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MONSOON A MARVEL
WON FROM THE CHiRLESTON
YACHT WITHOIT A STRI CGLE.
7ITANIA PARTED A STAY,
BIT WAS BEATEN BY THE MON
SOON WHEN ACCIDENT BE
FEEL HER.
Annual Regatta ,f flip Snvnnnali
Yacht Clnb—Many Boat* Followed
Thoir Enter)',l lor the lloeeK—Coii
"Winner* Were the Monsoon, the
Grorslanu anil the Alhatro** —Pen-
nant in the Launch Raee* Wa*
Won by the Nona W.—Monsoon
Will Probably Challenge the Car
olina Yacht Club lor the Cnp Won
From the Dragoon Last Summer,
The annua! regatta of the Savannah
Yacht Club was sailed yesterday, and its
chief demonstration was of the ability of
Georgians to build a yacht that will com
pare in speed with the fastest that can
he turned out from the famous shipyards
of the North. The Monsoon furnished this
evidence, and the trim, Jaunty and speedy
Brunswick boat sped over the twenty
mile course in 3 hours 50 minutes and 10
seconds.
Before seven miles of the race had
been sailed, the Titania, entered against
the Monsoon, carried away a stay. Crip
pled by her mishap, the Charleston boat
had to put about, but she was defeated
even then. She had not the ghost of a
show to win, and It was only from in
glorious defeat that the parting of the
stay saved her. She is a trim,stanch craft,
the victor in'many races, but the Bruns
wick marvel has flights of speed that
make the Titania look as though she
were tied to a stake.
Savannah yachtsmen were enthusiastic
over the Monsoon after the race. They
had not dreamed of what a flyer they had.
Soon after the start, when the Monsoon
began to show her speed, the yachtsmen
began their talk about cup races with
Charleston, for they saw that they prob
ably had what they have been wanting—
a challenger. Many of them ore now
ready to back the Monsoon, against the
Maris, which took the cup last summer
from the Savannah Yacht Club, which
had its hopes staked upon the Dragoon.
Great Day lor Racing,
It was a glorious day for racing. With
temperature that was never so high as
to cause discomfort and a wind that
came busiiy bustling out of a quarter Just
a trifle east of south, it wns all that could
have been wished. Never for a moment
was there the suggestion of a calm, and
good breeze whistlers were without value.
They might as well have been ignored in
the make-up of the crews that handled
the various boats that were entered.
While the wind was good and strong,
sometimes careening the racing craft un
til a beam would feather the waves, it
never became so stiff as to seriously
threaten capsizing. There were no
squalis, save for the thunderstorm that
brought a great downpour of wa
ter at the close of the day, affording
a fit climax to aquatic sports and put
ting members and guests of the Yacht
Club, who took their departure at about
that time, to their most strenuous efforts
to avoid getting drenched and, in a num
ber of cases, frustrating those endeavors.
The races were witnessed by great
crowds. Few remained at the clubhouse
while the boats were oft on their courses,
lor the various craft that were following
the races offered attractions that could
not be resisted. The Regatta Committee
had seen effectually to the preparations
for the entertainment of members and
guests, and the details were carried out
with as much ability as had been shown
in their arrangement. With a band of
music aboard and with decks thronged
with Joyful and care-free spectators, the
Clifton plowed along over the course,
throwing in a bit of excitement on the
side now and then in a friendly bout with
the tug McCauley. The steamer Alpha,
also chartered for the day hy the Yacht
Club, the steamer Wilmington, the reve
nue service steamer Tybee.wlth the Judges
aboard, the Jessie, MaJ. W. W. Wilkins'
steam yacht; the Lucile of Brunswick,
in tow of the tug Raymond and with her
owner, Mr. Frank D. Aiken, guests
aboard, all followed, while several
launches added to the fleet that showed
the Interest felt in the races.
Olf Went the Racers.
In charge of the races were the follow
ing gentlemen, who constituted the Sailing
Committee: Messrs. Albert Wylly, Harry
Strac-han, W. W. Starr, Jr., John Bryan
and John S. Schley. The Timing Commit
tee was composed of Messrs. J. J. Kirby,
W. D. Simpkins, W. N. Pratt, A. H. Mac-
Donell and G. Noble Jones. Merrs. K. O.
Fleming, Kang West, Edward I)t mere and
W. G. Barnwell constituted the Measuring
Committee, which finished up its work
some time before the boats started.
Promptly at 11:35 o'clock the gun notify
ing captains to get ready, was fired,
printed instructions having previously
been given each of them. Then the boats
began their preparations for the start, the
signal for which was fired five minutes
later. Then the Jockeying began, each
captain striving to get the best possible
start and hugging the windward show In
order to get good reach across to the
first point for a tack. Wilmington river
ofTers problems for a captain, and each
was anxious to take advantage of any
little advantage of wind, tide or current
that his superior knowledge or experience
might afford.
At 11:31:(JG, looking a winner to many
an old yachtsman who thought the Geor
gia-built Monsoon would have no chance,
the Titania, with Charlestonians aboard,
crossed tho line, and, at 11:33:50 the Mon
soon followed, having first come about to
delay her start, apparently not wishing
to get away with her competitor.
