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AUG. MEMRDERED
His Throat Cafaoi Stall Broken
in Three Places.
LYING IN i POOL OF BLOOD IN
HIS SODA WATER FACTORY.
THREE NEGROES ARRESTED
THE JUDDER COMMITTED FOR
ROBBERY.
The Body Discovered*Soon After
the Crime Was Committed.
NO CLUE TO THE MURDERERS
August W. Meyer was murdered last
night between 9:30 and 10 o'clock, in bis
soda water factory adjoining his stable iu
Duffy street lane, near West Broad street.
The murder was committed with some
heavy blunt instrument and a knife, the
skull being fractured in three places, and
the jugular vein severed.
The murderers are unknown, and there
are very slight elues to connect any one
with tfco crime. The police have
several parties unJer arrest on suspicion,
but there is no direct evidence against any
of them.
lleycr owned several houses and ran a
soda water factory at Duffy and West
Broad streets. Ho was burned out, both
houses and factory, about three months
ego, and had nearly completed the work of
rebuilding.
LAST SEEN ALIVE.
The last time Meyer was seen alive was
at Henry Garwes’, No. 200 West Broad
street, where he spent some time
with a party of friends who
were gathered there, as usual, Sunday
nights. Meyer was there from about 7
o’clock until nearly 9 o’elook. When he
left he said he was going to the plaos and
going to bed.
About 10 o’clock Joe Johnston, the col
ored boy who looked after Msyer’s horse
and who also slept la the stable, went to
the stable as usual to take a look at
the horses before going to bed
He had a key to the door
of the soda water faotory,
which is a room in the eamo nuilding with
the stable. Meyer’s bedroom was just above
the factory and there are steps leading up to
it from the stablo.
DISCOVERY OF THE MURDER.
Johnston started to open tho door, when
through a crack he saw Meyer lying on his
face at the further end of the reom. Ho did
not wait to see further, but hurried at once
to Henry Bubs, a brother-iu-law of Meyer,
on the opposite corner of West Broad
street, and told him that something was
wrong with Mr. Meyer,as he saw him lying
on bis face in the factory.
Mr. Lubs found Meyer lying on his face
on the floor at the factory in a pool of blood,
with a stream of blood running from
win-re he lay along the floor. He hurried
to Dr. Sboftall’s house near by, and asked
him to go with him to Meyer’s place.
THE BODY STILL WARM.
When Dr. Sheftall arrived, which was
not many minutes aftsr the body was dis
covered. he found the warmth had not en
tirely left the body, whioh was still limp.
Meyer was dead beyoud a doubt, as the ter
rible wounds in his head and throat showed
without tho necessity of examination. Dr.
Sheftall telephoned the police barracks and
Assistant Chief Killourhy.who was on duty,
responded with a squad of several mounted
officers. Coroner Dixon was notified and
also went to the scene.
Everything was vory quiet In the neigh
borhood of the murder, aud not more than
a dozen persons besides the polloe were
there at 11:30 o’clock.
THE FATAL WOUNDS.
Dr. Sheftall turned Meyer’s body over
and examined the wounds. There was a
deep gash above :ho left eye, through the
bone, evidently done with a heavy blunt
instrument. A similar gash, but not quite
so large as the first, about an inoh and a
half from it and about the same distance
above the left eye, was evidently made with
the same woapon and also fracturing the
bone.
There was a deep out in the right side of the
neck taking a downward course and sever
ing the jugular vein. A blow on the back
of the head about two inches from the right
ear also fractured the bone.
This blow if made first would have
stunuod Meyer, Dr. Sheftall said. The
blows over the left eye, he thought, might
have been made with a spade or a dull
hatchet or some similar instrument, lie
was of the opinion that the assault wae
made by at least two parties.
IN A POOL OF BLOOD.
Meyer’s body lay in a pool of clotted
blood. His head rested against the wall of
a small store room in the rear of the fao
lory. His left band was covered with blood,
which alsooovered his neck. His necktie was
smeared with blood, os was his shirt. Just
where he fell is a door leading to the stable
proper. It is supposed whoever did the
kilting entered the stable and came through
the door where the dead mao was found.
Myer was dressed in his Sunday suit and
had on an overcoat. His head was un
covered and his hat was lying on
the floor in a pool of blood.
ROBBERY THE MOTIVE.
The motive of the crime apparently
was robbery. The right hand pocket of
the dead man was turned wrong side out and
all his pockets were empty.
Meyer was a man who was known to be
in the habit of carrying considerable money
upon his person. Hla watch was gone as
was also a diamond riug and a diamond
scarf pin which he woro. From the appear
ances of the body and its surroundings
there could not have been much of a strug
gle-
The first work of the police was to en
deavor to obtain some clue to the mur
derers. A diligent search of the building
and surroundings was made for the weap
ons hut nothing of the kind could be found.
| There were no bloody tracks, hand-prints,
I or bloody article* cf any kind around the
building. The back door of the stable
: leading to the rear of the houses on Duffy
street was found unlooked, and it was con
cluded from this that the murderers bad
! made their escape in that direction.
