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GEORGIA’S SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
THE AHI'AL C OYTEXTIOX ItRIXGS
DELEGATES FROM ALL OVER
, THE STATE.
■ -i
They Assembled Yesterday In the
Choreh Detllentetl to the AV *tsle>s,
the Founder* of Snnilny Sehool
YA'orU—Addresses of A\ eleome ntitl
Responses President Cnniller
} Thinks There Should Re More En
f erity and Enthnsiasm in the Work.
Prof. Ashmore's Lecture l.nst Aiftlit.
The Programme for To-ilay*.
The 22nd annual convention of the Geor
gia State Sunday School Association be
gan yesterday morning at Wesley Monu
mental church, with about 150 delegates
from all parts of the state in attendance.
The pulpit platform and choir gallery
were very prettily decorated in honor of
the occasion. Not only were the decor
ations attractive, but they were appropri
ate. On a white canvas surrounded by
an evergreen border the convention mot
to was printed:
"Do all the good you can; to all the
people you can; at all the times you can;
In all the places you can; and Just as
long as ever you can."
Around the pulpit platform were pot
ted palms, geraniums and other flowers,
while above all was a large wheel worked
in evergreens and flowers. The word
"Christ’’ was worked in blue on a ground
of white flowers, and the spokes of the
w heel worked in the same manner, point
ing to the center named the seven denom
inations which have taken part in the
work of the conventions: Methodist, Bap
tist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Congrega
tional, Episcopalian and Christian.
The work of the morning opened with a
devotional service, followed by the call
to order by President Asa G. Candler of
Atlanta.
The address of welcome to the dele
gates on behalf of the Sunday schools of
Savannah was delivered by Mr. John Ntc
olson. Jr. A pretty Idea in Mr. NlroDon's
talk was that of the existence of two
classes or education, temporal and spirit
ual; the one beginning at the bottom and
leading up, while the other begins with
a realization of the existence of God, an l
the lesser truths are learned afterward.
These two, he said, lead up toward the
same objective point and meet In unison.
He welcomed the delegates to Savannah
In behalf of the Sunday schools of this
city, because, he said, they were engaged
In the same glorious w’ork of which they
were a part.
Mr. S. B. Adams welcomed the delegates
In behalf of the citizens of Savannah. He
referred to the historical facts that Sa
vannah is the home of Sunday schools.
The first Sunday school was founded here
by the Weelevg, and in this connection he
said it was very appropriate that Savan
naih should be tha Mecca of Sunday
schools, and that such a convention should
meet here. He said that the greatest
men and the foremost thinkers In all
countries Indorse this work because of
Its developing religion, and it was out
of the question, he said, for any well in
formed man to speak Uerogatively of it.
He spoke of the noble work of the Wee
leys here and their self sacrifice. He
referred to the fact that they would go
about poorly clad in order to get the
poor people go to the Sunday schools
and churches. He referred to the fact
that the church In which the meeting was
being held was dedicated as a memorial
to the Wesleys, and as an official of the
church he welcomed the delegates. He
Closed ;fvith warm won is. of welcome
In behalf of all Savannah.
President Candler made a very bright
and interesting response In behalf of the
convention. He spoke also of the histor
ical connection of Savannah with Sun
day sehool work, and mentioned that the
Forest City bears a peculiar relation
ship in this and many other connections
to the other cities of the state. No other
city, he said, can rival it, on account of
Its glorious colonial traditions.
Secretary Alex W. Bealer, In his re
sponse to the addresses of welcome re
ferred to the fact that his mother was a
native Savannahian, and that before he
had ever visited the city, he had ofti
heard much about it at her knee. Later
In life, he said, he had experienced its
hospitalities, and to those who hear so
much in praise of Savannah he would
say, the half had never been told. Mr.
Bealer's talk was one of the brightest
and most Interesting of the day. He
is one of the best known members of the
Atlanta Journal staff.
The following committees were appoint
ed by the president: Credentials: Messrs.
William Mallette, I. B. Lester and J. T.
Duncan; Nominations: MaJ. Aaron Hod
of Calhoun, chairman, Messrs. D. B.
Hweat of Waycross, W. W. McCully, H.
J. Guinn, J. T. Redding and Ivey Davis;
Resolutions and memorials: Rev. O. F.
Cook, chairman, Messrs. W. C. Small
wood, Wesley Infinger and A. B. Kdey.
President Candler, in making his an
nual report, stated that Sunday school
work in Georgia is too slack. It Is not
half way done, he said. The teachers and
officers, he said, are to easily satisfied
and have not done what they could.
He thinks the work is too Irregular, in
definite and aimless. There are too many
teachers, he said, who teach nothing,
and too many scholars who learn nothing.
