Rev.
j. D. Jordan, pastor of the First Bap-
fist Church, in his sermon last night
DIR. Jordan preached from the text:
Show Thyself a Man" King Davi1's
advice given on his death-bed to his
son Solomon, and which is found in
l Kings, second chapter and second
verse. God made us to be
men and women, the highest
things on EARTH said the
minister. when King David said:
Show myself a man. he meant a
great deal; he could have given his son
who succeeded him upon the throne no
better advice.
The very name of man implies four
things, consequently there are four
sides to every man; the physical, men
tai, business and last and most i'm
portant, the religious side. Lacking
one of these, we have a three-sided
man, but 1 have known some men who
did not have any sides at ALL"
Discussing each of the four qualities
that should compose the man, Mr..
Jordan referred to the body as the
temple of the soul, the only real dwell
ing place on this earth and declared it
a duty of every man to take the best
care of his physical condition.
Every man owes himself an edu-
cation" he said, land where there is
no excuse for ignorance, it is a crime"
Speaking of the spiritual education
of man, which the minister declares is
too often neglected, he said that there
can be no greater mistake than the
ruling of the Bible out of the common
schools.
The aspirations and thoughts of a
man is the man" it was declared. He
is what is in his heart. that which is
hidden from human eyes, that which
burns in his soul"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16
BOLD HIGHWAYMAN
HELD UP LADY.
Several Persons Saw Him TussIe for
Purse and Cash.

Several Persons Saw Him TussIe for
Purse and Cash.
Believed to be the negro who held
up and robbed Miss Mcleod of No
LOG Harris street, west, late Saturday
night near Barnard and Hull streets
A. r. Edmonson is held a prisoner
at the police station house. The man
denies his guilt.
The hold up occurred between Hull
street and Oglethorpe lane, and was
witnessed by Mr.. Thomas S. Russell
deputy clerk of the City Court, and
several Others. Before they realized.
however, what was happening, the ne
gro had made his escape with a purse
containing in the neighborhood of Sl1.
Miss Mcleod had gone to a neigh
boring fruit stand to purchase some
dates and was evidently followed by
the negro.
She fought her assailant until he
mad forced her to release her hold on
the purse and then she screamed for
assistance. Mr.. Russell was with a
lady and in the dark thought that
Miss Mcleod was a colored woman
skylarking with the man. When he
realized that a robbery was being COM
mitted he made every effort to get
the negro. The highwayman was arm
ed with knife and made his escape
in the lane. Miss Mcleod was in a
highly nervous state as a result of
her encounter.
Shortly afterwards in the same lane.
near Whitaker street, Edmonson was
arrested by Patrolman VIM as a sus-
pect. The negro had an open knife
when made a prisoner. He answered
the description furnished by Miss Nc
Leod and those who witnessed the hold
up, but his identification was not posi-
tive. Miss Mcleod said that her as
sallant was a man of Edmonson's
Dulid, but that she had no opportunity
OF seeing his face. Mr.. Russell also saw
the prisoner and said that he resen-
bled the negro who had attacked Miss
Mcleod The suspect denies that he
was on Barnard street during the
night N-tN
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16
ACTION OF POLICE
PREVENTED A RIOT.
Negroes who Refused to Dispense
Were Made Prisoners.

Negroes who Refused to Dispense
Were Made Prisoners.
What came near being a riot in Yam
acraw was prevented yesterday after
noon by the GOODNESS and good judg-
ment displayed by the squad of uni
formed men.
In the neighborhood of a thousand
negroes had congregated and for sew
eral minutes the situation was very
threatening. 1t looked as if there were
going to be serious trouble in the
neighborhood of the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company
wharves, when, with drawn revolvers,
the officers dispersed the crowd by ar
resting two negroes, who are said to
have been the leaders.
A large number of strikers had gath
cred and there We're indications of Sc
rious disorder. James Givings and Joe
Albright appeared to be the leaders of
the crowd and were ordered to dis
perse. The police charge that these
two men had been cursing and refused
to move when ordered. They were
promptly arrested. and sent to the po-
lice station.
When the negroes saw that the Of
ficers We're not to be trified with, they
left the neighborhood. Givings and AL
bright are charged with cursing in the
street, refusing to move when ordered
by officers and with melting riot. They
win be arraigned before Recorder My
rick in Police Court this morning.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16
HIS COLLAR BONE BROKEN
IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH.
Mr.. j. j. McDOnOugh Victim of n
Collision Near Isle of Hope.

