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CINCEVICH’S DEATH A MURDER
the roßosesm jirv fail* to
THROW AW LIGHT ON THE
KILLING.
The Murderer I nkiionn nnd no Clew
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Dennoit Hat> Vli SnN|)lrion—Mra.
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A% 111 l*rlnll> Ke*ovtr.
Frank Cincevlch. who, with his wife,
was brutally assaulted in his home at the
Five Mile Bend, last Monday nipht, by
two negroes, died shortly after midnight
yesterday morning- Coroner Goette was
notified of the death, and held an inquest.
The statements of the witnesses at the
Inquest tally with the farts of the assault
as already stated in the Morning News.
Mrs. Sarah Cin< evioh, the wife of the \
murdered man, was the principal witness.
Bhe said that after supper Monday night
her husband was called out to his store
by George Jackson, a negro. He waited
a while for Andrew’ Houston, a man with
whom he had an engagement, but as
Houston did not come, he shut up the
store and came back in the house.
“I came into the house and got the bed
ready for retiring,” she said. “Frank
came in and sat on a chair, taking off
his shoes. When we had gone to bed, a
beef bone was thrown through the win
dow of the sitting room. Frank jumped
up and said: ‘Let me see what
that was.' I got up. too. and ran out after
him. When I got out In the yard he was
scuffling with a big negro. I heard Frank
say to the negro: ‘What do you intend to
do. you
intend to kill you, you —1 said:
‘You will, will you, you —?' and I
grabbed the lamp off the table In the
kitchen and threw the lamp at the ne
gro. It struck him, the oil blazing up,
which caused him to let go of Frank,
who was dow’n on the ground, apparent
ly unconscious. The negro then made at
me and grabbed me and beat me. I
crawled into the house on my hands and
knees, the blood streaming down my back,
and seized the bar of the door, and the
negro retreated. I dragged Frank into
the house, after which 1 barred the door.
I don’t know what became of the negro,
who was a stranger. I brought Frank
into the bedroom and sat him on a rocking
chair. He was stupefied partly, and all
I could get from him was: ‘Well, I’in
done for.’*
"We got no assistance until long after
daylight, when my Hister-tn)-la Julia
came. Prank was not able to get up,
and 1 was barely able to get to he dour
to open It. Julia sent for the doctor. 1
would know the negro If I saw him again.
He had on a black suit of clothes and a
plaited rough-dried shirt. He was a large,
tine-built black fellow. Jackson was only
a short time gone when the attack was
made. I did not see any one, but the ne
gro and my husband strugglng In the yard.
When I struck the negro the lamp was
close up to him. We had been married
twenty-one years, and had always lived
pleasantly together, and never had any
serious difficulty. When Prank and I got
into the house after the assault he stated
to me that there was another negro man
In the yard. Prank had his pistol and he
safd one of the negroes seized It, while
the other held him. The negro who took
the pistol beat Frank over the head with
Miss VertilUe Dodson said that Wednes
day evening she was sent for to come to
the house. "1 asked Prank If he knew
me and he replied that he did. I ask m)
him how It happened, and he replied that
someone broke the wdndow, and that he
went out to see If anybody was going to
take his chickens or mule, or If any one
was going In the store. He said that as
he went around the farther corner of the
store a negro struck him over the nose.
Then a long, tall black negro held him
while a lov,', short, stout negro took his
pistol from him Then his wife came to
his assistance, throwing the lamp on the
negro who held him. The negro then
turned him loose and attacked his wife.
He asked me if his wife was hurt and
I told him yes. That is all he said to me."
Miss Laura Dodson testilied to about the
same statementt as that made by her
sister.
Dr. R. G. Norton told of being called
to attend Mr. and Mrs. Clncevlch Wednes
day morning. He arrived at noon. When
he got there he found them both In bed
and saturated from head to waists with
blood. Mr. Clncevlch’s eyes were dosed,
and he was in a stupor. The doctor
washed the blood from his head and face
and revived him so that he could answer
a few questions. He said a big, stout ne
gro beat him in the yard.
The wounded man then dropped off Into
a stupor, and Dr. Norton aroused him
w'ith a stimulant. He then said in answer
to a question that there were two negroes,
one a big black negro, and the other a
short negro. He asked after his wife, and
then dropped off into a stupor again, from
which he never aroused.
Dr. Norton described the wounds as a
fracture of the anterior portion of the
frontal bone, both eyes closed from con
gestion of blood. The wounds and the
loss of blood caused the death.
Dr. Norton sakl the Immediate cause
of death, he thought, was concussion of
the brain.
The verdict of the jury was that death
was caused by blows from a stick or
other blunt Instrument In the hands of
parties unknown, and that the jury con
sidered the same willful murder.
The funeral will take place this after
noon at 3:30 o'clock from St. Patrick's
church. The deceased was about 43 years
of age, and was born in Austria, but came
to this country over twenty years ago.
