Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-21
j. II. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.

ME. Melton. He went to the door and inouired
what was wanted. The party replied Il have
: package Tor you Come and get it He
suTreaS ~ sne gate. and reached up to get the
pail taking effect ia the abdomen The Tarfv
Instantly dashed of and before any
que que rom the house could get to the unfor-
SGIs lnSn' was out of sight or hearing Mr.
.t Ite.eoh was carried to the house. and a physi-
leu summoned. On examination the doctor
pronounced the wound fatal A marty Of
1-av.ls lleh, including nephew of Mr.. Melton
prepared 10 give immediate pursuit Reoausa
oL an Old feud. which originated bv Mr. Melton
accusing Mr.. q. T. Jones of nameIess crime a
s 3S9L or SO ago, suspicion rested on the latter
a. a. the assassin. This was more firmly fixed in
the minds of the pursuers when thev had
tIacked the mule evidently ridden by the as
SToSsln Tl 20 the residence OF a cousin of Mr.
Jones From this place the perpetrator of the
deed travelled on horseback az tbev could see
py the imprint of the animals hoof which
teH tsd;, towares our city. They followed the
toIa trdi Without without difficulty to the Upa-
Ine ~ many impressions of hoofs In
the road They came direct to this CITY and
S"9re out q warrant for the arrest of Mr. o.
I. Jones, young man who is engaged in the
grocery business in the Northern Liberties
Inc warrant. which charges him with murder
was placed in the hands Of Bailiff Wood, who,
n y. company with BailiR McMichael. arrested
ar: Jones late yesterday afternoon. He is now
IN JAN, ana VIII no doubt be carried to Marion
county today We have not seen the prisoner,
the time Of arrest. Another fact is said to have
been brought to light, which strengthens the
oeIef OF friends Of the deceased that Jones is
the guilty man. IL is said he (Jones) hired a
sacGle horse from the stable of Messrs Allen
q RenfrO on Sunday, went into the country
and did not return until an early hour yester-
day morning When the party left Mr.. Melton
ne was supposed to be dying, and ere this
reaches the eye Of the reader he will no doubt
have crossed into the great bevOnd He was
seVenty-tve years of age and leaves number
nd Ha fC Al
relative or the accused"
Says the Albany helcs and Advertiser: 'sSun-
day morning Coroner Herbert Wilburn re-
csiVed notice that colored man by the name
OF Amos Hampton had died in the southern
portion or the county the night previous under
circumstances which demanded the holding of
an inquest The Coroner summoned a jury
and proceeded to where the body of the de-
ceased was diScovered-on the side of the road
between Mr.. KeatOn's Smut Eye place and Bill
HngSleaS S store. According to the evidence
acdueed bsfore the jury of inquest, it appears,
tnat the deceased went to BilingSlea's store
riding an OK, Saturday afternoon, and pro-
cured his rationS. He took drink of whisky
before leaving the store, but did not
appear to be under the influence of liquor
when last Sc n He was found near the road,
dead, next morning. His OK was tied to a tree
near where his body was discovered. The body
bore no marks of violence, and it is supposed
that the deceased was taken sick and stopped
on the way, hoping that he would be better
able to proceed after while, or that some
body would come along to render him assist
ance- No one came to his relief, however and
the supposition is that he died alone in the
woods he COroner's jury returned a verdict
IN accordance with the above facts.
Says the Coffee County Gazette: "Johnny
HILL or this county, was. but a short time ago
married under circumstances smacking strong
ly Of romance. and he should have been con
tent with his biushing BRIDE but SUCH SEEM
Ingy is not Johns nature. By ways better
known to himself, he succeeded in gaining the
affections of daughter of Mr. Josh Kirkland,
and last Sunday elOped with her They pass
ei through here in buggy, the girl crying.
and took ths train at WilacoOchee for Missis-
sippi, it is supposed. The friends of the de
serted wife and misguided girl have made up
a purse of $780, and propose with that sum to
hunt John up bring him back, and make him
answer for his crookedness