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10 PRIZE FIGHT WAS A FIZZLE. PEARCE LAID Ot'T BY CORCOHA.Y IN THE FIFTH HOUND. The Audience Disgusted at the IncKM With Which Peorce Went Don n Before Corcoran Peu rce Evidently Had no Stomach for the Flight and Corcoran Finished Him With Fane After Four Hound*—The Spectators Generally Declared They Hud Been ••Sold” and Many Asserted the Flight AVa* a Fake. The worst f.ince in the nature of a prize fight, probably, ever perpetrated in Sa vannah, took place at the Theater last night. The worst of it wns that the farce was put upon one of the best audiences that ever gathered to witness an event- of the kind in Savannah. It was nn audience oomposed largely of the better element, which had been led to be lieve that a really first-class exhibition in the fistic line would be given, a really scientific contest between two good men, in which the public would see the fine points of the art properly displayed by men up In the business. There were many professional and business men in the audience who were disposed to lend encouragement to the sport, if properly conducted, but the exhibition to <i*ey were treated was sufficient to dis gust them for all time with anything fur ther. Many declared freely that the fight was , fake; that it was simply another one of many games of the kind upon a long suffering public, and that the result would be to kill ail interest in pugilism in Sa vannah among the better element. The audience had reason to expect a first-class fistic contest and it was woe fully disappointed. Tom Corcoran won the poorest fight of his life. There is no discredit attaching to him for that. His fighting was hard and honest from the beginning and the determination to do his man was evident from the start. It was the other fellow's palpable willingness to be done- that disgusted the crowd. When he lay down in the middle of the fifth round and stretched himself on the floor the only thing lacking was a feather pil low and this might have been mi over sight on the part of the management. The crowd which gathered at the The ater was a large ewie. There is a consid erable element of sporting blood among all classes in Savannah and this was evi denced by the fact that business and pro fessional men were present in large num bers, the so-called sporting element being In A decided minority. The high price for tickets caused the parquet to he only about half full, but the balcony was al most filled and the gallery was crowded. Jt was eminently a shirtwaist crowd, the character of th<* ©vent and the oppressive ness of the night justifying even the most respectable in doffing their coats. While the people* who paid for the fun, which they expected but did not get, were filing in at the front, there was a busy scene hack on the stage. The fight ers and their numerous backers ayd as sistants were busy getting ready for the fray and apparently preparing for the battle of their lives. It had been an nounced that there would be no prelimi naries, and with the expectation of a 25- round contest between two crack- fight ers, the crowd did not clamor for any. Many regretted afterwards that they had been so considerate. Tt was a few minutes after 10 o’clock when the ball was put in motion. Pearce ■won the toss for corners and took the northeast corner. Referee ’‘.Shorty" Jen kins announced the conditions of the figin and informed the crowd that, under the terms of the agreement, infighting would be permitted. This meant that the men were to be permitted to strike in clinches •with one hand free and to strike in break ing away. Under such conditions it is almost impossible to foul and considerable nasty fighting can be done at c lose quar ters. though the work is hardly as pleas ing to the spectators. The two men were greeted with slight applause as they entered the ring. Aftet being introduced by the referee they took their corners. The report that Pearce was not in the best of condition was borne out by his appearance-. He had* the appear ance of having trained down too much, and his skin was sallow in contrast with the ruddy and robust appearance of his antagonist. When the two men weighed in at noon, however, he was one pound heavier, his weight being 148 to Corcoran's 147. In Pearce’s corner were Pete Manzie, Raymond Pedro. Sum McGowan and \V. B. Goodenough. With Corcoran were George Dyer, Jack Frew. Charles Harri son, Charlie Neve and John Tobin. Both fighters were stripped down, only wearing abbreviated trunks. It was announced that the rounds would be three minutes with one minute’s rest between, the fight ing to be by Marquis of Queensberry rule 6. Corcoran went for his man promptly at the sound of the hell and proceeded to get in fcome good body blows. He went for Pearce so fiercely that it looked as if he would finish the fight in the first round. Pearco dropped during the latter part of the round, apparently to avoid punish ment. The honors %vere clearly Corco ran’s. During the second round there was a clinch, and some lively infighting, in which Corcoran appeared to be perfect ly at home. He knocked Pearce down again or the man got down. In fact, the readiness with which Pearce went to the floor on every pretext soon excited the displeai-urc of the crowd. Pearce must have forgotten himself