He had resided in the neighborhood
where he was killed for the last nineteen
years, conducting a small grocery busi
ness.
Chief of Police McDermott was pres
ent at the Inquest. The (lescription given
by Mrs. Cineevioh of the negro seen by
her leads him to believe that he is the
same negro who came near murdering a
clerk in Mr. Clncevich's store seven os
eight years ago. and who, through the
efforts of the present chief of police, was
captured and sentenced to twenty years
In the penitentiary. The man escaped last
year and is still at large. Chief McDer
mott and the detectives are on the look
out for him. and if he appears In this
neighborhood he will be arrested and held
for identification.
Mrs. Cincevich is seriously injured, but
will probably recover. Her jawbone is
broken and her head badly bruised.
Memorial Service* Held.
A letter was received yesterday by-
Charles and Edward Coleman, the Whßa
ker street tobacconists, informing them
of the death of their father, which oc
curred Feb. 14 In Gnesen, province of
Posen, Prussia, at the age of 78 years.
The deceased leaves a wife and seven
children. The store of the Messrs. Cole
man was closed yesterday on account of
the death of their father, and services
in respect to his memory were held in
the Jewish synagogue on Broughton
street. The deceased was a prosperous
merchant in his native city, and left a
handsome estate to his wife and chil
dren.
TO VISIT QV AHANTINK.
The Mayor nl Airfrrnrn to Look
Into Matter* There.
Mayor Myers and the committee on
harbor and wharves, together with several
other memt>ers of the board of aldermen,
w ill take their first official trip to quaran
tine to-day. The party will leave the city
exchange dock at noon on the Theckla.
The trip Is one of more than ordinary
importance. Mayor Myers has been noti
fied by Oapt. Carter, Unite! States engi
neer, that the harbor lines which are
intended to straighten the channel of the
river near its mouth will run directly
across the city's quarantine property, re
quiring the removal of the present
wharves and fumigating plant. The house
of the quarantine officer Is just outside of
the new harbor lines. The question is a
very serious one to the city just at this ,
time. The portion of the quarantine !
station affected by the government work
is all new improvements, the w harves and
fumigating plant having been erected j
within th* last two years at an expense
of a good many thousand dollars.
At the time when the plans for these
improvements were under consideration,
it was understood that Capt. Carter had
under consultation a plan for straighten
ing the channel of the river which would
necessitate the removal of a portion of
Cockspur Island, upon which the quaran
tine station is situated. Capt. Carter was
consulted, and informed the mayor and
aldermen that while such a plan was un
der consideration, it would doubtless be a
good many years before any move would
be made to put it into effect, and the city
would be perfectly safe in going ahead
with its improvements at the station.
This is Mayor Myers’ understanding of
the reasons which led the city to go ahead
with its improvements at quarantine. He
was a member of the board at the time.
“This is a very serious question with us
at this time.” said Mayor Myers. “Not
only would the city be put to a very heavy
expense if it should be compelled to re
move and rebuild its quarantine sta
tion. but there would be the question
of how to provide for vessels arriving
at quarantine while the transfer was be
ing made. A good deal depends on
whether the land upon which the station
is situated belongs to the city or the state,
or the United States. If the land belongs
to the state, and my impression Is that
It does, we.can compel the government
to pay damages for whatever loss we sus
tain by reason of the alteration of the
harbor lines. If, however, the land be
longs to the government, our case will
not be so good, but w*e shall petition the
government for remuneration for our loss,
anyway. This is the object of our visit
to quarantine, In order that we may get a
better insight into the situation. I was
very anxjous to have Capt. Carter go
down with us, but he is out of the city.”
WITH THE I'ROBATG COURT.
Many Matters Relating: to Estates
Transacted Before Jatlge Ferrlll.
The court of ordinary convened yester
day morning at 10 o'clock for the March
term. Orders to sell real personal proper
ty were grafted to Jacob Paulsen, exec
utor of the estate of Meta Wellbrock,
Imuls Trebony, administrator of the es
tate of Frank Trebony, and Dr. R. J.
Nunn, executor of the estate of Eliza
Henderson.
Letters of administration were granted
to W. L. Wilson on the estate of Thomas
C. Bryan, to J. F. Brooks, county ad
ministrator on the estate of Susan A.
Stringfteld, and letters of administration
with the will annexed were granted to J.
F. Brooks on the estate of Limns A.
AVakeman.
Letters dlsmtssory were granted to D.
C. Bacon, executor of the estate of Thomas
Holcombe, to Annice McGlashan. admin
istratrix of the estate of Mary McGlash
an, to John Lyons, executor of the will of
Patrick F. O'Brien, and to Lawrence G.
Worm, administrator of the estate of Eliz
abeth Worm.
George T. Haywood, administrator of
the estate of Alfred Haywood, filed an ap
plication for letters dismtssory.