The (table boy, Henry Jobneton, was put
under arrest, but there appeared to be
nothing further to connect him with the
crime than that be wee the first tc diecover
the body.
joe Johnston’s statement.
Johnston denied all complicity in the
crime. He was critically examined by As
: sistant Chief Killourhy in regard to the
circumstances of the murder, but nothing
oouid be obtained from him which would
give any clue to the perpetrator or per
petrators. Johnston made a statement to a
Morning News reporter. He epoke in a
straightforward manner and did not be
tray the (lightest excitement or fear. He
said: “I am 22 years of age and have been
employed by Mr. Meyer for some time. I
was visiting to-day at the house of Mrs.
Bussell, a colored woman, who lives on
Cuvier and Wald burg streets. I staid there
until some time after 9 o'clock, and then
went to Mr. Meyer's stables to feed the
horses. I went down Duffy street lane, go
ing west, and when I got to the door
of the eoda water factory I looked
in through a crack which is near the
look and saw Mr. Meyer lying on the floor.
I saw blood and was afraid to go in. The
gas was lighted. I took the key out of my
pocket and opened the door, but didn’t go
ia. I was afraid. I thought it better to
tell somebody about it.
SAVE THE ALARM.
*‘l ran down the lane to Mr. Lubs'
house on Duffy aud West Hroad
streets. 1 told him what I saw and
he came back to the plaoo with me. That
is all I know about it. I was on good terms
with Mr. Meyer, and never had a hand in
his murder. I don’t know who did it. I
don’t know anything about it. I hod a key
to the door, because I sleep upstairs
over the soda factory. Mr. Meyer
sleeps in the room next to mine. I come in
there every day and to feed the
horses. Mr. Lubs and I found the rear door
of the stable unlocked. That is the door
which Is ia the yard of the Meyer houses on
Duffy street. That's all 1 kuow.”
Johnston was searched aud bis clothes
were carefully inspected to see if there was
any blood on them, but nothing was found
to connect him with the murder.
ARREST OF A SUSPECT.
Friends of Meyer told Assistant Chief
Killourhy that Meyer had had a fight with
Honry Cason, a negro living in the lane
near by, a few days ago, and that Cason
bad said he would kill Meyer. Two police
men were sent to Cason’s house.
They had almost to break the
door down before they got any reply to
their knocking.
Cason inquired who was there, and he
was informed that it was the pelice. He at
first refused to admit them until they told
him they would break the door down If be
did not. Cason then opened the door and
was taken into custody. He is a heavy-set,
middle-aged negro. He took his
arrest quietly, and did not appear
to be In any fear. He said .the
trouble between himself and Meyer was a
quarrel over some wood a week ago. He
■aid Meyer had been giving away the burnt
ends of sticks of wood to tho people in the
neighborhood, and be came along one af
ternoon recently aud picked up a iarge stick
of wood, burnt at the end, which was lying
in the alley, and which he supposed had
been thrown out. About thfc time
Meyer came up and asked him
what he was doing with the
piece of wood. Meyer accused him of steal
ing it. Some words passed and Meyer
struck him. Cason said he shoved Meyer
off. who then rau and got an ax handle and
attempted to strike him with It. He took
the ax handle away aud orrrled It off with
him.
The other houses adjoining wore searohed
and the parties living in them arrested on
suspicion, but no evidence of any kind was
discovered.
Patrick’s house searched.
Patrick, who stays next door to where
the murder was committed, iu one of Mey
er’s houses, was in bed when Assistant Chief
Killourhy rapped on his door. Patrick’s
wife opened the door aud aßked what was
wanted.
“I want to see your husband,”
replied Assistant Chief Killourhy, at the
same time stepping into the front room.
Patriok was got out of bed and told to put
on bis clothes. He did so, and after placing
him under arrest the house was scarobed
from top to bottom by the squad of police
under the assistant chief. No clues could
be found. Patrick was interrogated
about the murder. He said he knew
nothing whatever about it, and did not
know when it was committed or by whom.
COULD AGREE WITH THE SERVANTS.
He was once in the employ of the dead
man, but said Mr. Meyer told him he had
better leave because he couldn’t gel along
with one of his female servants. He went
to bed about 7:30 o’olock, he said, and the
only thing he knew about the murder was
when the officer got him out of bed.
“Were you on bad terms with Mr.
Meyer ? ” he was asked.
“Well, no,” he replied, “It was about
two weeks ago,” he added. “When I paid
Mr. Meyer my rent at that time he said I
would have to pay more after that or
move, and so I told him I would move.”