in the third round as he urned loose and did some very neat fighting for a while. He Int two good body blows* into Corcoran, and ducked n atly each time, avoiding Corcoran’s vicious left swings. Then he promptly dropped back to his slouehy style of fighting and did nothing really serious thereafter. In the fourth round Corcoran began rushing his man hard, getting him up again©/ the ropes and slugging him in the face and rib's. Pearce was knocked down, but p< t up again after the referee had counted three or four seconds. Never theless. when tie round ended, both Hien appeared to be fresh and in pool condi tion. and thfre seemed to he no reason to anticipate a speedy ending of the fight. Jn fact, the crowd, while it did not un derstand Pea re’s style, gave him civ ii for being a smooth article and took it for granted that he was merely Having him s If with tHe view of tlrir.g Corcoran and getting in his work in the later rounds. The crowd was : oon relieved of this im pr aion, however. In the fifth round Corcoran went for bis opponent like a man fighting fire, and knocckd Pearce about the ring like a foot ball. Pearce was knocked half way down under the ropes in front and then a mo ment later was knock* and clean under the rope* on the south side and lay there a few seconds. The referee began counting and Corcoran watched his inan lik* a hawk watching a chicken as Peu rce slow ly climbed into the ring. He had barely got on to his feet when Corcoran went for him with both bands, hitting him on the head and body ;md then giving him a hard hit on the jaw, which sent him to the ground. He straightened out and lay there while the referee counted him out and wat then carried to his corner in on apparently helpless condition. Referee Jenkins a announced the deci sion amid great enthusiasm on the i>art of Corcoran’s friends, a knot of whom gathert and him up on their shoulders and cfcrrkd him to Iht front of the stage. The crow <i gave some lousing cheers for the winter, and then almost immediately be- CComlnu,d on Third WATCH IAG LIBERTY CITY. Military Men Half Expecting a Call to the Scene of Trouble. Mil tary men in Savannah watched the situation at Liberty City closely all of yesterday, hourly expecting that someone or more of the commands located in this city would be placed under orders from the Governor to proceed to the scene of the trouble. The orders <lid not come, the Governor being’ evidently of the opinion that the Liberty Troop, already under arms and cn duty, would be ample to quell all disturbances and r store the peace. Re ports from the scene of the trouble indi cate that ihie is tie case and that at a late hour last night there was nothing in the- situation to <xcite fear or anxiety of any immediate outbreak, at any rate. However, there was an incident, con nected with the local situation, that caused the rumor to be circulated and to find credence with some that u section of the military had been ordered under a*ms. and that a company was in readiness to proceed to Lib erty City. An old gentleman, whose son Is at the scene of the trouble, and who was greatly worried because of the danger by which he believed the boy sur rounded, ordered a special train from the Plant System, for the purpose of going to Liberty City. Whether he thought the danger not sufficiently urgent to warrant him in taking the course he had contem plated or for some other reason, he coun termanded the order for the train, and the engine and cars, which had been placed in readiness, were returned to the shads. The fact that the special had been placed in. readiness, however, served to give an appearanco of truth to the rumor in re gard to the military and for a time it found belief. A dispatch from Liberty City, to the Morning News, states that two negroes have been sent to Chatham county jail for alleged complicity In the effort to wreck train 38. of the* Plant System, on Thursday night. Inquiries at the jail, howt'ver. brought the response that no such men were held there and were not expected. It may be, of course, that the circumstances surrounding the arrest of these men demand secrecy s to their place of detention, hut it is equally possi ble that the story of their arreßt Is but another of the Key West-Shanghai novel ettes that have been in free circulation since the inception of the trouble at Lib erty City. Rumor also has it that n number of resi dents of Liberty City and the surrounding country were in Savannah last night, for the purpose of providing themselves with arms for an expected affray with the ne groes. This rumor abounds in circum stantial details and continue© to the ef fect that these men. arriving too late to make their purchases at the hardware stores and gun shops, bought the weapons they desired from the pawnbrokers of the city. It could not be certainly verified. STARTED HANK ROBBING EARLY. Frank IlicLn. OHlce Boy nt < hathnm Hxtnk, Arrested. Frank Hicks, white, the 16-year-old of fice boy of the Chatham Bank, is held at the barracks, charged with stealing from the bank. The arrest was made last Monday, and was the result of the missing, by the bank officials, of several small amounts i hat coukl be accounted for in no way other than thm they had been stolen. Neither the bank officials nor the super intendent of i*olieo could be