A year's support was granted to Katie
Jenkins, widow of Wm. D. Jenkins.
A caveat was filed tothe granting of a
year's support to Emma C. Souza, widow
of J. J. Souza.
A caveat was filed to the granting of a
year's support to Mattie B. Wells, widow
of R. W. Wells.
Charles H. Olmstcad was granted letters
dismtssory as guardian of Hareourt Brig
ham.
I. D. Laßoehe applied for temporary
and permanent letters of administration
on the estate of Catherine Gemunden.
MAY GO TO INDIANA.
Moore Wants to Give Hood for His
Appearance. Before the Court
There.
Dr. Frank Moore, alias Castor, and sev
eral other names, who was arrested here
sometime ago on charges of using the
mails for fraudulent purposes, will prob
ably give bond for his appearance before
the United States courts of Indiana, where
he is wanted, and be released front the
jurisdiction of the court here.
Moore Is now In Macon, and he desires
instead of going through with any legal
trial here, which might eventually result
in his being returned to Indiana, to return
there at once. This at least he announces
as hts Intention.
Maj. W. T. Gary, the district attorney,
received a telegram from Macon yesterday
stating that Moore was willing to give
bond for $950 for his appearance before
the Indiana court. Maj. Gary wired back
that he had no objection to the case
taking this course, If there was no objec
tion on the part of Moore’s attorney, and
this arrangement will probably be made.
Mr. Marion Erwin, Moore’s attorney,
had intended making a fight against the
removal of Moore to the Indiana dis
trict, on the ground of some legal irregu
larities, but it seems that this has been
given up, and Moore is ready to go back
to ills old stamping ground.
CIT DOWH THIS SAILINGS.
Three Ships a Week Between Sit -
vannnli nnd Sew York Now-,
The Ocean Steamship Company has dis
pensed with the services of two of its
ships between New York and Savannah.
Two of the steamers are usually laid off
at this time of the year or a little later,
for a general overhauling, and on amount,
of the fact that traffic falls off a little
about this time. There are now only three
sailings a week between Savannah and
New- York. The steamers w-ere laid off
a little earlier this year on account of
the devastation of the crops tn Florida
which always furnish a large proportion
of the freight carried north. The Clyde
lines between Philadelphia and Jackson
ville via Charleston have also reduced their
service.
Aged people find in Ayer’s Sarsaparilla
Just the tonic they need. It helps them
wonderfully.—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1893.
THE RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH.
THE DtVGER. Or ITS I UAWFII
St I’FRBSMIOX POINTED Ol T
FROM I Hi; BENCH.
Juris;,* FalllKaut*. I liars, to the Hu
pertor Cort i.raml Jury o,a the
rsnatitalloßal Privileges nf Free
dom iu Politics. las Religion anal lai
Discussion —Itlglif* AA fitch Must Re
Protected and \ot Atmard—The
Fir*, Day's Work of the Court.
The March terra of the superior court
convened yesterday. The juries were
sworn and the business of the term was
taken up at once.
In his charge to the grand Jury Judge
Falligant dwelt upon the relations of the
jury to the people and to the state. The
charge was somewhat more comprehen
sive than is usually made to the grand
jury, and touched clearly upon the issues
likely to come before It.
The Judge dwelt at considerable length
upon the constitutional rights of the peo
ple. Freedom in politics, freedom In re
ligious thought and freedom In discussion,
he said, are implanted In the constitution,
and are among the cardinal principles of
American liberty. These rights must be
protected and not abused. The aim of
the founders of the government was to
extend to every man the utmost freedom
in the exercise of all the privileges con-'
ferred upon him by the constitution and
the privilege of free speech was among
the uppermost of these rights. Its in
tegrity must be sacredly guarded. Its
abuse Is deplorable, but its suppression
by Illegal means Is fraught with great
danger, a danger that the law does not
tolerate.
The ordinary duties of the grand Jury,
the general supervision it exercises over
the county’s affairs. Its inspection of the
various departments of the county gov
ernment, were fully dwelt upon. In refer
ence to the supervision of the roads, the
Judge referred to the faot that the last
grand jury had recommended the adop
tion of the general road law.
The jury’s duty in the Investigation of
election* abuses was pointed out In a man
ner w hich left no doubt as to the Intention
of the court to protect the ballot.
The roll of the grand Jury was called as
follows:
A. McC. Duncan, H. M, Branch, Nor
ton Frierson, John It. Cavanaugh, Henry
G. Ward, George W. Dwelle, G. A. Gre
gory, H. M. C. Smith, G. W. Allen, J. C.
Thompson, Benjamin B. Minor, Jr., John
Derst, W. C. Powell, G. W. Parish, John
I). Robinson, Hugh M. Hutton, T. E.
Bessellieu, E. A. Outts, H. C. Morgan,
Robert H. Lewis, E. H. Smith, Joseph
Ferst, John O. Gorman.
