Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-05

rying out his threat TO kill him. \ warrant
/ was sworn out against Hamilton. but he made
/ good his escape.
/ The wife Of Humpbrevs who was convicted
{ ol the murder Of his child in Barlow county
/ 10 or y years ago. and who escaped from
I prison. ana was Fe-arrested few DAYS ago.
( Is now living three miles from Rome at the
DaSe OF Mount Alto. Mrs. Humphreys is said
Z 10 be worthy and deserving woman, and re-
spected by all who know her. She is living
! on farm with her son. l9 years of age. who
contributes largely to her support Mrs.
Humphreys has not heard Of the apprehen
sion of her husband. and has for wears sun
posed him 10 be- dead. not having heard from
him since has escape from prison and the gal
lows
In Rome, Tuesday. while "a number of
guests were chatting IN the office of the Sar-
geant hOuSe, stranger walked uD 10 the
counter and asked for his bill. He was told
the amount due. and as he drew out his
money his hands dropped TO his side his head
fell forward on the desk with a heavy thump
} then epringing straight up, he fell to the floor
I ~ a helpless heap. where he was picked up bv
Mr.. sergeant and assisted to a chair. He
( soon recovered sufficiently to walk out to the
train lie said he was not subject to such at
tacks and could not imagine what was the
cause Of this one. II frightened those present.
The Augusta Ne1Cs SAYS: "A stir in educa-
tlOnal circles Is expected by the test about to
Ice made of the legality Of the tax imposed bv
the Board of Education. The question. we
understand. viii soon come up in the courts
ON a bill filed by the Augusta factory and
others, Obiecting to the tax on grounds of
illegalitv. The case already eXcites interest.
although 10 r. known to only a few. and will
doubtless prove "a cGUse cele5re if persisted in.
Mr.. r. H. Miller. we believe, has been re
tanned as counsel for the obiectOrs. and Messrs.
John :. Davidson and Charles L. McCord
VIII defend the legal rights of the Board Of
Education"
\ ease involving a nice point of law, will
soon come up i'm the United states Court at
Atlanta. Doc Thatcher was witness sum
m0ncd from Cobb county, TO testify in the
United states Court. On the oath of Septem-
] ber. while on his way to court. he was met bv
Deputy sheriff Curtis, of Cobb county. and
j. NJ. McAfee. who arrested him on u state
warrant, and held him, over his protest. The
two men have been arrested, charged with
Ob7tructng witness on his way to the
I Iuited states Court. They were tried before
I Commissioner Boyd. who held them to answer.
/ The question TO be decided Is, how far the
/ subpoena protected Thatcher from arrest by
the state courts.
\ few nights since Mr. CRANKY jackson. who
runs "a small store ln the upper edge of OcO-
/ nee, had occasion TO put an insolent negro
I out of his house. The fellow went out and
I collecting crowd Of his friends. returned
/ that night with the sworn intention of muir
D dcriug Mr. Jackson, but he received mtima-
/ tI0u of their threats and left. The mob STAYED
I around his house some time, cursiug and
abusing Mrs jackson and her children, and
. informed that lady that they would return
again. The next night they were there
again. when their outrageous conduct was
repeated again. They sent Mr.. jackson word
I If he ever put foot in that settlement again
they would Kill him.
The building committee Of the Decatur or
phau $ Home, composed OF General Evans. G..
4. DOdd and W@P. Patillo. have received the
plans and bids for the contemplated new
/ building al the Home place in Dekalb coun-
ty. The plans are very acceptable IN every
+ way. 80 far as the external view and the Inte-
FLOR arrangements are concerned. but the bids
ran from $500 to over $1,000 while the pur
4 pose of the trustees was to eNpend only about
$4,000 upon the structure. The subscriptions
/ takeu for the purpose do not authorize the ap-
I preparation of Il greater sum. and they do not
propose 10 20 ln debt for any of the improve
ments needed. Hence, II Is probable that no
] Immediate steps VIII be taken to cause the
4 erection of the building. ln the meantime
efforts Will hc made t0 reduce the cost and TO
T make certain provision for the payment oft
same as soon as the work ls completed,
NIuc years ago "A Columbus colored boy had
his foot crushed by an accident. In a short
T time he was able To walk upon il. and until
about three months ago 10 did not trouble HIM
/ i'm the least. Then iL began to swell and give
him much pain. and Tuesday 1t had reached
enormous proportions. The foot at the ankle
was nearly aS large as q mans body. His
condition was very critical, and it was
thought that he could not live through the
/ day. Drs. Bullock. Battle and Crawford were
/ summoned, and the result of their cOnsulta-
T tlOn was that they must amputate the limb.
/ The patient was put under the influence of
] chlOroform and the operation was successfully
| performed. The limb was taken of lust be
7 low the knee, and II Is probable that the boy
+ Will recover. During the nine years since the
accident the boy had been able TO attend to
I his duties. and seemingly had entirely rccOV-
cred from the mishap.
Judge W. 4. smith. United States CommIs-
] Sloncr. AT Atlanta, some DAYS ago had man
Z named James Camp arrested in Pauldlng
Z county. The principal witness against Camp
] was "a man named John BlalOcR. On the trial
l it developed that forty men had cOnspired To
Z prevent Blalock from swearing, first by at
+ tempting 10 invalidate his testimony, and
a ffUt =
] against him and endeavOring to have the
[ sheriff of the county carry nm back. IL was
[ agreed that If he did not make concessions,
/ then some other plan would be adopted 10 get
{ him ont of the way. The sheriff Went up to
I the trial Of Camp few days ago. and. al
though Blalock was IN attendance on the
. Commissioners court and not discharged. he
] demanded custody of him. Commissioner
/ smith stated that as a compromise he would
I order Blalock TO jail until he was discharged,
/ hut the sheriff. whose name was Cooper. took
/ him and carried hm back to Paulding. \
Z warrant was issued for the arrest of the
/ sheriff. and Wednesday he waived a pre-
/ hmInary hearing and was bound over in the
I sum of $1,000 To answer charge Of lnterfer-
/ ing with a witness of the United states.
[ sheriff Cooper says he was not in the con-
I splracy.
Two Cobb county men have been arraigned
I in Atlanta charged with connection with the
/ recent shooting scrape. in which steve Travis
/ received a load Of buCkshOt in the back. Two
stories are told Of how the shooting occurred
=
/ states that he was at the house of Luke
/ Monroe, an old negro who resides near Ros-
/ well. and that at midnight on Tuesday night,
i abOu two weeks ago, party Of masked men
I visited the house and took him out and shot
/ him. The other story Is To the effect that
Z Travis was shot while attempting entrance
T into the house of respectable widow living
1 near the locality. Governor Mcdaniel
/ called the attention of the Solicitor
. General of the circuit 10 the shooting,
I and asked that thorough investig CATION
be made. in the meantime. the negro :
/ friends appealed 10 the authorities of the
( United states. An officer was sent to
the place, and after securing what evidence
. he could. arrested negro named John Lem
I Ons and a white man named Clay LASTLY.
/ They have given temporary bond for their
{ appearance in Atlanta on Saturday to stand
4 a final examination. lt is thought that Travis
{ Will die. and DE was informed day or two
4 ago that he must die, He then made dying
/ statement of the shooting, ~ which he said
I that he recognized several members CT the
: party who shot him. Their names were given
Z and the officers have gone out to make the
I arrests. The defense will demur and argue
/ the point Of jurisdiction.