seen last night, hut from other sources it is learn ed that suspicion first pointed to Hicks on account of the way in which he “blew" not only himself, but his numerous com panions, to trips, dinners and suppers at the resorts. His salary was too small to allow such extravagance-* on his part without excit ing attention and comment, which finally reached the ears of his employers, and, taken in connection with the shortages, led to his arrest- The matter has been kept quiet and Hicks’ companions would still be without the knowledge of his whereabouts had not one of them seen the boy in the charge of on officer. TCven this would have been taken by his friends to be of no particular moment had not a detective afterward spoken ton number of them regarding the habits of Hicks, particularly as to how and where he spent his money, and where he got It. They readily told what they knew, which bears out the suspicion that the funds came from the bank and were stolen from the counters. Hicks has been employed at the bank for about a year. He liveii with his mothe** on Jones street, and so far as is known has previously borne a good reputation. DR. QEO'RtiG N. HEIDT DEAD. His Fnnernl NVIII Take I’lnee nt bli re! Grove Thin Afternoon. The friends of Dr. George M. Heidt will regret to barn of his death, which occurr red v s erday evening at the residence of his son-in-law. Mr. C. B. Oresrar, at Bloomingdale, Ga. Dr. Heidt had been failing in health for some dire, having received a stroke of paralysis several months ago, and his death was expected at any moment. He was a native of Sa vannah, was about 69 years of age, and f r many years was a hading drug mer chant. and conducted a thriving business on the corn r of Whitaker and Congress streets. Dr Heidt was nt one time a res ident of Mart* tta 4 Ha He leaves a son. Mr Thomas M. H idt and a daughter. Mrs. (\ H. Cregar. besides a number of grandchildren, fils funeral will be held at Bail el Grove Cemetery at 5:50 o'clock thU afternoon, and will be attended by Solo mon’s Lodge. No. 1, F. & A. M., of which the deceased was a member. HR IS OFF FOH C HINN. Ilont. Prltelinrd In Command of Troop II of the Ninth Cavalry. Capt. G. B. Pritchard received a tel egram yesterday from his son, IJeut. G. B. Pritchard, Jr., at San Francisco, announcing that he is off with his reg iment, the Ninth Cavalry, for China on (he transport Warren. Lieut. Pritchard is in command of his troop. Troop B. of the regiment, Capt. Frank West, the com mander of the* troop, being the ranking cavalry captain of the service, and having the prospect of art immediate promotion to major, oti which account he did not accompany the troop. Lieut. Pritchard was recently trans fer! * and from the home squadron to Troop K, in order that lie might accompany the regiment to China. The heartfelt good wishes and prayers of many friends In Savannah will accompany Lieut. Pritch ard for a successful career, and a safe return from this expedition to a distant shore. -—■ ii To l)runn'i lek and Itetiirn 91,00 via tlie Plant System, Monday. In addition to tlw* Charleston Sunday excursions, the Plant System are selling round-trip tickets to Brunswick, good on Sundays only, at rate of 91.00 for the round trip. Trains leave at 2:10 a. m. and 5.20 a. ra,— ad. THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1900. LEAPED TO HIS DEATH AT SEA. B. MORRIS DROWNED FROM THE KANSAS CITY OFF CAFE RO MA IN E. No One Sow Him Go But n Second ( Ihkk Passenger Saw Him n* He Struck the Water and Gave tlie Alarm—The Vessel Put About and (ruined for flic Body lint It Wan Not Found—The Dead Man a lilack *mi tli in Savannah. B. Morris, a passenger on the Kansas City, bound from New York to Savannah, was drowned from the ship yesterday morning about 11 o'clock off Cape Ro maine. No one saw' the man go overboard, though a second class passenger stated after the occurrence, that he saw him Just as he struck the water, and that he went down feet first and with his hands over his head. As soon as possible after the accident, he gave the cry of "man overboard.” Everything possible thar could he done to save the man was done; life preservers, and life rafts were thrown overboard, and two of lh** ship’s officers, mounting the bridge with marine glasses, kept watch for the man when he should come to the surface. The ship was going at a good rate of speed, but as soon as was possible she was stopped an*, headed back to the spot where the man was ex pected to appear. After the first splash, however, he was seen no more. Capt. Fisher cruised in the vicinity of the accident for probably three hours. an*l then continued her course to Savannah. She arrived shortly after 11 o’clock fast night. The story of the accident as told by the man w’ho saw him go overboard and other passenger? who had seen him during the trip, is that for some time previous to his disappearance, he had been standing on the starboard side of the main deck about amidships, staring into the water. No one of them would say he was drunk, hut that seemed to be the general im pression. It is supposed that after he went over he was struck by the propeller of the ship. Had this not been the case, and had the man been anything of a swim mer. he would, in the opinion of the pas sengers, have been able to keep himself afloat until