The jury elected Mr. Duncan foreman.
It then retired and entered upon Its de
liberations. But two indictments were
returned.
William J. Nuttall, larceny after trust,
and W. Humphries and Wallace Ferris
for hog stealing.
Nuttall is in Jail, where he will await
Ills trial. He Is the party who robbed his
benefactor, A. S. Von Katnp, some months
ago, and then left the city. Von Kamp
had been keeping Nuttall, and had prac
tically supported him for a long time,
one day he gave Nuttall $45 to get changed.
That was the last he saw of his money
or Nuttall. While Von Kamp was looking
for Nuttall, the latter went through Von
Kamp’s room and carried off everything
he could lay his hands on. After that he
robbed a Chinese laundry nearby. Noth
ing was heard from him until he was ar
rested In Atlanta last week. He was
brought bank to Savannah and was be
fore the recorder yesterday morning, and
was turned over to the grand Jury.
A suit was filed In the superior court for
Gordon H. Buckner against Stark R.
Buckner asking for injunction to res
train the latter interfering with certain
property which the plaintiff claims. It
seems that the defendant and plaintiff
were co-heirs Inheriting a piece of prop
erty near Bethesda on the Vernon river.
The plaintiff charges that the defendant
threatens to tear down a portion of the
house which extends over onto his portion
of the land, If it Is not removed, and he
has applied for an injunction to restrain
him from any such action. Judge Fall!-
gant granted a restraining order, and set
the matter for a hearing on March 30.
Clifford J. White against Ella A. White,
Mamie C. White and Cyrus White is the
sounding of a suit in which the heirs to
certain property are petitioning the court
for a partition. An order was taken ap
pointing Capt. John R. Dillon. Messrs.
Charles H. Dorsett and John G. Clark,
partitioners, and. they were directed to
report to the court.
A rule absolute foreclosing a mortgage
on real estate Was granted in the suit of
Georgia 1.. Barron, administratrix, against
John Smith.
The following mortgages on real es
tate were foreclosed: A. B. Hull against
Mrs. Emma C. Strickland, $221; Jones
Mendel against James M. Flood, $250, and
John Riley, administrator estate J. M.
Barron, against John Smith. $125.
A SEVEN CENT I It Y ORANGE TREE.
Mi** Brandi Sends Home a Leaf
Plucked From Its Branches.
Capt. H. M. Branch has received from
his daughter. Miss Meta Branch, who is
in Rome, a leaf from an orange tree 700
years old. The tree was, according to
tradition, the first orange tree in Italy.
It is in one of the gardens of the Vatican
and was planted by St. Dominie.
Miss Branch has a rosary made from
seeds from the tree’s fruit, which was to
be blessed by the pope on the occasion
of the celebration of the anniversary of
his coronation. Miss Branch was among
the few foreigners who had invitations to
witness the celebration of the mass by
the pope in the Sistine chapel in com
memoration of his coronation.
CHI’RCH OFFICERS CHOSEN'.
The Lutheran Church Elects Elders
anil Trustees.
The annual election for officers of the
Evangelical Lutheran church of the As
cension was held at the church yesterday
from 10 to 2 o'clock. The elders are elected
to serve for two years and the trustees
one year. The following were elected
ciders: A. Kessel, M. L. Kxley, Henry
Roberts, A. Furrer, John Behr, W. B.
Spann, J. H. Allen, J. M. Daniels, R. w!
Baughn, W. H. Berry, Benjamin Galls.
The trustees elected for the ensuing
year are Messrs. Jacob Paulsen, John
Derst, John N. Geil, Jacob H. Quint, E. A.
M. Schroder, C. A. Munster, Henry Kol
shorn.
Tested by Time. - For Bronchial afiections.
Coughs, etc., Brown s Bronchial Troches
have proved their efficacy by a test of many
ycars. Price 25 cents —ad.
Give us some of that St. Louis A. B. C.
Bohemian Bottled Beer, it is the best that
1 ever tasted. That's what every man
says that has drank the beer made by the
American Brewing Company. The reason
is that they only, use the best hops and
barley to make it. Smith Bros., Whole
sale Dealers.—ad.
WALLOPED THE POSTMASTER.
• . i-
Two Men Get Themselves In n Row
With Inele Sam Inn wares.
Quite a novel case will come up before
United States Commissioner M. A. Con
nolly next Saturday.
The case is that against James M and
William Swain who live near Beach in
Brooks county. Several days ago the post
master at Beach went out to the train
to get the mail bags as he was wont to
do. Intending to carry them directly to
his office and distribute the mail to those
who were there waiting for it.
He did not get there quite as quickly
as he would under ordinary circumstances,
however, for the Swain brothers coming
up and catching him out of his store,
thought It would be a good time to take
out on his person, an old grudge, and
they let him have a pretty fair walloping,
on account of all of which the mail did not
get to the postoifiee at Beach until several
minutes after it was due there. The case
was promptly reported to the United
States authorities and Inspector Bulia
swore out warrants against the Swains,
charging them with obstructing the mails.
