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CHESNUTT COOK
TELLS OF THEFT
ADMITS TAKING THE MONEY.
STRTA'I'OrSLV DENIES HUSBAND
KNEW OF THE ROBBERY.
Had Concealed Bas of Coin Ahont
ller Person Willie Rigid Examina
tion Waa Being Conducted—Sold
She Gagged and Bound Heraelt
Jimt nm She Waa Found—Had Been
Helping - Heraelf to Cold Coin
Previous to Robbery Saturday.
Thirty-live dollars in gold and SI.BO
in small change, the missing link in
the evidence of the Chesnutt robbery,
was turned over to the police last
night by Jane Lindsey, the negro cook,
who made a full confession to Mr.
Chesnutt in the presence of Detective
Murphy.
The woman successfully concealed
the small chamois bag about her per
son during a thorough search at the
police station, conducted by several
negro women, immediately after being
placed in prison Saturday afternoon,
livery garment the woman had on was
taken off and searched without result.
The woman confesses she had the
money even while the search was be
ing made.
In making her confession, she com
pletely exhonerated her husband, but
the police can not figure how she could
have so completely tied herself up as
she claims she did, and Grant Lind
sey is still being held.
Ready to Confess All.
Shortly after 6 o'clock yesterday
afternoon the woman sent word to
Detective Murphy that she wanted
to speak to Mr. Chesnutt and tell
him the whole truth about the rob
bery.
Detective Murphy went to the cell
where she was confined and told lier
he did not want to send for Mr. Chest
nutt if she merely wanted to tell the
same story she had first told, but if
she would' tell the truth about the
matter he would send for her employ
er. She stated she would tell every
thing.
Mr. Chesnutt was sent for shortly
before 8 o’clock, and on his arrival at
headquarters was shown to the wom
an’s cell. She immediately com
menced telling the same story she
bad told Saturday night, with the ad
dition of several details, and De
tective Murphy waited patiently un
til she had finished. Mr Chesnutt
then told her he could do nothing for
her if she persisted in making the
same false statement, but f she would
tell him the whole truth he would do
what he could for her. Then the wom
an broke down and said she would
tell the truth about the case if the
detective would leave the cell. De
tective Murphy stepped outside, where
he could overhear all that was said.
rinlniH She Tied Hernelf.
“I did it all. Mr. Chesnutt," she be
gan, "and my husband had nothing
to do with it. I tied myself after I
had got the money out of the drawer.
"I brought the diamonds down so
that I could show that I had saved
them for Mrs. Chesnutt. and keep
them from suspecting that I had the
money.
‘‘l guess the devil got Into me. I
had gotten some of the money be
fore. Five dollars of it is under a
slat in my bed at home, and the
other I spent.”
She told Mr. Chesnutt where she
hid the money while she was being
searched. After the search she placed
it in the reservoir in the lavatory. In
proof of this she went to the room and
returned in a few minutes with the
bag of coin.
Her Story Not Credited.
Her story of having tied herself was
doubted by the detective and he ques
tioned her closely. She stated she tied
her feet first, after having gagged her
self. She then tied her hands. and
plaeed the bag of diamonds underneath
her body.
The manner in which she was tied,
however, made her statement very im
probable. In fact, it was discredited
by the detectives. Mr. Chesnutt stated
that it had taken several minutes for
him to free the woman, and that the
gag was tied so securely around her
head he did not see how it was pos
sible for her to have tied it on her
self.
Neither is the woman's statement of
her intentions as to the diamonds be
lieved. The bag was found underneath
her when she got up from the lloor,
and she gave a little start of surprise
when they were picked up by Mr.
Chesnutt. Also the fact that the bag
was laying in such a position as to
suggest that it had fallen from the
bosom of the woman’s dress is sugges
tive of her intent.
Hail Stolen Hold Before.
In her statement the woman ac
counted for the discrepancy in the
amount of gold coin which she deliv
ered to the detective and the original
amount In the drawer at Mr. Ches
nutt's home before the robbery. She
stated she had taken $5 out of the
drawer on two or three occasions be
fore, leaving a remainder of $35, two
sl6 pieces and three $5 pieces.
Since their incarceration the woman
and her husband have been separated
and not allowed to speak to each other.
A.s soon as the wife had made her
confession it was planned to face the
husband with the confession, and see
If he would not admit his complicity.
IHe was approached in his cell and
told that his wife hud told ail, and a
demand was made for the money that
he had. Lindsey expressed great sur
prise, and declared he knew nothing of
the matter. He stuck to this state
ment throughout.