CASON INTERROGATED.
After hearing Patrick’s statement, Chief
Killourhy got a lantern and proceeded to
search the house ot the negro Cason. Cason’s
house is on Duffy street, not far from Mr.
Meyer’s houses. His wife did not open the
door at first, but when Assistant
Cbiof Killourhy threatened to break
the door down, she came down stairs
and opened it. The woman wasn’t very
much pleased at the intrusion and re
luctantly showed the officers through the
honse. The house was searched, and a
close scrutiny was made for marks of
blood. No clue was obtained, and the
trail did not appear very encouraging.
The woman said her husband came home
at 7 o’clock, and did not leave tbe house
until the officers came to the house to arrest
him. She said she knew nothing at all of
the killing.
THE CRIME A MYSTERY.
Jußt how Meyer came to his death is a
mystery and may remain one. An exami
nation of Meyer’s room upstairs showed that
tbe door was locked. On opening it tho
outor door of his safe was found open, but
the inner doors were locked.
As it is a combination safe it is supposed
Meyer had left it open himself. Nothing in
the room had been disturbed, going to show
that neither the robbers nor Meyer
had entered it. Mr. Meyer had
probably just come into tbe factory and
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1892.
i bearing some noise perhaps In the factory
I room he entered it to investigate. He
lighted the gas and came face to face with
the robbers. The bloody work was quickly
done. It may have been that robbery and
murder were planned at the same time
and that the guilty party or parties
awaited Meyer’s arrival and attracting hie
attention to the factory soon attacked him
from behind. This is Dr. Hheftail’s theory.
He thinks the first blow struck was tbe one
on the back of tbe head, which mutt have
■tunned him.
The two wounds on the forehead may
have been made as he fell or after be fell.
HIS THROAT CUT LAST.
Tho stab In tbe throat Dr. Sheftall thinks
was tbe last wound made, and that it was
done deliberately after the body had been
robbed. To make sure of hie work the
murderer struck him in tbe throat, as he
would e pig, whlls he lay stunned and help
less.
The Inquest will be held at the scene of
the murder, this morning, at 10 o’clock.
Meyer was a well to do young German,
about 32 years of age, and had been in this
country ten years or more. He hod been
conducting the soda water Dutiness at
Duffy and West Broad street* for several
years and had amassed quite a little for
tune, being worth 815,000 at least. His losses
in the recent fire were estimated at 110,000,
about three-fourths covered by insurance.
He had no family, his only relative being a
sister, Mrs. John Lubs.
TERENCE NUGENT DEAD.
A Popular Printer Carried Off by
Consumption.
Mr. Terence Nugent, a well-known prin
ter, died yesterday morning at bis horns,
192 Bryan street. Consumption was the
cause of bie death, he having suffered from
tbe disease for the last six years. Mr.
Nugent has been confined to his bed with the
final attack si.ice the Christmas holidays.
The deceased was 28 years old and a na
tive of New South Wales. With hts parents
he came to Savannah in 1875 and has re
sided hero sinoe.
"Ted," as he was familiarly known among
his friends, wa< one of the best known and
most pjpular members of the art preserva
tive in Savannah. He was a young man of
high oharacter and noble impulses, possess
ing the happy faculty of making many
friends aud retaining their friendship by
bis kind and generous characteristics. Mr.
Nugent’s worth was recognized and ap
preciated by bis fellow printers, who
honored him many times with
office in Savannah Typographical Union
No. 183, an organization of which he was a
charter member and one of the most en
thusiastic organizers. The deceased was
for a long time treasurer of tbe union and
afterward became its vice president, declin
ing. on account of ill-health, the office of
president.
Mr. Nugent served his time in the Morn
ing News composing room, and for years
wasoneof its best and most faithful com
positors. On account of falling health he
was compelled about three years ago to give
up night work. Afterward he was tendered
a position on tbe Evening Times and worked
on that paper until its suspension, aince
then he haa been able to work but little.
He was possessed of a wouderful
will power, and to that can be attributed
his long but vain battle with the insidious
disease which carried him off. Many times
he worked almost too weak to stand to the
case, but by sheer force of ids will power he
would battle against his malady and over
como bis ill feelings.
Mr. Nugent’s funeral will take place this
afternoon at 3 o'clock and will be attended
by the members of Savannah Typographical
Union. The services will be held at St.
Patrick's church.
AT THU THEATER.
Charles A. Gardner, tbe Sweet Singer,
To-night.
The week at the theater will open to-night
with Charles A. Gardner In “Captain
Karl.” Mr. Gardner is known as the sweet
singer and jolly Gorman dialect oomedian.
The play shows the home life of a oontented
and jovial people, the vineyard workers of
Saxony. Mr. Gardner appears oa the hero,
the various incident* giving him fine oppor
tunity to introduce his clever dialect,
taking dances and tuneful songs.