Now as the story goes the postmas
ter as an Individual had offended them
In some way or other, and the oppor
tunity presenting Itself they took ad
vantage of It to lay him out, thoughtless
ly It seems as they ha 1 no Intention of
stopping the delivery of the malls, and
they were not interested enough in the
hungry crowd standing around the post
office at Beach to call to mind that they
were Htopping the progress of Uncle
Sam s work. Hence the warrants were
sworn out. If the defendants, however,
can show that they were guilty of no
willfull or malicious intent to stop the
progress of this mailbag from the train
to the Beach postoifiee, it is very probable
that they will be dismissed. All of this
however, wil be decided when the cases
come before the clommissloner for a hear
ing next Saturday.
THE NEW REA EM E LAI NTH.
IGir Will lie Named Tybee in Honor
of Tybee Island.
As has already been announced in the
Morning News, bids have been called for
the building of the new steam launch
Tybee for the revenue cutter service at
this port. Bids In accordance with the in
structions accompanying the specifications
will be received at the treasury depart
ment until Wednesday, March 20.
The Tybee will be of open-hearth steel.
Her dimensions will be: length over all,
exelilsive of fenders, 67 feet; length be
tween perpendiculars, rabbets on stem and
stern post, 60 feet; breadth of beam,
molded, 11 feet; depth of hold, molded at
deadflat, 7 feet, l*j inches; mean draft,
with five tons of coal In bunkers, 4 feet
lOH inches.
The propelling engine will be of the
vertical, Inverted cylinder, direct acting,
compound type, with a high-pressure cyl
inder of 7 Inches diameter, a low-pressure
cylinder of 15 Inches diameter, and a stroke
of 10 Inches. The engine is to make not less
than 300 revolutions with steam pressure
of 200 pounds and to turn a propeller of 45
inches diameter and about 60 pounds pi tch.
The vessel will have a cylindrical surface
condenser, mounted on Independent air
and circulating pumps operated by a steam
cylinder, and a water tube boiler with a
heating surface or 698 square feet. There
will be a main feed pump In the boiler
room and an auxiliary pump In the engine
room.
The cabin will be fitted up in a conven
ient manner for the accommodation of
the officers; the panellwork will be of hard
wood. All the necessary conveniences are
to bo placed In the steamer.
A copy of the specifications for the build
ing of the steamer Tybee can be seen at
the custom house.
A NEAA' INSPECTION DISTRICT. .
Florida's Steamboats to Re Inspect
ed From Jacksonville Hereafter.
The bill which has been before congress
for the last five years, providing for a
revision of the steam vessel Inspection
service, passed a few days ago. Under
the new law three new inspection dis
tricts are created, Bangor, Me., New
Haven, Conn., and Jacksonville, Fla. The
new districts are divisions of existing dis
tricts.
The boundaries of the Jacksonville dis
trict have not been defined, but it is
thought probable that the district will In
clude all of Florida not in the Apalachi
cola district, and that part of Florida
which Is now in the Savannah district.
The Savannah district is one of the
largest in the service. It includes con
siderably over 200 vessels and upwards of
1,000 licensed officers. The headquarters
of the new district will probably be Jack
sonville.
The creation of the Jacksonville dis
trict cuts off something over 100 vessels
from Savannah which are now* inspected
by the inspectors here. In spite of this
reduction in the number of vessels the
tonnage that will remain is considerably
more than double that In the new district.
It Is expected that the new board of
inspectors for Florida will be appointed
within the next month.
The new law provides that the pay of
the Inspectors shall be proportionate to
the number of vessels inspected.
A BIG CARGO UNDER SAIL.
The Hark Mlriopore Carries 4,309
Bales (o St. Petersburg.
The Norwegiah bark Mirzapore, which
has Just sailed for St. Petersburg, carried
the largest cargo of cotton ever shipped
from Savannah on a sailing vessel.
The Mirzapore is 1,180 tons net register.
She took 1,300 bales of cotton, weighing
2,116,333 pounds. Chr. G. Dahl & Cos., the
consignees of the vessel, say the steve
doring was exceptionally well done.
There are several other sailing vessels
in port loading cotton for the Baltic.
To Make Pure lllood
There is no medicine before the people
equal to Hood's Sarsaparilla. It is the
standard spring meiiieine and blood puri
fier and it possesses peculiar merit which
others try in vain to roach. It really makes
the weak strong. Do not neglect to purify
your blood this spring. Take Hood’s Sar
saparilla now.
Hood's Pills become the favorite ca
thartic with every one who tries them.
2oc per box.—ad.
IngersolP* Shnkesitenre.
Shakespeare; A Lecture; The Liberty of
Man, Woman and Child; About the Holy
Bible; Argument in the Trial of C. R.