The work, he said, needs an active, con
secrated field officer and secretary to be
paid a good salary, and he recommended
that the Sunday schools or the state do
something in this direction. If some
thing is not done, he said, the conven
tion may as well give up and die a nat
ural death.
Mr. R. B. Reppard, one of Savannah's
most active and earnest Sunday school
workers, read the report of the executive
committee, and made an interesting talk
In connection with it. He said there are
7,000 Sunday schools in Georgia, P 5.000
officers and teachers, and over 300,000
scholars, making a total or 360,000 schol
ars, officers and teachers.
Secretary Bealer stated that something
should be done with the president's re
port, and on motion of Mr. R. J. Guinn,
It was referred to a committee, upon
which were placed Mr. Guinn, William
Shaw and Ivey Davis.
Then followed the presentation of diplo
mas to the normal class of Wesley Monu
mental Sunday school. Rev. A. M. Wil
liams, who Is the instructor of the class,
called them forward, and explained the
system of instruction that is gone through
with. There are two grades of diplomas,
he said, one being conferred in the Bible
course and the other upon those who
qualify to be Sunday school teachers.
Mr. A. W. Bealer, who was called on
to* deliver the diplomas, said It was cn
honor which has been thrust upon him.
He spoke of the Importance of normal
work in the Sunday schools, and said it
was important and necessary that teach
ers should qualify themselves for their
work and learn to Interest the bovs
and girls they* have to teach. He
presented the diplomas first to the grad
uates in the method section, or Bible
course, as follows: Misses Hattie Pease,
Stella Englerth and Laura Shepherd and
Mr. Frank W. Seyle. Diplomas in the
full course, qualifying their recipients to
be Sunday school teachers, were presented
to Misses Nellie Turner, Maggie Bloom-
Q'lrrft. Daisy Max<y, Annie Walker, Rosa
Owelle and Mr. Clayton Folger.
Avery appropriate and interesting talk
j was delivered by Mr. M. C. Tinsley of
Duval. Fla., who was introduced to 'he
convention by Mr. Reppard. The fol
lowing delegates were present at the morn
ing su*s?lon: .
G B. Tlpplns, Appling county; W. J.
Baker county; M. t\ San lr-n*. Banks
county; B. T. Alien, Berrien county; J.
N*. MeMlchael, Butts county; Krmtne Har
rell. Butts* county; Mrs. Frank Z. Curry,
Butts county; Miss Annie Mallette, Butts
county; Miss Clara V. Trimble, Bartow
county; Mis* Julia Bell, Butts county;
" • M. Mallette, Butts county; Frank
Z. Curry, Butts county; K. S. Bathrop,
Jr., Louisa Bathrop. J. M. Beftwich. Pe-
Kalb county; J. T. Buncan, Douglas
county; Julius King. Camden county;
Annie Belle Dobbs, Carroll county; Ivey
Davis and Miss Amanda Davis, Clinch
county; C. W. Inrtnger. Coffee county;
Miss Mattie C. Deniore, Mrs. Pernore. B.
V. Shuman, V. Shuman, Miss Robertson,
Miss Anderson, Miss bowse, Miss Middle
ton, Mrs. Riddle, Mrs. J. G. Grayson, Mrs.
McGillis, Mrs. B. W. Manson, Miss Nona
8 a ussy, Mrs. F. V. Bachlison, Miss M. K.
Weeks, W. D. Thomas, W. C. Smallwood,
Rev. J. O. A. Cook. Mrs. W. A. Buckner.
Miss Ilattie B. Bead. R. M.
Thompson, Miss K. 11. Du Bose,
Mrs. J. A. Beil. Rev. B C.
Yass, D. I>.. C. K. Girardeau, R. K. Ba
ker. J. C. Flanders, 8. K. Dittmer, Mrs.
W. W. Doty, Mrs. J. K. V. Carr, Miss
Kate Honikor, Mrs. J. S. Cooper. Miss
A. G. Allen, Miss Jennie Allen, W. B.
Grayson. Dr. Samuel A. White and John
Ni<*olson, Jr., of Chatham county; Miss
Annie May Moll. Rev. and Mrs. O. T.
Cook, Miss Klla C. Rogers of Kfflngham
county; Miss Mary Smith, Mrs. Anna
Stevens, Miss Bcnie Bester, A. W. Ker
rill. Miss Annie Bou Harralson, Miss Bax
ter Swanson, Mr. N. B. Mathes, Mr. an l
Mrs. A. G. Candler, William Candler,
Isaac B. Better, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brooks.