Special attention has been paid to ttie
scenic effects, the costumes, scenery
aud accessories being not only plo
turesquely beautiful, but accurate in
every detail. The supporting company is
larger than any Mr. Gardner has ever before
had. During tbe play he sings in his
own stylo “Language of Flowers,’’ “Cradle
Lullaby," “Bubble Song,” “The Lilac,"
and a delightful gem of melody entitled
“Love Is Divine.’’ The “Fatherland Tyro
lean (Juartette,” composed of genuinoAlpine
yodlers, appear in the last act and fur
nish the music peculiar to their native land.
Mr. Gardner haa many warm personal
friends in Bavanuah. When he was here
two years ago he made a great hit. His
play this year is on a different order from
auy thing that has been produced this season
and will be a welcome change.
BANK SWINDLER SIMS.
He Is Wanted In Various Places by
Various Persons.
Robert J. Sims, the Australian swindler
who was jailed at Mobile, the other day, an
account of which was published in yester
day’s Morning News, appears to be a
greater "fake" than he was thought to be.
When searched by the officers at Mobile
they found on his person a number of drafts
on the Knickerbocker Trust Company of
New York; the Exohange bank of Macon
Ga., the Fourth National bank of New
York, signed variously K. J. aims, A. C.
Oarola and T. F. Emmons, and also a pawn
ticket from (Savannah.
The Jessup bank, on whioh he presented
a draft in the name of Robert Milliken,
states that the name of Sims is oerreot, and
that the man is wanted elsewhere for (wind
ling of banks iu Alabama and Georgia.
TO ANSWER FOR MURDER
The Trial of Charles Hughes to Begin
This Morning.
The trial of Charles Hughes for the mur
der of Timothy Hyde will oome up in the
superior court this morniug. Hughes has
been here for several days. His father and
three sisters arrived from Augusta last
night and will be present at tbe trial.
O’Hara, tho most important witness for
the state, on aooount of whose absence tbe
case was postponed two weeks ago, arrived
in the city last week and will give his evi
dence at the trial. It is said that it will bo
very damaging to Hughes. There may he
some sensational developments in the oase
to-day. Great interest is taken in it, and
the trial will bo largely attended. Hughes
will be defended by Maj. P. W. Meldrim
and T. 8. Morgan, Jr., Esq.
Harry Wright’s Tour.
Harry Wright, of the Philadelpbias, is ar
ranging for his annual spring base ball tour
of the south. He is negotiating with a view
to bringing some other club with his own.
He has in view a tour taking in Savannah
first and then Florida, going as far as
Tampa.
HORSFOBD’3 ACID PHOBPHATH
For Night Sweats
Of consumption, gives speedy benefit.—Ad.
Major and Inspector General Peter D.
V room is one of the most distinguished appear
ing men in the United States army. He is 8
feet 4 inches in height and built oa generous
proportions.
SARAH WITH A GUN.
SHE HUNTS WILD BOARS AND
WOODPECKERS IN BRYAN.
The Divine Bernhardt Turns Herself
L >oee in the Wilds Around Ellabel
and Plays Havoc With the Game—
6he Runs a Wild Boar Into the For
est. Slaughters Doves and Wood
peckers by tbe Dozen and Tries to
Wade Through a Lake.
Bernhardt and about a dozen of her party,
including Mr. and Mrs. Abbey, spent
yesterday shooting near Ellabel, in Bryan
county. Mrae. Bernhardt declared last
night that she enjoyed herself Immensely,
having shot at everything in the game line
she saw from a wild boar to a woodpecker.
The party left the city early in the morn
ing in Bernhardt's private car which was
attached to the 6:50 train on the Savannah
and Western, in charge of Passenger Ageut
D. H. By the wood.
The car was sidetracked at Ellabel, and
about 10 o’clock the party disembarked for
the woods. The day was lovely, the
air was bracing but not too cool aud
everything was propitious, j The divine
Sarah was in her element and was here,
tbere and everywhere the life of the party.
Everybody was loaded down with shotgu s,
rifles and all the other paraphernalia of a
party going for a hunt in the western wilds.
ARMED FOR CHILEANS.
The men carried heavy Wiuohcster and
Marlin repeating rifles, and were prepared
for Indians, bears and other small game
abounding in the vicinity.
The ladies were equipped with heavy leg
gings, which reached above their knees, and
tboir skirts were tucked up solely out of the
way.
The country being level and tbe woods
open, they bad no difficulty in making their
way. A dove field was ranched some little
distance from the station, where
the whole party proceeded to
bang away in the most reckless
manner at the surprised doves who knew it
was Sunday and were caught unawares.
Mme. Sarah fired at everything in sight,
but, sad to relate, brought down nothing.
