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THE BRUNSWICK NEWS.
VOLUME 1, Number 158.
NEW BRUNSWICK PAPER
TALKS OE ALBRECHT
WIFE UK BEEN
SERIOUSLY ILL
SAiD THAT THE MAN LEFT HIS
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HOME ON ACCOUNT OF BUS
INESS TROUBLES —HEADED FOR
JACKSONVILLE.
TOLD HIS LITTLE SON TO PUT
IN HIS COAT AND THEY LEFT
HOME—FATHER WAS IN SEARCH
OF WORK IN THE SOUTH.
Since Uk> finning of Richard Al
brecht atid his little son, ot New
Brunswick, N. .).. drowned near Ev
eii-tt City, the people of Brunswick
have been anxious to near some ot
the particulars ol his leaving home.
The following, from the New Bruns
wick Home News, ot March 24, with a
lull account of the entire affair, will
be Interesting to our readers.
in a littie creek near the small town
in Everett, away down in Georgia,
Richard Albrecht, atnl his little son,
Joseph, aged k, went down to death
one day lasi week, just when, no one
knows.
No one saw' them die, and much
n.ystei;. clouds the manner of their
taking oir. Albrechts business trou
t ic.s, coupled with his sudden disap
pearance from licme, give plausibility
t i me tut or; ot suicide, but on the
other hand the despatches from
Brunswick, the nearest big town to
Everett, say' that Joseph’s neck was
broken aim that he was otherwise
bruised. Moreover, the despatches
which ’the Home News Lave received
indicate that the death of the father
and son may nave been accidental
alter all. Certainly it Albrecht in
tended Id commit suicide it was
strange that he should go so far away
from home to do it. Then, too, it is
now known for certain that lie in
tended to return to New Brunswick
after lie was tired of wandering.
Albrecht’a Leave-Taking.
It was just two weeks ago today
lbat Albrecht had a talk with his
•wife about his business affairs at the
Windsor hotel. Things had not been
going well for a long time. Small
ci editors were pressing him. He was
in debt to his landlord. George i.ani
mertz, but not for very much. He had
been to.l'hteraon to have an interview
with Mr 1 .arnmertx, to whom he paid
§ku a month for rent 01 the Windsor
hotel property, and on his return was
very much dejected.
He said in a rambling sort of way
to tils wife that he uumght of going
elsewhere and starting up anew as a
bartender. she did not discourage
him, ioT siie thought the load they
were Doth carrying at the ..urmsor no
te! was too niuen, anyway. and
On the afternoon of Marcn 10, with
out saying much to his wife, Albrecht
left the hotel. He called his little son
to put on his coat and the youngster
answered, not knowing where he was
going, but the father and son were
wonderfully fond of each other, and
the boy fespoded with alacrity.
To some Albrecht said he was go
ing to New York to pay a visit: to
others that he was giing to Newark.
He really Intended to put people off
the track it seems, for when tie met
Peter Wyckoff, the letter carrier at
the depot that Monday afternoon and
about 3 o’clock, he told him he was
going Trenton. Subsequent events
indicate that tie did go m that direc
tion, for on March K he had arrived
at Baltimire, aim stopped at a res
taurant kept by Albert ftroth, of No.
1132 Block street. There he sat down
and wrote a tender, affectionate letter
to his wife, saying that he was going
to Jacksinville; thal he and Joe were
well; that he hoped to find a good
position in the south, and asking that
she write to him in care of the gen
eial delivery at Jacksinville. That
was the last am, only letter that Mrs.
Albrecht had from her husband.
For several days the Home News
told of the hotel mans mysterious
disappearance. Mrs. Albrecht was
suie he had gone to Jacksonville, but
said litte about it. Another p ergon
who was sure of it was Albrecht’s in
timate friend, Eugene Mareile, an in
surance agent, who has lived at the
Windsor for some time. Sir. Mareile
had often spoken to M Albrecht of
and Alorecht often spoke of wanting
to see the south.
The wife's spirits were kept up
during ail these days of mystery by
the hope that her husband would find
a good position, but on Saturday bad
news came. It was a telegram from
Coroner Jneuings, fioiu Everett City.
Ga, saying that a man bad been found
Irowned in a small river near there,
vnd from cards and a bank book, be
was evientlv Richard Albrecht. Peo
ple down there did not then know
that a boy was in the water.