Reynolds for Blasphemy; Is Suicide a
Sin? The above lectures by R. G. Inger
soll are for sale at Estill’s News Depot.
No. SU® Bull street. Savannah, Ga.—ad.
W urtli SHU. Now 161 <>.
We have 280 fine, high art suits, worth
S2O. which we offer now at $lO. Have
nearly all sizes, but as they are sample
suits, no two styles are similar. Kohler,
140 Broughton, offers bargains in under
wear. Beats all competitors.—ad.
ROYAL BAKING POAADEB.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
0 0 y*J Baking
Powder
Absolutely pure
OLIFF OWNED THE STILL.
HIT JOHNSON AND JACK WORKED
THERE AND WERE FOUND
GUILTY.
Tlie OIIITs Are Both Wanted in Rnl
loch County on a Serioas Charge.
They Said Jim OHfif Told Them
Their Fines IVonll He Paid If They
Pleaded Guilt >—Detective For
syth and Deputy Dayton Hnntlng
f m Witnesses in a Counterfeiting
Case.
In the United States court yesterday
George Johnson and Jack Little, colored,
were found guilty on Indictments charg
ing them with working in illicit distiller
ies.
These are the two prisoners who wanted
to plead guilty to the charges against
them a few days ago, but upon a state
ment being made by their attorney, Mr.
G. B. Whatley, to the effect that they were
put forward to shield others who were
the real owners and operators of the
still. Judge Speer ordered the cases to
trial.
On the witness stand it came out that
the still in which the defendants were
charged with working belonged to John
M. Oliff, who lived near Statesboro, In
Bulloch county, and who is now a fugi
tive from justice. This statement was
made by Jim Oliff, who said his father
owned the still and that he had worked
there with the two negroes. The owner
of the still, John Oliff, had to leave Bul
loch county some time ago, as it was
charged that he committed violence upon
his own daughter. Jim Oliff, his son, is
also wanted on a charge of rape, said
to have been committed in Bulloch coun
ty in the latter part of 1892. Oliff was want
ed as a witness in this case In the United
States court, and it was learned that he
was In Jacksonville, where he was found
and arrested by a deputy marshal. He
is now in the custody of the United States
court, and is held subject to the warrant
against him in Bulloch county. He will
probably be turned over to the sheriff of
that county to-day.
The two defendants stated on the wit
ness stand that they were told by this
witness, Jim Oliff, to plead guilty to the
charges against them, and he stated he
would see to it that /their fines were paid.
This, they said, was the reason they de
sired to enter pleas of guilty. Oliff told
a little different story, saying he told the
men to plead guilty, as it would go lighter
with them.
The Jury found Jack Little guil
ty of- working in and remov
ing from a still, and he was
sentenced to spend two months In
Chatham county jail, one month on each
count on which he was found guilty,
and to pay a fine of SIOO and costs. George
Johnson, who was found guilty of work
ing in a still only, was given one monh
in jail.
The cases of J. Frank Mason and James
J. Morgan, charged with making and pass
ing counterfeit dollars, was taken up
again, and one or two witnesses were
heard. Screven A. Sweat, who was in
jail at the same time with George John
son, the principal witness in the case, tes
tified /that Johnson told him he had sworn
to lies and would do so again. One or two
other witnesses were put on the stand to
bring out minor points In the case. Mr.
W. H. Forsyth, of the government secret
service. Deputy Marshal W. A. Dayton
and Johnson, the witness, went off Sat
urday morning to look up other witnesses
along the line of the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad, the route which these
men took In walking to the city, but as
as they had not returned with the wit
nesses yesterday, the cases went over
again until to-day.
A decree was taken in the case of the
Propeller Towboat Company against the
British steamship Dalegarth, awarding
the plaintiff SSOO, as allowed by the court
on the hearing of the case.
The cases against Mamie Oliveira,
charged with sending obscene matter
through the malls, and L. B. Toomer,
charged with forging the name of Reuben
Gibbons to pension checks have gone
over to the April term.
Mr. Franklin H. Saffold, of Swa ins
boro, Emanuel county, who was examined
by a committee consisting of Mr. T. S.
Morgan, Jr., and Col. William Garrard,
was admitted to practice in the United
States courts.
AT THE THEATER.
Juntos O’N'elH Pleases Theater Goers
With a Favorite Old Melodrama.
There are two “Monte Cristos.” One
is in Dumas’ book; the other is James
O’Neill. And it really seems that the hero
out of the book holds his youth and fire
as well as the one in print. O'Neill looks
as young and fresh as he did ten years
ago, when he created the stage “Monte
Cristo.” The play, Which was presented
at the theater last night to a fair house,
is a melodrama as standard as wheat—
when O'Neill plays it. Both the play and
the player are so w'ell known here that to
criticise either would be as superfluous
as to advise one’s grandmother how to
snuff ashes. It is sufficient to say that the
company supporting the star is as good
as he usually carries, which is according
a fair mead of commendation.