J. H. Griggs, Ft. J. Guinn, William Shaw
of Fulton county; A. M. Kitchens, Mitch
ell county; Mias Julia McDaniel, Miss
Bulie it. Pitts. Maj. Aaron Roff, Miss
Fannie Kills, Mrs. G. W. Wells and John
W. Wells, Gordon county; Mrs. F. M.
Houser, Houston county; B. D. Smith and
J. K. Smith. McDuffie county; Rev. I>. K.
Bateman. Liberty county; C. B. Eaddy,
Mitchell county; Oscar Holmes, Mclntosh
county; Rev. W. H. Budd and wife, and
Miss Emma Wall%r, Mclntosh county;
M. C. Tinsley, Duval county, Florida;
Mr. and Mrs P. B. Sweat, V. B. Stan
ford, C. C. Buchanan and W. H. Buch
anan. Ware county, and Andrew* B. Estes,
Pierce county.
Tne programme at the afternoon session
of the convention yesterday was necessar
ily changed somewhat, owing to the Indis
position of Miss Lulie R. Pitta of Calhoun,
who was to have delivered an address. She
Is In attendance on the convention but did
not feel equal to the occasion, consequent
ly a Bible reading was given Instead by
Mr. Wm. Shaw of Atlanta, who Is a well
known Sunday school worker In both Geor
gia and Florida. This was followed by a
question box, also by Mr. Shaw, in which
the delegates and visitors were requested
to usk any queotlons in connection with
Sunday school work upon points upon
which they desired to be Informed. This
proved a very interesting feature of the
evening’s programme. The exercises were
interspersed with music and song, and al
together were very interesting. The report
of the committee on credentials was pre
sented but not acted on.
The session held last night at 8 o'clock at
the Masonic hall was one of the most in
teresting that will be had during the con
vention. It was opened with song and de
votional exercise* after wltich followed a
bright scientific treat In the lecture of I’rof.
Otis Ashmore on "The Testimony of the
Stars," beautifully Illustrated with many
rare stereoptlcan views.
The hall was darkened when the lec
ture began, and the views were thrown
upon a large screen hung on the drop
curtuln of the stage. The lecture con
sisted in brief explanations of the fea
tures of the solar system, together with
many points of Interest among the con
stellations of fixed stars in the heavens,
and the handsome stereoptlcon views,
largely magnified as they were brought
everything out so clearly that the points
and explanations were easily understood
by all.
One series of views presented the forma
tions of eclipses of the sun and moon,
showing large telescopic photographs of
famous eclipses of the sun, another showed
the formation of the tides, and the differ
ence between the spring and heap tides,
while a peculiarly ingenious view pre
sented a picture of the sun as stationary
in the center of the canvas, and a rep
resentation of the earth with the moon
were made to perform the proper rotations
and revolutions in their course about
the center orb. By an arrangement of
the stereoptlcon light, the different quar
ters of the moon were presented as it re
volved around the earth.
Another very excellent set of views gave
a lueid and intelligent explanation of the
nebular theory of the formation of the
solar system, while other views presented
ideas which led to the conclusions of this
theory, now accepted almost universally
by astronomers. These were followed
with telescopic photographs of all the
larger nebulae in the heavens, one be
ing shown in spiral form with two large
nucleii, it being supposed that this is
now going through the same early stages
as were passed through by the solar sys
tem. Following this there was thrown
on the screen a view of some tiny alum
crystals, which appeared many times mag
nified. These Prof. Ashmore had dis
solved in water, which he placed upon
the glass, allowing it to evaporate, by
which process the crystals were deposited.
This illustration he used to show that
nature was thorough and perfectly sys
tematic in the smallest things, even to
the tiny scales on a butterfly's wing, and
he applied the illustration to the perfec
tion with which nature mfist work In form
in such a nebula into other worlds ami
suns, as the solar system is believed to
have been formed.
Some otner interesting views were those
of the moon, its mountains and volcanos
as they have been photographed by the
use of the large telescopes. Prof. Ash
more showed that there were evidences
everywhere that there was a divine and
all-powerful hand at work. He showed,
too, how things were suited each to the
other, and how everywhere there were
evidences of a perfect design in nature.
Prof. Ashmore w r as frequently applaud
ed. and his instructive lecture was high
ly enjoyed by everyone present. The au
dience was one of the largest that has
gathered in the Masonic hall, in a long
time, between 500 ami <930 people having at
tended, which made even standing room
'scarce. *
The exercises of the convention today
will begin at 9:30 o'clock at Wesley Monu
mental church. After the usual opening
with song, there will be a conference of
county officers led by Mr. D. B. Sweat of
Waycross. This will be followed at 10
o’clock by an address by Mr. William
Shaw on "How to Teach an Intermediate
Class." The next will he an address at
10:30 o'clock ori the Successful Teacher, hy
Rev. J. K. Wray of Macon. After the call
of districts there will be an address hy Mr.
James M. Freeman of Waycross on the
"Old-Time Sunday School.”
The afternoon services will begin at 3:30
o’clock, w ith a service of song, led by Mr.
C. C. Buchanan of Waycross. This will be
followed by the election of officers and the
selection of the place for the next con
vention. Miscellaneous business will then
be taken up for an hour.