On Investigation yesterday Detective
Murphy found that Lindsey's state
ment about his wife promising to as
sist him in some scrubbing at the
Board of Trade building was fiction,
as no women are allowed to do scrub
bing In the building. No one could be
found who had seen him return to the
building and the elevator man said he
did not remember Lindsey returning
and asking If his wife had been there
after he had left the first time.
Money Found Under Bed.
Superintendent of Police Garfunkel
and Detectives Murphy and Wall vis
ited the home of the Lindseys last
night, and on searching under the bed
found the $R gold pieces under the slats
Just as had been stated by the woman.
Thu greatest surprise in the entire
case was the success with which the
woman concealed the money when un
dergoing such a thorough search. The
methods employed for searching prison
ers is as thorough as those used at
the New York custom house in search
ing a suspected female smuggler.
Women sre kept at the station for that
purpose, and In particular cases of this
kind the prisoner Is stripped of every
garment, snd each piece Is thrown out
Into the corridor to Ire examined by tile
deiM tivas.
ITitless additional evidence as to
Lindsey’s actions on Kuturduy after
boon between the hours of l snd t) $0
o'clock can be secured. It Is hardly
praOatde ire can be convicted of com-
Ut the crime.
CLAIMED PATENT RIGHTS
WERE INFRINGED UPON.
Permission to lie Hiahts Were Ex
changed for Position.
Because in the construction of a pile
driver for the Savannah Lumber Com
pany, the patent rights owned by F. S.
Von Eberstein are said to have been
infringed upon. Mr. Von Eberstein has
secured a position with the company to
superintend the driving of the piles at
the Gwinnett street subway.
What at first appeared to be a very
serious matter, with a probability of
its being carried Into the courts to pro
tect the patent owned by Mr. Von.
Eberstein, has been amicably adjusted.
Mr. Von Eberstein gives the company
permission to use the pile driver, and
the company gives Mr. Von Eberstein
the position of superintending the
work. The man who built the pile
driver, however, loses his position.
The pile driver was constructed with
out Mr. Eberstein knowing anything
about it. He learned of it yesterday
morning and made an investigation.
His patent rights had been infringed
upon, he thought, and he at once went
to see officials of the Savannah Lum
ber Company about the matter. There
was some talk of an injunction, but
the agreement already mentioned was
made and the matter settled. Mr. Von
Eberstein will take charge this morn
ing, and the pile driving will begin.
MERC HANTS nXtI 0 NAL” BANK
TO REDUCE ITS CAPITAL
All Stock Called in to lie Fa.l<l for at
#llO a Share.
A decided change in the affairs of
the Merchants' National Bank will
probably take place in the early part
of the new year, when, it is under
stood, the plan will be adopted of re
ducing the capital stock of the bank
from $500,000 to $250,000, the stock called
in to be paid for at the rate of slls a
share. The officers of the bank are
not yet prepared to make an announce
ment of the plan, though a statement
will probably be made to-morrow.
Rumors of a change of some kind
in the affairs of the bank have been
current for some days, started by the
recent increase in the value of the
stock. One of these rumors, given
widespread notice, was to the effect
that the Savannah Trust Company
would be more or less directly inter
ested in the Merchants' National Bank
after the contemplated change—in fact,
that the Trust Company might transfer
its general banking and saving bank
business to the Merchants’ National
Bank.
Though the officers of the Trust
Company would make no statement of
the matter, from reliable sources it is
learned that the Trust Company will
have no interest in the affairs of the
Merchants’ Bank, and that there is no
possibility of its transferring any part
of its present business of any kind to
any other institution. This would seem
to be borne out by the statement made
by the Trust Company in its latest
statement, under date of Nov. 21,
where attention is called prominently
to the fact that the institution does
a general hanking and trust business.
MUST PAY ALL*TAXES
IF WISH TO VOTE.
Anil lint Thirteen More Bays Remain
la Which to Pay.
The books of Tax Collector Thomas
F. Thomson will close on Dec. 20.
All taxes that have not been paid by
that date will be put in the hands of
the Sheriff for collection, and an addi
tional cost will fall upon all delin
quents. In case they are not paid
promptly then, the lists will toe turned
over to the grand Jury and indictments
asked, the same course as has been
taken in the case of 1963 delinquents.
All who have not paid their taxes
by the date named will not be allowed
to vote at the city election in January.