the ship returned, even if he had not been able to secure a life pre server before that time. Copt. Fisher was asked about the affair last night. He would not venture to say that the man was either drunk or had been actuated by the desire o? ending his life, but he did say that from the arrange ment of the deck and the position of the man it could not have been an accident. To one of his fellow passengers the man gave his name as B. Morris, and said that he was a citizen of Savannah and a black smith, but his name does not appear in the city directory. AIR. FRI Pl* GIVEN A PERMIT. City Connell Override* nn Old aiul Obsolete Ordinance. A special meeting of the City Council was held yesterday at 12:30 o’clock. There were just four aldermen present besides Acting Mayor Dixon, the others present being Messrs. Bacon, Doyle. Ilorrigan and Jarrell. A special ordinance was passed permit ting Mr. W. C. Fripp to proceed with tne construction of three frame houses at Abercorn and Huntingdon streets. Mr. Fripp had been given a permit for this work, but an old building ordinance hid been overlooked in issuing the permit, and the work was held up by Supt. Maguire of the fire department. A brief investigation by Council showed that the ordinance is more honored in the breach than the observance. The last few linos of the section of the city code, fixing the fire limits for the construction of brick buildings, provides that not more than one frame building shall be erected on a single lot In the district included between Habersham. Huntingdon, Mont gomery and Gwinnett, and that no frame building shall be erected in this district on any* lot with a frontage of less than 43 feet 9 inches. As majority of the frame buildings within this district have been erected upon lots having a less front age than that specified, the aldermen failed to see any reason for withholding the desired permission from Mr. Frii>p. MARTY.\ NOW l\ JACKSONVILLE. The Fake Minister Wlin Was Here, Again limit: From. Ferrer Martin, the pseudo minister ;in account of wlio-e stay and exp ri nces in this city, or rather the experiences of others with him, was given in th Morn ing News last Monday and Tuesday, has been heard from again, this time in Ja k synville. where he went af er leaving Sa vannah The Times Union and Ci izen of that cl y in its issue <f Aug. 16. after quoting the Morning N< ws* account of him. gives the following story: “Several days go a man wi h his wife ar.d child arrived a the Duval Hotel f om Sav’nnah. Aft r he had been a guest at the hotel for a day or two. the faci that all w re without luggage of any kind became apparent. The m th r cut holes in a pillowcase fer the chl d’s arms and neck, and thus provid'd baby with a charge of linen. Manager Sperry began to make Inqui’i a. and the man at once move 1 with his family, anil went to the Oxford Hotel, where they’ are now located.” ALLEGED CRIMINAL ASSAULT. Charge on W hlch a ( olorcil Roy Will lie Heard Till* Morning. Mack Wiggins, a colored boy about 17 years old, was taken to the police bar racks yesterday on a charge of criminal assault, preferred by Ida Sails, also col ored, and which it is alleged occurred Thursday night in the vicinity of the Ca thedral Cemetery. The boy denies the charge. He will be given a hearing by the Recorder this morning. 1 Willie Green, colored, another prisoner :tt the barracks, was carried in by Rich ard Washington, colored, who states that the boy broke Into his home on Lincoln street, near Harris street, with the inten tion of commitGng burglary. There were only a few other arrests, none of them of Importance. ■"lniples nnd Freckles on Knee Your druggist will refund your money Pazo Ointment falle to euro you.—ad. THEATER'S NEW MANAGER. Mr. Fred A. Wei* in Charge of Sa vannah'* Theatrical Amuseraeuts. Mr. Fred A. Weis, manager of the Sa vannah Theater, arrived in the city yes terday from Galveston, where he has been connected with the Greenwnld Company’s leading Texas theater for eight years, four years a* treasurer and the last four years as manager. He is the youngest of the three Weis brothers, who have been in charge of the Theater here sinec it has been under the Greenwald control. Mr. Sidney A. Weis, who managed the Theater last season, is here, on his way from Sen Antonio "to New York, to take charge of the American Theater, on For ty-second street. Savannah theater-goers had hoped that he would remain here. During his management the theatrical amusements of Savannah have been in good hands and his management ha* b*en in every way satisfactory. Mr. Fred Weis comes with excellent indorsements, and is likely to prove a satisfactory suc cessor to his brother. His experience and popularity in Galvtaton are a prediction that he will be a successful caterer to amusement goers here. "The coming stason will be a brilliant one,” Mr. Weiss said last night. "The class of attractions booked is an assur ance of this, and Savannah theater-goers may r*si a sured that I shall do all that I can to give them gov.d entertainment.” The theater has be n put in order for t v, e opening of the season Monday night. The scenery has been retouched, the boxes have been draped new and many little additi ns have been made to the interior lor the comfort of its patrons. Monday night the season will be