With her start of 2 minutes and 45 sec
onds, the Titania bore away beautifully,
but onlookers were somewhat surprised
to see her tack after a very short leg to
leoward. When the wind is in the quar
ter from which it blew yesterday, the
■usual policy is to lie away to the point
below the B.innon Lodge, but this wus
abandoned by the Titania, and the Mon
soon, when she had sailed majestically
across the line, anil was bowling off In
hot pursuit of her adversary, followed her
suit, tacking to the windward shore be
fore she had gone nearly so far as local
yachtsmen had expected.
Small Routs Off, Too.
Both starters of the first class were then
away, and the Railing Committee turned
to getting otf the other boats. The fol
lowing were the bouts entered in this
class, their lengths being not more than
23 feat:
I.lbe. entered by Julian Schley.
Georgia no. entered by Henry Backus.
The Mischief, entered by J. A. G. Car
son, Jr,
Constance, entered hy J. J. O'Neill.
1 inline, entered by F. H. Ferguson.
Mce,a W . entered hy W P Brunner.
When the third class had got sway, the
fourth class boats, larks and batiraux,
were started, and to the arbitrament of
wind ami tide and good seamanship was
iCoounued on Third Pag#.)
WILL START TO-MORROW.
I> puty Sweeny to Sail W ith John
MeCulloaKli From New York.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas J. Sweeny will
sail from New York to-morrow with John
McCullough, the young Savannah stenog
rapher, whom the grand jury indicted
for forging <he name of Congressman Ru
fus E. Lester to a check for SSOO. and
who is said to have strayed in other
directions and on other occasions from
the strict rwath of right.
Sheriff Schwarz received a letter from
Deputy Swrceny yesterday morning, in
which this intention to sail at the time
mentioned was announced. Deputy
Sweeny wrote that for a while McCul
lough seemed determined to fight against
being brought back to Savannah, but
finally weakened and said he would be
glad to come at any time, with requisi
tion paper** or without them.
Deputy Siveeny added that the New
York authorities would not let McCul
lough go, no matter what his wishes in
the matter were, unless the papers were
in what they regard as proper shape, and
the deputy had experienced- some trou
ble in getting them fixed up. They were
all right when he wrote and he. expected
to sail with his prisoner without fail to
morrow.
HAVE AGREED^ToTTgHT.
Gnixton Street Property Owner* Will
Gn Into Court.
Gaston street property owners have de
termined to fight the Gaston street paving
ordinance in the courts. Many of them
have signed an agreement to place the
case in the hands of Messrs. Pope Barrow,
Henry C. Cunningham, W. H. Wade and
George W. Owens. It is probable that no
steps will be taken until after the street
his been paved with vitrified brick, in ac
cordance with the terms of the ordinance,
when the collection of the assessments
will he fought. It is probable, too, that
the fight will be in the United States
Court, as it is said that a constitutional
element enters into the case, and it will
have standing there. The objecting prop
erty owners do not want the street paved
with brick, but would prefer that the city
restore the shell pavement to good condi
tion.
SAILOR LAD li\ TROHILB.
Left U. S. S. Topekn And Is Held As
A Deserter.
Wm. Schultz, white, was arrested yes
terday morning by Police Sergt. Walter
Fleming, and is held at the barracks on
the charge oif being a deserter from the
U. S. steamship Topeka now at Port
Royal. Schultz readily admits that he i3
wanted aboard the Topeka. He says that
he and a company of other sailors, from
other sources known to be eighteen, left
the ship June 1, after receiving their pay,
and that he and another sailor came to
Savannah merely to see the town, at least
he did, and had intended to leave this
morning for Port Royal to rejoin his
ship.
According to the rules of the navy a
man away from his ship under ten days
is merely guilty of being absent without
leave, while if he exceeds that limit of
time he is classed as a deserter, and, If
captured, is court-martialed and treated
accordingly.
Schultz says it was his intention to re
turn to the Topeka in time to come under
the first of these charges, the punishment
for which he was willing to stand: he
hadn't expected to lay himself liable to
the more serious charge, however, and
therefore doesn’t look forward to his re
turn to the ship with anything like pleas
ant anticipations.
Tho authorities of the Topeka have been
notified of the arrest oif Schultz and he is
held subject to their order.
DEATH OF JOHN >l. DOYLE.
One of Snvnnnnli's Rest Known Fire
Fighters Passed Away.
Mr. John M. Doyle, an old citizen of
Savannah, died yesterday morning at his
residence, No. 307 Liberty street, east,
after an illness of several months. The
deceased was born in Dublin, Ireland, and
was 53 years old He came to this coun
try at an early age with his parents, who
settled in Ohio.
In 1882 he moved to Savannah and en
tered the service of the government as
kreper of a light house on Daufuskie
Island. In 1890 he became a member of
the Savannah Fire Department, as en
gineer, and has been in that service, a
trusted and efficient employe, until a few
months ago, when lie was taken ill with
a complication of diseases, and was re
tired on sick leave. The immediate cause
of his death was heart disease. He died
surrounded by friends and loved ones.
Mr. Doyle leaves a wife and eight chil
dren. Mr. James M. Doyle. Mrs. Phoebe
A. Doyle, Mrs. Wm. P. Brooks. Mrs. E.
<'. Wilson and Miss Winnie Doyle, all of
this city.
Mr. Doyle was a member of Division
No. 1, A. O. H., and of the Order of
American Firemen. The members of both
organizations will attend his funeral,
which wlil be held from the Cathedral of
St. John the Baptist, at 5 o'clock this af
ternoon.