Soon after the telegram came from
the coroner the Home News received
i long despatch from J. Id. Rooney, the
station agent at Everett, giving the
facts concerning the finding of the
Jacksonville of which he knew much,
body.
Mrs. Albrecht also received a long
telegram from .1. I>. Rooney, telling
substantially the same facts as the
Home News despatch. Mr. Rooney
kindly offered his services.
No Evidence of Suicide.
All this news said notning about
the boy, but yesterday other despatch
es came to the Home News and also
to Mrs. Albrecht, telling that Jo
seph's body had boen found in (he
creek, a few feet 'distant from his
father's. The theory was at once ad
vanced that the father and son had
been walking over the trestle, ami
that the hoy fell through into the wa
ter, and the father, in trying to save
him, lost his own life. The father
could not swim. The bodies, however,
were not beneath ttie trestle, but
twenty-five feet away, a circumstance
difficult to harmonize with the acci
dent. theory.
Louis J. Leavv, a newspaper cor
respondent at lirunswick, Oa., tele
graphed us that the peisons who had
talked with Albrochr said that lie
seemed to be nervous and worried. Mr.
Heavy added the information that Al
brecht's Tiody had been in the water
about four or five days, and there was
no apparent cause for death save
drowning. On Albrecht’s person wore
found his gold watch and s.'!(!. tr> in
money.
Friends of the stricken wife gal ti
red around her on Saturday evening
to offer what consolation tbev could.
She kept inquiring about her hoy, and
they told her for a long time that tie
was doubtless safe, an., they had no
reason to believe otherwise, for it was
not until Sunday afternoon that a tel
egram came, saying tnal little Joseph
was dead. too. Even then no one
wanted to tel! her the aw'"' —vs, and
when it was finally broken to tier she
went into hysterics. Ills. Williamson
ami Smito administered to her. She
is still in a prostrate conditon, but
able to sit up.
No arrangements have oeen made
for the funeral, nor can there be until
Mrs. Albrecht is able to pull herself
together. Mrs. Albrecht has one lit
tle girl left to her. She met her hus
band in Baltimore, where he was a
bartender, and they were married
here by Rev. John Dewaid. Her
maiden name as Banff.. The deceas
ed husband as 34 years old in De
cember last, and Joseph would have
been k last Friday: he probably died
th'- and: y before.
Albiecht was a genial, large-hearted
fellow, and had many friends. They
noticed that he had not been in his
usual spirits .or a long time, but bus
iness troubles were no doubt respon
sible for this, but although it seemed
when the news nrst came that lie
might have committed suicide, all the
developments, so far, are fat from
proving this. There is no doubt that
while he as in Savannah he had
made up his mind to return to New
Brunswick, for why else would ne
have bought a ticket from there for
Brunswick, Ga? 0
Albrecht was a member of the
Catholic Benevolent Legion and the
Turn Vcreln. He was insured tor
about *l3O in the Prudential and his
boy for a small amount in the Met
ropolitan. He was also a member of
the Equitable Benefit association or
Camden, and i..e Liquor Dealers’ as
sociation.
ROOMS TO KENT—Furnished or
unfurnished, apply to Mrs. M. Tison.
Smith, No. 210 Reynolds street.
FOR RENT—Two-storv dwelling
house, corner B and G streets. Apply
to iilJ Giant street.
BRUNSWICK, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 1, 1902.
BANKER IS FACED
B! PRISON CELL
LEE B. JONES, PROMINENT MAN
FOUND GUILTY OF IMPROP
ERLY USING MONEY.
Convicted by Dooly oounty Superior
Court, Fine of SI,OOO Is Imposed
and in Default Year's Sentence.
Macon, Ga., March 31. —Lee B.
Jones, well known in Atlanta and Ma
con, has been found guilty in the su
perior court of Dooly county of im
properly using $45,000 of the money
of the Naval Stores and Lumbermen’s
bank of Cordele while he was presi
dent of that institution.
The jury was engaged several days
last week hearing evidence and argu
ment and in rendering their verdict of
guilty recommended Jones to the
mercy ot the court. The jury delib
erated on the verdict four hours.
The recommendation of the jury
made the offense a misdemeanor in
stead of a felony. Judge Evans, who
presided, imposed a fine of SI,OOO and
costs. In default of payment a sent
ence of twelve months on the chain
gang.
It is not known whether Jones will
appeal for anew trial or pay the fine.
