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AN ACCIDENTAL SHOT.
THE JURY’S VERDICT IN THS
PORTER TRAGEDY.
Young Porter Dif charged From Cus
tody— Ele Bearing at tfco Inquest.
Lifted the Cloth from His Father's
Body and Kissed Him—His Story of
the Shooting Before the Jury—The
Mother’s and Daughter's State
ments.
Young David Porter, who shot and killed
his father early yesterday morning, vu
acquitted by the coroner's jury. A verdict
of accidental killing was rendered after a
few minutes’ deliberation. The jury was os
follows:
David P. Myerson, J. E. Campos,
H. C. Davis, Frank L. George,
Jerry Duggan, R. F. Baker,
J. J. Gue, E. J. Connell,
J. F. Kennedy, P. C. Rotureau,
W. D. Mouro. Emmet O'Connell.
Sbortl7 before the inquest. Detectives
Morgan and Wet her horn took young Porter
from the police barracks into the room wLere
the dead body of his father lay. Every one
present expected to see the boy break down,
Cooly and deliberately he walked to the
body and lifted the cloth which covered the
face of bis dead father. For probably a
minute, he looked at the features. Not a
muscle of his face twitched, and be betrayed
not a particle of' emotion. If he bad been
gazing at the features of a stronger, with
whose death he had no connection, he could
not have appeared less unconcerned.
KISSED BIS FATHER.
Scanning closely the wounds he had
indicted in his father's throat and ear he
stooped and kissed the lips which he had
tealed in death. This last act made the
jurymen and spectators shudder. The lack
of feeling displayed by the boy was more
than any one expected!
DAVID POBTRB.
After carefully replacing the cloths on
his father’s face young Porter walked de
liberately across the room and took a seat
alongside of Coroner Dixon. When the in
quest was begun his oonduct was such that
Coroner Dixon had to put him into another
room until he was wanted.
Mrs. Porter’s testimony was first taken.
She was confined to her bed by reason of
the shock, and the jury hail to go up
stairs to listen to her story of the killing.
It was as follows:
MRS. porter’s story.
"Mr. Porter came home lost night at 7:45
o'clock. I did uot see him when he came
In. He came in easily, so wo could not hear
him at the front door. He took off his over
coat and put it on the rack. His stick
dropped and made a slight noise. My
daughter was afraid and went to see what
it was. She saw him ou tip-toe going down
in the basemont. Ho oatne up at 12
o'clock aud into my room and commenced
cursiffit me. I was sick in bed with grip
end was g< ing to sleep. He asked rne why
the dining room was looked up
and cursed me. Then he began
beating on the pillow, whero I
lay, with his fist, and said. ‘l’ll kill her.’
THE FATAL QUARREL.
'With that my daughter. Bleeping in her
room, came and said: “Papa, mamma
had nothing to do with it. I locked the
diningroom.’ He said: 'i’ll pay you,’and
ran at her and slapped her in the face
twice. He knocked her down twice in bed
in her own room. With that David, my
■on, came in. I couldn't toll what happened
until the pistol was ilred. David came
from hU room and took the pistol from the
drawer. Mr. Porter followed David into
his room. I was so excited I could not tell
■what they said. He was going to whip
David in his room. I knew nothing else until
the pistol was fired. I jumped from bed
and ran into that room. There I saw Reby
holding her father's hand, standing at bis
baon, with her arms around his neck, to
keep Mr. Porter from shooting the pistol in
his band. He had David on the floor with
his knee on him and was choking him.
the death shots.
“I pulled them off and pushed Reby off,and
David jerited the pistol from Mr. Porter
Bnd ran in here and raid: Mamma, I’ve got
the pistol.’ Mr. Porter followed him and
they clinched and fell again, Reby follows
ing to protect Dave. I got the children off
and paid: ‘Papa, you come into my room.’
He said: 'Yes, mamma, I’ll come,’ These
were the last words he spoke. Two other
shuts were fired just about the door, I
know Dave got the pistol. I did not know
Mr. For ter was shot when ho came into the
room with me. He sat in the chair and
died in ten minutes.
“Mr. Porter," continued Mrs. Porter,
“was very drunk when he came homo, and
couldn’t walk up tko steps straight. Liquor
made a maniac of him."
In answer to a question if her husband
had been in the habit of abusing her, Mrs.
Porter replied: “Ye 6, for tko last six years,
but nobody knew but ourselves. Ho slapped
me in the face last night. He was a differ
ent man when not drinking."
THE DAUGHTER’S TALE.
The evidence of the daughter, Keby, was
as follows:
“Papa came in at a quarter to eight. I
was talking to mamma and looked at the
clock. We wouldn’t have known he had
come if he had not let his cane drop. I
went to the door to see who it was and saw
him goingdownstuirs, walking through the
hail. M ther told me I was mistaken,
that he felt badly and had gone In the par
lor to lie down. I told her I did not think
•o, and I would go and wn and fix sup
per and give out breakfast I
came down and did so. After
fixing supper on the table I went in the
parlor to call him and he was not there.