FORMER SA V ANN AHI AN DEAD.
Air. Olin P. Love Died in Miami Af
ter a Short I tlaeNH.
Mr. Olin P. Love died yesterday morning
at 7 o’clock in Miami. This announcement
will bring sorrow to many persons In Sa
vannah. where Mr. Love was known and
highly esteemed. Formerly Mr. Love was
a telegraph operator here, connected with
the Western Union, At the beginning of
the Spanlsh-Amerlcan War he accepted a
position In the government service at Key
West, but lately held the position of gen
eral agent of the Atlantic, Valdosta and
Western Railroad, with headquarters at
Jacksonville.
'Mr. Love leaves a wife, formerly Miss
Stokes, the daughter of Mrs. Emma
Stokes of Savannah, and seven children.
Mr. Arthur Neeson, a brother-in-law of
Mr. Love, was with him at the time of
hls death, having been summoned to Mi
ami several days ago on account of hls
serious Illness.
The funeral will take place to-morrow
at Fort Valley, Mr. Love's former home.
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MAJ. DUNHAM HAS A DIVORCE.
Raid 1 o Have Recn Granted In Mont
gomery May 2.
The publication In Montgomery, Ala.,
of a dispatch announcing the beginning of
proceedings in Savannah by Mrs. Sophie
Dunham for alimony from MnJ. Bradford
Dunham, has resulted In the publication
In the Montgomery Journal of June 5 of
a statement Irom MaJ. Dunham’s friends,
announcing the granting by the Chancery
Court of Montgomery county on May 2
of a full decree of divorce to MaJ. Dun
ham from Mrs. Dunham, and awarding
him the custody of the children. Mrs.
Dunham. It Is stated In the Journal, was
present at the trial and defended her case
through her attorneys.
Excursion to Thomasvllle, Ga.,
Via Plant (tystrin, June Rth, linn.
82 00 round trip, limit three days. The
train will leave Savannah 9 a. m. Go and
| enjoy yourself. - ad,
TIIE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. JUNE 7, 1901.
MANY GRADUATES
SAVANNAH SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE
LAST WEEK OF JUNE.
ST. VINCENT’S ACADEMY
TO HOLD ITS EXERCISES THURSDAY
EVENING OF THAT WELK.
Graduating Clan* of Si. Vincent's
V umhers Six—Ml** McMahon the
Yalcdic*torian and Minn Gutman
fho Snlntatorlan of the tin**.
Special Examination* to ffegin
Next Week, Which Will Determine
Award of Special II on or*—Class of
11)01 of Savnnnah High School to
Receive Diploma* on Jane !NI.
Honor* Dependent on Examina
tion* anil Not Yet Awarded.
The last week of the month of June
will lie a week of commencements and
graduating exercise* in Savannah. The
various schools of the city will confer
their diplomas then on the pupils, who
have successfully completed the prescrlb.
e<J courses, and the “sweet girl graduate"
will be in her element and in everybody's
thoughts.
The graduating class of St. Vincent's
Academy consists this year of six young
women. Its exercises will take place at
the Theater on the evening of Thursday,
June 27, when Rt. Rev. Benjamin J.
Keliey, Bishop of Savannah, will pre
side and deliver the diplomas and honors.
The members of the class are Miss
Marie R. McMahon, Miss Emily M. Sui
ter, Miss Rita Earle Gutman, Miss Ada
L. Morgan, Miss Edith V. Vaughan and
Miss Janie F. Walsh. Miss McMahon
and Miss Suiter tied in class standing
for the valedictory, the highest honor
in the school. Tile honor was drawn for
and Miss McMahon won, but Miss Suiter
wiii be the hotter essayist of the class.
The saiutatorian will be Miss Rita Gut
man. The class poem has been written
and will he read hy Miss Ada Morgan.
Preparations for the graduating exer
cises are now in progress, and the num
bers which are to accompany the bestowal
of degrees and honors by Bishop Kelley
will be of the usual high order of excel
lence that distinguishes the commence
ments of the academy. The music, as is
customary, will be made a special feature,
and Deisarte exercises will furnish variety
and beauty. It is proposed to make the
programme short, so that there will be no
opportunity for the audience to become
wearied. The orchestra will be under the
direction of Mr. John Wiegand.
Examinations at the academy have been
in progress for the past two or three
weeks, and will continue for two weeks
longer. The special examinations for
special honors are yet to be held, that for
(he t’afferty medal for Christian doctrine,
always esteemed a great honor in the
school and eagerly contested for, being
fixed for Monday of next week.
The year has been a successful one for
the school, the work done by pupils excel
lent, and the enrollment larger than it has
been for years.
High School Grailnates.
The graduating exercises of the class of
3901 of the Savannah High School will be
held at the theater, at 8:30 o'clock Wed
nesday evening, June 26. The address to
the graduates and the audience will be
delivered by Mr. Samuel B. Adams.
The honors of the class have not yet
been awarded, as they will depend upon
the results of the final examinations.
These, will begin on June 17, and the last
one will he held on June 24. Upon the
marks made hy the members of the class
in these examinations will depend who
will be the valedictorians, and the salu
tatorians and the essayists of 1901.
The graduating exercises of the several
grammar schools of the city will be held
on Friday, June 28. Their final examina
tions will begin on the preceding Monday
and end on Thursday.