COllls1On N&AF lHle VI
Mr.. ]. J. McDonough received a
broken collar bone yesterday as the
result of an automobile collision on
the road to Isle of Hope. The accident
was a bad one and the wonder is that
every one of the six persons who were
riding in the two vehicles was not Sc
riously hurt.
Mr. McDonough and Miss Cullen were
| coming towards Savannah in one ma
chine and had just about reached the
causeway, a short distance this side
of Isle of Hope. when they met a ma
chine containing Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Osborne and Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Lind
say. The road is narrow, and in pass
ing, or seeking to pass the hubs of the
front wheels of the vehicles struck,
both machines were overturned. and
the occupants of each were thrown
out
Mr.. McDonough and Miss Cullen
were thrown on the road some fifteen
feet in front of the machine in which
they had been, while the vehicle veered,
turned over completely and finally
stopped, right side up, in the ditch at
the side of the road Mr.. McDonough,
according to the story of a gentleman
who was in another machine near the
accident, turned a complete somersault
before landing and fell heavily on his
shoulder. He was unconscious for
moment.
fTba n pf thor machine
which was a heavier one than Mr.. Nc
Donough's, simply slipped to the road
as the machine merely turned on it's
side, and none were hurt except for
a few slight bruises. The men hurried
to Mr.. McDonough and Miss Cullen
1t was then found that Mr.. McDon-
ough's shoulder had been injured, while
Miss Cullen had escaped with nothing
worse than a sprained finger. Mr.. Nc
Donough was brought to the city by
Mr.. A Perry Soomons who was near
the scene, and Miss Cullen was brought
in by Mr.. Herman, who arrived shortly
after.
Mr.. Osborne and his party came in
in a machine that they borrowed for
the trip. The machines, as might be
expected, were considerably damaged,
though by no means wrecked. Fortu-
nately for those who were in them, they
had been running at a very moderate
speed at the time of the collision. Mr..
McDonoughs shoulder was dressed as
soon as he reached the city and last
niqht the victim of the accident was
suffering little except from the incon-
venience of not being able to use his
hand.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16
LOCAL PERSONALS.

Mr.. A. D. Columns of Swainsboro Is
in Savannah to-day.
Mr.. II. A. Barnes of Jacksonville
is at the Screven House.
Mr.. William M. Mitchell of Knox
ville Tenn, is in the city to-day.
MIR. A. C. Gordon of Atlanta is
among the guests at the De Soto.
Mr.. 7. J. Jackson, of Charlotte, N.
c. is a guest at the Pulaski House.
Mr.. C. H. Peterson and wife of Alley,
Ga, are visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. N. M. Burton of Statesboro spent
yesterday among Savannah friends.
Mr.. H. S. Hill of Sylvania spent
yesterday in Savannah the guest of
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. James e. Finnegan of
Richmond, Va. are guests of friends
in the city.
Messrs. Wilmer Newell and r. F.
Smith of Atlanta are registered at the
Pulaski House.
Judge Frank Mitchell and Mr.. G. F.
Flanders, of Swainsboro, spent yes
terday in the city.
Mr.. j. D. Matthews of Greenville
S. C. is spending several days in the
city on business.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16
ROBBED HIS FRIENDS
JAMES GARDNER SURRENDERED
TO NEW YORK POLICE.
SWINDLED SAVANNAHIANS
WHO AIDED HIM WHEN HE WAS
IN TROUBLE.

Came to Savannah Last September
PenniIess and Appealed to His
Former SchOoImateS, Messrs. A.
NJ. Marshall and Howard Martin.
They Aided Him and His Graft
tude Was Two worthless Checks.
Gardner Left savannah and the
First Heard of Him Was His Self
Surrender in New York.
James L. Gardner, who took French
leave Of Savannah last September after
having duped several of his friends
out of money and whose whereabouts
have since been unknown, was arrest
ed at his own request in New York
yesterday, and is being held pending
an investigation of his case by the New
York police.
Gardner walked into a New York po-
lice station yesterday afternoon, ac-
cording to an Associated Press dis
patch, and without saying a word,
handed the sergeant on duty state
ment written in his own handwriting
as follows:
James L. Gardner, alias julius
Guernsey, wanted by S. l.. Lowrey Of
Tampa, Fla, for forging a note for
$3.50; by A. NJ. Marshall of Savannah,
Ga, for passing worthless check for
$40; by Howard Martin of Savannah,
Ga, worthless check, $50; by c. f. Dor
nus of New York, worthless check, $50;
by w. c. White of Charlotte, N. c.,
worthless check, $50; by G. E. Lopez
of New York worthless check, $50; by
Mrs. Averns of New York, worthless
check, $14, and board bill, $l4; by l.. L..
Guillard of New York, worthless cneck,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16
MONEY BROUGHT TO
SAVANNAH BY THE FAIR.
Thousands of Dollars Represented
by shows and Concessions.