The night service promises to be a most
interesting one. There will be a mass meet
ing of all the Sunday schools of the city
at the Independent Presbyterian church.
A service of song will bo held and short
addresses will be made by various lnter-
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1895,
esting speakers. It Is earnestly requested
that every child who attends will bring
a small boquet of flowers.
To-morrow the convention will have an
excursion to Tybee Island, where beach
meetings will be held at 11 o’clock in che
morning and 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
Free railroad transportation will tie fur
nished all the guests. Tills afternoon at
a o'clock a good many of the delegates w'ill
probably go down to visit the warships
on thA steamer Alpha, as arrangements
have been made for them to go at that
time.
A <|l IKT DAY 0> THE SHIPS.
The Kirnr*ion Menmern to Resume
Their Trips To-dny.
The officers on the Atlanta and Raleigh
had a quiet day of it yesterday. The
steamboats which have been running to
the cruisers were chartered for Sunday
school excursions and there was no means
of visiting the ships except by private
boat. In consequence there were few vis
itors. To-day the excursion steamers will
resume their trips and visitors to the city
will be afforded an opportunity to visit
the commerce destroyers.
To-morrow and Friday the Plant sys
tem anl the Florida Central and Penin
sular railroad w ill run low rate excursions
from along their lines into Savannah. The
tickets will be limited to return Saturday.
The Amphitrlte will sail for Port Royal
this morning and her place will be taken
by the torpedo boat Cushing, which was
expected yesterday, but which failed to
reach here.
The Cushing is an objeet of much inter
est. however, wherever she has been on
account of her peculiar contruction and
the kind of warfare she is built for. Site
is a long, low boat, with a smokestack at
each end and rises hardly four feet above
water. She is painted black and the deck
is overlaid with a sort of lattice work
flooring so that the crew are not obliged
to walk on a slant all the time, which
would otherwise be the case. The length
of the vessel is 130 feet, beam 15 feet, ton
nage 105 and her draft 5 feet. She is
built by the Herreschoffs and is the most
approved pattern. The crew consists of
ninteen picked seamen and others and
three officers, Bleut. Fletcher, Ensign
Bradshaw and Assistant Engineer Bush.
After leaving here the Cushing will
proceed on her way exploring the inside
passage to Key West. The Cushing is
expected to come up to the wharves op
posite the city.
TO EXHIBIT MAXI FACTI RES.
The Seereiary of the Georgia Attsn
elatlou to Visit Savannah,
Mr. T. H. Martin, secretary of the Geor
gia Association of Manufacturers, will be
in Savannah to-day or to-morrow to con
fer with the manufacturers here with a
view to interesting them in the exhibit
to be made under the uuspices of the as
sociation at the Atlanta exposition.
The recent convention decided in favor
of making an exhibit of Georgia manu
factures at the exposition, and it was also
decided that the association should erect
Its own building and that members desir
ing to exhibit should pay into the build
ing fund, 50 cents per square foot for
such space as they would require. This
will cover all expense to exhibitors.
The building Is to contain about 20,000
square feet, and more than 6,000 of this
space was subscribed for immedately by
members of the convention. Since the
convention several applications have been
made, so that nearly half of the space is
already disposed of.
By arrangement with the exposition
company power, lights and police serv
ice will be furnished free of charge, q'he
exposition company is charging exhibi
tors $1 per square foot for space, so it
will be seen that members of the asso
ciation will secure space at onc-half the
regular rate.
The advantage to the Georgia manufac
turers of exhibiting in their own build
ing, where nothing but Georgia manufac
tures will be shown, cannot be overesti
mated. The building and Its contents will
be one of the most interesting and at
tractive features of the exposition.
As the building must be started at onee
it is Imperative that all who contemplate
making exhibits apply for space
immediately, in order that proper ac
commodation may be provided. The com
mittee has decided that one-half the sub
scription be paid June 1 and the balance
July 1.
Each city or town will be permitted to
display a sign over exhibits, thus grouped,
giving the population of the city and
amount of capital invested in manufac
turing. This plan will afford a means for
just comparison.
Application for space in the building will
close June 1, and it is in view of the
short time intervening that Mr. Martin
will visit this city. Savannah is inter
ested in the matter. The city will be
represented by a display In the forestry
building and a number of manufacturers
have already been In correspondence with
the exposition authorities with a view
to securing space in the various depart
ments for exhibits.
A NEW COMPANY ORG\NIZED.
The Lawton Cadets Really to Regia
Active Work a* a Military ( oni
ln n y.
The military spirit in Savannah seems
to be an Infectious one. The Lawton
Cadets, so named in honor of Gen. A. R.
Lawton, were organized yesterday. The
company will no doubt furnish some apt
material for the old established companies
in the not far off future. The company
as organized is composed of. Capt. Lath
rop Pritchard: First Lieutenant, Pratt
Adams; Second Lieutenant. George Wal
ter.