PARSED t'ODiTERFEIT BILL.
Two Negroes Held at the Rnrraeks
on Tlmt Charge.
A. E. Carter, a colored woman, and C.
Willard Morley, a colored man, are held
at the barracks on the serious charge of
passing counterfeit money. The charge
Is made by L. D. Edwards of No. 418
Jefferson street. According to hls story,
the woman owed him seven cents, and
yesterday morning, while it was too dark
to see clearly, she came to his store for
the purpose of paying this debt and of
fered what apepared to be a $5 bill. Mr.
Edwards deducted the seven cents, giving
her the difference, but later, upon exam
ining the bill mere closely, he found that
It was nothing more than a note issued
by some defunct timber concern.
He sent for the woman, who at first
refused to answer the summons, but
finally did come, only to plead ignorance
of the worthlessness of the paper and to
lay the blame on Morley. who, she stated,
had given the bill to her.
She brought Morley with her, and he
admitted that he had given her the pa
per, but said that It was only to guaran
tee the payment of fifty cents that he
owned her. Mr. Edwards was willing to
drop the matter If the two negroes would
make good the face value of the bill, but
neither of them either could not or would
not do this, and so they were arrested.
Probably they will be given a hearing
this morning before (Recorder Myrtck and
then turned over to the United States
authorities.
“RED HOT" MAN ARRESTED.
Storekeepers Cnmplnln That lie In
jures Tlielr Trade.
M. Ferdelson, a "red-hot” man, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Patrolman
Buckwald because of hls refusal to move
his cart from Liberty and West Broad
streets. This Is the second time this week
that Ferdelson has been arrested on a
similar charge.
The trouble originated, so far ns can be
learned, through the complaints of W.
Dlers and A. H. Wood, the first of whom
keeps a grocery and bar. and the latter a
restaurant and bar In the Immediate vi
cinity of West Broad and Liberty streets.
The complainants say that 'Ferdelson'*
business conducted so close to iheir estab
lishments Interferes with their trade.
When the first case was tried before Re
corder Myrlck he dismissed the
with a warning to Ferdelson to keep a
certain distance away from the complain
ants' places of business. This It seems
Ferdelson did not do, hence the second
arrest. Ferdelson's friends have secured
a lawyer to represent him before the Re
corder this morning.
Ruby's Diary.
A unique and handsome publication
wherein to record the important events In
baby's life has Just been Issued by Bor
den's Condensed Milk Cos., 71 Hudson
St., New York. It is not given away,
but is sent on receipt of 10 cents.—ad.
Nobby On tin a Hats.
To-day at KrouskofTs the swell "Rig
ger," the latest thing In outing hats, 11.98:
special sale to-day at KrouskofTs.—ad.
SAYS IT IS FALSE.
>
Manager of Austral Club Denounce*
Charge of Fake Fight.
The publication in the Morning News
yesterday of a story to the effect that the
Kelly-Moran bout, which was pulled off
at the theater last April, was Intended to
be a fake, fell like a bombsheil between
the two contending camps of local sport
ing men in Savannah.
During the morning there was an ani
mated conversation, with some show of
violence, between Owen Zeigler, upon
whose authority the story was published,
and 11. A. Goette, manager of the Austral
Athletic Ciub. During the evening the
latter said to the Morning News that the
charges that the light wns crooked, or
was to have been crooked, were malicious
ly false from beginning to end, and that
they were made by their author for the
purpose of hurting the attendance at the
next fight put on in Savannah under the
auspices of the Austral Athietlc Club.
"There is nothing we do,” said Mr.
Goette, "but there is an incentive which
Impels our actions. Weil, If such be the
case, what in Heaven's name could have
been the object of having Kelly throw the
light to Moran? There was no money
bet on the result, to my knowledge; the
article on the face of it shows very lucidly
that its inspiration was malicious.
“The portion of the letter referred to
was in reference to the disposition of
Kelly’s end of the receipts. Kelly's man
ager had instructed me to deduct 50 per
cent, of Kelly's end and forward it to
him, as was customary. I showed Kelly
the letter from his manager the day be
fore the bout, and Kelly seemed satisfied;
but on the night of settlement he stalled
and refused to have me deduct the 50
per cent, to be sent to his manager. The
portion of the letter referring to Zeigler
interfering was relative to the settle
ment, and was purposely made to bear
a different meaning.
"Now, as to Mr. Zeigler’s record in the
boxing business, we shall hear more in a
few days, as I have sent for clippings
from the leading Northern sporting pa
pers, commenting on a boxing match
which took place in Brooklyn between
Zeigler and one Charley Burnes. of Cin
cinnati, the circumstances of which are
still fresh in my memory.
“As for the referee and his fee—the
story would not make edifying reading,
hence I will dispense with an explanation
unless solicited to do so.
"The Austral Athletic Club is composed
of gentlemen, and I wish to state that
despite the 'opposition' Moran and Kelly
will meet on Wednesday, next. Suffice it
to say that the referee is indebted to me
to the tune of $75, borrowed money.
Zeigler said yesterday that he had fur
nished the letetr from Roche and Bar
nett to Shorty Jenkins, the referee at the
Kelly-Moran bout, at Jenkins’ instance,
and that he had no personal grievance in
the matter and cared nothing about it.