The Country Circus will be the attrac
tion at the theater to-night and at to
morrow’s matinee and night. The enter
tainment is unique in that it stands
alone in its particular line, that of com
bining the drama and the circus ring.
The idea was original with the authors,
and it is neatly and intelligently worked
out and fully protected by patents. It
is a comedy in the strictest sense. The
dramatic part is pure and refreshing,
while the ring entertainment is replete
with all that is new in the circus line.
The first part of the show Is devoted to
love making, elopements, marriages, and
a visit by the people of Ma'sapi town to
see the circus. The parade of the bands,
chariots, wagons, horses, men, women]
ponies, etc., ts an exciting demonstra
tion of stage ingenuity. The ring per
formance is headed by Beni Zor.g Zong. a
band of wild Bedouins. Wiliam Showies
the King of the Arena, in an exhibition
of equestrianism; Wiliam Conrad and his
clever canine comedian “Tramp;”
"Jocko,” the highly trained sacred ba
boon; Shetland ponies, dogs, goats, etc.
are the features of the show.
THE FESTIVAL’S PROGRAMME.
The Dales for the Rehearsals and
the Concerts.
The annual Music Festival will begin
week after next. The sale of both course
and single tickets began yesterday with
a rush. A circular prospectus giving full
information concerning the festival is
about ready and will be sent out In a day
or two.
The management of the Festival which
is in the hands of the executive committee
of the Festival Choral Society of which
Mr. J. A. Bates is chairman, and a com
mittee of citizens consisting of Col. J. H.
Estill, Mr. C. 11. Dorsett and Capt. C. S.
Ellis, Is an assurance that it will be con
ducted In a business-like manner.
The programme for the Festival is as
follows:
Thursday, March 21.—Grand Musical
Rally at Wesley Monumental church lec
ture room at 8 p. m. The public invited
Admittance free.
Friday, March 22.—Rehearsals at lecture
room, 3:30 and 8. p. m.
Saturday, March 23.—Rehearsals at lec
ture room, 3:30 and 8 p. m.
Monday, March 25.—Rehearsals at lec
ture room, 3:30 and 8 p. m.
Tuesday, March 26.—Rehearsals at lec
ture room. 3:30 and 8 p. m.
Wednesday, March 27.-Flnal rehearsal
at theater, 3 p. m; first concert at theater,
8:15 p. m.
Thursday, March 28.—Matinee at theater,
2:36 p. m; closing concert at theater, 8:13
p. m.
The first rehearsal is free to the pub
lic. All others are limited to singers,
holders of subscribers' course tickets and
single rehearsal tickets. Dr. Palmer has
written from DeFuniuk, whepe he is con
ducting the Florida Chautauqua that he
will be here on time, ready for the inaug
uration of the festival.
Only 250 singers can be accommodated
on the stage, and many were turned away
last year for this reason. The 123 mem
bers of the Choral society have first
rights. None will be admitted after the
second nights rehearsal. Applications arc
being received by Mr. J. A. Rates, No. 44
Bull street, who will furnish member
ship badges admitting to rehearsals, and
which all members of the chorus are re
quested to wear regularly, also during the
festival, and also for ten days previously.
THE QUESTION OF FARES.
Judge Speer AA 111 Have the .Matter
of tlie Alleged Conspiracy Before
liim To-day.
- IPhe litigation in which: Savannah’s
street railroads are Involved to come up
before Judge Speer in the United States
court this morning at 10 o’clock will be
watched with much Interest.
The questions presented by this case
are somewhat novel, In that the receivers
of property in the hands of the court
have practically asked the court to com
pel the rival lines to raise their fares, as
it Is held the fares were put down to a
ruinous basis as a part of a conspiracy to
wreck the other property which is now
in the court's exclusive jurisdiction.
Of course a feature of the case will
be the proof of conspiracy, and the evi
dence that is to be brought out on this
line, much of which is already familiar
to the general public. It is claimed, how
ever, that there are other features which
will go towards a proof of conspiracy on
the part of the owners of the City and
EtoStkfUan and Savannah, Thunderbolt
and Isle of Hope railroads, and- that
considerable interesting testimony will
be introduced.
If the courts decides that a conspiracy
is proven the next thing will be whether
the court has the authority to enjoin the
other lines from charging low fares even
if that be true. There is a considerable
diversity of opinion on this point and
few cases have ever come up which bear
any similarity to this, though it is said
some decisions bearing on the main point
of the case will be cited. It will prob
ably be known after to-day's hearing
whether there shall be a fare of five cents
on every street car line in the city, or those
of the City and Suburban shall remain
at three cents as they are at present.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Mr. W. F. McCauley is confined to his
home on Whitaker street by scarlet
fever.
