Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-11

which contained his money, under his
mead, and while he thief was irving To
get teem from under his pillow, he was
awakened, which caused the would.be
roDoer to ab9cond, and in the meantime
ne dropped his hat. Special detectives
nave the case in baud.
A White woman named Cornett, who
ives IN the Coosawattee district, of Cor
don county, gave birth about two months
since to negro child, and becoming tired
OF tne charge, she asked to stav all night
at Mr.. WestbroOk's, in the Eighth dis
SficU' which request was granted Onthe
loilowlng morning Mr.. Westbrook found
that the woman had skipped during the
ilght and left the child on his hands. On
Monday last he reported the case to the
county Commissioners, who ordered that
Ihe enid be placed at the poor house,
where it now is.
Cherokee AdUdnce: Stephen Kemp, of
th's county, was in town last Monday. in
company with number If his nelghbors.
lie Rad on and exhibited to us a pair of
caltskin homemade shoes made by Mr..
HrasscIoW IN the spring of 1861, about the
tlme Philips Legion left AcWorth for
Ihe war, which he has worn on Sunday
ana special occasions since that time
CWenty-four years. They have been half
soled twice, and now appear to be as good
as new. We are told he had shuck COL
lar he had pl0wed with twenty odd years
and would no doubt have been using it
to-day if he had not loaned it to a darkey.
w. W. Query, OF Americas. whose
death from inflammation caused bv car
nuncles on his reck has already been men,
TONED in the NEWS, was a remarkable
man. When quite yOuLg he lost both
hands and nearly all of one arm in cane
mill. Though in this condition he has
made a good living for himself, wife and
elght children, who survive him. He was
a good auctiOneer and was for many wears
Coroner of Sumter county. Last spring
ne was elected Justice of the Peace by a
handsome majority. but failed to get the
Office, it being decided that the election
was illega ly held. He was 43 years old,
and of robust health.
Something over a year ago Harrison
smells (cOlOred) was working for the
western Railway of Alabama. On the
first of March, 1884, while he was coup
ling cars near Opelika, his feet became
entangled in the road bed, and before he
could eXtricate himself the cars passed
over both feet, MASKING them up terribly.
Shells home was then, as it is now, in
Atlanta, and after the accident be was
taken there. AS soon as he could get
about, Shells brought suit against the
road. The case was tried in the United
States Court a few DAYS ago and a verdict
for the plaintiff for $4,000 was rendered.
Ghe case was finally settled Thursday by
the payment of $4,000 to Hoke Smith, the
attorney for the plaintiff, by the road.
This is the largest amount ever paid in
Georgia for personal injury to colored
man.
At Macon, Ben Robertson, a negro and
a member of the society known as the
United Brothers Of Sisters of the Blue
Jerusalem, died a few months since.
Shortly afterwards a negro woman named
MOllie, claiming to be his widow, applied
to the society for $50, the amount due by
her husbands death. The treasury of the
society was short of funds at the time,
and she received only So. Hardly had the
money been given to her before another
woman named Mollie made application
for the same money, claiming that she
was the lawful wife of Robertson. The
society was in a dilemma, and referred
the matter to Justice Freeman, who de-
cided it in favor of MOllie No. l. 1t was
found on Investigation that Robertson had
married the second MOllle without having
obtained a divorce from the first.