However, he reiterated his charge that
the bout was to have been given to Mo
ran, when Kelly performed his part of
the agreement and lay down.
The referee complains that he has not
been treated fairly and insists, on the
contrary, that he was treated. Miry shab
bily. He says the club employed him to
referee the match, agreeing to pay him
a stated sum for his services. He com
plied with his part of the contract, but
■Die club management did not approve of
his decision and therefore refused to pay
him one penny for bis services.
Jenkins says he gave his decision with
out prejudice or favor to Kelly, who in
his Judgment won the fight on his merits.
THE TABERNACLE'S FI'TIHE.
May be Usetl in Buildings for the
Georgia State Fair.
The Tabernacle in which the Jones-
Stuart meetings were held is still stand
ing, and so far no effort looking toward
its removal has been made. The mlnisters,
who secured the grant of the Park Ex
tension as a site for the Tabernacle, are
under obligation to the city to have the
building down and out of the way by to
morrow night. This understanding was in
corporated in the eontraot between the
•ministers and the builder of the Taber
nacle, Mr. J. G. Blaine.
Mr. Blaine was seen yesterday by Rev.
W. A. Ntsbet, relative to the work of re
moving the building. Mr. Blaine told him
that he had three propositions for the
Tabernacle, and that as soon as he de
cided which one to accept, the building
would promptly be removed.
One of these plans contemplates the
shipping of the material to Charleston,
where it could be utilized in putting up
one or more buildings to be used during
the Inter-State Fair; another plan is to
send the stuff to Jacksonville, and either
put it into small frame dwellings or erect
another tabernacle for church purposes.
It is understood that still a third plan
contemplates the utilization of the mater
ial in one or more buildings for the Geor
gia State Fair to be held at Savannah.
•In any case the plan to accept will be
decided within a very short time, and the
Tabernacle will then be taken to pieces
and sent direct to its destination.
Opening Bull Next Thursday.
The first ball at the South End Restau
rant and Pavilion was interfered with
last night by the heavy rain. About a
hundred dancers were out enjoying the
splendid new pavilion and the excellent
music. Next Thursday night will be the
opening ball of the season and Messrs.
Bohan & Banks promise a delightful
evening.
Yesterday Mlckva Israel Sunday-school
spent the day at the South End. The
party numbered 600.
Mr. Bohan has, in addition to life lines
and a lifeboat, added the services of an
expert life saver, and bathing in the
ocean now is as safe as it can be made.
“The connecting link between Register,
Ga., and Statesboro, Ga., will be com
pleted In time to operate trains through
■between Bruton, Ga., and Savannah, Ga.,
Sunday, June 9. The first passenger
•train will leave Bruton, Sunday, June 9,
at 6:10 a. m., arrive Dover at 8:45 a. m.,
arrive Savannah 10:35 a. m., arrive Tybee,
11:45 a. m.. Returning, passengers can
leave Tybee 5:06 p. m., leave Savannah
6:30 p. m.. arrive Bruton 11:68 p. m. Low
rate round trip tickets will be on sale
each Sunday during the season to Tybee
from all regular stations between Bruton
and Dover.
On week days, there will be a through
passenger train operated between Bruton
and Savannah, leaving Bruton 5:45 a. m.,
arriving Savannah 11:30 a. m„ returning
leave Savannah 3:00 p. m.. arrive Bruton
8:45 p. m. J. C. Halle. General Passenger
Agent, Central of Georgia Railway.—ad.
*2 I .SO
Rnvnnnnli to Phildelphln
nnd Retnrn.
Account annual convention Southern Tn
ddstrlal Association, via Seaboard Air
Line Railway. Tickets on sale June 9 and
10. with limit for returning June 17. Full
Information at ticket office, Bull and
Bryan streets. 'Phone, No. 28.—ad.
Effective Sunday, June 9th, Central of
Georgia Railway will Inaugurate their
regular summer schedules between Sa
vannah and Tybee; six trains each way on
week days; seven trains Sundays.—ad.
Excursion to Thonmsvlllc, Ga.,
Via Plant System, Jane Rth. loot.
12 00 round trip, limit three days. Th#
train will leave Savannah 9am Go and
enjoy yourself—a<X
SPARED HIS NECK
HENRY JOHNSON WILL SPEND HIS
LIFE BEHIND PRISON BARS.
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER.
JIRY’S RECOMMENDATION SAVED
HIM FROM THE GALLOWS.
After Neurly Two Years of l nino
lested Liberty, Johnson Wns Ar
rested for the Murder of Drew
Brazell, Tried, Found Guilty and
Has Ileen Sentenced to the Peni
tentiary for Life—Murder Wn*
Committed at Bloomlngdale, Oct.
1, 18119—Tlie Slayer Luughed and
Joked Over the Dead Ilody of His
Victim—Woman Told Him He
Hadn't the Heart of a Dog.
Henry Johnson, who shot and killed
Drew Brazell, at Bloomingdale, more
than twenty months ago, after a period
of fancied security extending over nearly
the whole of that time, was tried in the
Superior Court yesterday, found guilty
of murder, but was recommended to mer
cy by the Jury, and was sentenced by
Judge Falligant to hard labor in the pen
itentiary for his natural life.
The whole story has a tinge of the
dreadful and the romantic. The killing of
Brazell and the events by which it was
immediately followed, as these were told
on the stand by the witnesses for the
state, furnished the element of horror,
and Johnson's life since that occurrence,
when in presumed safety he dwelt within
the very shadow of the police station
house, the element of romance.