Privates—Marion Lucas, Frank Hey
ward, Dan Hull, Itex White. Edward
McLelan, Gratz Dent, Harris Cope. Percy
Huger, Steele White. Frank Mclntyre.
Parker White, Tatnall Pritchard, and
Berrien Glover.
3,500 REGISTERED SO FAR.
Voter* Qualifying Slowly for the
Fence Election.
T'nder the new registration law there
have been about 1,800 names of voters
registered on the books kept for the pur
pose in the office of Tax Collector J. J.
McGowan. The registration movement
seems so far to have had little Impetus
since the order was issued for an election
for “Fence’ or “No Fence." The books
wilt close on June 13, as under the law they
must he closed twenty days before an
election. I’nless the registration im
proves somewhat it is likely that there
will be another rush to get registered a
few days before the books close.
World's Columbian Exposition
Was of value to the world by illustrat
ing the Improvements in the mechanical
arts and eminent physicians will f ll you
that the progress in medicinal agents
has been of equal importance, and ns a
strengthening laxative that Syrup of Figs
Is fan in advance of all others—ad.
For Over Fifty Years.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for children teething. It soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind colic, ana Is the best remedy for
diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a bottle.-ad.
SHOT DOWN WHILE FLEEING.
ELIJAH KF.KIII.KR MORTALLY
\YOi M>l l> l\ TRYIAG TO
EVADE ARREST.
(litiMetl Aero*- the Field* West of the
City by Officer* Murphy und Me-
Huxh noil a l*os*e of 4'ltlsena— Fir
ed en by the Oflleera nml tbe l*otte.
Three llullcl* Inken From His
Bml>—The f oroncr'w Inventign tiou.
Keehler** I>% irm Statement i Iturgea
.Murpli> Will* Threat* to Kill Him.
A A erdiet of 'lnn*l<itighter.
Elijah Keebier or Kepler, a negro desper
ado, well know n to the i*olioe and the ma
gistrate*, was shot and fatally wounded
yesterday whil** attempting to evade ar
rest. Several shots were fired at the fugi
tive by Polleem* n T. C. Murphy and Mar
tin McHugh, and he was also fired at sev
eral # times by citizens who had joined the
police in their purusit. Keehler in his state
ment to Coron< r < Joette before his death
said that he was struck three times by
shots fired by McHugh.
lveebler was arrested five months ago
by Policeman James McGuire who had con
siderable trouble in getting him. He was
wanted on a charge of assault with In
tent to murder, and jumped out of a sec
ond story window to avoid arrest, but was
caught by McGuire and lodged in the bar
racks. The next morning he was turned
over to a negro constable of Justice An
drews’ court. The constable had just got
ten outside of tl • sallyport with his man
when the latter broke away and ran, mak
ing his escape.
Keebier had a reputation as a desperado
and the i>olice have* been looking for him
ever since. He heard that Officer Murphy
had announced his Intention of arresting
him and made threats of what he would
do if the officer attempted to put his inten
tion into execution. It was a good thing
for Murphy that Keobler did not have a
pistol or the inquest would doubtless have
been held over the policeman Instead of
Keebier.
Officer Murphy met Keebier on Gaston
street, near West Broad, in the morning
and called on him to surrender. Keebier
replied with an oath and made off to
wards the ereamatory pursued by the of
ficer, who wan on horseback. The negro
got into the fields west of Laurel Grove
cemetery, and was pursued over a very
rough stretcti of onntry for nearly two
miles, until he was finally shot down be
yond the Florida Central and I’enlnsular
shops. The shooting created considerable
excitement. Policeman McHugh, who
heard that Murphy was chasing a murder
er. went to his brother officer's assistance
and several other white men joined in the
chase. The negroes in the western part of
the city became very much excited after
Keebier was shot and followed the body
back into the city In a threatening manner.
They made no further demonstrations,
however.
Keebier was taken to his mother's house
on Waldburg street, near Burroughs. Dr.
Dunn was called and extracted two of the
bullets. Dr. Bhcftall was afterward called
In and extracted a third bullet. At least
two of the three wounds were mortal and
Keebier died at i o'clock. Coroner Goette
held the inquest at the police barracks last
night, l’ollcemen Murphy was the first
witness, and told his story as follows:
“I was on duty south of Gaston street
about 2:40 o’clock. I ran upon this man
Elijah Keebier and said, “I want to see
you.’ He replied ‘You , you
can't see me at all.' He ran his hand in
his back pocket and Jumped over into
Cheatham's field. I ran him through Mr.
Walsh's field to the canal bank. He
slowed up when he got on the canal hanks
and then dodged behind a clump of trees.
