Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-07
OFF WITHA WIFE'SSISTER
CONSTITUTIONS CANDY MAKER
STARTLES THE TOWN.

His Wife and Children Cruelty Deserted
His Frail Companion but IA Years
of Age-An Industrious Negro Dealt a
Probably Fatal Blow by An Unknown
observation-disclosures to Buy Two New
Fire Engines.
ATLANTA, Oct. 6.-Another case fcruel
desertion and mans perfidy came to light
in this city Saturday night. johnson &
Stallings were the prOprietors of candy
mandatory on Alabama street. Last
January johnson bought Stallings' in
terest in the business, and, with his wife
and two children, Stallings moved to
Constitution, on the Georgia Pacific Road.
where he and brother-in-law named Al
mond went into business. They estab-
lished a candy factory and ran a grocery
in connection with it. Early Saturday
Stallings told his wife that he was coming
into the city on business and would bring
the children to the circus, and that he
would let them stay at his mothers.
Mrs. Stallings. Night came on and the
husband and children did not return.
Late in the afternoon Stallings carried the
children to his mothers, returned to the
depot, and hiring hack drove out to Mrs.
Summers, one and a half miles this side
of his home, where his wife's sister Bet
tie, girl only IA years of age, was spend
ing the night. He went into the house, and
told her in the presence of the family that
she was wanted home. Bette offered no
objection. He then ordered the driver to
90 to the depot, where tickets were pur-
chased, and they were soon on board a
train speeding away. Yesterday morn
ing Bettie's mother, who lived
with the Stallings, concluded to come
into the city. She came by Mrs. Sum-
mers' to get her daughter Bette to come
with her, when she was told that Bette
had left Saturday night with Stallings,
and that he said that he was going home.
''When Mrs. Summers told me that,v said
Mrs. Almond, Il felt in my heart that
something was wrong, and | almost
wished to die. / came to the city, for |
knew that | would learn it all here. Oh,
sir, it is hard to bear: the lives of both
my daughters wrecked, and the family
disgTaCed," and the poor woman burst
into tears. Chief Connolly was notified, ,and
telegraphed to all the principal places
for the arrest of the parties. This morn
ing he received a telegram from Chief
Kerrigan, of Nashville, stating that the
parties were under arrest at that place,
and that he would hold them for instruc-
tiOns. Chief Connolly and Mrs. Almond
secured the necessary papers this MORN
ing, and an officer will be sent after them.
ATLANTA'S FIRE FIGHTERS.
The differences that have existed for
some time past between the City Council
of Atlanta and the Atlanta Board of I'm
derwriters, brought about by the extra 10
per cent. required on each policy because
OF Atlanta's deficient fire department, IS
in a faIr way OF settlement, if in fact
it is not already settled as the
terms have been agreed upon in writing.
The city is to purchase at once and equip
two additional fire engines and two addi-
tiOnal hose reels. When these are ready
for duty the Insurance men will take off
the 10 per cent. Resolutions setting forth
the agreement have been passed by
the the Council Council and by the
engines and reels will be purchased
without delay. The fire department., to-
gether with the water supply, has been
short for some time. Now that the de-
partment is increased, interest will CEN
ire in the water supply, and it remains to
be seen how that problem is to be settled.
BY the present system Atlanta has at her
disposal only about one-third as much
water as she absolutely needs.
CAPT. FLYNN's SUCCESSOR.
Lamar Collier, son of Judge John Col
lier, has been appointed master machin-
ist of the Western and Atlantic Railroad,
John I'll. Flynn. The new master machin-
ist is an experienced workman, and has
been connected with the machine shops Of
the Western and Atlantic for twenty
years.
NEWS OF A BROTHERS DEATH.
A telegram to DIR. Samuel Hape to-day
announced the death at Thomson of his
brother, DR.. Alfred Hape.
CIRCUS ROUGHs ARRESTED.
w. w. Thompson and John McNeilley,
two circus tOughs, who knocked down a
negro last night and robbed him, We're ar
rested to-day and Jailed.
NEGRO FELLED FROM BEHIND.
About 10 O'Clock tonight an old col
ored man named Watts, who drives a
buggy for DR.. Orme, was knocked down
near the brewery by some unknown per-
son, and so seriously injured that his life
is despaired of. The man who assaulted
Watts crept up behind him and struck
him fearful blow on the back of the head
with a hatchet, fracturing his skull.
Watts has an idea who hit him. A negro
woman in the vicinity saw the blow
struck and saw the man run off after
striking Watts, but did not recognize the
assailant, and has no idea who he was.
FLORIDIAN's DEATH.
A few days ago DR.. CASTOR Drake, for
merly Of Alabama, but who has been liY-
ing in Florida for some time, came to At
lanta on a visit to his sOn-in-law, j. Far
ris. He was at the residence of DR..
Puiron, on Mitchell street, where he died
last night after brief illness. The re-
mains were shipped to Florida for inter-
mpOt.