After having spent most of the winter
in New Orleans, Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Thigpen have returned to the city, and are
stopping at the De Soto.
Dr. and Mrs. YTrgil P. Gibney, of New
York, are in the city stopping at the De
Soto. Dr. Gibney is one of New York’s
most noted specialists, and is chief sur
geon of the Forty-second Street hospital
iu that city.
The steamship City of Augusta from
New York arrived this morning with the
following passengers: W. H. Saudt, Miss
E. Merrill, Miss F. Merrill, R. McCarthy,
S. W. Loomis, Mrs. D. W. Loomis, R. W.
Poole, Miss S. Robinson, Miss L. Jones, J.
Newman, A. J. Dale, H. M. Lowitz, Thom
as Murphy, C. M. Sprague and wife, Mrs.
L. Tumbridge, Mrs. C. A. Dudgeon, A.
C. Levy, Mrs. W. E. Arnold, F. J. Flim,
P. Flim, G. Dreyfus, I. Blusen and wife,
F. W. Brown, J. Wellbroke and fourteen
steerage.
CITY' BREVITIES.
The funeral of the late George W.
Griffith, whose death was announced in
the Morning News yesterday, will take
place from his late residence No. 41 Ander
son street, at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon,
and will be attended by the various so
cieties of which he was a member.
If the hair is failing out and turning
gray, the glands of the skin need stimu
lating and color-food, and the best remedy
and stimulant is Hall's Hair Renewer.—ad.
In Stock To-Uny at EstilPs News De
pot, HI 1-3 Hull Street.
Savannah Morning and Weekly News;
The First of the English by Archibald!
Clavering Gunter (author of Mr. Barnes
of New York); More Short Sides, by H C
Bunner (Puck's Stories); Lourdes, Emile
Zola's greatest book; Coons in the Hole (a
New Puzzle); Toilettes, for April; The Re
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Probabilities for Turedav- G „.
-a.r, preceded probably by shower.- * *
eany morning; eolder: winds -he $
west, northwest and north ' s a
GENERALLY GETS
WHAT HE WANTS.
•Well, Bates generally gets what h*
wants, and if he wants cash he w
get it."
So said a lady-after reading our last
week's ad
“CASH WANTED,"
And of course she was right, ladies a
ways are. We do want cash. AVe be- '
lieve in advertising—and we believe we •
shall get the cash we want.
NEVER
A time yet when cash was so scarce tha'
BARGAINS wouldn't bring It out.
There are those in Savannah who
AVANTT aios and Organs, who ought
to have them in their homes, and who
have the CASH to buy with.
And if they ONLY knew how much
they could save by buying right NO AT
at this SPECIAL CASH SALE, we
couldn’t build a fence high enough to
keep them out of our doors.
YOU WANT PIANOS.
WE WART CASH,
Come in and lets both
be made happy.
Inriden & bales.
CLOTHING.
Economy
is
Wisdom.
Discounts, Boys’ Suits, Over*
25 & 10, coats or extra
on lowest punts can be had
prices ever; at our big discount
town. sale at minimum
prices. If you don’t need 'em
now they will keep and prove
bargains for next season.
COAL AND AVOOD.
COAL!“*^ nd
V SOFT,
FULL WEIGHT
—and—
WELL SCREENED.
BOND, HARRISON & C 0„
TELEPHONE 507.
Office and Yards. River Street.
COAL AND WOOD
Promptly delivered at lowest market prices
D. R. THOMAS & SON,
111 Bay etreet West Broad street wharves.
Telephone No. 6i>.
Charcoal,
Coal. Wood and Coke of every description fof
sale at lowest market prices.
C. H. DiXGft &CO,
Office and Yard foot of Lincoln street
lelephone 68.
CLOTHING.
ALPINES
in the newest shades.
DERBIES
in the latest styles.
FOR SPRING.
YOUNG’S HATS.
The leaders in style
and quality at moderate
prices.
SOLE AGENTS,
APPEL & SCHAUL
i’HJMBEII.
L. a. McCarthy,
46 DRAYTON STREET,
PIIIBI. 81611 13 GIS FitlEf.
nfiXS? 1 Gas Fittings. Chandelier*
iiiOucM, nil kinds of plumbing supplies
FLOWERS.
I*' '
Lovelu
I Ir.IAiCPC Beautiful designs, bo
1 luii Cl o quets.plants andcutiiow
ers Leave orders at Kosenfeld & Murray s.
35 W hi taker St., or Telephone 240. KIESSLING.
lake Belt Line railway for nursery on White
Bluff road.
FACIAL SOAP.
KEfif FAPF<t ALL ABOUT CHANGING #3u
1 "vsw the Featui es and Itemov
log Blem.ehes, In 150 p. book for a stamp.
John M. Woodbury, lit W. 4M St.,N. if. IgL.f l
Inventor ol Woodbury a Facial fcoap.