When I got up to him again I ran him up
the canal bank. He ran down to the basin
and ns I could go no further on my horse
I got down and chased him on foot. He
crossed the fence and I crossed right be
hind him into a big field. He turned on me
then and I shot at him. He had his dirk
in his hand, and said, ’You —— , I
will get you directly.’ fie then broke Into a
run through the brickyard and I followed
him on foot across the railroad track. I
called on two street car conductors to head
him off. He pulled his knife on two men
anil threatened to cut them If they came
near him. Then I gave one of them my
pistol to go over and catch him if he could.
They turned hack and would not go. Mean
while I had sent a boy after my horse. He
brought the horse, and I,took after the
negro again. I ran upon him lying under a
tree and told him to give himself up and
he refused to do so. He jumped over a
fence and 1 rode along the fence, telling
him he had hotter give himself up. He said
■you , it will either be me or
you to-day." I then chased him across a
large field. Xle kept saying: "You ,
keep on, keep coming, and I'll get you." X
called on a young man who had a gun to
head him off. He did so, and I got up to
him. He then took across to the
Florida Central and l’enlnsular railroad
shops and I lost him altogether. I then
went around by the Ogeechec canal
baQks and the powder magazine and
found him again. As I rode up 1 found
he was shot. I fired about five times
in all. twice in the brickyard and once
in the field. I heard firing after I lost
him in the railroad yard. I don’t know
whether I hit him or qot. The first shot
I tired at him in the filed he seemed to
be hit, but ran about two miles after
that.
Pollreman Martin * McHugh said:
About 9:45 o'clock was at the police bar
racks on my way to my division. At
Jefferson and Charlton streets a colored
hoy told me that a nolicerruin had a man
cornered in a field and wanted assistance.
I went through the fiqld till I came to the
crossing of the Louisville and Augusta
roads, and was crossing the railroad
when 1 heard some parties on the rail
road track say 'there he goes across the
track.’ I inquired what the trouble was.
and they told me that Murphy had shot at
a man several times. 1 asked what the
trouble was and what the man
had done. They said he was wanted for
killing one man and cutting another to
pieces. 1 followed on and got sight of
him crossing the Ogeeche canal. When
he crossed the Florida Central and Penin
sular yard I was about 3ki years away.
I lost sight of him there and ran west of
the shops. I heard two shots fired. Af
ter I got west of the shops I saw him
going along a ditch. There were five or
six men close to him. They closed up on
him before he got to the end of the field,
and over twenty shots were fired. I could
sec the firing but could not recognize the
men who were shooting. I headed the
negro off and told him to surrender. He
answered that he never would surrender
until he got some Of us, and advanced to
ward me with the dirk in his hand.
I fired three shots at him. He got out
of the ditch and made into the field. I
started around the end of the ditch when
somebody fired at him and he threw up
his hands and said he was shot. He was
then about twenty yards away in the field.
I went in where he was and picked him up
as he was unable to rise.”
Justice John F. Andrews, collector of the
Seventh district, was the next witness. He
said: "I have had a warrant for Keebler
since October, for cutting Edward Screven,
but could not arrest him, because the
constables were afraid of him. He was in
charge once and escaped. I had mentioned
this case to Policeman Murphy several
times and told him I would like very much
to catch Ivecbler. -
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Maj. G. M. RvaU said; “I was going from
the city to my farm and passed along the
street just north of Gwinnett street west
of West Broad. When about half way
down the street X saw people running
ahead of me and stopping upon the out
skirts of the city. I drove up and asked
what was the matter, and the reply was
that a policeman was in pursuit of a
man who cut Andrew, looking over
into the lowlands. I saw a man In dark
clothes running around in a peculiar way
and a policeman not far off on a horse,
apparently trying to get nearer to him.
There were ditches and fences that pre
vented him from doing so. Just at this
time the polieemau disappeared from my
sight, and I saw the man in dark clothes
coming toward the Gwinnett street road.
He turned and ran right back over the
same course he had come. I was sitting
in my buggy at Gwinnett and M est
Boundary streets when I heard someone
coming. I recognized X’ollceman Murphy,
who rode up to me very hastily. 1 said
to him, “Yonder goes your man. straight
back toward the railroad.” lie turned his
horse around and went back at a rapid
gait. I saw the man in dark clothes going
out toward the Florida Central and Penin
sular railroad. The (toliceman went across
as rapidly as he could. I drove out
the Gwinnett street road to the
waterworks and turned towards the rail
road and 1 met the policeman trying to
get through an old gate that had been
nailed up. Someone was assisting him. I
don’t know who. I got sight of the man in
dark clothes, then down under the trestle
of the railroad. The policemen got
through the gate, and dashed down the
road into the la>uisville road, past the
trestle. I then saw the man again and saw
for the first time that he was a colored
man. 1 was within 50 or 60 yards of him.