This disqualification will be rigidly en
forced. Ample notice has been given of
the time the books will close, and no
excuses will toe considered as valid by
the collector. Only thirteen days yet re
main on which payment can .toe made,
and the fist of those who have not paid
up their taxes is lar^e.
HELD YOUNG WHITE
WOMAN FOR BURGLARY.
Admitted She Entered Potter's
House for Her Shoes.
On her own admissions, Lillie Stew
art, the young white woman arrested
Saturday on a charge of burglarizing
the house of W. J. Potter, was bound
over to the City Court by Recorder
My rick yesterday morning.
The girl made a plain, straightfor
ward statement. She admitted she
had gone to Potter's house and taken
a pair of shoes, but she stated the
shoes belonged to her, and that she
had given Potter the money to buy
them with. Potter denied this and she
was bound over. Technically she is
guilty, but there are extenuating cir
cumstances, it is alleged.
CUTTING AFFRAY In
LIBERTY STREET SALOON.
Joe Herb Serlnnnly Stubbed by Un
known Party Yesterday.
In a free fight in a saloon conducted
by Henry Suiter, at Liberty and Mont
gomery streets at 6 o’clock yesterday
afternoon, Joe Herb, a negro, was se
riously stabbed in the left side by an
unknown negro who made his escape.
Herb was carried to his home at No.
646 Union street, where his wound was
dressed by Dr. Baker. Shortly after
the affray Jerry Barnes, a negro, was
arrested, charged with being an ac
cessory to the crime. Witnesses stated
that Barnes did not actually partici
pate, hut made an effort to get at the
injured man.
COULD NOT MAKE A
CASE AGAINST M’CAFFRY.
William McCaffry, the negro who
was arrested by Mounted Patrolman
Malphus several nights ago as a sus
pect, was discharged when he was
tried In Police Court yesterday morn
ing.
McCaffry whs charged with peeping
In windows and as being a suspicious
character. The police still believe he is
the man wanted for frightening resi
dents on Huntington street, hut no evi
dence could be obtained against him
yesterday, and he was released.
TROLLEY (Alts COLLIDED.
Collinsville Car No, 24 ran Into
Whitaker ear No. IV on Broughton
street, Just east of Barnard, early last
night. There were no paasengera on
the Whitaker ear. but those occupying
the tVilllnavllle car were badly shaken
Up. The glass windows In the front
of the Whitaker car were shattered.
HAS ITtMill THE TEST D %EA Its
Grove's Tasteless (hill Tonic. The first
•lid original tasteless chill tonic. M
cents.—*4
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. DECEMBER 6. 1904.
CITY HALL TOTAL
COST TO BE HIGH
AT LEAST $200,000 EXTRA
FIGURES GIVEY BY MAYOR AS
PROBABLE APPROPRIATION.
Estimate of Architect Witeover Is
Much Higher Than That, hut
Mayor Says He Thinks It Can He
Cut I town—ln her Present Contract
#I(M>,OUO or #170,000 More Will
Have to Be Spent uml This Pro
vides for Nothing hot Building.
Mr. H. W. Witeover, architect for
the new City Hall, has prepared and
submitted to Mayor Myers an estimate
of the cost for the completion and
furnishing of the building, which
shows that at the very least $200,000
will have to be appropriated for this
purpose. Mr. Witcover’s estimate is
a great deal higher than this figure.
Mayor Myers for the present is with
holding the estimate of the architect,
but he authorized the statement that
the appropriation for the City Hall
next year would be as much as $200,-
000. He said It would be little if any
over that amount, however, though
many of those who have figured on
the matter say the cost will come
nearer $250,000 than 200,000.
Declined to Discuss Estimate.
Both Mr. Witeover and Mayor
Myers refused to discuss the estimate
in detail. Mayor Myers says he
wants to go over the estimate very
carefully before giving it out. He is
inclined to think it can be cut down
considerably.
As this appropriation will be the
most important item in next year’s
budget great interest has been ex
pressed in regard to it. The amount
to be devoted to the City Hall will be
determined before the other appropria
tions are made, and it will, in a
measure, determine whether increases
are to be made in certain depart
ments. It is known that only in a very
few departments increases can be made
and these few may not be able to get
them, if the City Hall item is especial
ly large.
Contracted for #1(10,000.
For the completion of the building
under the contract let to the Savannah
Construction Company, about $160,000
or $170,000 will be required. This is for
the building without either decorations
or furnishings. Even the city clock will
have to be provided for outside the
present contract. From this it will
readily be seen that the total cost of
the building, not including the $45,000
already spent, will amount to or ex
ceed $200,000.