It is believed that he can pay the
fine.
Several lawyers were engaged in the
case and it was fought very hard by
both slues. Jones has always main
tained that ue was not guilty of in
ternational wrongdoing.
TANK FIGHI IS COOLING OFF.
Wilkes Dispensary Issue is Less
Caloric.
Washington, Ga.. March 31. —The
dispensary question has considerably
cooled off during the past week.
It has been given out by the dis
pensaiy adherents that there will be
no opposition hi the primary to the
anti-dispensary candidates for the leg
isiature. This, it is understood, will be,
done to avoid an issue being sprung.
It is conceded by both sides that tne
antis will carry the county and it
could therefore be useless to put out
opposition candidates.
The dispense!/ 'people, however, it
is claimed, will make their fight be
fore tliat. body with the contention
that there was no issue made in the
eampfi-gn. consequently the election of
representatives will not mean that the
count;, as a whole is opposed to the
dispensai v.
The 'tank" peop.e also claim that
in caucusing and nominating candi
dates for the legislature, tne antis
place themselves in an awkward po
sition and that the said candidates
should not he permitted to run as
demon ats in the coming primary.
However, the candidates 1 -= been an
nounced subnet to the white primary.
FOOLED CAPiAI N ANDERSON.
And Now Three Negroes Are in the
City Jail.
There was considerable excitement
at the wharf at the steamer Hessie
at an early hour ibis morning, and
for a while many people who hap
pened to he up thought the little
steamer was going to the bottom.
One of the steam valves were left
open on the boat when the crew left
her yt‘Hterdavi afternoon. The watch
man on the what f passed by the
steamer and heard steam escaping
and thought the steamer was filling
with water and sinking. He notine,,
captain Anderson, who hastened to
the scene and found that everything
was alright. Aboard the boat, how
ever, was found three strange negroes
asleep—Jonn Noble, Shed Ross and
York Hazard —and they wore all
placed in jail.
Captain Anderson took Die matter
in a different light, and thought it
was a scheme to paly an April fool
joke on him.
MEATS TAKE A BIG JUMP.
Prices Advanced Four and Five Cents
Per t ound.
Fresh meats took a lug jump yes
terday in Brunswick, as well as in
every other city in the country, and
prices were advanced considerable.
Western meats have oeen selling for
from in to 2D cents per pound, but
it wil now cost you from 15 to 25, and
there is no sign of a fall at present.
Everything in the butcher's line has
been going up lately, i.ui it was not
thought that the prices would take
such a big jump.
SHIPS COLLIDE!
ONE GOES DOWN
THE HOLYROOD AND EERNARD
HALL RUN INTO EACH OTH
ER DURING A FOG.
*
The British Steamer Was Cut Nearly
in Two—Crew Made Their Es
cape—Norwegian Ship Sinks.
London. March 31.—The British
steamer 1101/roou. Captain Benton,
tor London, has sunk after colliding
March 27 with the Leyland line
steamer Bernard Hall. Captain Gas
sentine, from Liverpool, March 2(i, foi
Barbados, Triniuad and Galveston,
Tex. The crew of tne Holyrood, num
bering twenty-eight men. boarded the
Bernard Hall, which has arrived al
Queenstown, with her bow stove in.
The collision occurred at S o'clock
in the evening, in a dense fog, at a
point. 175 miles west of Fast net. Both
vessels were going slowly at the time.
Captain Renton and Captain Cassen
tine were on the bridges of their re
spective steamers, and a careful look
out was being kept. The approaching
vessels were not discovered until it
was too late. The Bernard Hall struck
the Holyrood amidships on the poit
side and lipped a hole in the latter
steamer, which extended into her en
gine rooms. Goats were quickly low
ered from both vessels. The crew of
Holyrood scrambled out of their
steamer, which sank twenty minutes
after being struck.
The Holyrood was owned by flic
Holyrood Steamship company, limil
ed. Glasgow She was ol 1,725 tons
net register.
Romsdal Sinks the Edna Earl.
Philadelphia. March ML- With Hie
greater part of her crew of eleven
men asleep in their hunks below deck,
the little fishing schooner Edna Earl,
bound for s, j a. was run into and sunk
in Dc'mweke bay. off needy island.
Delaware, late last night, and three
of her crew were drowned. Tne
drowned men are: \V,...am Smith.
Dennis Ford, fatner in law of Smith,
both of Philadelphia; Patrick Nolan,
of Baltimore.