Tbe only member of tbe party who made a
record bird shooting was Emile, the mad
daine's body servant, who brought down a
number ot tbe fluttering innocents.
After scaring all the doves away the
party amused themselves in shooting tbe
red-beaded woodpeckers. Iu this eport the
ladies were more successful. They enjoyed
themselves immensely in strolling through
the woods and breathing tbe balsam of the
pines.
TIRED OUT THE WHOLE PARTY.
Mme. Sarah was on the go from the time
she left the car at 10 o’clook in the morning
until 6 o’clock at night, with the exception
of a brief half hour for lunch, and broke
down every member of tbe party except
herself.
The party enjoyod a game dinner, fur
nished by the old negro who keeps tbe lunch
stand at the station, consisting cf freshly
caught partridges, with fresh eggs and
other country dolicacies.
Ellabel Morrison, the little S-year' old
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. John Morrison,
and in whose honor the station was named,
contributed a lnrge pail of fresh milk to
the Madame's dinner, whioh she brought
down herself. One of tbe party offered totake
tho Miss into tbe car, but little Ellabel in
sisting on §eeing the Madame herself. Mme.
Bernhardt offered Ellabel a handful of silver
In return for the milk, whioh the child
indignantly refused.
A PICNIC IN THE WOODS.
After dinner tbe madame and a portion of
the party adjourned to the woods, while
the others remained behind and amused
themselves watching the antics of the little
"coons," who gathered rouud and scrambled
for the small change that was thrown
among them. Mrs. Abbey enjoyed herself
immensely in endeavoring to prevail upon
the old lunch man to sell her some whisky,
notwithstanding Bryan is a dry county.
The old man protested that he had nothing
of the kind on hand, but finally yielded and
offered to present lurs. Abbey with a small
bottle which he “kept on hand for sick
ness."
Mme. Sarah and the ladies with her were
not idle in the meantime. They discovered
a large pond near the station, whioh Bern
hardt was determined to explore in spite of
the swampy unde: growth around it. Gall
ing Passenger Ageut Bythewood to her as
sistance, she boldly tucked her skirts up to
a hlght seldom seen except upon the stage,
and waded in, and the other la
dies of the party followed suit
in a similar manner. Mr. Bythewood is a
modest man, and this sudden disulay of
feminine proportions startled him some
what, but he was not going to show his em
barrassment in tbe presence of the French
men and so put a bold face upon it.
SARAH’S ADVENTURE.
Mme. Sarah was the only one of the
party who enjoyed a real adventure. She
discovered a real live boar, so she says,
while alone in the woods, and fired upon
him without waiting for assistance. The
boar disappeared In the thioket and the
madame returned to the party quite ela ed
with her adventure. If any of Capt. Mor
rison’s hogs show up missing this morning
he will know the cause. The party returned
to the city only a short while before the
time for the train to leave for Atlanta, all
highly elated at their day’s sport. They
took great pains to be sure that their game,
some forty birds in all, was placed upon the
oars with them.
Bernhardl is lavish in her present giving,
and quite extravagant. Her latest gifts to
the cbidren of her manager. Mr. Abbey,
are superb: A watch to the little girl, a tiny
gold thing with the monogram in diamonds
at the back. The slender fob has a ball
pendant, encrusted with diamonds. The
boy has a more ueefulloo.cing watch, and
a set of owl’s head stud*, the eyes being
diamonds. The children of the big theatri
cal manager are luokv. Bteinway sent the
little girl a piano. Patti sent the boy a
superbly ohosen library of 1,000 books.
AN IDEAL JANUARY DAY.
Savannah Basks in Sunshine and
Balminess.
A more beautiful winter day than yester
day could not be asked for. It was 000 lin
the forenoon but bright and sunny. In the
afternoon crowds of people were in the
streets.
The maximum temperature for the day
was 82", and the minimum temperature
was 37°, the mean temperature being 3*
below the normal. All stations report clear
weatner, except Philadelphia, New York,
Buffalo and Boston, where at the hour cf
the ciosiiig observation, cloudiness pre
vailed. The ouly precipitation reported
from any of the regular weater bureau
stations for the twelve hours ending at 8
o’clock last night was .02 of an inch at New
York and Buffalo and a trace at Philadel
phia.
An area of low barometer extends from
the upper lake region eastward to the New
England ooast. The pressure is below the
normal in the north Atlantic states.
Tbe barometer oontiuues above the nor
mal south of the Onto river and over the
section of country from Nebraska south
ward to the western gulf ooast.
The forecast for Savannah and vicinity
is: Fair, warmer weather.
Oglethorpe Lodge’s Ball.