Drew Brazell was killed on Oct. 1, 1899.
There had been a game of skin at Bloom
ir.gdale, and Johnson had either lost what
money he had in this game or been
robbed of it by the other negroes. These
included Drew Brazell, the man who was
killed, Mose Brazell. his uncle, Ben An
derson and others. The living participants
In the game of skin, including Johnson,
told their story to the Jury that tried
him on yesterday.
There were no redeeming features In
the story with which the state supported
its demand for a conviction; it made out,
on the contrary, a deliberate and cold
blooded case of murder, with aggravating
circumstances that Justified, if they were
true, the statement one of the state's
witnesses said she had made to the de
fendant: “Henry Johnson, you haven’t
got the heart of a dog.”
Was Half Drunk.
According to the state’s witnesses
Johnson was rather more than half drunk
on the night the homicide was committed.
Angered and enraged by the loss of his
money, he had gone away and returned
with a shotgun,. This he had presented at
the door of the house in which Drew and
Mose Brazell and some other negroes
were sitting around a fire, and with
dreadful threats and oaths and impreca
tions had demanded the return of his
money or vengeance. Those who heard
him were afraid to come to the door and
Johnson fired through it. Drew' Brazell
w-as killed and Mose Brazell painfully
wounded by the buckshot with which the
gun was loaded.
It so happened that a white man, George
Baker, had seen Johnson fire the fatal
shots, and he was a witness at the trial.
The witness had seen none of the negroes
in the house appear at the door, nor had
any shots been fired from inside, as John
son insisted was the case. When Johnson
emptied his shotgun, the witness testi
fied, there had been a general exodus
from the shanty, the negroes who had
been inside scattering in every direction.
A negro woman of alleged bad charac
ter. Emma Walker, testified to a con
versation she had had with Johnson a
short time after the commission of the
homicide, when the dead body of his vic
tim was stMl weltering in its blood. The
woman impressed the jury with a desire
to tell the truth and she impressed ev
erybody else the same way.
When she saw Johnson on the night
of the homicide she had asked 1 him what
was the matter—what had caused the ex
citement, and he had answered: "I have
played . 1 have killed some niggers
to-night.” According to her etory he had
stood over the body of Brazell, said that
he "had killed the wrong nigger," and
joked about the occurrence. Then It
was she had said to him, depraved and
abandoned as the defendant endeavored
to show her to be: "Henry Johnson, you
haven't got the heart of a dog."
A Witness* Bravado,
Johnson told his story with much brava
do and with every appearance of indiffence
for the fate of Brazell. He said, indeed,
that he knew nothing of the death of
the man for whose murder he was being
tried, save that he had heard he was
dead. He denied the essentials of the con
versation with Emma Walker. He ad
mitted firing towards the house in which
Brazell was killed, but claimed he had
done so only after the refusal of the
men who robbed him to return his money
and after someone in the house had fired
at him four or five times. The story he
told was rambling and at times Incoher
ent, and It impressed the jury in just
one. respect—the brazen impudence and
effrontery W'hich it exhibited.
Solicitor General Osborne made a strong
argument for the state, and Mr. Ratford
Ealligant, who represented Johnson, did
what he could to impress the Jury with
the truth of the defendant's statement
and contentions. He was not very suc
cessful, -is indeed' nobody could have
been, and within a quarter of an hour
of the time it left the box, the jury re
turned with a verdict of guilty, with u
recommendation that the defendant be
punished by Imprisonment In the peniten
tiary for life.
This recommendation, followed by
Judge Folllgant In Imposing sentence,
saved the neck of the accused. Johnson
seemed to be relieved that he was not to
be called upon to expiate hls crime on
the gallows and expressed perfect satis
faction with the verdict and sentence.
Before he had heard the solicitor general
to the end of the state's argument, John
son had lost hls effrontery and bravado
and was almost In tears. He must have
seen the gallows loom before him, as the
solicitor general painted with strong,
quick strokes the heartlessness and the
enormity of hls crime. He was quite con
tent when he heard that his neck had
•been saved and that he was not to die.
Johnson was locked up at the station
house, when he was arrested a month
ago. as a suspicious character, and Coun
ty Detective Charlton worked up the case
against him. The murderer seems to have
been quite convinced that no effort would
ever be made to punish him and has lived
within twenty-five miles of the scene of
the homicide ever since Its commission.
For more than a year he has lived In Sa
vannah.
12.50 to Macon and Milledgcvllle for the
round trip, June 17th, via Central of Geor
gia Railway. Special excursion train to
leave Savannah 8:55 a. n„ tickets good to
return on any regular train up to and in
cluding June 19th.—ad.
Clearance Rale.
$3 .48 Pattern Hat Rale $3 .4R.
To-day will b* special trimmed hat
sales' day S4 KrouskofTs. Special val.
uea In trimmed hats to close out. Krous
koffs.-ad. r
Red, IRne and Green.
Jardiniere* for Friday and Saturday
Just received, 1,000 large Jardinieres, to
be given away free Friday and Saturday
to all purchasers of any of the following
articles:
One pound Thea-Nectar Tea 60c
One pound Japo Tea 7c
One pound Baking Powder tic
One pound best Pepper 50c
One pound best Mustard 50c
60c worth of tea, any kind.