Then I went hack upstairs and talked to
mamma a little while. Then I came down
stairs. and my brother Davie asked me if I
■wouldn’t like to play a game of chess. I
told him I did not know how, and he said:
“I'll show you how.’
LOOKED IN THE TARLOH.
“I wa nlaving with the cat and papa
came upstairs, i couldn’t teli what tfmo It
was then. He opened the aoor and looked
in, and, seeing Davie, shut the door and
hurried downstairs again. Then 1 went
upstairs and talked to mamma, and oame
back downstairs. I told Davie to go up
stairs and stay with mamma, as she wus
nervous. He did so. I wont up and was
reading on the floor. About 11 or 12 o’clock
I said to mamma, ‘l’ll go on to bed.
When papa was under the influence of
liquor he was generally quarrelsome, and I
said to mamma, ’Please don’t say anything
to-night, mamma: you’re sick.’ aud she
promised me she wouldu’t. I had been in bed
Bome'time. but had not gone to sleep when
be oame upstairs. He commenced to quar
rel as soon as he got in the room. He was
fussing with mamma because he found the
dining room doer locked. She told him she
didn't know anything about it. After a
I time I went in and said, ‘I did it’ Then be
struck metwioe. The blows were so bard as
t > send me into my n ora a good distance*
He followed me to beat me again. Davie
came up and said something about protect
ing his m tier ad sister. Papa was using
dreadful oaths all the time.
THE KTRUGOLB OB THE FLOOR.
"I don’t know how they got into the Other
room, but he had Davie down and was
choking him when I got in the room. The
shot that killed him I think was fired when
he had his left hand on Davie's throat try
ing to strangle him.
"The pistol was In i apa's right hand. I
said: ‘Papa, don't. Please give it to me.’
I went and put my arm around his neck
and tried to get the pistol. In the mean
time the pistol went off. It was in papa's
hand when it went off and we were all
scuffling.
“I didn’t hear any other shot before that.
I ran out to get tome help. I didn't think
anybody was hurt then. I came down
stairs and went up again right
away. They were then in ray
room still clinched. I ran downstairs a
second time and then back upstairs again.
I got Haines, mv younger brother, and
asked him to go for a friend. Mamma hat
taken papa in her room. I ran downstairs
ngnir\ and out on the pavement. I thought
then he was shot. I didn't see the pistol at
all after papa had it in Davie's room.”
James Van Berichot testified to having
seen Mr. Porter very d-rnnk at Hull aud
Broughton streets almut 0:30 o’clock night
before last and had advised him to go home
at once, which he promised to do.
YOUNG PORTER’S STORY.
When the piatricide told the story of how
he killed his father his voice never faltered.
He was dramatic at times, and once be
raised his voioe so high in his narration of
the crime that Coroner Dixon requested
him to lower It. The presence of the dead
in the room had no effect upon him, and n
person listening at times would almost be
lieve the boy thought he had done nothing
wrong.
Young Porter said his father had been on
a protracted spree for the last three weeks,
and used to i .oast at home h>w many
drinks he had taken. He said he had oorue
into the house after 7 o’claok and shortly
after someone came in quite easily. It was
his sister.
TOOK THE PISTOL FROM THE DRAWER.
Before supper young Porter said bis Bister
and himself went upstairs and she opened
the drawer of the bureau. lie saw a pistol
in it belonging to bis mother. After going
downstairs to supper be heard some
one coming upstairs from the base
ment. He thonght burglars might be in
the house, and wont upstairs and got the
pistol out of the drawer. Porter said ho
returned and for awhile played chess with
his sister.
" While playing sosie onocame upstairs,”
said he, * ‘and I oatled out: * Who are you.
Tell me or I’ll shoot.’ 1
"There was no reply, and os everything
was quiet I thought 1 had been mistaken. 1
kept on playing chess.”
After awhile his Bister locked the dining
room and she and young Porter, according
to his story, went|upstaire. Soon after they
board their fatner trying to get into the
dining room. Next ho went into the parlor
and began cursing.
PUT THE PISTOL UNDER HIS PILLOW.
“Then he came up stairs,” said the boy,
“and I wont into my room and put tho pis
tol under my pillow. VVnon father got in
his room he began oursiug mamma about
toe dining roam door being locked.
“Reby came in and asked me to back her
up, as she wanted to relieve mamma of the
blame. I told her all right, I would do
so. Then she threw open the door and told
him she had licked the dining room. He
advanced and struck her. I said to him,
•Don’t you dare do that again.’ He an
swered, • you, it’s you, is itl’
“He odvanoed toward me to strike me.
I had the pistol in my hand. I pointed it
toward him to intimidate him. Then I
pulled the trigger ns he approached with
uplifted flat. 1 do not know whether that
bullet struok him or not.
THE FATHER 8 THREAT.
“He kept on toward me. Cursing he said:
‘That’s all right Dave; you’ll learn to use a
pistol next time.’