In the estimate prepared by Mr. Wit
eover he has provided for the furnish
ing of the entire building. As some of
the rooms are not to be used for sev
eral years, they will not be furnished
at once, and this will take something
off the cost. The decorations and in
terior furnishings may be made less
expensive than planned, but it is not
believed the sum can be reduced much,
and at the same time finish the interior
in keeping with the exterior.
All Want Increase.
Only the waterworks department, the
police department and the City Market
furnished the Mayor yesterday with
their estimates of expenses for next
year, as was requested, but all three
of these departments ask for increased
appropriations. Most of the other de
partments will furnish their estimates
to-day or to-morrow, and almost all
of them will ask for more money than
they have been getting.
Mayor Myers states there will be
very few Increases in any of the de
partments. He proposes to try and
pay for the City Hall without having
to borrow money. To do so all the
appropriations will have to be held
down very closely.
The city’s income next year will be
over $1,000.600. as it was this year, but
the large City Hall appropriation will
leave only about the same amount for
the regular departments that was ap
propriated this year, a little over $960,-
000. The budget, including the City Hall
appropriation, will go over $1,000,000.
WANTED THE RECORDER
TO SELL HIM LICENSE.
Ainu With ll Jng nml n Woman Tried
tn Insist on Getting It.
A somewhat unique request was
made yesterday on Recorder Shelby
Myrick. A countryman with a good
sized jag and a pretty woman drove
hurriedly to the Recorder’s office and,
leaving the woman in the buggy, en
tered. In his pocket he was musi
cally Jingling money and he offered to
leave a reasonable amount of this with
the Recorder in exchange for a mar
riage license.
He was gently informed that the Re
corder received money only for fines
and that he had no marriage licenses
on sale. The man insisted that he
wanted to buy one there, and was
again informed that there was nothing
doing. Then he tried anew tack and
asked the Recorder to marry him with
out a license. This offer was declined
and the man, the jag, and the woman
were steered in the direction of the
Court of Ordinary.
Here a deposit of $2.25 fixed all the
preliminaries. The man was given the
address of a number of ministers, but
he found none of his denomination and
declined to have them officiate. A
magistrate was to his liking, however,
as well as the marriage fee. The
final arrangements were then easily
consummated, and the man, the Jag,
and the wife, drove off happy.
FIRST SIGNs'aPPEAR
OF HOLIDAY RUSH.
I’oilmailrr Bluii Urepiired to Put on
Atlilillonnl Force.
The first signs of the holiday rush
of business at the postoffice are al
ready appearing.
The money order and registry de
partments show the most pronounced
signs, though there is also an Increase
In the business of all the other de
partments. Many of the money orders
are sent to Northern business houses,
an indication that a (Yinsiderable mall
order business is being done this year,
and that Havannahlans are not pat
ronizing the home firms that offer the
same Inducements.
No extra men have as yet been put
on duty, though Postmaster Hluri has
been authorized to Increase his car
rier force by live men and his clerks’
force by three. An aggregate of thir
ty-five days' work Is allowed the car
riers, and the men will be put on as
they are noeded snd worked only so
long as Is absolutely necessary. In
this way the greatest amount of help
can be gotten from the add 11 tonal for• a
got lee.
For flrst - class piano tuning and re
pairing. see John D. Ktricklsnd, 111
Male street, west. Georgia phone 114 c
—ad.
COL ANDERSON ASKS
FOR INVESTIGATION.
Requests Superintendent of Police
to Refer Matter to Mayor.
The superintendent of police yester
day received a letter from Col. An
derson, post commander at Fort
Screven, asking that an investigation
be made of the alleged clubbing of
Corporal Wagnon by members of the
police force on Thanksgiving Day at
the football game.
Some time ago the superintendent
received a report on the case from Col.
Anderson, and at once made an inves
tigation, sending a report of his in
quiry to Col. Anderson. The letter
from Col. Anderson was in answer to
the superintendent's report. The mat
ter has been referred to the Mayor,
and an inquiry will be instituted at
Oi-CO.
The charges which were contained
in Col. Anderson's first report were to
the effect that Corporal Wagnon had
been severely clubbed by one officer
while two others held him. This is
denied by Patrolman McCarthy, who
arrested Wagnon, and Sergt. Murphy,
who was present at the time.
In his first report, Col. Anderson
said that civilian witnesses could be
furnished who witnessed the unneces
sary violence used towards Wagnon.