The amount of money which was
brought to Savannah by the fair, which
closed Saturday will reach up into
thousands of dollars exclusive of the
money that was spent in the city by
visitors. The books of the associa-
ton would make an interesting study
in this line.
There were thirty or forty privilege
men on the grounds and several more
in the buildings. Each man was re-
quired to pay at least $40 for his space
and the majority paid $25 and $50.
Some, especially the shows, paid larger
amounts, the show money being 800
or 5000. Then the great majority OF the
shows paid a percentage of their re-
ceipts to the management, and this
meant considerable.
In the matter of feed for stock con-
siderable money was also brought into
the city. The feed of the race horses
alone will make large sum. The Wild
West brought twenty-five horses with
them, and all the feed was of course
bought in the city. Willis Riding
School had twelve horses. BOstock had
eleven animals, the expense of keeping
which is large and all of this remain
ed IN savannah.
A considerable sum is also repre-
scented in the exhibits. All of the hogs
shown were by outsiders and their feed
money came here. The cattle and live
stock brought some, though most of
the exhibitors in this department were
from the surrounding country In the
chicken display the cost of entry reach
ed several hundred dollars, though this
is more than balanced by the fact that
all awards were cash premiums. There
were more than 5000 chickens on dis
play, however, and their feed will
amount to much.
All of this money will remain in Sa
Vannah. In addition to this, there
were $500 visitors to the city on Bull
loch County Day, and they spent con-
siderable with the merchants. The
railroads brought several hundred in
daily and all came to make purchases in
the city as well as take in the fair.
No accurate amount can be given as
to what the fair meant in this line to
Savannahians, but it is certain to be
many thousand dollars.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16
CITY BREVITIES.

While thousands of flies swarmed
about him, John Johnson, a negro. slept
in Waldburg lane. near OFT street. early
yesterday afternoon and attracted the
attention of large number of people.
A citizen became excited and tele-
phone police headquarters that a man
was being eaten alives by flies. Desk
Sergeant McCool hurried the patrol
wagon to the rescue of the negro. and
Johnson was made a prisoner by Pa
troiman Meldrim. The negro was in a
drunken stupor when taken in charge
by the uniformed man, and did not
appear any the worse for his experience
with the flies.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16
NEGRO GIRL LOST
EN- ROUTE TO NEW YORK.

The following telegram from the chief
of police of Montclair, N. j., was re-
ceived yesterday by Supt. Garfunkel:
Gussie Warner, aged IL, colored start
ed from Americas, Ca, for New York
by way of Ocean Steamship Company
Sth inst, and has not arrived. Let me
know If she is in savannah" The DO
lice superintendent knows nothing of
the whereabouts of the girl.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16
BLUE RIBBON FOR
"SWEEP-EZY" BROOMS.

a bow Of blue ribbon has been fast
ened to the display of Sweep Ezy'
brooms made by Mr.. o. S. Kulman of
the Savannah Woodenware Company
at the fair. The ribbon is an award
made by the management for merit Of
the articles exhibited. The exhibit Of
sweep Ely" brooms was one of the
features of the Woodenware Company's
booth at the fair.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16

A telephone alarm at 1850 O'Clock
yesterday morning called the fire de-
partment to the corner of Waldburg
and Cuyler streets. where a small blaze
was discovered by the firemen between
the ceilings and roof of a building oc-
cupied by negroes. Members of No 4
company extinguished the fire without
damage. The fire was caused BIZ n
defecture fue.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-16

FIGHT ON STEAMER
ENDED WITH STAB.
Henry RaifOrd Dangerously Wound
ed by Willie Adams.


ed by Willie Adams.
In fight on the deck of the City of
Memphis of the Ocean Steamship line
yesterday, Henry Raiford, a negro, was
dangerously stabbed by Willie Adams,
also colored.
Both men were employed by the
steamship company and recently came
to savannah from Columbus They
We're working in the same gang, and
got into an alteration over the way
in which their work should be done.
Adams claims that Raiford cursed him
repeatedly, and then advanced upon
him.
The man who did the cutting said
that he used his knife in self-defense.
The wound is stab in the abdomen.
Raiford was sent to the Georgia In
Urinary in the police ambulance Both
men were placed under arrest and sent
10 the police station by an officer on
the wharves. Later, when Railroads
wound was examined, it was decided
that he be sent to the hospital.