"Then he clinched with me in my sister's
room. While we were down ha had his
knee on me. One of my hands was
around the barrel and the stock of the
pistol, while be had hold of it In the
middle. When the second shot was fired we
were In that position. When the third shot
was fired I did not have hold of the pistol.
“1 got hold of tho pistol and told mother
to go back to her room as she might bs
shot.
“ Father walked toward the room. Soon
afterward I saw film In tho chair with his
head thrown back and the blood on his
neck.
"I cri9d out, ‘He is dead,’ and ran out for
the doctor. Prior to that I went to Mr.
Brooks’, and Mr. Bragdon’s, and Mr. Has
lam's, for assistance. I oalled Dr. Stone.
Then I went over to the barracks aud gave
myself up."
A DIFFKHSNT STORY.
Young Porter told an entirely different
Btory to the jury from the one he told a
Mokvtno Nkws reporter at the barracks
immediately after tho shooting, but this
can be accounted for by the faot thßt when
he was telling the first story the patricide
was under the impression that hiß father
wasn’t dead.
The verdict was:
David Porter came to his death from a pistol
shot wound; said pistol was discharged while
in the lininls of said David Dorter, deoonsnd, dur
ing a scuttle for its oossossiou by his son, David,
and his daughter, Reby, and we consider his
death accidental.
As goon as the case was concluded Cor
oner Dixon told the boy he wai free. He
didn’t seem to be at all surprised, and ap
peared as if he expected it.
The state will h irdly take cognizance of
the caw In view of the finding of the cor
oner’s jury aod the remote possibility of
being able to secure a verdict against the
boy on account of the peculiar circum
stances surrounding the tragedy.
The funeral of Mr. Porter will take pines
at 3 o'clock this afternoon from his late
residence, and will be attended by the Odd
Fellows, and by the W. 8. Hancock Post
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The office of deputy collector of customs
is being filled by Mr. J. P. Johnson, acting
deputy, until au appointment is made.
A LITTLE COOLER TO-DAY.
The Weather Warmer Than Usual for
the Season.
The maximum temperature yesterday
was 71° and the minimum 44°, the mean
temperature being 4° above the normal.
The depression central Monday night in
Minnesota moved slightly southeastward,
with a slight increase in intensity, and at 8
o’clock last night extended from the ower
lake region southeastward to the Middle
Atlantic coast.
General cloudiness prevailed from Ten*
nessee northward over the lake region and
in the North Atlantio and New England
states, with rain falling at Cleveland, and
snow at Buffalo and Boston last night.
Generally fair weather prevailed la the
Middle Atlantio, South Atlantic and Gulf
states, and west of the Mississippi an urea
of high pressure of moderate Intensity cen
tered in Kansas. It was colder from the
Ohio valley northward to the lake
region, in the Central Mississippi val
ley, and Arkansas. It was warmer along
the immediate Middle and South Atlantio
coasts, while the temperature remained
nearly stationary In the North Atlantic
states, Florida, throughout the Gulf states,
and in the extreme west and northwest.
The forecast for Savannah and vicinity
is fair, slightly cooler.
EORSFORD’S ACID PHOSPHATE
For Impaired Vitslity
And weakened energy, Is wonderfully suc
cessful. — Ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1892.
YARN RIOTERS GUILTY.
BROUGHT BACK TO SAVANNAH
UNDER GUARD.
Golden Sentenced to Life Imprison
ment and Knight to Twenty Years.
Toe Way cross Rifles Escort the Pris
oners From Wayoross Here—Gov.
Northen’e Telegram to Sheriff Miller.
Sheriff Miller of Ware county, who left
Savannah for Waycross Monday morning
with Welcome Golden and Bob Knight, to
be tried for murder, returned last night
with the prisoners
Golden and Knight were absent from
Chatham county jail only thirty-six hours.
The trial resulted in their conviction. The
former was sentenced to life Imprisonment
and the latter to twenty years.
KBD or THE TRIAL.
This ends the famousYaru still riot which
has been the sensation of Ware county for
the last nine months.
Tiie Waycross Rifle*, under command of
Lieut.Gilion acted as an escort to the prison
ers, both from and to Havannah. TbefKlfles
are twenty strong. They stopped last right
at the Marshall, and leave for Wayoross by
the fast mail this morning.
Sheriff Miller and Lieut. Gillon visited
the Morning News office last night They
said the trial was watched with great in
terest and that it was not considered safe
for tho prisoner to remain in Ware county.
THB JUDOE’S CHARGE.
Judge Atkinson in passing sentence said
that no prisoner before any court of justice in
Georgia had been more ably defended than
were they by Cols. Wilson and Sweat. The
judge’s charge to the jury was devoted to
the recent jail-breaking bv thu mob which
attempted the murder of Golden and
Knight. In it* presentments the
jury said: “Wo are unable to ar
rive at any definite conclusion, but
do heartily oondemn this uu warrantable
proceeding as unlawful and undermining
to.the peace and safety of the general pub
lic, and we hereby call upon every law
abiding oitizen to uphold the offloers of the
law in their effort to unearth the perpetra
tors thereof and to afford to every citizen
of our county a ‘ just and impartial trial
when arraigned for any offense before our
duly authorized judicial tribunals, believ
ing that in tbie course alone lies the welfare
and protection of our country and of
every home and firesld**. The fair name of
our community should be cherished and
protected with loyalty and patriotism which
uolds its head aloft and lives In the blazing
sunlight of a perfect liberty, and which stig
matizes every deed of darkness and every
unlawful act with a merited condemnation.”