opened by tiie Una Clayton Company. Every in dication i*>ints to a large audience ar.d everything will be done to make the au dience comfortable. Manager Weis has had a cooling apparatus put in. The open ing night will be ladies’ night. The play will be a four-act comedy drama. "Mias Rooner." o play that has been thoroughly successful in the largest cities. Miss Clayton will introduce a num ber of her original specialties os will other members of the company. Following Miss Clayton, will come "Kel ly’s Kids," Friday night. Leon Hermann. Aug. 28, the remainder of the week, be ginning Aug. 27. being taken by the Guy Woodward Company, on a repertoire of play®. FIFTH DAY OF TIIE TRIAL. Evidence in Damnge Snlt In City Court Not Yet Conelnded. The fifth day of the trial of the damage suit of Mrs. Elizabeth Evans against the Savannah. Florida and Western Railway Company did not suffice to conclude the introduction of evidence. When the recess was taken yesterday afternoon, it was announced that the trial would be re sumed Monday morning. The delay is to permit the defendant to bring witnesses from Lakeland, for the purpose of testifying to seme of the dis puted points in the case. Mr. Chisholm announced that he would have these wit nesses on hand by the time des gnated. The time of the court yesterday was tak * n up by the introduction of witnesses for the plai tiff, in rebuttal of some of the evidence thar had been given by those for the (defendant. Judge Tucker and Mrs. Evans w> re both placed on the stand for this purpose. FOR MOST GRACEFUL COUPLE. Mis* Turner and Air. Rountree Were Prlie Winners nt Isle of Hope. The prizes for the most gradeful couple on the floor of Barbee & Bandy’s Isle of Hope pavilion last night were W’on by Miss Bessie Turner and Mr. Julian Roun tree. who. the judges determined were fairly entitled to receive them. The prizes were a powder box, of cut glass and silver, for the young woman, and a silver match box for the man. The Judges were Mrs. E. Y. Postell and Mrs. R. T. Fetzer. The guessing contest was w’on by Miss Ecie Reynolds, who estimated the num ber of persons on the pavilion at 889, which was nearer the correct number than any other guess that was made. The weather at Isle of Hope last night was cool and delightful and the occasion one of the most enjoyable of the summer sea son's entertainments. IN THE RECORDER'S COURT. Thirteen Prisoner* Disposed of In. Many Way*. Thirteen prisoners appeared before the Recorder yesterday on varying charges. The only cases of interest, however, were those of James Rollinson. and John Jack son. the men who by their own confess ion to Detective Garrity had robbed the Globe shoe store and who were turned over to the City Court on a charge of sim ple larceny. And that of John Berrien, colored, ar r st* and the day before for scorching on Liberty street, and knocking down a child was given a sentence of sl9 or fifteen days. John Brown and John Warren, the ne groes arrested as being implicated in the robbery of a tailor s ore cn Drayton street were discharged, as the evidence was not sufficient to convict. VALDOSTA FIRAi BANKRUPT. They Owe Their Creditor* Alorc Titan *27.fM)O Worth of Debt*. John T. Boyd & Bro., until recently en gaged in the hardware business at Val dosta under that firm name and in the same business at Fitzgerald under the firm name of the Boyd Hardware Com pany, filed a petition for a discharge in bankruptcy in the office of the clerk of the United States District Court yesterday. The total liabilities amount to some-, thing more than $27,000. but there are as sets of considerable value. Their petition will be referred to the referee for that division of the district in which they live md have done business. Eighth Annual Mountain Excursion to Nortli and South Carolina Point*. The Seaboard Air Line Railway will sell cheap excursion tickets to the moun tain resorts in North and South Carolina Aug. 22. good to return until Sept. 3. For full particulars apply at city ticket office, corner Bull and Bryan streets, or ’phone 28.—ad. At EMiir* New* Depot, No. 4.% Bull Street. Savannah Morning News. New York, Boston. Philadelphia. Baltimore, Charles ton (8. C.). Jacksonville (Fla.), Cincinnati, New Orleans, Washington (D. C.). Chica go. Augusta (Oa.), Atlanta. Macon <Ga.), and other prominent dailies; also the va rious monthlies and weeklies, new books and everything else usually found in first-class news depots —ad. ••II Cured >le. M “Graybeard broke up rheumatism on me.” say* Mr. Chas. Thomas, the Jew eler on Whitaker street. “And put me in better health than I have enjoyed In a long time.” Take Graybeard Pills for that dizzy feeling—Lost appetite, and follow it up with a bottle of Graybeard. It la all you need. Respess Drug Cos., sole prop*., Savannah, Go.