The vessel that sunk the fisherman
was tlie Norwegian steamship Boms
dal, from New 101 k for Philadelphia
in liauast,. which rescued i„e surviv
ing members of the crew and brough
them to this city.
To whom the responsibility of the
collision is chargeable has not been
determined. Both Captain Hirseli, of
the Komsdal. and Captain Koie. of the
schooner, say that a., the lights were
burning and that they wore complete
ly wimin maritime regulations. I’he
sleeping fishermen were awakened by
the crash and rushed up the narrow
companion way. All but tnree of them
managed to get on deck. Nolan, Smith
and Ford being caught by the rush of
water, ami drowned inside the ves
sel.
The blow struck try the Romsdal
was so severe that the little schooner
was almost cut, in half, and she sunk
in less than five minutes. The sur
viving members took to the rigging
and in half an hour were taken off in
a small boat s<mt to the rescue by
Captain Hirsch, who immediately
anchored his vessel after the collision.
It took nearly half an hour for the
ltomsdal's crew to loeate the sailors
in the darkness. The Komsdal, be
yond the bending of a few plates, was
uninjured. The fishing sehooner was
owned by Michael p. Hewlett, of
Philadelphia. Tne vessel was of 42
tons register, was built in . *>S2 and
was valued at sB,ooo.
RUFFIND WILL SURRENDER.
Filipino Leader Has Spent Fortune in
Inciting Rebellion.
Manila. March 31. —Rnfind, who
spent. $30,000 ill his efforts to ineite
rebellion in the province of Misamis.
island ot Mindanao, now declares he
is tired ot rebellion and nas offered to
surrender with seventy-five rifles to
the native constabulary. General
Chaffee will leave Manila April 10 on
a tour of inspection to the island of
Samar. He will visit every port in
the island and will witness the sur
render there April 15 of tne instil gent
general. Guevarra. After this sur
render tne American garrisons in Sa
mar Wi.i be largely reduced.
During the last . .iree days there
have been ten new eases of cholera
here and four deaths fiom the dis
ease.
FORTY IMMIGRANTS
ARRIVED YESTERDAY
SNAP SHOTS AT LOCAL NEWS.
Interesting Items Gathered for Our
Hasty Readers.
There is one more attraction booked
to appear at the opera house this sea
son.
Much interest is being taken in the
entertainment to he given at the
opera house next Monday night for
the benefit of the horary.
Sheriff Berrie and Cnref of Police
Burney will both have their sales to
day. Quite a lot of property is to he
disposed of.
The democratic executive commit
tee, of Glynn county, will meet shortly
I and name the date for the county pri
mary.
The franchise granted C. J. O’Far
rel the right to stretch wires and lay
noils over the city will lx* published
tomorrow. As soon as tire ordinance
ts r"ad tne last time ami adopted Mr.
O’Farrell will begin work.
At the meeting of council Thursday
the ordinance granting a street ear
franchise to Hobart C. hash and L. B.
Treadwell, of New York, will be put
on its nist reading.
Al! postoffice boxes will he due to
day and Postmaster Brown urges the
subscribers t<> pay their rent prompt
ly. There are a number of citizens
now anxious to secure boxes, and if
the rent is not paid within a few days
the owner will have to give it up.
“Peek's Bad Boy” was the attrac
tion at the opera house last night and
was witnessed by a good-sized audi
ence. The show was not as good as
was expected, still all the children
present seemed to greatly enjoy it
Some of the specialties were well en
joyed.
BEAUTIFYING THE GROCNDS.
School Children Are Taking Great In
terest in the Work.
The grounds in front of me brick
school building have been laid off very
artistically in shell walks and flowei
beds, and present quite an attractive
appearance.
The plans selected for me yard were
drawn by Stella Torres and Walter
Snell, whose papers were selected
from a number submitted by the chil
dren in both schools, as being tin
most economically artistic.
Shell walks are laid from the gates
to the doorways and run l ransversely
from I'ne rorrn*i s of the building to
the gates.
The in-ils have been pttr.mliv sodded
with grass, leaving a margin lor vio
let borders, ('annas and evergreen
shrubs will In' planted along the front
ol the building and an evergree hedge
hear the fence.
The children ol the two schools
will have charge of the grounds and
will no doubt exert themselves great
ly to beautify them and keep them
hi order. The expenses incurred in
the work of adorning ..re grounds has
be n borne entirely by Mr. A. V.
