Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-22


stopped By some Of the Overseers. but after
the men quit work that evening the quarrel
was renewed and hard fight ensued. Dur
ing the fight Collins struck Thomas on the
head with large stick. The blow crushed
the skull. and Thorn dropped to the ground,
while Collins skipped out. a few days after
receiving the blow Thomas died and his death
was attributed to the blow.
Amerscus Recorder: Some time ago Mr.. Joe
Mlze took negro ont Of jail by paving his
fine and put him on his farm. about a mile
from TINS city, 10 work 1t out The negro
soon ran away and began working for neigh
Dor, MRS. Hawkins. MiZe sent the negro
word that If he did not pay the balance of his
nne stlll due he would have him locked up.
saturday morning viii Mize and young Hav-
klns started out for a hunt. A s they were 90
ing by the negrO's cabin Hawkins said he
would stop aud tell the negro to get out as
they had ordered him on before He found
the negro inside, who, as soon as he saw who
his visitor was, raised his pistol and snapped
10 at Hawkins. He then saw MIZe and
snapped the pistol at him. As he raised the
pistol MlZe Tired his gun at him, the load en-
tering the negrO's lett arm. The negro then
started to rum but turned when he had got a
short distance, and fred at Mize, the pistol
this time going of, Mize again fred at him
ana the negro then ran away. 1t was found
that the negro was seriously hurt. II is sup
posed the negro thought that MiZe and HaW-
klns had come to take him back to jail when
he fired on them.
Marietta journal: Last Saturday Mr.. +.
Schilllng sent negro boy TO his residence
with note to his wife for $4S. The money
IWas placed IN paper sack-$iS in silver and
8 10 in paper money. The negro boy placed
tine sack Ia his pocket and the silver split a
hole in the sack and worked out into the ne
grO's pocket. Thinking the silver was all the
bag contained. he threw away the bag with
the so IN it. When the negro arrived at the
store minus part of the money, he was sent
back 10 look for the sack, and was fortunate
enough To find II with the money intact.
About this time "kinnebrew," a half -witted
negro, came along and snatched the money
from the negro boy and ran out Cherokee
street. Marshal W p. Stephens was informed
Of the highway robbery and started in mr.
suit In buggy. Overtaking kinnebreW. he
searched him and found the money IN his vest
pocket. lie turned knnebrew over to the
sheriff and the money over to Mr.. Schlling.
kinnebrew was placed in jail, but later Mr..
Schllhng, on consulting with Justice Of the
Peace, was advised to turn him loose. Kin
hebrews craziness may destroy his response
bility to the law, but one thing is certain, he
Is too dangerous negro to run at large.
ElbertOn Nel0 South: There is a large
amount Of lands now offered for sale in this
county for the hrst time since the war. These
lands consist mainly OF large plantations, con-
tanning from 500 to 5000 and 1000 acres each,
and are owned by men who were large
planters before the war, or their descendants
These lands have mainly been cultivated by
cOlOred tenants since that time, and although
most Of them are the finest lands in the
county, they have not been made profitable
to their owners on account Of not being well
managed. We have thousands of acres that
can. with but little fertilizing, be made to
produce n bale Of cotton per acre, which can
be bought at S and $40 per acre. This state
Of affairs cannot last much longer, for when
people from other sections are made familiar
with the great inducements offered here for
Investment in lands, they will not be slow to
take advantage Of it. Even now we see men
almost daily from other sections hunting
homes amongst us, and SO far as we have
heard, there Is not one who has examined the
lands for sale IN this county who was not
pleased with the land and satisfied with hp
price. These large plantations should have
been cut up INTO convenient tracts and sold
out to industrious and progressive farmers
long ago, and it would have been much more
profitable to the owners and better for the
country.
An Atlanta special reviews the Broad will
case as follows: The proceedings against John
l.. tOuley IN the Broad viii case have deVel-
Oped the singular story Of the dissipation of a
fortune. u ears ago there came to Atlanta
typical Englshman nag ed John Broad, who
established a low grOggery on what became
IN later years one OF the principal corners of
the city. 1t was suspected that the place was
arendezvOus for thieves, and that Broad was
not particular as to the ownership o. paWns
received. This suspicion was strengthened a
year before BrOad's death. When he was
preparing for a visit to England he put over
200 watches in the safe Of "A friend TO be kept
until ms return. 1t was claimed that Broad
made Will in favor of Frederick
Cumming, a relative, but after his death
the will was missing. Cumming adver-
tiscd offering reward for the missing dOcu-
ment, and IN couple Of weeks he claimed to
have reganed possession Of il. The VIII was
contested on the ground that it was not gen.
ulne. The contestants employed John l..
COnley. a well known Republ can politician
and son of Postmaster COuley, who was so
disgracefu ly dismissed from TIE Atlanta Post
Office a few months ago. On the first pro-
ceedlngs the VIII was Knocked out, and Con-
ley succeeded in securing the administrators
ship Of the estate, valued at $50 900. Although
the will has since been sustained, COnlev has
the PlUEpn he Obfg1unh Og
property, and now 10 is doubtful if either
Cumming or any Of the other relatives VIII
ever get their dues. Being ordered by court
to strengthen his bonds, C0nley was unable to
do so. MIR. +. McC andless was appointed
to succeed him, but COnley refused to
recognize McCandless, and The latter ap-
piled Tor a receiver to take charge
Of the assets pending settlement of
the question of administratOrship. Judge
Hammond appointed Mr.. Jack j. Spal-
ding as temporary receiver ordering COnley
% turn the estate over, and eniOining him
from further exercising control over or in
terferIng with the same. When Mr.. Spald-
ing dem snded the assets COnley turned over
to him about $1,000 IN notes only, and said he
did not have other assets in hand. Judge
Hammond issued an attachment against
& nley and his partner, W. l.. Shumate, to
show cause why they should not be punished
for contempt of court. Ii was charged that
COnley had received a large sum OF money,
nearly $50, ,0O0 and had deposited some in the
Atlanta National Bank IN the name, and to
the credit, of the firm OF COnley & Shumate.
In his sworn answer, Mr.. COnley admitted
/ that he was owing the estate some $12, 800. He
refused to answer as TO where that money
/ now is, but claimed that as he had given
/ bond as administrator he was only a
! debtor to the estate. In the absence of
any proof on the part OF the complainants
that At the time of issuing the order TO
turn over the assets IL was within his ability
to do so, the attachment against him was dis
missed. During the progress of the case Mr..
COuley was required to produce his bank
book and checks but when the hearing was
resumed he produced only his bank pass
book. When asked to produce his checks he
stated that he could not do so because they
had been destroyed, Mr.. Conlcy said that he
could not tell where the money was. 1t had
gone ont of his possession, and he diunOt have
1t when ordered TO pay it over TO Mr.. Spald-
ing tOnl6y could not state where the money
had gone because it would criminate HIM.
He declared, however. that not dollar of il
had gone TO make up the deficit due to the
United states Government, from his father
the eN-POstmaster nor TO pay any
part of shortage of Mr.. Joe Nall, the Assist
ami Post nm tor faF