The ball of Oglethorpe Lodge of Odd Fel
lows Thursday evening bas the assurance of
being not ouly one of the largest, but the
most representative ball e ver given under
the auspices of the lodge. Tbe committee
in charge of the arrangements bas secured
Lage’s orchestra, and the programme of
da :ces is admirably arrange!. Supoer
will be served at midnight in the banquet
room. The sale of tickets has been large,
aud everything points to a brilliant as
sembly.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
RoVa! Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
J. J. M’MAHON’B FCNERaL.
A Proceesion Nearly a Mile Long Fol
lows His Body to the Grave.
Tbe popularity of the late James J. Mc-
Mahon was shown yesterday afternoon by
the Immense proceesion which followed his
body to its last resting place in the Cathe
dral cemetery. It was the largest funeral
seen in Savannah since that of the late
Judge Chisholm, being nearly a mile in
length.
The Irish Jasper Greens turned out sixty
men and the Workingmen’s Benevolent As
sociation had over 2% men in ranks. The
Regimental band furnished the music.
Thousauds of people witnessed the procoe
sion.
The services were held at the cathedral,
and the big church was crowded to over
flowing. The Greens, divided into two com
panies, stood in the north and south aislos at
a “parade rest" during the ceremonies.
Vicar General Caffertv conducted the ser
vices and Rev. John McCarthy£Rev. Will
iam Quinlan of St. Patrick’s and Rev. M. T.
Rielly occupied seats in the sanctuary. The
choir responded in Latin to the services, and
sang the “De Profundes" and other appro
priate hymns of tbe Catholio burial ser
vice.
Vicar General Cafferty preached an elo
quent sermon on “Death" and epoke feel
ingly of the splendid characteristic* of Mr.
McMahon, a man who had left behind him
an example of a well-spent life, worthy of
emulation.
Special services were had at the grave by
Vicar General Cafferty. The Greens paid
the soldier’s last tribute by the firing ot
three voileys over tbe grave of their dead
comrade, after which taps was sounded by
tbe cornetistof the regimental band.
The floral offerings were very handsome
ana almost hid the grave from view. A
particularly fine tribute was a pillow of
white flowers, from the top of which a
snow white dove was in the aot of flying
upward. In the oenter of the pillow
worked in blue was the word “Father.”
The pall bearers wsre, from the citizens—
Andrew McCormick and Lawrence Dunn-
Irish Jasper Greens—Col. Peter Riley,
Thomas Flood and John J. Connolly.
Workingmen’s Benevolent Association—
Patrick Rossiter, Patrick Kehoe and Fred
erick J. Lightbody.
may marry her yet.
The Trouble Between Annie Davis and
Her Wouldn’t-be Husband.
A. Kassel, whose store at No. 178 St.
Julian street was closed up last week on a
laborer’s lien, secured by Annie Davis, has
resumed business, the cose against him hav
ing been withdrawn.
The etory of Kassel’s trouble with the
Russian girl was told in the Morn
ing News of Friday. Kassel was
sued by the girl, wtio claimed wages as a
servant, and who said she was considering
a suit for breach of oontraot, a* Kasiol had
promised to marry her.
Kassel said yesterday that he did prom
ise to marry tbe girl and he might do it
yet, but be wasn’t ready to marry when bis
affianced wanted him to. That was what
caused tbe trouble. Kassel says the girl
was never a servant in his family and the
whole trouble is the result of bad advioe by
the girl’s friends. Annie was a sister of
Kassel’s deceased wife.
“She was brought to this country by my
wife,” said Kassel, “and became one of the
family. After the death of my wife she
had no alternative but to stay on, as she
had no other home, her parents being yet
in Russia. After the arrival of her parents
the question of marriage was put to me
frequently, and was Insisted by relatives
ana friends, thinking that she would cer
tainly be a mother to her sister’s orphans.
Matters went along in that shape up
to last week, and upon my refusal
of an immediate marriage she was advised
by bad advisers to force me to marry at
onoe. As I saw no need of such haste. I
would not consent. She was again wrongly
advised and applied fora laborer’s Hen,
claiming wages, a thing that was never
mentioned nor spoken of before. The clos
ing of my business followed. The
next day affairs took another turn and the
suit against me was withdrawn."
Kassel says ne will probably marry the
girl, although be is not fully prepared to
say what he will do.
THROWN FROM A BUGGY.
Two Traveling Mon Have a Narrow
Eac&pe on the Thunderbolt Road.
8. R. Aaron and I. Beehal, a couple of
northern traveling men, the former from
New York and the latter from Philadel
phia, had an experience on the Thunderbolt
road yesterday which neither of them is
anxious to repeat.
They started out early in the afternoon
for a drive to Thunderbolt. Just before they
reached tho Coast Line railroad crossing at
the Yacht Club house drive their horse took
fright at a train and became unmanageable.
Mr. Beehal was thrown out and dragged
some distance. Hie companion was also
thrown out, but was more fortunate, es
caping with a few slight bruises, while Mr.
Beehal was severely bruised about the hip
and back. The horse collided with a tree and
was captured without having been Injured.