75c worth of tea end coffee.
SI.OO worth of coffee, any kind.
Friday and Saturday, this week. We
have no agents. Buy direct from first
hands and save agents' commission. The
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company,
106 Broughton street, west; telephones 616.
H. T. Wilson, manager.—ad.
Hie Millinery Sale, lOc.
ut Krounkoff'fl.
Good seasonable millinery.
Not the trashy kind that others sell
at that price.
Flowers at 10c; carnations, roses, dai
sies, violets and mourning flowers.
Bnby caps, 10c; tucked, embroidered
and plain.
Bathing hats 10c, In red, blue, brown
and tan.
Ladies’ hats 10c, in all colors and
shapes.
"The Natty," 10c; a white rough short
back hat.
Boys’ caps, 10c; in linen and crash.
Girls' caps, 10c, in linen and crash.
Special, see window display. Krous
kotf's.—ad.
A Prominent Lawyer Says.
Mr. A. B. Girardeau, City—Dear Sir; I
take pleasure in recommending Johnson’s
Chill and Fever Tonic. lam thoroughly
convinced that it is a specific for the fe
vers with which we are afflicted in this
country. An actual experience in my own
family shows how it works. One of my
children had fever, and the physician
came to see her twenty-eight days. "While
she was sick my wife and another child
developed the fever. In these two last
cases my wife used Johnson’s Chill and
Fever Tonic promptly and broke the fever
in twenty-four hours. We have never had
it fail to stop the fever when used accord
ing to directions. Yours very truly, W. B.
Stubbs.—ad.
Excursion via Plant Sy'Mtcm.
The Plant System Sunday excursion
train to Charleston will leave Savannah
on and after Sunday, June 2, at 7 a. m.
railroad time. Rate SI.OO for the round
trip.—ad.
Plant System Mileage Book*.
Travelers, before taking a trip, it would
be well to call on the Plant System ticket
agents for Information as to the use of
1,000-mile books. These books are good
from Tampa to Washington, also to
Montgomery, and will be accepted for
passage on all points reached by the At
lantic Coast Line. The Plant System
reaches all important points In the state
of Florida. Books sold at $25.00. Call on
ticket agents at De Soto Hotel or Plant
System depot.—ad.
SI.OO to
Brnnswtck and Return.
Yin
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
Tickets on sale Sundays only and lim
ited to date of sale. Train leaves Central
depot at 5:00 a. m., standard time. For
full particulars call at ticket office, cor
ner Bull and Bryan streets, or ’phone 28.
—ad.
Change of Snudny Elxeurison Train
Schedule.
On and after Sunday June 2, the
Charleston excursion train will leave
Savananh at 7 a. m. railroad time. Tick
ets SI.OO for the round trip. For further
information call on ticket agents.—ad.
$2t..V) to Philadelphia and Return.
Account meeting of Industrial Associa
tion. the Southern Railway will sell to
Philadelphia and return on June 9th and
10th, at rate of one fare for the round
trip. $21.50, tickets good to return until
June 17th. James Freemen, C. P. &T. A.,
141 Bull street, phones 850.—ad.
*2.00
Savannah to Jacksonville
and Retnrn.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway will run
one of Its popular excursions to Jackson
ville, Fla., June 10. Special train leaves
Central depot at 7 a. m. (railroad time).
Tickets limited two days. Separate
coaches for white and colored passengers.
Don’t forget the date, Monday, June 10.
—ad.
Rammer Tourists.
Plant System round trip tickets to all
summer resorts are now on sale. For full
information address Mr. Ward Clark, city
ticket agent, De Soto Hotel, or Mr. R,
C. Blattner, depot ticket agent.—ad.
Low Rates.
Low rates to Old Point Comfort, ac
count annual convention National Trav
elers’ Protective Association. The Plant
System will sell round trip tickets to Old
Point Comfort at one fare on June 1, 2
and 3, with return limit eight days from
date of sale.
By depositing tickets with Joint agent
at Hotel Chamberlain, prior to June 9, an
extension of final limit to June 15 will be
granted. Quick schedules. Excellent ser
vice. See ticket agents at De Soto Hotel
and depot.—ad.
AVliere to Rpend the Rammer.
The Southern Railway is now offering
very cheap rates to all summer tourist
points. Tickets limited to Oct. 31 This
Is the only line operating through cars
to the resorts of Western North Caro
lina. Jas. Freeman, C. P. & T. A., 141
Bull street, phones 850.—ad.
Now Ready lor Distribution.
Beautiful illustrated folders of the
Southern Railway, giving full Informa
tion as to hotels, hoarding houses,
etc., at all resorts along the line of this
road. Call on, or write to Jas. Freeman,
C. P. & T. A., 141 Bull street, phones 850.
ad.
What la Trtterlnef
It Is a sure cure for all skin diseases. It
cures Itch, tetter, ringworm, eczema, salt
rheum, etc. Never fall*. Nothing Is "just
as good.” Don't accept substltues. Try
and you will be convinced, as thousands
of others have. If your druggist doesn't
keep It, send 50c in stamp* direct to the
maker, J. T. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
for a box postpaid.—ad.
For Over Fifty Yearn.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used lor cuiiiiren teething. It soothe# the
chid, softens the gums, allays ail pain
cures wind colic, and Is the best remedy
for Diarrhoea. Twenty-five centa a bottle
—ad.