Wood, whose idea it is to make the
iilan* attractive where so many chib
Iren spend two-thirds of tneir young
days.
Mr. Viod has certainly proven him
self a friend to education in this city.
Interesting .umself peisonally in an
that conduces to the advancement
and enjoyment of me pursuit of
knowledge. Tlie interest which the
children and teachers will doubtless
take in the yards will prove more
than anything else, how much his
work and interest is appreciated.
THROUGH ARGUING THE CASE.
Auditor Meader Will Render His Re
port Before April 10.
The ease of E. W. Putnam, et al.,
vs. Mrs. Owen Johnson, which has
been in tne courts for some time, has
been completed as far . '* will go
before the auditor, am, ur. soon as bo
lender* his report, the case will rest
with 'he superior court.
The ease was argued several days
last week and all tne testimony was
gone over. The report of Auditor
Meader will be filed by April HI.
This ease Is well known to the
readers of The News. K. W. Putnam,
son ol the .ate A. T. Putnam, anti oth
ers, are suing Mrs. Owen Johnson,
formerly Mrs. A. T. Putnam, for a part
of the estate.
The case has attracted much atten
tion and the final result will he
watched with interest.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
COMING HERE 10
00 FARM WORK
THEY ARE RUSSIAN GERMANS
AND CAME HERE FROM THE
NEIGHBORHOOD OF oARATOV,
IN SARATOV PROVINCE.
THEY WERE AN INTERESTING
ERABLE ATTENTION HERE MEN
ERABLE A.iEN .ON MEN
WORE LONG CLOAKS.
There arrived in Brunswick yester
day forty Russian immigrants who will
he employed oh a farm a few miles
from the city.
The following, taken from tne Bos
ton Herald, o. March Mi, will lie in
teresting to our readers, as it de
scribes the people who will reside
here in future:
In the Russian list were about 7n
German colonists from Russia. This
! s the first time any number of these
people have entered tois country by
he port of Boston for some time.
They were an interesting lot and at
jtracted considerable attention. All are
‘armors. Their clothes were striking
ly strange looking, the most notable
Bring being the long cloak the men
wore instead of a coat. Some of the
immigrants of this class that have
come on previous yea;s wore cloaks
of sheepskin, but these were of heavy
cloth —a sign of increased prosperity.
There are two settlements of these
people in this country, one at Fresno,
Cal., and tire other in New York state
on the Hudson.
All were going to Brunswick, Ga.,
and as, a rule, did not have much
money but were comfortably dressed.
Thirty of them were detained when
they came before the inspectors, as
they were all going to one man. Ir
everything is found to be all right on
investigation, they will probably In*
allowed to land. As they are ail fann
ers their chances are very good, as
farmers areregarded as a very desir
able class of immigrants for this coun
try to receive. There were a number
of children—all strong and healthy
looking—and one family consisted of
It) members.
The parly came from the neighbor
hood ol Saratov in the province of the
•'amt name. Tne province has a popu
lation of about 2,0110.000 and tlie city,
123.000. It is located in tlx* Volga re
gion. These people are the descend
ants of Germans who were invited to
colonize in Russia by the Empress
Cat..erine’. It was thought they would
have a good effect, on the other Rus
sians. Travelers who have been in
that part of Russia say the towns
they inhabit are notably clean an., the
peoplP healthy and prosperous. They
have ail along retained their own
language and customs but iiave be
come even more phlegmatic and slow
going than the general run of Ger
mans in Germany. They seem to be a
dttle darker in complexion and more
dull in appearance, and still cling to
agricultural pursuits as a means or
livlihood. In Russia they live amic
ably together, out do not mix with the
Russians. The Germans have always
regarded tuehrselves as a little bet
ter n tne Russians, and so there
lias never been any love lost between
them.
Nothing Can Take Its Place.
1 on can't assure yourself any more
than your house can insure itself.
The man who prefers to “save” the
money which life assurance costs, for
gets tnat while he is saving his wife
ami family are running the risk of his
death. Assure your life, and your
family will immediately attain a po
sition which otherwise you could only
give them after years of labor and
suviriy. Many good companies hut
only one best—The Equitable.
Justice Conolly's Court,
Justice Conolly convened his court
in regular monthly session yestesday
morning and disposed of a number
ot cases. The session will probably
last the entire week.