—ad* HAYES’ LIFE FORFEITED. FOUND fit ILTY OF MURDER OF MOTOR Al A N \ IRNADOK, In Les* Than n quarter of an Hour After It Left the Court Boom the Jury Hod Reached a Verdict ot Gnllty— Have* *ntmeed by Judge Falllgnnt to Re Hanged Nept. Sfcd, He Ha* .lust Mm NN roW* to l.be. Arguments of Counsel, Chnrjtc of Court it ltd the Sentence All De livered In Leas Thau Three Hour*, liny e* Lost 111* Nerve Toward* the End. To be hanged by the neck until he it dead, in the Chatham county jail, Sept. 28, is the fate to which Seaborn Hayes, the murderer of Motorman Lucius H. Varnadoe, has been condemned by the verdict of the Jury, and the sentence of Judge Falligant. When the Superior Court convened at 10 o’clock yesterday morning, the room was crowded with interested spectators. Every available seat on the floor, as well within the bar as without, the steps lead ing to the judge’s bench, and even the railing were occupied by men who had come to witness the dosing scenes in this tragic drama of life ami death. The gal lery was a sea of negro facets, peering over the rail, and with fear and anxiety, combined with a morbid curiosity, writ ten plain on every dusky countenance. The arguments were at once begun. Solicitor General Osborne spoke but a few- words in his opening argument to the jury, declaring he would contend that the evidence that had been adduced show ed that the killing had been wanton and unjustifiable, cowardly, brutal, and com mitted with malice aforethought, under every reasonable hypothesis. For the prisoner Mr. Raiford Falligant made a clear and lucid exposi.ion of the contentions and theories of the defense as to the manner in which the shooting of the motorman occurred. Under his thc o:y there had been a previous difficulty betw'atn the motorman and the brother of the defendant and it was this brother, Jasper Hay<s, with whom the motorman thought the first difficulty, in which Mr. T. J. Davis and Conductor Whaley had participated, had occurred. To support this contention Jasper Hayes had been placed on the stand on the p.eceding day and had testified to a previous d.{Acuity he had had with Mr. Varnadoe, in which the latter had threatened to kill him in case he did not cease certain conduct that the motorman deemed obnoxious. The dying declaration of the motorman had shown that up to the time of his death he had lab red under the impress ion that Jasper Hayes had fired the fa al shots. With these facts as a working hy pothesis, Mr. Falligant argued the cor rectness of the theory, supported by the evidence of some of the witnesses, that the victim of the h micide had fired first and that the defendant had not returned the fire until he was thus placed in dan ger of his life. Warned that tin re would be trouble, it was hut natural, counsel contend* and. that the motorman should not wait to he fired on. The solicitor general, however, disposed of this theory of the homicide with a breath. The evidence of witnesses whose character and reputation placed them above the possibility of suspicion showed a very simple state o*f fact, contended Mr. Osborne. H&yee and his companions, ag grieved and incensed at bedng put off the car, had determined to exact vengeance for this fancied indignity. They returned to the station, announcing their intention in voices so loud and with a wealth of profanity so vile that they had attracted the attention of Mr. Love, who had thus become aware of what they meant to do. He had warned the conductor and mo torman of the car. As it rolled into the station Hayes had stepped out to the from nnd right of it, and. calling upon the motorman to stop, had fired before his unfortunate victim had an opportun ity to complete his reply to the com mand. But, argued the solicitor general, even conceding the correctness of the defend ant’s contention that the motorman had fired first, he was, nevertheless, under every other statement of facts than his own. guilty of deliberate murder. There was no evidence to show that when he stepped out in front of the car he had not both held the weapon in his hand and pointed it at the motorman, as he com manded him to stop. On the contrary, every witness who had testified to Hayes’ first appearance on the scene of the hom icide had sworn to these facts. They were not disputed. Therefore, said the solicitor, i made no difference whether the first shot had actually been fired by the accused or his victim. The former’s murderous purpose had been manifested by his actions, and if the motorman had fired and killed him the homicide would have been justifiable, in fact as well as in law'. Judge Falllgant’s charge to the Jury did not differ materially from that usually delivered by him in murder cases. The law governing the case on trial was sim ple, the facts making the real issue. Un der the contention of the solicitor gen eral. there was not even a real issue of fact. However, every principle of law that could properly be applied to the case for the benefit of the accused was given to the Jury in the eloquent and impres sive charge delivered by Judge Falligant. It was about 12:15 o’clock when the charge was concluded and the jury retire! to make up its verdict. In less than n quarter of an hour it was announced that the verdict had been reached, and the Jurymen filed back into the room Every one in the court room. Judge, counsel, the accused, witnesses, lawyers ami specta tors, lent an attentive ear when the ver dict was handed by Foreman O’Gorman to Deputy Clerk Murphy. ■•We, the jury, find the defendant. Sea born Hayes, guilty of murder. John O’Gorman, foreman.’