Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-01
Athens banner: Judge McDonald h. ,,,,t

Athens Banner: Judge Mcdonald has i,,et
rStuIleo from an extended trip to Middle
Seorgla, where he has been with some of the
fa1S 1850 ne brought out from Kentucky
NV NV weeks ago Among others. he visited
Washington county and the celebrated farm
Wnere nVe bales or cotton were made IN ona
sfre las aast year The Judge brought home with
cotton growing on the same place This 1aas
tney are over eighteen inches in length and
contaln squares already. The yield Of the
T,jsS1 SIls lsnd has been marvellous and
LOT quite as nne crop as was made last wear
Ihls Is the sort OF cotton planting that paws -
Atlanta Post-AppeGl: "a criminal case was
disposed OF this week ia Roekdale SuperioT
Court which embraced novel feafT1res ~ ~ NJ
culiar interest to merchants and othsrS II T.
are IN the hablt or making cash purchases ~
COTTON and other plantation products The
DOC oaIe case was briefly this: Mr.. A. j.
flerce, Weitkncwn merchant of the town Of
CoDyers, purchased some cotton of one Crsi,-
ger farmer whom he had furnished with
su9plses 20 a!d him IN making crop Grain
ger, after delivering the cotton Demanded the
cash due him or the return Of fhe Cotton
flerce delayed making a settlement and
Ora niger had him indicted Now IL lie a fact
not generally known that persons who pur-
chase coIton, or other plantation products FOR
cash, and neglect to pay for them on demand
or return the articles are guilty of fraud and
emoezzlement under the Code, and are liable to
a term OF imprisonment of from one TO five
years. In this particular ase Pierce appeared
10 De technically guilty under the law but il
was so clearly shown that he had no criminal
Ih.ehs ana mat he was waiting until he ascer-
tanned the amount Of Grainger's indebted
ness 70 him, that the jury returned a verdict Of
acqulttaL There is no doubt however thar
many country merchants and others place
themselves frequently in situation which
would enable the farmers who deal with them
TO make out prosecutions for felony which
would result in conviction and ignominious
punishment"
Pickens county correspondence ElIijay
| Courier: Asa Patterson has been seen bY
| some OF his friends since he escaped JAIL and
ne gives the story, in substance, as follows:
Ihey broke from the cage by filing or cutting
the brads from the rivets that fastened two
/ iron bars az the corner of the cage; then by
the AID or Qualls, who was on the outside OF the
cage, they priced the bars with stick of wood
they found in the fire place, until a space
| about six by sixteen inches was produced, and
| through which, with much difficulty, they es-
/ capped from the cage. They then fell to work
on the rock wall of the jail, and worked at
| that till nearly day, when, finding they had
struck large rock they could not move, they
| knew their only chance for escape was by
| way OF the doors. They first attempted to do
this by stratagem. Asa Patterson called to
| Mr.. Hazlewood, who was spending the night
| with the SheriffS family, to come up
stairs quick, that Qualls, the iunatic,
| was DYING, at the Same time initiating
| one of QuallS fits as nearly as possible 1t is
| thought his intention was TO run out over
| Lakewood when he opened the door, as
Lakewood would not be expecting TO fiEd the
| Pattersons out Of the cage. No one went to
| look after Qualls. and, therefore. Patterson
| knew his only chance was to break down the
| doors. So each Of the prisoners armed him
self with a large rock that had been picked
from the wall. and struck the door simu tame
| Ously. break ng the lock bolt; they then like
| wise struck the second door, breaking it from
| the hinges. Patterson pushed Qualls out In
| front, so that if any shooting was done Qaalls
would receive the discharge. The PattersOns
| made their escape, but Qualls remained in the
| house. The report that there were ten OF
fifteen men was caused from the fright of the
/ family The noise was considerable, and the
/ Sheriff's wife, hearing three men running
| through the house and knocking over chairs
| etc and having heard Patterson say that the
| K. X. had come, she was confident that the
| house was foil of men. But no men were
seen about the Jail that night. and everything
goes to show that Patterson escaped by his
| own ShrewdnesS"