OOV. NORTHEN’S TELEGRAM.
Col. Wright, in command of the Fourth
Georgia Regiment, telegraphed Gov. -Nor
then yesterday asking that ho be allowed
to relieve !the Rifles by ordering out the
Valdosta Videttes os it will be necessary to
guard the jail where the men were confined
the balance of the week. In reply Gov.
Northou sent tho following telegram.
Stephen F. Miller, Sheriff, IVay Croat, On :
Why cannot you summon civil posse suffi
cient to protect the prisoners in your jail? If
necessary, you have authority to cal! out every
able-bodied man in tho county. Surely the citi
zens U Wore county feel sufficient interest in
peacwftml order as well as county pride to ma n
tain the dignity uf the law and'put down the
turbulent aud disorderly in their midst without
calling on their neighbors for a military guard,
Ho ouual to the emergency, and prove what an
earnest and courageous civil officer, with the
means placed in hia hands by law, can do to pre
serve order and protect human Itfe,
W. J. N orthsn, Governor.
MISS CABRUTHERS’ BENEFIT.
A Delightful Concort at Masonic
Ball.
The ooncort at Masonio hall last night
complimentary to Miss Uerald Carruthers
was a delightful affair. The hall was
crowded. There were ten numbers on the
programme, one of which was omitted,
owing to the illness of Mr. Walker.
The opening selection was a trio for
piano and violins by Miss Coburn and
Messrs. Douglass and Coburn. Mr. Re
barer sang "Margbarlta” and was followed
by Mrs. Haynes with the solo, "Ah, So
True," with violin obligato. Mr. James
Douglass played a series of airs
from "Fra Diavolo” with variations. Mrs.
Finnic sang "Heart’s Springtime.” Miss
Carruthers followed with the solo, “Revel
my Heart,” and after her Mr. Rebarer sang
Schubert’s "Serenade.”
The two last numbers were "To
Seville,’ by Mrs. Haynes and an arrangement
from "La Traviata,” by Miss Coburn and
Messrs. Steward and Douglass.
Tbe participants were liberally applauded
and responded willingly. The concert was
under the direction of Mr. Steward and the
patronage of Mrs. W. W. Gordon, Mrs. G.
Owaus, Mrs. A. E. Moynelo, Mrs. 8. Ein
steiu, Mrs. D. G. Purse, Mrs. Octavus Cohen
and Mrs. J. 8, Munuerlyu,
Troublesome throat diseases are rapidly and
permanently oured by Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup
Ad.
FILINS APPLICATIONS FOB TAXES
A Rush of Applicants at the Ordi
nary’s Office.
The ordinary’s office has bean crowded
for the last two days with people filing ap
plications for the return of direct taxes
advertised recently in the Morning News.
About 100 claims have been sent on
already. Most of them are for small
amounts, from $5 to ?15, with a few run
ning up to consid“rable sums. As the large
majority of the list of sums paid in Chat
ham county is in small amounts there will
be a great many of them for which no
claim will be made.
In mauy cases the original taxpavers
are dead and it will be necessary fur their
heirs to secure letters of administration to
enable them to collect the amounts.
The cost of the letters of administration
and other papers in many cases would bo
greater than the amounts of the tax re
funded.
Judge Kerrill thinks it would be a good
idea to have the county administrator em
powered to collect all the unclaimed
amounts for the benefit of the various char
itable institutions of the city.
A Prominent Unitarian Dead.
Rev. E. C. L. Brown, formerly pastor of
the Unitarian ohurch, Charleston, 8. C.,
died at Pomona, Cal., on Jan. 30 of
consumption. Mr. Brown was well known
to the Unitarians of the south, and es
pecially those of this city to whom he
preached on several occasions. He was not
only an able devine, but an author and poet
of inure than local distinction. He was a
native of New England, but fur fourteen
years was a resident of Charleston.
“John Anderson, My Joe,"
In the Scotch ballad, was about to totter down
the declivity of life with his aged wire. How it
would have smoothed the rough places for the
respected John and his venerable spouse could
they have eased their growing infirmities with
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lamp of life is on the wane man specially re
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Dyspepsia, constipation, rheumatism, kidney
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Your Turn To-day
To purchase gents’ fine shoes at actual cost,
We arc selling out the entire stock of these
goods. Altmayer’s.— Ad.
TYBB* IN * HARM.
Four More Attempt* to Burn tbe
Beach House.
The resident* of Tv bee are alarmed over
what looks like a determined attempt to
burn the place.