* read the clerk in the legal monotone. A suppressed wall went up from the negroes in the gallery, many of whom were relations or (lose friends of the accused. It was quieted by the efforts of the bailiffs, and then Judge Falligant pronouheed sentence. Dives ed of the legal terminology it was to the effect t ha’ Hayes be conveyed by the sheriff to the common jail of the coun ty, and there confined until Sept. 2%, when, between the legal hours of 10 o’clock in the morring and 4 in the after noon, he be bunged by the neck until he Is and ad Unless a m lion for anew trial is fil and, he has just six weeks to live. Then the wailing from the gallery hr ke out again. this time with redoubled vio lence. A sister of Hayes almost had an atta k of hysterics and had to le carri and ou cf the court ro in and the building. The prisoner was notlcmby agitated, though he trade a strong effort to retain his composure When h< was carried back into the #h riff's office he lighted a cigar ette. hut the fingers in .which lie rolled I shook like aspen leaves. HU nerve was gone. America makes the finest brand of champagne. Cook's Imperial Extra Dry. It is delicious, fruity and pure,—ad. Nii iiual Mountain Kii'umiuu via Southern lluilmi}. Very low rat s to principal North Cai - vlina resort*. Spcc.al train, luxurious dry coaches will leave Plant By stem statlo.i 7 CO a in. railroad time, Aug. 2.nd tug cia limited Slept. 3rd. good returning on regular traits Ja* Knuiidi), city puj*. ciiger and ti* kG *k*nt, Hi Bull # rout A bout 6Uo.—ad. FAVORS MORE t ITN t UUt KS Acting Mw>r lAtxnn >\ walil 14k* to xrr One on ElaAtlt Mretd. Acting Mayor Dixon regard* with bvor the move of the people in tht southwest ern section of the city to secure a ekwU for the cupola of the Eighth Street School. ”1 think the people in that section are entitled to n clock,” Mhi Mayor Dixon "and I am willing to help the movement along when i is brought to the attention of Council. As It is at a tad (bat the Board of Education Is willing to put the cupola on the sc bool h dhyng and make other ar rangement* m\cs*ary for the inatallatton of the clock. I think It would he welt for the board to adopt a resolution on the sub- j Ject and to bring its action to the atten tion of Council at the same time with the petition from the citizens. Should this he done 1 have no doubt but that Council would take favorable action In the mat ter." It will be recalled In this connection that the late William G. Cum, while a mem ber of Council, introduced ami had passed an ordinance or a resolution appropriating a sum for the installation of a clock *.n the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church, the consent of the congregation having already been obtained for the nee of the steeple for this purpose Why this Intention was not carried out is now un known, but the members of the First Presbyterian congregation and the many residents of the central section of the city would doubtless not object to seeing it put Into effect now. Acting Mayor Dixon, when asked about this matter, said that he remembered the action of Council at the Instance of Mr. Cann. but could not recall why it was not carried into effect. He thought possibly that the presentation of the oM Exchange clock to Mr. John Rourke and Its installa tion by him in his foundry tower at Bay and East Broad streets had something to do with the inaction of Council in the oth er matter. It may have been the inten tion of Mr. Cann to have the old works placed in the First Presbyterian steeple, he said. "Anyway.” he said. "T consider the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church a good location for a city clock. At present there is no city clock south of the Independent Presbyterian Church nt Hull street and Oglethorpe avenue and the peo ple further south would doubtless appre ciate something of the kind.” SERIES OF BILL € AMES OFF. Jacksonville and Fernnnilinn Teams Will Not Play . Telegrams were received in Savannah yesterday from the managers of the Fer nandina and Jacksonville ball teams, stat ing that if the ball grounds could be ee cured they would play a series of three games here Monday. Tuesday and Wed nesday of next week. The gentleman to whom the messages were sent immediate ly arranged for the grounds, but later in the day received another wire saying that the arrangements could not be made be tween the teams, and the games, in con sequence. had been declared off. 1 ♦ * —* * UK EN Al COLLEGE. This Is the Nome of the Ynnug Lo llies' College at Gainesville. Girls and young ladies attending Bre nau College, formerly Georgia Female Seminary, at Gainesville. Ga., have many advantages they cannot receive in any other school in the South. In the first place, the. location is ideal, being in a cultured, refined and healthy town about fifty miles from Atlanta. It is the easy access to the gold fields of North Georgia and the study of geology and biology re ceives special attention from that class of students who wish to pursue that line of work. Brenau’s musical conservatory is especially well equipped. For hand some catalogue address Brenau. Gaines ville, Ga.—ad. Mountain Excursion via Plant Sys tem. For trains leaving Savannah Aug. 22. the Plant System will sell round trip tickets to Lookout mountain. Tmn.. $1160; Monteagle, Tenn., $12.50; Srwanee, Tenn., $12.40. All tickets limitea to return to Sept. 3. This line offers double daily ser vice to the above points, and schedules are shorter and more convenient than any other line. If you are thinking of making this trip, ca 1 at city ticket of fice, De Soto Hotel, ’phenes 73.