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Waycross Weekly Herald.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE CITY OF WAYCROSS AND OF WARE AND CHARLTON COUNTIES.
VOLUME XXII
WAYCROSS, GA., SATURDAY. AERIE 12, 1902.
NUMBER 47
Coroner Holds Inquest
OVER THE BODY OF ROBT. BRANCH,
THE COLORED BARBER.
Robert Branch, the negro barber
who was taken auddenly ill yesterday
morning after drinking from a bottle
of whisky which was given him by a
traveling man at the Southern Hotel,
died this morning at 7 o’clock. He
never recovered consciousness after
drinking the whisky. Dr. R. P. Izlar,
who was in attendance on Branch,
states positively that the negro'a death
was caused by morphine poisoning,
administered in the whisky. Coroner
Grimes held an inquest over the body
this morning, and the following ver-
diet was returned by the jury:
We, the jury, And that the deceased,
Robert Branch, came to his death by
morphine poison administered by
&n unknown hand.
A. P. Perham, Jr., J. A. Miller,W. A.
Lowber, C R. Jordan, C H. Beaton,
J. W. Newton, foreman. C. M. High*
smith, constable.
This 10th day of April, 190*2
The evidence of witnesses before the
coroner's jury is as follows:
EVIDENCE OF .T. W. NEWTON.
Yesterday morning, between 7 and 8
o’clock, a small man who claimed to be
working lor Bradstreet, came into iny
shop nod had Robert Branch to shave
him and cut his hair. Branch and the
Bradstreet man talked freely about busi
ness and then about whisky, while
being shaved. After Branch was through
with the Bradstreet man, Robert took a
small tin cup and followed the man
through the back door. Soon Branch
came back in the shop with a small
half pint flssk in his band. H v washed
the flask and then went back to where
the Bradstreet man was. Shortly after
he returned and locked the flask in a
small cabinet. When Beech Harvey
came, Branch said to him, “If you had
come a little earlier you could have got
a drink of *Paul Jones.’ ” Shortly after
Branch unlocked the cabinet, put the
flask in his pocket and went to break*
fast. In about thirty five minutes
Branch’s wife came to the shop, very
excited, and aaid Branch seemed to be
dying.
I don’t think Branch drank any
whisky while he was at my shop. He
seemed to be perfectly sober when 1
came down yesterday morning.
EVIDENCE OF MI3SIE BRANCH.
Robert came home and asked for a
glass to drink some whiskey which he
said a white man gave him, who worked
for Brtdstrett, in New York, He called
the man’s name, but I don’t remember
what it was. After he drank the whis*
key be said it was bitter, that there
mutt have been morphine in It. When
he was eating his breakfast bis eyes aud-
denly tamed red. I asked if he was
sleepy, and he said yes. Then he laid
dowo on the bed and hasn’t spoken
since. He never took morphine before*
to my knowledge. He-told me he did
njt drink any whiskey before he got
home. About five minutes after drink*
log the whiskey he turned sick.
EVIDENCE OF DR IZLAR.
I was called to see Branch about 10
o'clock yesterday. HU wife old me bo
had takeu some whUkev about 8 o’clock
HU symptoms pointed to those of opium
poisoning I took the flask, which con*
tained about 1 1*2 tablespoonafu!! of the
whiskey and had it analysed. It con*
tained morphine, io what qoantity I do
not know. He died from morphioe
poUooieg..
EVIDENCE OF IKE HUDSON.
Yesterday (homing a mu boarding
it•heSjutbern Hotel asked me if I
wanted a drink I told him yes, and
lie asked me to call the barber in.
Robert Branch heard hiiu and came in
the hotel office, where we were. Rob
ert poured out r bout half a glass of
whisky, and the man gave me some in
a glass. The white msn also turned
the bottle up and appeared to bs
drioking. Don’t know whether he
drank any or not. There was no tin*
usual taste in the whisky given me.
I didn’t see Robert drink any whisky
while he was in the hotel. I know the
white msn, having seen him often at
the hotel, bnt I don’t know his name.
When the man gave us the whUky we
were standing near the water cooler
in the hotel office. 1 never saw Brunch
drink whisky before, nor have I seen
him take morphine.
Teddy Didn't Draw.
Savannahlans are evidently not very
anxious to look upon and be in the
same city with President Roosevelt, as
less than *200 went over to Caarleatan
this morning on the special train sent
over there by the Plant system The
passenger department was greatly dis
appointed at the small crowd that ap
pc&red at the depot, as they had ad*
vertised the president's day quite ex
tenstvely and had hoped that Sayan
nahiana would enthuse over “Teddy,
the Terrible,” and llock to the expi
tion.