Four more attempts were made yesterday
to burn the Reach house, W. L. Wilson of
Snlllvan & Co.’s atency, |cancelcd the
policies on tbe hotel and its furniture
yesterday after paying the looses by Mon
day’s fires, amounting to (35.
Early yesterday morning fire was dis
covered in a mattress on the second floor of
tbe hotel, it was extinguished before any
damage was done. In tbe afternoon an
other fire was discovered under a pillow In
another part of the Hotel. It was extin
guished without difficulty.
A Lout 4 o’clock Are was discovered on
tbe east side of the building, having appar
antly been started under it. But little
damage was done, however, as the
fire wo* extinguished bef ore it got under
head way.
About dark fire broke out on the root of
tbe hotel. The watchman at the Ocean
house} hurried over, and on going upstairs
found • biasing pine knot wedged under a
rafter.
firs, Graham bad blankets hung on the
north side of the Ooeen house lait night,
and kept wet. A telephone message was
sent to the city and Mr. Graham of the
Ocean fhouso and Mr, Naylor
of the Naylor house went down
on a hand car. At 10 o’clock a special
train carried down a party of residents
and property owners to see what conld be
done. A telephone message from Tybee at
11 o’clock stated that the party had just ar
rived.
Great excitement prevails on the Island,
and last night parties patroled
the neighborhood of the hotels aud
kept guard over the cottages. The
police have been on duty continually
since the burning of the Seaside pavilion
Sunday. Yesterday morning Officer Wil
son dislocated his ankle, preventing him
from going on duty. A special force of of
ficers will be organized to-day.
For rhenmatl*m and neuralgia you cannot
get a better remedy than Salvation Oil. — Ad,
FAILED TO MEET ITS INTE3E3T.
Tho City and Suburban Defaults on Its
Bonds.
There was quite a commotion on Bryan
street yesterday when it was rumored that
the City and Suburban railway had failed
to meet the February Interest on its bonded
debt.
The first mortgage bonds of the company
amount to (800.000. and boar 7 percent, in
terest, payable Semi-annually. The compe
tition of the electric railway linos has cut
down the business of horse car lines, and last
year there was a falling off in the
receipt* as compared with that of
the previous year. The stock
has never paid a dividend and the Stock
holders at the annual meeting took steps
toward equipping the railroad with an elec
tric outfit. The plan was to sell a part of
the real estate owned by the company, and
with the proceeds put the lines in condition
to handle its business at a profit. The
trustees of the bondholders, however, re
fused to consent to a change in the invest
ment, and the matter was dropDod.
It is doubtful if the railroad will here
after meet Its fixed charges, uuless it is sup
plied with a modern equipment and thereby
enabled to regain the patronage it has lost
by reason of the improved service afforded
the publlo by the oleotrio lines. Nearly ail
the bonds are held in Savannah, and have
been considered for several years us gilt
edged seouritios.
The City and Suburban railway has
plenty of assets, but they are all covered by
the first and second mortgages, and are
therefore unavailable in this emergency.
I feel it my duty to write you in regard
to the benefit your Bradyorotine has been
to my wife. Ever since a child she has
been subject to the most dreadful head
aches, usually several times a month. She
has tried doctors from Maiue to California,
but none oould prevent those spells running
their course, bradyorotine has not failed
to affect a oure in a single instance, one
dose usually being sufficient. Oscar F.
Frost, Monmouth, Me. — Ad.
A BRIGHT ENTERTAINMENT,
The Young Ladies of Bt. Vincent’s
March, Sing and Act at Library Hall.
The entertainment by ths youug ladies of
St. Vincent’s Academy at Catholic Library
hall yesterday afternoon was one of the
most successful given by the scholars of
that Institution. A large audience attended
and the ball was uncomfortably filled.
The exercises opened with a tambourine
march by eighteen little girls. The march
ing was faultless and the wheeling and
other maneuvers executed would make
many military companies envious.
Miss Roso ICug.e, who led theohorus song,
“Kissing Pa; a Through the Telephone,”
sang ve y sweetly and was accorded
merited applause. Her recitation, "Long
Ago,” took the audience by storm. Miss
Engle is doubly endowed, having a splondid
musical voice and elocutionary abilities of
no ordinary character.
A drama, "The Witch of Rosenbnrg,”
was well acted for amateurs. The cast was
as follows:
Countess Anna M iss A. Hines
Matn'selle Bertha Miss P. Mclntyee
Lottie (village school mistress).. Miss L. ilines
Hretchon (Lottie’s friend) Miss A. Denu-rs
Madame Plummer Miss R. Thiot
Madame Soinmel Miss L. O'Keefe
Madame Muller Miss L. Cogan
Madame Qreimer Miss V. Hays
Madame Schroder g... Miss M. Anderson
The mteriainmeut concluded with a
chorus song.
TO CROSA AT GRADE.
An Agreement Between the Electric
Lino and the S. F. & W.
An .agreement has been reached by the
Electric Railway Company and the Savan
nah, I'lorida and Western railway in refer
ence to the Gwinnett street crossing where
by the Electric railway will cross at grade.