The train towards whioh the horse ran was
•topped to prevent a possible accident. Mr.
Beehal was picked up and was assisted to a
carriage. Both men went on to Thunder
bolt, leaving the horse and buggy, which
belongs to Harmon’s stables, to a oolored
man to bring book to Savannah, while they
came by train. Their escape from serious
injury, and probably death,' was a narrow
one.
TO REORGANIZE THE GYM.
The Y. M. C. A. Athletic Department
in New Hands.
The Young Men’s Christian Association
gymnasium committee is about to reorgan
ize tbe classes in the gymnasium and start
them on new lines of work in shape for the
coming months.
Messrs. J. F. Cann and H. T. Moore, who
have charge of the committee on gym
nasium, will be present several nights each
week, and, in conjunction with Director
Carmichael will superintend the claee work.
All members of the gymnasium are
earnestly requested to be present on to
morrow aud Saturday nights to meet
Messrs. Moore and Cann. The other mem
bers os the gymnasium committee will also
be present as often as possible.
RIVER AND HARBOR.
The British steamship Amaryllis arrived
yesterday from Philadelphia, in ballast. She
will load cotton for Europe. This will
make her secoud voyage this season.
Nothing succeeds in removing coughs and
colds like Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup. Price 25c.
Ad.
Lost manhood, lost energy, weakness, general
debility are all cured by P. P. P. New life, new
energy are infused in the system by the blood
purifying and cleansing properties of P. P. p.,
the greatest blood purifier of the age,—Ad.
BAKING POWDER.
local personal.
_ YY. R. Bewick of Hazlehunt is at the De
Bo to.
Pierre Crivot of Paris is at the Harnett
house.
J. G. Crump of Baltimore is at the
Pulaski.
E. W. Hindrith of Boston Is at the
Pulaski.
A. P. Harrtpgton of Atlanta is at the
Pulaski. ' •
A. Fisher of Bluffton, 8. C., is at the
Screven.
G. D. Etler of Augusta is registered at
the Screven.
M. C. Sherman of New York is a guest
of the Pulaski.
N. A. Hoegard of Borroughs is registered
at the Pulaski.
L. Fagan of Columbia, S. C., is a guest
of the Screven.
A. P. Herrington of Atlanta is registered
at* the De Soto.
W. E, Russell of English Eddy is stop
ping at the Pulaski.
J. E. Langley of Philadelphia is stop
ping at the Pulaski.
J. 8. Hyman of Bryan, Fla., is stopping
at the Harnett house.
Ernest Doyle of Petersburg, Va., is stop
ping at the Harnett bouse.
M. C. Sherman arrived in the city last
night and is stopping at the Pulaski house.
Miss Addie Goodman of New York is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Isaao Sternberg, at
No. 131 Barnard street.
The Morning News bos received an in
vitation to attend a valentine bop of the
Irish Volunteers of Charleston Monday
evening, Feb. 15.
7 he “Ladies Evening” to have been given
at the Y. M. H. A. ball on to-morrow
evening, has been postponed, owing to the
literary exercises. .
The wedding of Miss Helen Washburn of
New Bedford, Mass., to Mr. Lyman Elliot
Montague of this city is announced to take
place at the Trinitarian churoh, New Bed
ford, Tuesday evening, Feb. 9. They will
reside at 53 Liberty street.
RAIL AND CROSSIIE.
Traffic Manager Sol Haas, Assistant
lrafflo Manager Culp, General Passenger
Agent 1 aylor, and General Manager Green,
of the Richmond and Danville will prob
ably arrive in the city to-day.
From recent investigation in railroad en
gines it is thought that the compound loco
motive built for the Pennsylvania railroad
by the Baldwin works will probably be the
engine of the futures. It is said that this par
ticular make of engine is the finest ever
turned out of any locomotive shop in the
country. They have been given a fair trial
by the Pennsylvania road and found to do
all that is claimed for them. A scientifio
railrord engineer, in talking uoon the sub
ject of the uew improved engine, said that
at tlie end of a year only compound engines
will be constructed iu tbe country. “It is
understood,” said the engineer, “that the
Baldwin Company stands ready to take the
ordinary high pressure engine and "com
pound" it, an operation that is not very ex
pensive.
CITY BREVITIES.
The Morning News has several times
called attention to the bad condition of the
Thunderbolt road between the Savannah,
Florida and Western crossing and the toll
gate. Those who rode over the road yes
terday appreciated itß condition, aud the
need for repairs. The road is full of mud
boles aud ruts, and is dangerous for light
vehicles to go over.
The Mystio Shriners of Mecca Temple
arrived in Savannah yesterday morniag at
5 o’clock. During the morning they took
carriages aud saw the sights of the city.
They left at ID o’clock for Charleston.
Funeral of Mrs. Threadcraft.