Tpc passenger men console them
selves with tlie hope that Savannah
day, which is April l- r >th, will prove
much more of a drawing enrd and that
hosts of Sayantiahiana will go over to
see the exposition at that time.—Sa
vannah Press.
Conductor Stutts Killed
HIS MANGLED BODY FOUND ON THE
TRACK THIS M0RNINQ.
Thursday;* daily.
The horribly mangled body of Con
ductor Stutts was found on the rail
road track at Uffertnan early thu
morning, shortly after the freight
train which was in hit charge, pulled
out of that station for Waycross.
As far as can ba learned, there t^ere
no witoaosea to Mr. Stutu’ death and
it U only auppoaed that while attempt
ing to board hla train which waa pull
ing out of O/ferman, ha slipped and
fall under the cars, the wheels passing
over his body and causing instant
death. 1
The brakemen on the train missed
their conductor before the arrival in
Waycroea, but were unable to account
for bit disappearance. A telegram
from Offerman about the finding of
the body waa received here early this
morning.
Conductor Stutts was a young man,
probably not more than 35 years old,
and baa been working for the Plant
System S or 4 years. Ilia headquarters
recently baa been in Savannah, but he
laid orar in Waycroas two or three
«igbta each week, aleaping In his cab.
It is aaid that hla original home was
In Dothan, Ala., and relatives at that
place have been notified.
Augusta's Lock on!.
Augnsta, April 9.—The lockout of ah
mill operatives In the Augnsta district,
which was threatened by the Manu
facturer’s Association in retaliation for
the strike Mooday of the employee of
the King Mills, went Into effeet this
forenoon. Every mill In Augusta and
in the Horae Creek district is dosed.
They include the plants at Aiken, Van*
dues, Graniteville, WarrenyUle, Bath
Xangley and Clearwater, which employ
In the aggregate 19,000 operatives.
.. S ipscs-sa *• i-
Mr. R. G. Matthews
APPOINTED STATION MASTER OF NEW
UNION DEPOT IN SAVANNAH.
Mr. R G. Matthews, of this city, has
been notified of his appointment as
Station Master of the new union rail
road station in Savannah. He will
leave Waycross tomorrow night for
Savannah, and will begin his duties as
as the new union station opens
which will be .u a few dm vs. Mr.
Matthews is st present train master
for the Plant system between Savannah
and Jacksonville.
Mr. R A. McCranie, who is train
master for the Brunswick and Western
railway, will also have under his juris
diction the line between Savannah and
Jacksonville.
The Herald is the first paper to pub
lish the news of Mr. Matthews ap
pointment, and the news will be re
ceived with much interest by the Sa
vannah people. There were many ap
plicants for the Station Master’s posi
tion, and there has been much specula
tion ingSavannah as to who would be
appointed.
Gii l .Murdered in Detroit.
Detroit. April 9.— Just before u
night tht- most brutal murder of
cent yearn «n this city was committed
on Thirteenth street, between Autoi
nette and McGraw streets. A young
girl who has not yet been identified,
was stabbed and pounded to death. Ilur
throat was cut from ear to ear, a knife
was thrust ioto her brain behind the
ear an>^ a dent in her forehead sho,ved
that she had beeu club tied. A resident
of the neighborhood, Harry Jewell,
heard cries and screams, aud looking
out. Saw a msn striking a giri down.
After felling her and running away a
short distance Jewell says the assail
ant turned again and renewed his at
tack on her prostrate body. Jewell
notified the police, wno found the girl
dead, bhe was apparently a working
girl, peveral people residing in
vicinity of the murder were taken to
the motgue by the police, but none of
them could identify the girl. No trace
of the murderer has been found.
A Wife With Every Kurin.
“A wife with every eighty acres of
land.”
So promised a Chicago Jreal estate
agent named Webster, who has just
published tills advertisement:
NOTICE—My offer to furnish a wife
with every bO acres of Langlade county
land, Wisconsin, is hereby revoked.
Mr. Webster said: “I did well until
l sold ::■’() acres to one man, aud he
wanted a wife for himself, his uncle
and two brothers, when I realized that
it would be necessary to organize a big
matrimonial bureau. A German wanted
a German partner, a .Swede, a Swedish;
a Scotch, a Scotch; and I just couldn't
get an Irishman to take an English
B>rL"
One We, to Oet Velee.