The Electric lino assumes the cost of mak
ing the crossing and also assumes all liabil
ities resulting from any accident that may
occur on account of crossing at grade.
Thoagreement settles the trouble which
begun when theEleotrio line was first built.
The Savannah, Florida and Western ap
plied for atid was granted an injunction to
prevent the Electric linfc from crossing at
grade. The ease was appealed and the
supreme court sustained the injunction.
The matter has since rested just the. e.
Negotiations wore pending for awhile for
the bridging of the tracks and also for tun
neling underneath the tracks, but were not
consummated.
As soon as the present negotiation is com
pleted the Electric line's tracks will be laid
across the Savannah. Florida and Western
yard and oars will run direct to the eastern
terminus of the road without the necessity
of a transfer, as at present.
Superior to All Others.
Allcock’s Porous Plasters are the
great external remedy of the day. The
quickest, safest, surest, best. Not only
immeasurably superior to all other plasters,
but also to liniaioats, ointments, oils and
similar uuctuuus compounds.
Beware of imitations, and do not be de
ceived by misrepresentation. Ask for All
cock’s, and let no solicitation or explana
tion induce you to acoept a substitute.—Ad,
NEARLY LOSTTIIEIRLIVES
FOUR CBILDREN BUBNFD BY EX
PLODING GUNPOADER
Little Edwin, Henry, Emmie and Lillie
I enton Plaf With a Bag of Loose
Powder and Come Near Being
Burned to Death—One of Them Ig
nited tbe Powder and all Four In
jured.
The four little children of Mr. George O.
I’enton, manager of the Singer Manufactur
ing Company's office, were badly burned by
an explosion of powder yesteiday morning.
Mr. Penton lives at No. Henry
Street. He owns the adjoining house on the
eait, as well as tbe one in which he lives.
The occupants of .the bouse moved out a few
days ago, and two ladies were looking over
the house yesterday morning with a view
of renting it.
Mr. Penton's four young children,
Edwin, Henry, Emmie and
and Lillie, aged respectively 11,9, 6 and 4
years, were playing in the house. They
were rummaging about os children do, pick
ing up odds aud ends that had been left be
hind by tbe former occupants and seizing
upon anything that struck their fancy.
Edwin, the eldest, came across a paper
bag containing about four loads of gun
powder. He had also found an old cigar.
He proposed to set the powder off and see
the blaze. He poured the powder out on a
window sill and then lit the cigar.
The window sill was just about
the hight of the youngest child’s
head. The children all gathered close to it
to see the explosion. The result when the
boy touched the cigar to the powder can be
imagined. Ttie blaze flew up in the faces
of the children. The ladies who were In the
building heard their screams and ran to
their assistance. The dresses of the little
girls bad caught fire from the explosion,
which the ladies extinguished by throwing
their hoavier dresses around them.
All of tho children were severely burned
about the face and nock. Mr. Fenton wai
telephoned at hig office and Drs. Stone,
Purse and Bulloch were summoned.
The physicians dressed the burns and did
all they could to relieve the sufferings of
the little ones. They were all burned, most
about tbe face, Lillie, the youngest, suffer
ing the most.
Fortunately none of their eyes were
injured, though the eyebrows of every one
of them were burned off. Neither was any
powder blown into the skin as is often the
case in such accidents.
The little sufferers bore their pain
bravely. Little Edwin, regretted very much
that he was not the only sufferer from the
accident, as ho regarded it as all his own
fault.
A crowd was attracted to the scene by
the report of the accident.
THE COURT OF ORDINARY.
A Busy Day With Judge Ferrlll—Sev
eral Wills Probated.
Judgo Ferrlll had a busy day of it yester
day in the ordinary’s court.
Enoch Walls, a little lSyenr-old negro
boy, was brought bofore the ordinary ou a
warrant for lunacy and was sent to jail to
await trial. Enoch danced and sung about
the office and gave every indication of being
crazy. He has been in that condition for
some time and bis parents ore unable to ke?p
him at home. He ran away last week and
was missing for two days, and was at
last found wandering about in Yaruacraw.
A large soar extending from the top to tbe
back of the held was found upon him,
which may possibly explain his condition.
The scar was evidently au old one.
The will of Dr. J. P. 8. Houston was
probated, and Mrs. Sarah C. Houston quali
fied as executrix. Dr. Houston’s estate is
supposed to be worth about (40,000.
The will of Terence Nugent was pro
bated and letters testamentary issued to
his mother, Mrg. Ann Nugent, as executrix.
His estate amounts to several thousand dol
lars, chiefly life insurance.
The will of f.ovi J. Gazan has been ad
mitted to probate, and Mrs. Sarah L. Ga
zan, his widow, qualified as executrix
Permanent letters of administration were
granted to B. A. Denmark on tbe estate of
the late Rev. J. E. L. Holmes, D. D. Dr.
Holmes had about (12,000 life insurance,
besides other property.
Jordan F. Brooks "applied for letters of
administration on tho estates of Joseph H.
Watson and George F. Symons.
Rosanna Heywood applied for a year’s
support from the estate of Josoph Heywood.
