The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-02
CRIMESAND CASUALTIES
THE TRIAL or cox ron THE KILLING
or ALsrON.
Great Excitement over the Case In At
lanta-RepOrt that Juror FAv0rs
COx's AcguIttaI.

ATLANTA, Ga, May IA great crowd was
present at the trial Of Cox to@day. The pri-
soner was entirely surrounded by counsel and
seemed to regard the trial with indifference. A
sensation was created by a report freely cir
culated that one OF the jurors had expressed en-
opinion favorable to Cox's acauittal The
prosecution was conducted with great spirit.
Nearly al the twelve lawyers On that side are
volunteers. Cartel. leading counsel for the
defense. is the most successful criminal lawyer
In the State. Half dozen witnesses were ex
amined for the State. All testified TO the fact
that Cox pursued Aston and made the dfffieul-
ty inevitable. The defense will attempt to prove
Senator dordon is hsre az q witness. Gov.
Oglduitt will also be m important witness.
The bulk Of syidengs is still to come. There
day. and every step OF the trial was contested.
a MORTAL FIGHT OVER BEEvKs.
ATLANTA. May 1--Anothsr deadly affFay took
place here In the slaughter house. between two
they met to-nigi1t to XII beeyss. YES when sparks
snsss5 5 r., Tys lsss Fsss saJ T asys.
Sparks rushed upon him. and shot bin through
the The liver; :, Sparks died II few hours. There
| having at once given himself up.
| RUN AWAY FROM HER HUSBAND AND FIVE chill
DHEN.
PANoIA, May. LA sensation was created here
n
married lady. from Robertson county. with q
man named Moore. alias Rhodes, q iaborer on
TIE farm m & pi her husband. ra leaving her husband
DETERMINED TO SUICIDE.
.HIILsBoR0. May 1.-Constable B, P. Wood
ridge yesterday Rot. from drug store twenty
five cents worth Of strvchnine, ostensbIy To
70 II from him. "a ths he ser kesps 81 s
them Of with six shooter, swallowed the
poison and died In horrible convulsons.
CRACKED HIS SKULL.
OTTAWA. Ills, May 1.-Patriek Collins, In f1t
dow. forty feet. to the ground. at Whites Hotel.
His skull was fractured and he died.
BOGUS COMMISSION MERCHANT.
,CrNcrNEATI. May 1-oficer J. J. Soar, from
mission man. and Charles Wade. his book
keeper. ON charges preferred BY j. Kro SO b
Co. OF Cleveland. The officer left for Cleve-
land with his prisoners tonight.
SHOT BIZ WOMAN.
CHICAGO May 1.-The lfveliest sensation that
has been created In th city since the ATTEMPT
on the Ifs Of Edwin Booth. last week occurred
hs evening IN the shooting Of Mr Thee
and md shoe house 81 I. b. Weber u %, by Mrs.
Adelaide Roberts; She 4. IN. IListoi 81 ball through
dead. She alleges that he sedueed her good
many years ago, and has lately cut IN her
allowance. Mr.. Weber is maj man o. wealth and ~
Europe for several years. and since, his return
has been prosecuting suits against the defunet
Greenbaum Bank,
| REsPTTEDI
HIIsBoRo. n. G.. May 1-Henry Alphonzo
Davis, Lewis Carlton and Robt Boswell, col
! ored, and Henry F. Andrews, white, we're TO be-
nanRed tomorrow. In pursuance Of sentence
Of court, but late last evening an order res piing
! them until the sixteenth instant was received
by the sheriff. Boswell was found guilty OF the
murder OF his wi e and two children tn August.
1877, and the other three criminals Of attemrted
rape and different burglarfes at Chapel Hin.
the. seat OF the North Carolina University, Th6T
will hang ON the sixteenth instant aura