Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-14


Confidence sharks in New York-A
Nan Laid Dead on His DOor-siII in a
quarrel over 25 Cents Near Leary.
GEORGIA.
me 1szessed valuation OF property in Clay
.lrty Cor the last three years is as follows:
E- t-e year lSs1. S777. 600; for lss3. S959.0 900.
- for lss4. si.2sAO00.
r- 2. Wray. a Morgan Justice Of the Peace.
-1 was jailed two weeks ago, charged with
FruPriatiuE trust money. has been released
.l payment q The amount, $40.
Clement Carroll. q citizen Of Franklin cOun-
81. aEed about % years. was thrown to the
round from hls wagon as he was returning
rom the assoclation two weeks ago. strikiB z
.. Tie back oi he mead. which 90 mi ured the
Train as 70 cause hls death on sunday morn
last.
Rome Courier. The Legislature viii have TO
...et q Judge % the supreme Court AT its ap-
r-larhlnE session. and our Distinguished
.ansman. Hon. j. ". IT. Underwood. has
..al apuroFlngly named for the place 10y
--llt Jurors and others of his feil0W-citi
We are informed that Judge Under
r..I. Welding 20 these solicitations, viii be a
lare-
Hsl son Hadis0ai1H: A serious accident
rral 90 ID. i. FeW's GIN IN this city on
..r.a- The betting had slipped of one Of the
er-. and Harry Thurman. a young man
r was al work in the house. proceeded to
hen ne had replaced the betting
around the pulley, the lacinE broke, and the
n. NJ
.rs assistance could reach him he was
r.Hs over on the ehdfting and whipped
.-ar-t the n10r until lie was almost ext net
L.. machinery was stOpDed as soon as pOssI-
1.-. H-E not until the young man had sus-
r.rei frEhfiul injuries about the head. Drs.
George ami Bell were Immediately called in.
..r urru1unced his injuries very serious. The
..-a 10 the brain was injured. He was a
..rr- uau ot great industr, . and his sad fate
causes reeret among our whole people. lie
... at- O'Clock.
Dalton trgds: a Dalton man recently vis-
.sat New York A fine, gcntlemanly fellow
LaIel bum by name, shook hands heartily,
.Hs inquired oi MS old friends. HardwiCll.
Tramuell and others. The Dalton man was
-rar.re3 ard accepted auiinvItatiOn To walk
tH ffe -eutiemauly fellows Office to tell Of
tae dear fellows iu Dalton. 4 grizzled Jer-
=.r granger eQbs IN like a tornado. seeking
..-s. advice. lie has been robbed bv bunkO
mon. ln lle scrimmage be grabs the cum
H.ue cards but loses his 500. He shows the
IH-l. man clumsily how 10 is done lie sug-
-.-r- that he would bet q couple OF hundred
.Ilr- that he could manipulate the paste
boards An expression Of doubt ar0uses
E- Jersey blood. He emphatically
.a.euEes- The geutlemenly fellow
81 at the Dalton man, aud suggests that
weF learn the id old fool a lesson. They
... b stake 500. No. enters aud indignant
.r wants % know what the scOundrels are
...uE gambling in his Office. The granger
ana &. T. grab the pool and scOOt, telling our
Dalton man To meet them at the corner. The
u 81 Is surprised and lpgers. ami No. l. un-
e .e t1 control himself litts the ID. NJ. into the
-.raer. He fingers at the corner, but i'm vain.
.I at home again. a saddcr and wiser
aal-
Lelry Courier: Monday morning last the
.rI-- came CD town OF the killing Of Bill Jor-
s- HT sumpter Nichols, both white. Bin
Jordan was "a notorious character, and Will be
r-.euherea 10y the readers Of this paper as
she man who was last year charged with the
r.ue 10 hls own daughter. He was brought
az f1H y frHu NJ
rHeHuVIct. The cause Of the murder was the
result 90 an old feud. which eliminated on
BASS NIEaav morning by Nichols going to the
-s 20 jordan. and. with a venom and mailg-
nance unparalleled. shooting Jordan down
Ule r. dog Iu his own yard, and before the
-H-s Of ms children. The particulars, as
furnished Us by reliable parties. are as
LH lows. TIC seems that about two weeks ago
Jordan sent his little girl % Nichols, who lived
r.ar ro borrow - cents, WhereupOn Nichols
refused t1 loan Jordan the money, and abused
E- considerably in her presence and made
some very 9l10uy threats. Jordan remarked
lHra hearing this that he would take out a
r.1Ha warrant for Nichols. Nichols heard OF
l.-l4u'- Intentions IN this particular, an q
e tearigily enrasel; SUNDAY evening
e..r utt at Mr. Il. r. BallcYs. They left
t..-s together. their homes lying in the same
're .Uau- ON the route old matters were
HrElt uu. a hot dispute cnsued and warm
v.-iz passed between them. Jordan drew a
r.-.H. and uAcrel % nEnt ~ out with Nichols.
The latter declined from the fact Of his
r.t neinE armed. They were near TO their
r.saecttTc homes, and with this demonstration
tter parted, Jordan going 70 his home, and
Nlrheis g. his. where he tried To procure q
shotgun from his employer. Mr.. Sinqucicld.
ulr which CD shoot Jordan. This, at the
l.a.e. he was prevented from doing. bus earl r
... l1. lowing morning he purlOiued the gun.
.Hl went straight % JOrdau's house and
..' .CI him out. Jordan came out at his call.
ana Nichols presented his guU. and told him
n# was ready To shoot it out. Jordan turned
rH Walk back TO his home. at the same time
..UuE Nichols o. shoot. With this, Nichols
r.-. .a1 trlEEer and Jordan fell a corpse at his
own tasr steps. pierced by nine buckshOJ.
.s.t ef them EOIng clear through his body.
ll Er.l Jordan bad died q natural ueath not
.-r fear would have fallen or q single regret
.art aaeu felt. bUt % bc shot down like a eur,
.e man whose heart Is as black as his was,
.- errgEh to arousc the righteous ind ignati0n
Ul every good citizen in the county aud else
wlore against his murderer The Coroner
..rr hrorEht iu q verdict Of willfui marieT
s-H.r-t Nichols. who has fled, but Is being
U.r-Ged hy a posse, and lt is hoped
le ulI he captured and made TO pay the full
penalty 90 has bloody crime. Jordan leaves
several children Co the mcrcics Of the world,
Dis wife having died last year; but his death
u..I De- only a Frightening In their lives. for
.. Was very brutal % them. and their little
--r1euv forms and pinchcd faces show how
..IUu tie wolf has been az the door Of their
RI serahle home KIND relatives Will now take
lHew Ia hand. and ltc wlu no doubt be tinted
a.tl rasier coloriugs lu the future than IL has
n-sr ia tbe past. BUT he was their father
ANA lstlec tor their sakes calls for vengeance.