Leave to sell real estate was granted to J.
F. Brooks, administrator of the estate of
Rev. George Gibbons.
A year’s support was granted to Ingoborg
Schreiner out of the estate of H. L.
Schreiner.
Leave to sell real estate was granted to
Bernard Rosenbrook, administrator of the
estate of Bohlke Wittmer.
D. A. O’Byrne qualified as ixeoutor of
the will of Dominick O’Byrne, Br., to col
lect direct tax.
John F, Luba qualified as administrator
of the estate of the late August W. Meyer.
The estate is valued at $7,000.
FIGHIING HERMAN’S CLAIM.
The Epst9ln & Wannbacher Cases
in Court Again.
The trial of the case of S. Herman et al.
vs Epstein & Wannbacher was begun yes
terday before a special jury drawn from
the grand jury.
The action is brought by Mr. Herman to
recover under a mortgage the amount due
him by the firm, the mortgage given him
having been legally foreclosed at the time
of the failure.
The other creditors of the defunct firm
are resisting the claim of Mr. Herman, de
siring to realize from the assets, which are
not sufficient to meet the outstanding liabil
ities.
R. R. Richard* represents the creditors,
Denmark, Adams & Adams represent S.
Herman, who holds the mortgage, and Gar
rard & Meldrim represent Messrs. Epstein
& Wannbacher.
The further hearing of the ease has been
continued until to-morrow morning.
Judge MacDonell held a criminal session
of the city court yesterday and disposed of
three cases.
Lem Davis was convicted of keeping a
gaming house and sentenced to pay a fine
cf SSO or serve four months in jail.
James Griffith was tried by a jury on two
charges, carrying coucealod weapons and
pointing a pistol, aud he was acquitted of
both alleged offenses.
The United States court was occupied all
yesterday morning on the case of Boykin,
Carmen & Cos. of Baltimore vs. the Perkins
Manufacturing Company of Augusta. The
suit was for $3,120 57, account for fertilizers
sold the Perkins Manufacturing Company
by Boykin, Carmen & Cos., and for which
tho purchasers refused to pay for a number
of reasons.
The case against Rynl J. Phillips, the
postmaster at Adel, for shortage in his ac
counts, was called yesterday morning, but
postponed until to-day at the request of
Phillips’ counsel.
Mac Snead of Emanuel county pleaded
guilty to working in an illicit distillery and
was sentenced to thirty days iu jail and SIOO
fine.
A Pleasing Sense
Of health and strength renewed and of case
and comfort follows the use of Syrup of
Figs, as it acts in harmony with nature to
effectually cleanse the system when costive
or bilious. For sale in 50c. and $1 bottles
by all leading druggists.— Ad.
STavNiisß—And so you believe In Prof.
Chloride s cure for druiikc:ineß?
Red Nosed Enthusiast— Believe in itl How
can 1 help believing iu it? I've been cured six
times.—Li/s.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER.
Insures
Perfection
IN EVERY Re
ceipt that calls for
baking powder,
use the “ Royal.”
Better results will
be obtained because it is
the purest. It will make
the food lighter, sweeter,
of finer flavor, more di
gestible and wholesome.
It is always reliable and
uniform in its work.
"I regard the Royal Baking Pow
der as the best manufactured. Since
its introduction into my kitchen I
have used no other.
"Marion Harland.”
LOCAL PERSONAL.
W. M. Korsh, representing the Atlanta
Constitution, is in the city.
Miss Baughman of Richmond, Va., is a
guest at Capt. It. G. Fleming.
O. H. Arnold, Jr., and H. Madden of
Maohen are stopping at the De Soto.
J. H. Daniel of Millen was a visitor on
the floor of the ootton exchange yesterday.
Mr. J. H. Seyle, who met with a serious
accident last Sunday at Isle of Hope, is not
yet out of danger.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Appel of New York are
in the city visiting Mrs. J. Appel at 172
New Houston street.
Mr. J. 8. Tyson has gone to Atlanta to
attend an important meeting of the Odd
Fellows’ orphans’ home committee.
Leonard Phinizy, Jacob Pbiuizy, C. H.
Phlnlzy, R. M. Mitchell of Augusta aud
Charles Stevens of New York are registered
at the De Soto.
Mr. John N. I)nvis, who has been ill for
the past ton days with the grip, was reported
muoh improved yesterday. His father, the
Rev. Mr. Davis of Atlanta, is with him.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Whatley celebrated
the 10th anniversary of their marriage
night before last at thoir home on .State
street. The occasion was a very enjoyable
one.
Invitations are out for tbe wedding of
Mr. Herman Avorlll Charlton and Miss
Eleanor Miot Fleming at tie Independent
Presbyterian church next Tuesday evening,
Feb. 9, at 6:30 o’clock.
William A. Schwarz, who has been em
ployed by the Savannah Furniture Cora
pany, will leave for Montgomery, Ala., to
night, where he will tako a position with
the Montgomery Furniture Company.