Co). W. W. Wisdom is expected to
announce in a few days as a candidate
for the senate from the thirty-seventh
district. Troup, Heard and Carroll
counties compose the district, and un
der the rotation system it is Troup’s
time to nsme the candidate. CoL Wis
dom says In his canvssslog he expect*
to take a negro along to drive for him,
and whenever he slope a voter at the
plow to talk to him he will make the
negro take the plow and in this way
he will not stop the man from his farm
labor.—Dawson News.
It May Be a Deadlock.
The following interesting political
gossip is sent from Atlanta to the Au
gusta Chronicle.
“Without any desire whatever to
disparage the claim of any candidate
for governor—for all o! them are
claiming the election—but as Mayor
Mims would say, ‘with an eye single
to acquaint the readers of the Chroni
cle with the drift of the gubernatorial
campaign as viewed from bare, the
opinion is daily gaining ground that
there will be a deadlock, and that it
would not surprise some of the old
stagers if a dark hor»e did not, after
all, run off with the priz?.
It ia v told here today that all three
of tbs candidates—EstiB, Terrel) and
Gnerry—are afraid of losing support
that they all naturally looked Us
"An Investigation proves that there
la more In the story than is on tbs sur
face, for the reason that three candi
dates are working so moeh tht harder,
and each to trying to dominate the
eon vea lion]
»r
visit, r
cently f..
one of the
it ad^snt>
Just a Chance.
to a London workshop re
nt .to wl.i Iriso won ,i. .i,
varus verv ill, and lnoughl
• tfiat she siiould see tin*
priest^without delay, say* the New
York Tribune. A few* days after vard,
when tlie old woman had rallied ^lit
tle, the vi-,lor said to her. “WeJj, Mr*.
O'Connor, did the priest come to you?'*
She replied, • Yes avic, but 1 was sur
prised to find it gintleman like him so
ignorant.” Ignortnt! What do you
mean?*’ ‘Sliure, lie Unows no Irish.”
I Mrs \vConnor kuew* her prayers in
Irish, but could not say them in E i.>-
lith. V*-\Vell, that, is unfortunate.”
thu lady replied. “Yes” sain the old
womuu, “and the erathur, he was so
fretted about it- 1 said to him, 'Well,
never mind, Faslier, God Almighty
untherstands ulrnoat all ladguages,
and who knows but lie might unlher-
stand the EagHsh.''
Large Cuban Club Formed.
With eleven hundred member?, a
branch of one of the largest benevo
lent societies of Cuba, was established
in Tampa at the Centro Asturiaito de la
Habana.
In Cuba this societv^has 19,000 mem
bers, including the most prominent
residents of the island, It is not re
stricted as to nationality, but invites
Americans and all other peoples to af
filiate with It. Its purposes are pure
ly benevolene.
Krippendorf’s
Oxford
Ties
/ And Sandals,
There is that littk in
tangible, airy something
about them that makes
them fit the symmetrical
and shapely foot to per
fection and gives them
superiority and individ
uality over others.
A Blonde’s
Freckles
show more plainly than a brunettes,
but these discolored spots greatly mar
the beauty of either.
HAGANS
MAGNOLIA
BALM
will effectually remove Freckles,
Sunburn, Tan, undue Redness,
Sallowness and all other blem
ishes to beauty.
IT IS A LIQUID
for the face, neck, arms and hands.
Can be easily and quickly applied.
Others cannot detect its use.
It leaves no sticky feeling.
Harmless as water.
At all druggists.
Price 75 cts.
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| Our New |Goods are Now in
The New Styles, New /flake Ups
IN
CLOTHING
We Always Keep The Best
And now we have them better.—Yon can’t afford [to
pass us by. Before purchasing look at our
NECKWEAR
It will dn you jfnod to see the Styles.
Gents Furnishing Goods
All in ready for the Cold Snap. Call on us for any
thing in the cloihing line
WAYCROSS CLOTHING STORE.
To My Friends;
I will in future be at the
Gem Pharmacy,
My Stock of —^
Drugs and Medicines are Complete.
Having bought a new and fu'l line of evei \ li.iog since
the fire, I hope niy friends will '■-ill on uic ai my new
place, and 1 promise to serve them to lie best of
my ability.
T. S. PAINE,*
D. J. CRAWLEY,
NO i9 ALBANY AVKNUK,
WAYKUOSS, OEOitGlA.
Everett Pianos,
Harvard Pianos, Organs,
New Royal Sewing Hachlnes, Eight Day Clocks,
Wall Papers, etc.,
Sold it Lowest Prices on essy monthly Instsllments.
Samples on Exhibitional Store Boom,
Telephone or send me sesrd snd 1 will call and give you price*
Don’t fail to get prices from be before buying.
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