—ad. Ar.nnnl Mountain Excursion via Southern Itnihvay. Very low rates to principal North Car olina res rts. Special train, luxrrious day coaches will leave riant System station 7:00 a m. railroad time, Aug -2nd. tu k ets limited S pt. 3rd. gcoi returning on regular trains. Jar. Fiecman. <i v pas senger and ticket agent, 141 Bull street Phone 850.—ad. A Fever-Stricken Comp. Everett City, Ga.. July 21. 1900—1 am a strong believer in and advocate of the use of Johnson’s Chill and Fever Tonic. I know* what it will do. I have tried it in Cuba and the low lands of Mexico. I have been a soldier in my time and have found the Tonic invaluable in cases of camp fever. Only those who have been in the tropics as soldiers can comprehend the horrois of a fever-stricken camp miles and mi.es away from its base of supplies. It was in such place# tha’ Johnson’s Tonic came in You did not need any Calomel or quinine or any other drug Stick to the Tonic and you will be able to eat embalmed beef again. Yours very truly. Chas. F. Roden. —ad. Annnnl Mountain Excursion via Southern Hull way. Very low rate* to principal North Car* ti-.na res rts. Spic.al :p.iin, luxurious day coaches will leave Plant System station 7:<o a m. railroad tim*-. Aug 22nd, t.< k ets limited 8 pt. 3rd. good returt ing n regular ttains. Ja . Freraar, . lty i stigr and ti k t agent, 141 Bull street Phone 850 —ad. The summer is passing, have you taken in the Plant System Sunday excursions to Chat lesion ? One dollar for the round trip —ad. Chair care on Plant System excursions to Charleston every Sunday; engage your seats on Saturdays at llv Le Solo Houd ticket Office, wd Sunday 'Trips to liruism—U'L • in f'itui kli iu 91. The Plant System will sell round-nip tickets to Brunswick on kundays, linni*j to date of sale, at rat* of s}aaj jm leave at 210a. m .Jid oju * rn *d The Plant System excuraktf} train i.. Charier ton leaves kavannah at 4 a m Sundays, tickets are sold at o<* dollai tot the round trip —ad —That Hummer Fcem* ~H* Ai* you sure you will issvar love gny one elsef khe; You wouidn t want ms tv U> ua that! “Why not Why. its i b* fcatong \ uugnt # b in love wuh *014*4 man ** any imp *b.*i make* m* ivn yvv ai* u* y.vi* m Li U. { DR. STEDMANS Teething Powders Ttic Fmuhiu* Aid to Haft: Tcclhiuu. IM H swr /** HWdv v PH. SIKPMAN having ©l***) *bfwwcb*C t . Anterkw. ovnuAuWrwUv reduce* tbeevatof ttur* : cotefciwHd powder*. They rut up lu v*u" |* r* i'ke tmdr uturk, a£uox Utt<eC TRADE MARK P o*\ every veeXei end on evrrr powder. *?•* . whtch uone iw ex'MUtnv A |Nfe Art * powder*, a* cent* At your vUux&m . *>• u pel lend on receipt and rrW'W. >*;>d for U> . _ .NNdMtoa'e .YWr*> !*■•*>' ' .\ddnr% 4 i AUvVI AI ITK. Heal W%, ttvrmtwww. Vtll* . Iv Sold by LirVMAX BROS Savannah l. 1. SI. 01 HOPr R Y INK SB. ' M IICU* .*. For Isle ot lK'i’r', Mwnsomrr)', Thu: r. boU, Cattlo I'ark. alu; West Kn.‘ Dat'.y rxor|i Sunday*. io . f , without notice. ISI.K OF MOt'K ~ L\. Ottv tor 1. ot H l.\ TIT* of Ho.. < .tin from Truth *to .tm for It. TSO >in from Truth , ti <.' ora for i San ant from Toni it 7tv ~m for T. t Sls airt from Hollon stv tm for TANARUS, 1 10 SO ant 'tom Torn it to n> tnt for TANARUS, 13 (U nrt flora Tout it tl T ant for li a 1 15 pm front Boh on u .3 am fot T. SSO |>m from Truth :O) |>m for T. > 3 M t'ttt front Truth M ,'m lor ! a 4 S.' pm from Trttllt . *■ rut ft T ISO pm from Tots>h tt' pm for Tr s' pin from Truth ’ tt> pm for Tv 7SO pm from Truth 7th pnt for T. t 8 pm front Truth < 5W pm t'r T SSO pm from Tenth 5o pm for Te 10 SO pm from Truth 10 O' pm for T. • , fU •pm r.v T-r r MONTGOMERY. Lv city for MontcTy Lv Mantcomrrv' S' urn from Truth Tl sam for Tr-th‘ SM pm front Tenth > ! 15 pm for Tr- t, pm from Tenth C 0 pm for T> mt RATTLE PARK. Lv city for Cat Path Lv Oai:> p*rh"~ *SO am from Holton 7og ant for Bolton 7*i am from Holton SiV am for l\lt. i 1 pm from Holton 1 Stt pm for H - ton SSO pm from Holton 3m pm f. r H ton *OO pm from Bolton 7pm for Ho ton SOO pm from Holton >*> pm Tor !>. ~a TH l ".VDKRBOLT C*r leaves Rollon Vtrrrt Jun -tion 538 a. nt. and every thirty minutes thereafter until 11 S> p m. CtUr k avett Thunderbolt at *:00 a m. and every thirty minute* thereafter t| 15 ot> midnight, for Bolton street tion. FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR ~ This car carries trailer for pa.-.r, , re or all trips and leaves west side of iy market for Isle of Hope. Thunder ~ij and all Intermedin.e points ala :a. 1 .<Bl p. m . 50 p m Leaves Isle of Hope for Thundcrhv t, City Mark,* anl >ll Interrr-.lists jv t, al 6:00 a m 11 00 a m.. 5:40 p m WEST KND FAR Car leaves w, si s.d- of city market for West End 600 a. m and ev. ry , thereafter dura:lt the d.-tv null IT- _ Leaves West End nt 630 a m. >■! -V - ery 10 minutes thereafter during the - J until 12:00 o’clock mM* teht IT M T.OFWN. <7en M-r JUST RECEIVED A CAR LOAD OF GARDEN TILE, M> MI S SR 113 Ilroagton Mrcrt AN r*t. SEED RYE. TEXAS HLD R. F. SEED CATS. HAY, GRAIN. FEED, KLOI R. ETC. LEMONS. NVgrlalilft find l*rMlur*. New Crop R. i:. and ( avi Fraa. NV. D. SIM KINS .v CO. CMICHEZTCd 8 ENGLISH Pennyroyal pills ■ OHfflHhl *4 Owl* r y - .* ■ I*****,. * -.'l £is r 4 hk hi ;> imu i*ii Nik h t.olj MMM..' t a*. . 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