Dr. P. M. Carrington, who has bad
charge of the marine hospital service of
the United States in this city for the last
three years, left last night for Evansville,
Did., where he will take charge of the
marine hospital service Dr. J. IL White
succeeds Dr. Carrington.
COMPANY B INSPECTED.
Lieut. Satterlee Gives the Guards a
Round of Questions.
Lieut. Satterlee Inspected Company B of
tbe Guards last night. The company thet
at the armory at 8 o'clock and marched out
to the drill yard of the First regiment on
Abercorn street, where it was inspected by
Lieut. Satterloo. There viere thirty-eight
officers aud men in command of Capt.
Screven, with Lleuts. Gadsden and Bur
dell.
The company was reduced to six fours by
dropping out the green squad. The com
pany was then put through the full
inspection by Lieut. Satterlee from
inspection arms to squad drill. Tho com
pany made a good showing and though
they did not expect to rival the Cadets
made no bad breaks.
The members of the company are satis
fied that they will be abreast of the ma
jority of the companies inspected by Lieut.
Satterlee in Savannah.
Company Aof tbe Guards will be in
spected to-night, aud the Georgia Hussars
to-morrow night.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR.
A. Minis’ Sons cleared yesterday tho
British steamßhip Dunedin for Genoa with
5,900 bales upland ootton, weighing 2,826,788
pounds, valued at (219,250.
The British bark Bonita was cleared
yesterday by Straohaa & Cos. for Hull
with 930 barrels of rosin, weighing 454,500
pounds valued at $2,400, aud 1,677 barrels
spirits turpentine, measuring 81,832V£
gallons, valued at $27,000. Total valuation
of cargo $29,400. Cargo by S. P. Sholter
Company.
Joseph A. Roberts & Cos. cleared yester
day tbe schooner Ella M, Hawes for St.
Johns, P. R., tor a marftt with 5,961 pieces
pitch pine lumber, measuring 227,857 feet,
valued at $3,190. Cargo by Stillwell,
Millen & Cos.
The United States revenue cutter Bout
well was hauled out yesterday on Willlnks
marine railway.
The United States buoy and light house
tender stoamer Wistaria, Capt. Brown,
arrived here yesterday on her return from a
cruise. She will remain a couple of days
here for the purpose of blowing out her
boilers and some light repairs.
CITY BREVITIES.
The vocal music class of the Y. M. C. A.
meets in the lecture room of the association
to-night at 9 o’clock. Prof. Smith has con
sented to meet any who have missed the
classes, at b:3O o’clock, to review the past
lessens.
Two nogro girls about 16 years old had a
lively scrimmage yesterday afternoon about
5:90 o’clock on Harris street, near Mont
gomery. The girls pullel each other’s wool
and had several kuook-dowus in regular
pugilistio fashion. They only desisted
after one had her dress t >rn completely off.
A boy was the cause of the row. Each
claimed him for a sweetheart and decided
that the only way to settla the difference of
opinion was by a resort to fists. The boy
stood one side during the fight, urging both
combatants on, and after it was over he
walked off grinning.
AN EXHIBITION.
The Franco-American Food company
Will give an exhibition of their French
soups, game pates, entrees and plum pudding
at the store of A. M. &C. W. West every
day this week. This company is noted for
their cleanliness in preparing their foods,
and the piquaute flavor and excellency of
all their products is unsurpassed and not
even equaled. The out lie is invited to cali
any day this week and make a prsctical
test by trying them, as this will be the best
proof. A. M. & C. W. West.
— Ad.
Ex-Sksatob Ingalls, it is announced, will
s :ttle down to practice la vat Atchison with his
son Ellsworth.
LT7DDEN its BATES S. M. H.
ii f.ather
FA 1’: Fair, slightly cooler.
STEIN WAY,
STEINWAY,
STEINWAY.
All who are interested in
music are cordially invited
to visit our warerooms,where
we have now ready for in
spection the finest exam
ples of the celebrated pianos
of Messrs. STEINWAY &.
SONS ever seen in this
city, We are now the
Southern Wholesale Agents
FOR THE
STEINWAY,
And can offer to our cus
tomers EVERYTHING AT
PRESENT MOST DESIR
ABLE in the modern art of
piano building.
New York Prices.
Easy Terms.
L.& B.S.M.H,
DRY GOODS. "
In order to comply with the
wishes of our numerous patrons
who have not yet taken advan
tage of the very liberal discount
offered on all goods purchased at
o:ir store, we have decided to
extend the same at the above
redaction for two weeks longer.
CLOTHING.
A Man
Will wear out two pair* of pants to one coat and
vest. It is now about time to get
To finish out vour winter coat and vest.
$3 PANTS FOR si.
mm
149 Broughton Street
rgr:-NW.'nii*n|frn HnflWßPirWl
Great Reduction
IN
SHOES.
We will not mention
prices, but refer you to oui
windows.
COLLAT’S
COAL AND WOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
Of all kinds and sizes promptly delivered.
D. R. THOMAS,
111 Bay St. West Broad St. Wharves.
Telephone No. OIL
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