The matter was referred to the Mayor
late yesterday afternoon and he has
not yet gone into the case.
to audtTThFbooks -
OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
Conimlslaonera Have Decided on
This Course.
Experts will be employed after Jan.
1 to audit the books of all county of
ficers who handle the moneys of the
county. This course was decided on
by the County Commissioners at an
adjourned meeting held yesterday.
The commissioners have long felt the
need of having an expert audit all the
books, as greater accuracy will be se
cured, less time will be required for the
work, and greater satisfaction will be
given in all quarters. Commissioners
A. B. Moore, A. Vetsburg and Albert
Wylly were appointed a committee to
employ expert auditors. They will ar
range to have the work taken up short
ly after the beginning of the new year.
All of the old officers of the commis
sioners were re-elected at the meeting.
They are as follows:
Clerk —G. Reuben Butler.
County Attorney—Col. Robert L.
Colding.
County Physician—Dr. E. S. Osborne.
Superintendent of Roads and Chain
gang—W. F. Chaplin.
Assistant Superintendent and Engi
neer —William F. Brown.
Superintendent of Court House—S. T.
Brazell.
All of the officers will serve for a
term of four years.
BUSY SESSION VRQMISED
FOR COUNCIL.
Number of Mntter* to Be Considered
by the Aldermen.
The meeting of Council Wednesday
night promises to be a rather inter
esting one. Preparations for next year
will be started by the introduction of
the tax ordinance and other important
matters will come up.
The meter inspection ordinance,
drafted by Al4erwan Garfunkel, will be
introduced and read for the first time,
and there are several important mat
ters already before Council that will
be acted upon.
The plan to pay tugs for their serv
ices in cases of fire, will be report
ed upon by the Cotnmittee of the
Whole. It Is believed that the report
will be a favorable one, though the
amount to be paid has not yet been
agreed upon. Action will also be tak
en on the bill rendered the city for
the services of the Dauntless at the
Seaboard warehouse fire.
The schedule of accounts for Wed
nesday night amounts to $39,424.26.
A petition asking that Taylor street
between Drayton and Lincoln be paved
with vitrified brick will be read. A
petition from the Savannah Female
Orphan Asylum, asking that the city
continue the annual appropriation giv
en it will also come up.
LIVELY CHASE "AFTER ~ •
NEGRO CRAP SHOOTER.
YYns Arrested and Jumped from
Wagon En Route to Station.
Call Officer Collins had a lively chase
early yesterday morning after a negro
boy who was arrested on West Broad
street for shooting craps.
Jimmy Brown was the negro’s name.
He was turned over to the call officer
and en route to the station house made
a daring attempt to regain his liberty.
Just as the patrol wagon was passing
Drayton street at Liberty the negro
sprang from the wagon and did a “hot
foot” down the street. He was finally
captured in an alley near Gordon street
and locked uo.
circle~of lights
FOR PARK FOUNTAIN.
A plan started by some of the ladies
in the southern section of the city
and taken up by the South Side Ad
ministration Club is under way to get
the city to place a circle of small in
candescent electric lights around the
outer edge of the big fountain in
Forsvth Park.
The effect at night would be very
pretty. Petitions asking the Park and
Tree Commission to do this will be
circulated within the next few days.
The matter will be taken up with the
commission right away and every ef
fort will be made to secure the lights.
The cost, it is said, would be small.
TROLLEYCAIfSTRUCK
WAGON WITH POTATOES.
One of the Mill-Haven cars of the
Savannah Electric Company struck a
vegetable vender's wagon and scatter
ed It's contents over the street yes
terday morning. The accident occurred
at Bryan and West Broad streets.
The driver wns thrown to the ground
and received several bruises about the
face, while the side of the wagon was
badly demolished The wagon was
loaded with potatoes and a crowd of
negro boys mode things lively for a
time trying to gather them In.
IKFIMMiHY WANT* IM UKASE.
The trustees of the Georgia Infirmary
have asked Mayor Myers for an In
crease in the appropriation which the
city mokes for the maintenance of the
Institution The trustees want t'Ji a
month, or HW a year more than has
heretofore been glvan.
At Mlegs' Meets*roof To-olgbl.
Plenty delicious wild du< k Blue
points, flush (fsall sod dove*. gi||e
Woodcock. Wild turkey Venison.
The chef la one of Gw boat tn tits
United wan* H4>ka baa a reputa
tion, remember. *d.