The tuneral of Mrs, Georgia Threadcraft,
whose death in Atlanta Friday night was
announced in the Morning News yester
day, took place from St. John’s churoh at
9:30 o’clock yesterday morning. The
funeral services at the church were con
ducted by Rev. Charles H. Strong, and the
grave at Bonaventure by Rev. H. B.
Htuart-Martin. The floral offerings were
simple but handsome, the urinal pal piece
being a pillow with the word "Rest" in the
center.
I told you so! So you succeeded In curing
your neuralgia with Salvation Oil. 25 cents
Ad.
The Georgia Code of Laws.
From the New York Evening Post.
Tho Code of Georgia is the only one in the
United States in which the common law
and the principles of equity are reduced to
a series of separate aud distinct propositions
having the form and force of statutes.
Judge Riohard H. Clark of Atlanta, the
only surviving member of the commission
whioh drafted it, gives its history iu the
November-December number of tbe Amer
ican Law Review. The Code, strange to
say, was constructed on the general plan of
the Code ot Alabama, a state whioh Judge
Clark calls “the daughter of Georgia." But
when George A. Gordon of Savannah, who
had examined with care the Alabama Ode
of 1852, prop sod in November, 1858, to the
Georgia legislature the oodifleation of the
laws of Georgia, he went further,em orach g
iu his scheme laws derived from the com
mon laws and the decisions of the supreme
court of tbe state as well as from the
statutes. The code of 1800, prepared ou
this design, was the two years’ work of
David Irwin, Thomas R. R. Cobb, and
Richard H. Clark. To Mr. Cobb was as
signed that part which ia its distinguishing
feature—the civil code. Judge Clark says
of him that ho possessed an order of mind
which qualified him, if genius and learning
can qualify one, for originating
code* and constitutions for the gov
ernment of states. But he adds:
“A code of laws must be founded
on the developments of time, aud no state
or nation ib prepared for a oode of laws un
til it has gradually enaoted a serios of laws
from which by harmonious amendments
and alterations a wise system may be
formed.” Though Judge Clark asserts that
during the twenty-seven years of trial the
Oode of Georgia has been found adequate
to every emergency, it may be doubted
whether it has been a benefit to the juris
prudence of the state. There are others be
sides the late Robert Toombs who have
doubted its wisdom. The code enacted into
law the decisions of the state supreme court.
That oourt was not organized until 1845. It
was unnampered by binding precedents,
and consciously adopted a policy at war
with the arbitrary aud technical principles
which characterized the early common law.
There can be no doubt that this oourt, if
care had been continually exercised in the
selection of its judges, would in fifty years
have gradually moulded a much mure ad
mirable system of laws than that struck
off at a heat by the three codifiers of 1880.
"Do YOU love your teacher, Johnny?’’
dst n’t. She's already got • teller six feet
high. lndianapolis Journal.
LI’DDJ* a bates %. M
weather pr<ißA
fair and warmer ureather.
40,000
PIANOS aod ORGANS
"Wenwhat about them, where am ,
from, where have they ec-ne u* li*7sv
they for?” 7 * cc ® tO . sod 5
Our answers:—
l. Where did they come from < . „
came from the well-known Mtan,
i^ostP iTKS - tto
been placed in T '-' tu.
t: M. H.,and oilSfc, ■'**
Not te Savannah homes ail nk
all the southern states. ’ to homaa i
3. What are they for? To heir, to .
homes happy, cheerful and li P -i. -® ke ?.
your home inviting to your friend .J°
you to delight them with swel l
the bavannoh Local. Mt ‘ nui ‘c -jrr, J ,
So says our friend, Ely Otto in n
little sneet, aud. as usual, he h“ 8 h A br! * h
square on the head. It is a fact Si'*
have placed over 45,000 Piano* .L „ *
in southern homes since 1870 and Dll ? r ** n
are headed off we shall do am w
the time. u “ again w T ai
A house that bas satisfied 45 000 -
h **~* " 4 “• i™*s
nasrsss’ff ” ta .
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DRY GOODS.
UNTIL FURTHER ig
A DISCOUNT OF
16* Per Cent.
Will be allowed on all p ar .
chases in our store.
This extraordinary induce
ment is offered to reduce our
winter stock in order to make
room for our
SPRING IMPORTATIONS
CLOTHING.
THE7VE=
=COT TO HO.
OUR CONSIGNMENT OF
BUSINESS AND DRESS SIS
FROM BALTIMORE
Must be Closed Out This West
PRICE CUTS NO FIGURE.
Value is beyond your comprehension without
seeing them,
C^KATS
BALE FOR MONDAY
SUITS
$3 90,
4 90,
6 90.
OVERCOATS
$2 90,
3 90,
4 90.
20 per cent, on all Winter
Goods.
149 Broughton Street.
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