The policemen had gone beyond him, and
he was between me and the policemen. I
called to him to stop and give himself up.
I noticed that he had something in his
hand, I don’t know what it was. He turned
directly and came towards me. I drove un
der the trestle onto the canal bank, and
Jumped out of m.v buggy and again called
to him stop- He turned directly off from
me and ran up into the old timber basin,
back of Lovell’s brick yard. Just then 1
heard a horse coming. The policeman rode
along a narrow bank that had a
deep cut through it which stopp
ed hie progress on horseback.
1 was then ou the canal bank in my buggy
50 or 75 yards away. I saw a number of
men working in the brickyard and saw
the man on the canal bank and the police
man right behind him, and supposed of
course he would surrender. I called to
the policeman to Jump oft his horse, which
he did. The man scrambled through a
wire fence. The policeman called upon
him to stop. He turned and said some
thing. I don’t know what. The police
man fired two shots In quick succession.
I expected to see him fall. I noticed
that he still had something in his hand,
but I was not close enough to tell what
It was. I recognized then that the po
liceman could not run. He seemed \o
get along with difficulty. He followed
the man. however, through the brickyard.
I went up the canal to the
other bridge and out to the
road and across the railroad,
where I found a crowd of people. I saw
two men In uniform, street oar men, who
had made some effort to arrest the fugi
tive. I then turned and went back to
my farm.
Dr. B. F. Sheftall stated
that he was sent for to go
to see Keebier after he was shot.
"I made an examination," said the doc
tor, "and found three pistol shot wounds
penetrating the back. Two of the bullets
had been extracted by Dr. Dunn, so I
was Informed. The third X extracted from
the front. It was a No. 38 and was the
one which gave the death wound. The
ball must have passed through the lower
portion of the stomach and intestines,
severing some of the larger blood ves
sels. I extracted that ball about the
ninth rib, a little to the right. I think
one of the other balls must have passed
through the bladder, judging by the direc
tion it took. It would probably have pro
duce*! death.”
J. D. Cohen, an employe of the Florida
Central and Peninsular, testified that he
saw the negro coming running through the
Florida Central and Peninsular shop yard.
Ho was near the restaurant when he first
saw him. He had a knife In his right hand
and ran on toward the section house, past
the restaurant, through a wire fence and
got behind some bushes. Cohen did not
see him again till they brought*him back
through the yard on a crank car. He
could see firing go on after the negro got
in the bushes, but he could not tell who
did the firing..
C. C. Clark, an employe of the Florida
Central and Peninsular, said that he was
at work in the yard when he heard some
one call out, ‘'Mr. Billy, they are trying to
run me down.” “I turned around,” said
Clark, “to see who it was and saw Elijah
Keebier coming toward me with a knife
in his right hand. I asked him what was
the matter, but he made no answer, keep
ing right on toward the restaurant. By the
time he got there, a crowd of men was be
hind him. following him over to the over
seer’s shanties.
"Aftr he had been gone a little while
I heard five pistols shots. Afler I heard
the pistols shots I ran over in the direc
tion. By the time I got there Policeman
McHugh was there. I saw three shots
fired. This was while the negro was in
or near the ditch. They were fired by
Policeman McHugh. I heard more shots
fired, but did not know who fired them."
M. F. Mansfield, an employe of the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad,
gave similar testimony to the two pre
ceding witnesses. He heaiwi several pis
tol shots fired and saw a negro coming
toward the section house, with several
men following. He asked wkat the negro
had done and sonu-body re
plied he had killed ime man
| and cut another to pieces. The crowd
called to him to cut the negro off. He en
| deavored to do so, when the negro threw
i his right hand above his head, show
' ing a long knife, and called, out to him
not to come. As he had nothing to defend
himself with he turned back; The negro
ran down behind some bushies toward a
j ditch. "During the time he was in the
! bushes there were several stmts fired. I
i don't know how many nor whx fired them,
i I saw McHugh fire two or Three shots,
I but I couldn't see the negro when he
| fired. The negro went out of the bushes
about twenty yards into the fitjld and fell.”
i Coroner Goette also submitted the fol
lowing statement made to him by Redder
shortly before, he died;
'My name is Elijah Keebler. I went to
take the car. I got off and toOk another
car. This was the Price stre.et line. I
got off the car and started dovn a lane.
Policeman Murphy flred at me- six times
and struck me once in the bstk. I was
running. He had been after nv for the
last four weeks—claimed that I ait a man
I don't know who did the cutting as It
was done by James Law. Murphy could
not keep up with me so he gave his pistol
to another man, an engtneer, on title F. c
and P. The engineer shot at me flv times
The engineer is a small man about the
size of George Bossell. Another; police-
man by the name of Gaffken, I
think. I don’t know his
name exactly, but he was a tail man and
was on duty this morning on West Broad
street, shot at me three times and struck
me every time. Murphy told people on
the street that he was going to kill me
when he met me. Murphy had a preju
dice against me, for what X don’t know,
unless because I would not spot for him]
W hen 1 got on the ear X was on my way
to see the chief of police to ask him to
stop Murphy from persecuting me. When
I was pursued I had no weapon whatever
on me, neither did I have a knife. ’X had
picked up a small stick in’ the field.