SAVANNAH NEEDS
LARGE DRY DOCK
SAYS BOSTON ENGINEER.
IS HERE TO BUILD M ARINE RAIL
WAY FOR H.EHOE A SONS.
No Docks on Sonth Atlantic Sea
board Where Large Ships Can Be
Handled for Ilepnirs—Marine Rail
way to Be Constructed for Messrs,
lvelioe Will Accommodate Vessels
of About 1,000 Tons—Work Will
Be Begun in January.
Mr. James L. Crandall, of Boston,
Mass., president of the H. I. Crandall
& Son Company, engineers and con
tractors, arrived in Savannah yester
day morning to make the preliminary
arrangements for the construction of
the marine railway for William Kehoe
& Sons.
Mr. Crandall is the practical engi
neer for the firm of which he is presi
dent, and says he knows of no port
in the country where there is a greater
inducement than offered by Savannah
for the establishment of docking facili
ties large enough to handle the larger
ships.
The marine docks which will be con
structed for Messrs. Kehoe will only
accommodate vessels of about 1,600
tons. The space for the building of
the dock is limited, making it neces
sary to cut the garment to suit the
cloth.
Dry Dock Badly Needed.
There has been a steadily growing
demand here for docking facilities,
and in a number of instances the large
ocean-going steamers have been in
need of repairs which would necessi
tate their being, dry docked.
The railway dock is an improvement
of the marine railway, and Mr. Cran
dall says it is but just recently that
railroad docks have been looked on
with favor by ship owners. “I be
lieve this has been largely occasioned,”
said Mr. Crandall, "by the fact that
most of the marine railways have been
makeshifts and were hastily and crude
ly constructed, so that when ships
were drawn up on them there was a
great strain on certain parts of it, ow
ing to the unevenness of the railway.
This is the fault of the foundation.
When the foundation is properly pre
pared, and the modern railway dock is
constructed, it is just as safe and con
venient as the floating or cellar dock.”
Would Be Profitable Investment.
"I am informed by marine men here
in Savannah that the demand for dock
ing facilities is becoming larger every
year, and with nothing of the kind
anywhere in this section of the coun
try, I believe it would be a most prof
itable investment to construct docking
facilities for the largest vessels.”
Mr. Crandall said work would be
commenced on the dock to be con
structed for Messrs. Kehoe some time
in January. The plans have already
been drawn, and Mr. Crandall is now
making contracts for the piling and
other preliminary work.
As stated in the Morning News some
time ago the dock will be located just
to the south of the Rourke marine rail
way, and several months will be
consumed in construction.
SHRINERS Will GOTO
AMERICUS IN FORCE.
To Properly Look After Unregen
erate Son* of the Denert.
A large number of the Savannah
members of Alee Temple of The Mystic
Shrine will leave here Sunday night
for Americus, where they will attend
a session of the Nobles of that city.
They will go over the Central, and
arrive in Americus 8 o'clock Monday
•morning. The Shriners will be met by
a delegation of Nobles of the local
Shrine.
Much interest is centered in the ses
sion as a large class of “Unregenerate
Sons of the Desert” will be initiated,
and these additions will place Alee
Temple beyond the three hundred
mark, which will entitle it to two re
presentatives at the session of The
Imperal Council. They have been
striving for this distinction for some
time, and the session will therefore be
largely attended by the Shriners in
that section of the state, as well as
from Savannah.
The usual street parade will take
place and the ceremonial session will
start at 5 o’clock. The exercises will
conclude with a reception and the Sa
vannah members will leave Americus
at 16:25 o'clock Monday night.
The portentate, Mr. E. A. Cutts is
a native of Americus and will en
deavor to make it a gala day for all
who attend.
CLAIMS DEFENDANT
HAD MARKED AGAIN.
Vnmaunl State of A (Taira Charged In
Hodges Divorce Sait.
When the divorce case of Mary M.
Hodges, against William E. Hodges
was called yesterday morning In the
Superior Court a somewhat unusual
state of affairs developed.
Counsel for the plaintiff announced
that his client was unavoidably absent
and that the defendant, who Is not in
the state, had remarried. He stated
that if possible, he wanted to have him
arrested on a charge of bigamy.
The ease has been in the court for
some time and has been postponed
from time to time for various reasons.
Judge Cann ordered it stricken from
the docket, because of lack of prosecu
tion. It is probable that it will be re
instated.