(120.00 to Philadelphia and Return.
Account meeting of Industrial Associa
tion, the Merchants and Miners Trans
portatlon Company will sell to Phlladsl.
phia and return, by steamship Alleghany,
on June 7. at a rate of I2rt.no for the round
trip. Ticket# good to return June 19. J.
J. Carolon, agent. Ttckot office No. 11l
Bull stress.—ad.
“Get It at Rowlinski’s”
To-day we go back to tell you
how good are the FATHER
JOHN'S PELLETS for bilious
ness and constipation. Many
know of their great merit, hut
we want every one to know'.
They are Just a little sugared
ipellet, acting upon the liver
and stomach ever so thorough
ly, "with no pain or griping by
them.
15 cents per bottle of 40 p,*.
lets.
ROWUNSKI, Pharmacist,
Broughton and Drayton sts.
Either telephone 465.
CUT RATE PATENT MEDICINES.
s. f. & I. OF HOPE R’Y AND C
& S. R’Y SCHEDULE.
For Isle of Hope, Montgomery, Thunder
bolt. Cattle Park and West End.
Dally except Sundays. Subject to
change without notice.
ISLE OF H0P1?.
Lv. City for I. of H.| Lv Isle of Hope.'
6 30 am from 40th~|~600 am forßoßoiT
739 am from 40th |6OO am for 40th
850 am from 40th |7OO am for 40th
9 15 am from Bolton| 8 00 am for 40th
10 30 am from 40th jlO 00 am for 40th
12 00 n n from 40th 1 11 00 am for Bolton
1 15 pm from Bolton,n 30 am for 40th
230 pm from 40th j2OO pm for 40th
330 pm from 40th j 240 pm for Bolton
430 pm from 40th |3OO pm for 40th
5 15 pm from Bolton | 4 00 pm for 40th
530 pm from 40th |6OO pm for 40th
630 pm from 40th |7CO pm for 40th
730 pm from 40th |BOO pm for 40th
830 pm from 4oth |9oo pm tor 4t)tn
930 pm from 40th |lO 00 pm for 40th
10 30 pm from 40th jll 00 pm for 40th
MONTGOMERY.
Lv. City for Mong'y.j Lv. Montgomery.
830 am from 40t h | 715 am for 40th ~~
230 pm from 40th j 115 pm for 40th
630 pm from 40th j 600 pm for 40th
CATTLE "PARK]
Lv. City for C. Park| Lv. Cattle Park.
6 30 am from BoltonjTob am for Bolton "
7 30 am from Boltonj 8 00 am for Bolton
1 00 pm from Bolton| 1 30 pm for Bolton
2 30 pm from Boltonj 3 00 pm for Bolton
7 00 pm from Boltonj 7 30 pm for Bolton
8 00 pm from Boltonj 8 30 pm for Bolton
THUNDERBOLT.
Car leaves Bolton street Junction s:so
a. m. and every thirty minutes thereafter
until 11:30 p. m.
Car leaves Thunderbolt at 6:00 a. m.
and every thirty minutes thereafter until
12:00 midnight, for Bolton street junction.
FREIGHT AND PARCEL CAR.
This car carries trailer for passengers
on ail trips and leaves east side of city
market for Isle of Hope. Thunderbolt
and all intermediate points at 9:00 a. m.
1:00 p. m., 5:00 p. m.
Leaves Isle of Hope for Thunderbolt.
City Market and all intermediate points
at 6:00 a. m.. 11:00 a. m., 2:40 p. m.
WEST END CAR.
Car leaves west side of City Market
for West End 6:00 a. m. and every 40
minutes thereafter during the day until
11:30 p. m.
Leaves West Endi at 6:20 a. m. and ev
ery 40 minutes thereafter during the day
until 12:00 o'clock midnight.
LUCIEN McINTYRE, Gen. Manager.
Our Great Sacrifice -
THIS WEEK.
meanw that ninny of our customers
Trill he benefited by our loss.
Just think of a tine Hnvilnnd
Dinner Set, that la worth $35, for
only
$23.75
SILVER PLATED KNIVES
thnt have always sold ot $4.50 per
dozen, so ot
$3.35 dozen.
We have only twenty-live dozen.
So don’t miss this opportunity.
SLOP JARS,
In fnll size, with cover and handles,
worth $1.50 eucli, o nt
99c each.
THE WHITE MOUNTAIN
ICE CREAM FREEZER
Is the best freezer made, and th©
most satisfactory to use.
We buve all of the best mokes.
QEO. W. ALLEN & CO.,
To retire from busiaenn Aug. 1. 190 L
STATE AND BARNARD STS.
WIRE
POULTRY
NETTING
Him Mil'S sms
113 Broughton Street, West.
EXCURSION TICKETS
-TO THE—
Pon-ieiid Eiioffli
—VIA THE-
Ocean Steamship Company
(SAVANNAH LINE)
Now on Sale.
Low Rates.
Delightful Ocean Trip via New Vork.
CHOICE OF FIVE ROUTES.
Full Information obtainable
L. M. ERSKINK. Agent,
W. G. BREWER, C. T & P
ttavnnnnh, Ga.. 107 BuH sireet
W. H PLEASANTS. T. M , N. Y.
WALTHAM WATCHES
Synonyms for Perfection*