The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-09-20
SENT TElEGRAMS
TO BRUNSWICK
And Then Plunged into
the River From Deck
of Steamer
A SAD STORY BROUGHT OUI
Former A. & 8. Commercial Agent
Left City Ten Days Ago on Ac-
COUNT OF Domestic Trouble.
Full story of sad affair

Gould rot stand the trouble. With
my love to you both, death &C US part.
c. Manning
Carefully wrapped in one dollar
note. adroitly fastened vita diamond
scarf pin. the above telegram, address
eg to Mrs. T. c Manning, together
with another one. addressed 10 Hugh
Porter, manager OF 7sglethorpe
hotel at ErunsNsck. was one OF the
sad relics found on the body OF 7. G.
Manning. formerly commercial agent
o. the Atlantic and Birmingham rail-
read in this city, at tho loot OF Aher-
corn street in yannan. when the
body was found at O'Clock asst nigh,
The comp!1te story leading up to
the departure and subseaueat self de
slruetion 0: Nj Manning is one THAI
pays upon every chord of human ma
tue. 1t ilits from the various phases
Q life with the rapidity OF the light.
ming stroke ana covers in all OF its de
tails a romance and tragedy. 1t
tells OF broken hearts, Of trusting lives
wrecked in the tempestous seas oI
misplaced confidence. Il has much to
do with the lnddelity Of human nature
and lays bare story that must ap-
peal TO the tenderest sensibinues Of
al kinds and conditions OF men.
TO make a long story short T. G..
Manning, for long time in charge
ci passenger earnings in the ollice
of the auditor oi The B. & b. railraod.
later local freight agent Of the same
&C mpany, ana more recently CONNER
cial agent OF sae Atlantic and Eirmina
ham ra.lroad, u $3.50 O'Clock yester
cay afternoon committed suicide by
throwing himself into the river from
the deck of The steamer Louise at the
soot OF A5eg ora street in Savannah.
For the last ten days Mr. Mannins
has been absent tIom brunswick ana
trat, too, without permission from his
Immediate employers in this city. His
departure caused an immense amour
q rumor, n.aliy busy bodies instantly
connected h.G eHn various ana sun
ary scurgy complications. However,
nothing denialo was heard from MI
aianniag uAA .ast night Tnen the
asoyo information was received ia
Brunswick.
How he sought His End.
From INFORMATION received by The
News last uigug Il seems th1t MA.
a1aAning registered at the Marsha.i
house Ia Sd,anAah on last saturday
urder the na,a1 oi n G. Logan. ne
dfd not excile t.e notice ol tAe n4n-
sgers OF the hosiery OF any OF the
guests. lie manned there until yea-
teiday afternoon about ociocn, Wien
&c called on an old friend, the captain
ui ene river 1oal Louise. lie engaged
tie capt IL Ia conversation tor some
ssme ana dlAIy, Snen that oMclal
" aa called to another Ioruon 0l tne
boat, .Yir Manning deliberate y pluAs-
ed aimsen INTO the waters Oh Lne Sa-
yannan river ard IN d very lev sec
onds was losl 10 view. = deck hand
o the steamel Witnessed the act ana
Al once repot.ed The same TO the cap
lain. That oinclal retui-ed nstaAuy
tc the spot where ns h4id 'loit his
friend aAu OF course ioand Him mss
ine. 1t was then bout 30. Sayai-
Lan time IHe captain Iuund AR.
A.~nnlngs 5 cUat aAd ia AIS pochet =" "as
lovnd an Elhs card ana number oil
railroad passes, together witH The tel
esrams, money and diamond pm re-
tered TO above The captain oI the
Louise gave the alarm and reported
tne incident 10 the Elhs lodge. In a
short whAe tne latter organization de
tailed men 10 the grGesome task ol
dragging tor me BODY, anu at ociocr
lsst night the same was found snor
ustsnce IRON wnere the Louise wa!
luoored
besides the two telegrams, etc.
fculd IA l4e coat Was a pawn ucNe
for large diamond ring, winch naC
Deen pawned ia Savannah. The tick
a win be forwa- aed to his vile.
The Dody Was take IN charge by
the Savannah Elks and up 10 lat'