The Jury was composed as follows:
Charles F. Whelan, foreman: Joseph An
derson. Charles Cook. Neil Glldea, Albert
Jackson, colored, and James Whiteman,
colored.
At 2 o’clock this morning the jury re
turned a verdict of unlawful killing, and
charged Officers Murphy and McHugh
with manslaughter. The Jury stood four
for manslaughter and two for death by
unknown parties. Messrs. Whelan and
Glldea dissented from the verdict.
Officers Murphy and McHugh, who had
been locked up since the shooting, at once
applied for bail and will probably be re
leased this morning.
"THE HEW BIRTH.”
Evangelist Wright’s Sermon at the
Chnreh of Christ.
Two took membership and four made the
good confession ait the Bolton street meet
ing last night. Evangelist Wright preach
ed with great clearness and force on “The
New Birth.”
Mr. and Mrs. Fillmore sang several stir
ring gospel songs, and much interest pre
vailed. A number of questions were an
swered.
A prayer service will be held at 5 o’clock,
followed by baptism. The night service
will be one of special interest, and possibly
the close of the meetings.
THE WREATHS FOR CHICAGO.
One Thousand of Them to Be Rendy
To-dny.
The work of making the 1,000 laurel
wreaths, which are to bo sent to Chicago
to-day with the carload of evergreens,
was continued at the regimental armory
yesterday and last night. The car was
taken down to Tyhee Island yesterday
where a number of palmettos and pine
saplings were placed In It; and the
wreaths will be put in this morning The
car will leave for Chicago this afternoon.
CITY BREVITIES.
Til l ' Industrial committee transacted no
business yesterday, as Mayor Mvers was
attending a meeting of the sanitary board
and a number of members were out of
the city on various excursions and on
business.
Fire was discovered at 1:30 o’clock this
morning in an unoccupied tenement house
No. 273 Bryan street. An alarm was sent
In from box No. 56 at Bryan and Farm
streets. The fire was got quickly under
control, and the damage was slight. It
Is believed to have been the work of in
cendiaries.
Edward Turner, colored, a pilot on the
steamer Ethel, was brought before Uni
ted States Commissioner M. A. Connolly
yesterday, charged with selling liquor
without license. The ease was plainly
one of malicious prosecution, and the
charge was dismissed by the corfimis
sloner. Mr. J. W. Rogers represented
Turner.
The ladies of St. John's church gave a
tea last evening In the X’arlsh hall for the
benefit of the organ fund. The idea of *'a
tea" on so large a scale was anew feature
in entertainments in this city. Everything
was free except admission, and had that
part been generally understood there
would doubtless have been a crowded
house. Even as it was there was quite a
large attendance.
LOCAI. PERSONAL.
Gen. G. M. Sorrel left for the north yes
terday on the Naeoochee.
Mr. J. S. Harrison, the proprietor of the
Georgia Business College, left the city yes
terday for New York on business.
Mrs. .Moncure Dabney of New Orleans
accompanied by Master Bryan Dabney is
here visiting her mother, Mrs. L. C. Brvkn
No. 87 Liberty street.
W. M. Davidson's resignation as general
passenger agent of the Savannah, Flori
da and N\ estern railway will take effect
June 1. C'apt. Davidson has been ap
pointed superintendent of the Jacksonville
Terminal Company, and will assume his
new duties on that date.
To have perfect health you must have
pure blood, and the best way to have pure
blood is to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla.—ad.
TO •III: WAIISHII'S,
llow They Can Be Reached hy Savan
na bin ns and Visitor*.
The steamer Vigilant will make two
trjps to the warships to-day at 10 and 11
a. m„ and four trips on Thursday, at 10
and 11 a. m., and 2:30 and 3:30 p. m.-ad.
Warships To-Morrow'
Passenger Agent Kent will send the
steamer Gov. Safford to the warships to
morrow. leaving the city at 2. 3 and 4 n
m who have not seen the war
vessels should take advantage of th4e
elsewhere^for
To the Warships To-day
The steamer Alpha will run an excursion
to the warships this afternoon, leaving
her w-harf promptly at j o'clock Sim
will also run two excursions to the w*u
ships on Friday afternoon.
For tiic Warships.
The Steamer Alpha will make one trip
to the warships this afternoon leaving
her wharf at 5 p. m. i av mg
The Monroe (Ga.) Monthly.
Contents—" After," “Characteristic Si ir
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