The following cases were also dis
missed for look of prosecution:
Sarah Hill, against William B. Hill;
Edward Bulloch, against Ella Bulloch:
Maggie Ennis, against Jesse Ennis;
Anna Waddell, against William Wad
dell; Malina Grant, against Nat Grant,
and William Eady, against Lydia
Eady.
PERMIT~WANTED FOR~~
COLD STORAGE PLANT.
Architect H. W. Witeover. acting for
Ihe Knickerbocker Ice Company, yea
terday applied to the city for a permit
for the erection of the cold storage
plant, the building of which was some
lime ago announced in the Morning
News.
The plant *vlll be a two-atorv, brick
building with a gravel roof. It Is to be
built at Mill and Water streets and In
dian lane. Permission Is saked to
(build a platform extending over the
property line and for this reason (he
application for a permit will have to be
•übmitted to Council.
niMMtaoKii ttaaiTH mi *t m.
H- W. Jones, the whilst man sunt'
mooed In 44at at PoM< e Court y**.
tarday morning for aluktsig itur laws
of the state by bunting on the Sabbath
and alas tmupaasl tig on the plantation
of tbe tub* kJ 0. M Krais waa fft
ebseged
COOLER WEATHER IS
PREDICTED FOR TO'DAY.
Will Feel Light Touch of Storm
Along Northern Conot.
“Rain to-night. Tuesday clearing
and colder. Fresh to brisk south,
varying to northwest, winds.”
That was the prediction hung out by
the Weather Bureau yesterday morn
ing and the conditions prevailing last
night augured the fulfillment of the
forecast. The winds were already be
coming brisk and there was a decided
tendency on the part of mercury to
fall.
At 10:30 o’clock yesterday morning
the following telegram was received
from the central office at Washington:
"Northeast storm warnings ordered
hoisted from Columbia, S. C., to New
York. Storm central in Eastern Ala
bama, moving northward and increas
ing in intensity. Brisk to high north
east winds, with sleet or snow, are in
dicated for the Middle Atlantic coast,
and high easterly winds, with rain, for
the Carolina coast this afternoon and
to-night."
No effects of the storm will be felt
in Savannah beyond the falling in
temperatures. The course of the dis
turbance will carry it north of this
port, and only the cold wave follow
ing in its wake will be felt here. In
case there should be any change in
direction that would endanger the ship
ping at this port the storm signals
will be promptly hoisted at the Savan
nah Weather Bureau.
THIRTY TWO PEOPLE
LEGALLY SEPARATED.
DiTorce Mills Ground Rapidly in tlie
Snoerlor Court.
The divorce mills were grinding
rapidly yesterday morning in the
Superior Court and when they closed
for the day thirty-two unhappy mar
ried people had been relieved of the
troubles they assumed with the mar
riage tie. All manner of causes were
brought forward for divorce. Deser
tion, habitual drunkeness, cruelty,
failure to provide support, and statu
tory all figured in the suits.
In only one case was the right to
remarry refused either party. That
was in the case of Florence A. Turner
against Frank B. Turner. The wife,
who was the libellant, charged that
her husband was an habitual drunkard
and that one occasion he came home
intoxicated, broke up the furniture,
and then attacked her, beating her and
biting her arm. For safety she fled
to her mother’s home, where she has
remained ever since. The jury grant
ed the divorce, but declined to allow
the woman to remarry.
The case of Ivy Cribbs against Ella
Cribbs, a case brought on somewhat
unusual grounds, was heard and a
first verdict secured. The wife has filed
a counter-suit for alimony, in which
she denies the charges made by her
husband and sets up that he chased
her from the house, ordering her never
to return again. She claimed she only
married him after he had repeatedlly
importuned her to do so.
Besides the cases given above the
following first verdicts were secured:
A. H. Anders against J. L. Anders;
Martha Burton against U. R. Burton;
Mary F. Adams against Jerry Adams;
Stella Kessler against David Kessler;
Katie Barthelemess against John B.
Barthelemess; Melby W. Meree against
Joseph Meree; Edward Campbell
against Mary Campbell; William W.
Chi tty against Ella M. Chitty; James
E. Moore against Luceretla Moore;
Isabella Hampton against Wade
Hampton.
Second verdict and decrees, with
both parties given the right to remar
ry. were given in the following cases:
Dora Zammert against William H.
Zammert; Anna Heard against Edward
Heard; and Mary S. Turner against
William Turner.
WANT MAJ. W*. S* ROCKWELL
FOR THE OGLETHORPES.
Has Been Tendered the Plaee and Is
Considering the Matter.
