Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-30
A MAC0NITE'S MORPHINE.
TIRED OF PERJURY HE SEEKS
To END HIS LIFE.

A Last Letter FILLED with love Of hla
MOther-A Negro school Teacher
Charged with Attempting Outrage
Black Republicans OF BIbb RoundIy
nenOunce the Selflshness OF the Broth
ers in White.
MACON, GA, Sept. s9.-Horaee ID.
Christopher, well-known young men Of
this city, attempted to commit suicide
sunday afternoon in his room 1T the Ma
uonal Hotel. At > O'clock in the after
noon some children heard groans proceed
ing out of Christopher's room, but thought
him talking in his sleep. At 8 O'Clock
Wiley Jones, the proprietor of the hotel,
also heard the groans, and thinking some
thing wrong tried to enter the room. but
found the door locked. A window opening
on the sue porch was forced open and en-
trance thus made. He found Christophar
dressed, stretched across the bed sense
less and apparently suffering great
". DR.. stevens was summoned, who
decided that Christopher had
taken morphine. DR.. Stevens mada four
hyperdermic injections to counteract the
poison, but without success. DIR. Black
shear also came, and shocked the body
with galvanic battery and obtained no
topher would die. At O'Clock last night
Proprietor Jones summoned Drs. Moore
and Mettauer, who applied a stomach
pump, and brought forth large quantity
OF morphine and other matter, giving
Christopher relief. He shortly afterwards
opened his eyes and recovered his senses.
lie fingered throughout the night, and by
careful watching and nursing is better
to-day, and may recover. Satur-
day night negro woman
purchased 10 cents worth of morphine at
Ingalls, drug store, which it is thought,
was for Christopher. Monday, Sept. 81,
Christopher was found in j. II. Hicks
barroom unconscious, with his head
resting on n billiard table. He was
aroused, and said that he had been feel
ing badly, having taken too much laud-
anum. This is considered only another
attempt TO commit suicide. Among his
effects found to-day was two letters, one
addressed to a young lady at Nashville,
which was considered sacred and was
unopened. The second letter was dated
Sept. 81, the same day he was found in
Hicks barroom. 1t was addressed to j.
X. Hicks and W. r. Philips, and read:
DEAR FRIENDS: Please sell the piano. il you
possibly can, and send mamma the money. 4
could not stand to see her come 30 want. l
have suffered a thousand deaths this week /
would have been so glad TO have seen my dear
TO her brother and sister. Telegraph her OF
my death. Please try TO sell the piano. She
is among strangers without dollar.
Yours truly, IL. ID. CHRISTOPHER.
Financial embarrassments was the di-
rect cause of ChristOpher's attempted
suicide, although he had been suffering
sometime from terrible disease. His
mother lives at Nashville, Tenn. She
formerly resided in Macon, where her
husband did business, but died a few
years ago, since which time the family
has been in very Strengthened circum-
stances financially.
ATTEMPTED RAPE.
Last night a negro school teacher named
James Deakle, of Knoxville, Crawford
county, came to Macon and went TO the
house of negro woman named Nancy
Henderson, on Fourth street, and applied
for lodging. He was accommodated. In
room adjoining his was sleeping
the 10-year-old daughter Of Nancy
Henderson. AT 2 o'clock in the morning
Nancy heard her daughter crying loudly.
Nancy entered the room and saw Deakle
standing in the corner in his night clothes.
lie had been trying TO commit rape. He
gave Nancy 81 and his watch not to have
him arrested. This she accepted and
Deakle lett the house. To-day he return
ed and demanded that the woman give
him back his money and watch. She re-
fused and went to find a policeman TO
have him arrested. Deakle fled and has
not been caught.
Sunday afternoon several members Of
the Bibb county chain-gang, located
just outside OF the city limits, began
playful tusGle. Guard "DOc" Hamlin
ordered them to desist. They seemed to
pay no attention, when Hamlin raised his
gun and fired a load of buckshOt at them,
mortally wounding Henry Williams in
the side.
AS Bennie Long, well known farmer,
was coming down the hill near Tolcrofkee
creek, in this county, Sunday, bis mules
took fright, throwing Long out OF the
wagon, fracturing his skull.
News was received here to-day that the
new GIN engine and II bales Of cotton
were destroyed by fire in Crawford coun-
ty Saturday. The gin houses OF DIR.
Workman and John Beaswell, In Bihb
county, also caught fire Saturday, but
were extinguished before much loss re-
suited.
NEGROES DENOUNCE THEIR WHITE
ALLIES.
The negro Republicans Of Bibb county
representing the Longstreet faction, under
the leadership Of eX-Congressman JEFF
Long, held large and enthusiastic meet
ing tonight, crOWding the Superior Court
room. Many came several miles, attest
ing Longs old time popularity. Allen
Ellington, popular negro, was chosen
Chairman. Long, in speech, stated that
the object of the meeting was to take ac-
tion against the State Central Committee
nominating electoral tickets on whicn
was the name of no colored man. He
strongly denounced the white Office
holders of Georgia as s'dirty ring
sters," who were the negroes
worst enemy, ard only cared for
the negTO's vote, not his welfare. Reso-
lutions were adopted denouncfng the
present Republican electoral ticket, and
requesting State convention Of colored
men to nominate ticket with negro
electors. They also denounced the pres
ent system of internal revenue and char
acterized United States Marshals in bitter
terms as unworthy the Republican party
and disgrace thereto. They call the
United States Court place where justice
IS unknown. Long and his large conven-
tiOn are Blaine and Logan men, but tre-
mendOusly opposed to the present ring
office holders Of Georgia. The convention
opened with prayer and singing.
Another meeting was held here tonight,
IN the United States court room. pursuant
TO a call from the Executive Committee
of the regular Republican party, for the
purpose Of deciding whether or not Re-
publican candidates for the IL gislature
should be put out. 1t was deciC Q not 10
do so. There were about 100 present. A
mass meeting was called for Oct. II.
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