At a meeting of the Oglethorpe Light
Infantry last night, the special com
mittee, of which Col. J. H. Estill Is
chairman, appointed to select a cap
tain for the company, reported that
Maj. W. S. Rockwell, retired, had
been chosen. Maj. Rockwell addressed
the members of the company, but he
neither declined nor accepted the cap
taincy.
The committee asked for more time
in which to consider the matter and
to persuade Maj. Rockwell, if pos
sible. to accept the place. This was
granted and the matter will be tak
en up again at a subsequent meet
ing.
Col. Estill, In reporting as chairman
of the committee, was very compli
mentary to Maj. Rockwell. His re
marks were heartily cheered, showing
conclusively that the company hearti
ly approved the committee’s choice.
Maj. Rockwell In addressing the com
pany stated he would be very glad
to accept the position. He gave his
reasons for his hesitation, taking the
members of the company completely
into his confidence.
Every effort will be made to get
Maj. Rockwell to accept the captaincy.
A member of the company stated aft
er the meeting that It would be a good
thing, not only for the Oglethorpes, but
for the entire regiment. If Maj. Rock
well could be persuaded to take the
captaincy.
DISTURBING OF WORSHIP
SHOULD BE STOPPED.
Mayor Myers Never Henrd of St.
Stephen’s Church Trouble.
Mayor Myers said yesterday that
he had heard nothing of the complaints
from the pastor of the St. Stephen's
Church, colored, until he saw the card
In the Morning News.
He, of course, thinks that the Inter
ference with the services should not
be tolerated, but believes the matter
should have been reported to the po
lice. The Mayor said he knew nothing
about the trouble at all.
On numerous occasions the disorder
has been reported at police headquar
ters, and the superintendent of police
stated yesterday that he had detailed
men for duty at the church several
times. He had not been Informed that
there had been any trouble recently,
and no report was made to him of
Sunday’s disorder. He stated that ev
ery effort would be made to bring the
guilty parties to justice whenever the
matter was called to his attention.
CASES AGAINST^3REEN
SQUARE BOYS DISMISSED.
No on* appeared anxious to prose
cute the cases agslnst the nine young
white boys summoned for playing
shiny In Green Mquar* when they were
called In I’oli-e Court yesterday
morning, and Ibe boys were allowed
Io go free,
Mr. ffConnot stated that the hoys
he eortiplained of were tret ween the
agee of M and W year*, sod „,* ttu ,
assail twye ranging (tow l tv $ yasrs
who appealed la court.
Christmas }
There are many things In A„ r
stock that will make Buit ,i a
Christmas presents.
How about treating the house
hold to anew range?
The Othello,
The Magic, or
The Perfect
Will put hot water In the bath
room every day in the year—p!er tv
of It for all the family.
19 West Broughton Street,
y&AfyU
An endless variety of Sachet
Powders “Trefle” and Violet
Orris, Violet, Heliotrope, Car
nation, io to 25 cents an
ounce. An endless variety!
“Get It at Rmvlinski’s.”
Broughton and Drayton.
The
Toilet Things
You’ll need during the holidays
can’t be better gotten than at
our stores.
Choicest Extracts,
Fine Soaps.
Face Powders,
Manicuring Articles.
Bell and Georgia telephone
connections and quick messen
gers to respond.
Shuptrine’s,
Congress and Jefferson.
Bolton and Montgomery.
Firearms or Fists ?
Which had you rather your
boy to use when violent
argument becomes neces
sary?
Boxing Gloves
Encourage him to adopt
the fistic method, but in
this store you can get
either. This is merely an
argument to guide you in
selecting him a Christmas
present.
Edward Lovell's Sons,
113 West Broughton Street.
Lumbermen Supply and
Equipment Go.
The newest thing in dry kilns. |
Dries lumber in 24 hours.
Costs less than others. \
Vulcanite asphalt roofing.
Vulcanite Rubber Roofing.
ALLAN BOND SCO,
COAL
Anthracite in all sizes.
Jellico Soft Lamp.
Both Phones 507.
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IAVAMAH THKATBR.
*XE TO-MORROW Wn
Great Barlow Minstrels
pahadi; at noon.
Mnt. SSc and liOc. Nuhl tic, to
Hat. M it. and N'licht-— "Quincy
Ailimm Hnwyir. 1 ' HonU TlmrdV
LAP ROBES
FOR CHRISTMAS
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btyl** tor . , .
Automobiles and Vehicles
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