Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-05

way TO Macon TO attend commercial coli
lege. Alter losing bis money ne returned
home, not having sufficient money to pay
his expenses at college.
Elias Dayitte, a young negro nan. with
several Others, went OF; hunting in Peek's
feld, mile south OF CedartOwn, Tuesday
OF last week. Coming to a brambly marsh,
he used The breech Of his gun, short
army musket, TO part the growth TO secure
a passage, the muZzle toward his body.
The gun be was carrying cooked, and OF
course the slightest touch was enough to
throw it. The gun went OF and the charge
OF No. 8 squirrel shot, with wadding and
the part OF his shirt torn away by the
same, all entered his body and penetrated
the lungs. The hole in his flesh was said
TO be large enough 70 admit a walnut. He
was carried home by mis- companions and
fingered in great pain until Monday nig Mt,
when he died.
At Macon Friday the case of Martha
Stirk vs.. the Central Railroad and Bank
Ing Company was tried for the second
time. The suit was for damages against
the road on account of the killing OF
Martha Stirk's husband in February,
1877. Stirk was train band on the
Southwestern road. When killed he was
standing on top oil an Illinois Central car,
which was fourteen inches higher than
ing under a bridge that an ordinary car
would leave eight inches clear above the
head OF man standing The extra height
Of this car caused the bridge TO strike
him as he was watching the pulling OF
the bell line, and he was knocked of aud
killed. He had his back turned to the
bridge at the time. Mrs. Stlrk brought
suit once before and was awarded $4,000.
This time Judge Clarke, upon hearing
tina piaintifftS faatmOny decided that
when a tram hand entered service he was
expected to assume all risks, therefore he
nonsuited the case.
the following additional boards and
committees have been appointed by the
North Georgia Methodist Con ference:
Church EXtension--C A Evans, W ID
Anderson, j NJ Bowden, w Cotter, w
NJ Sessions, w A Dodge, A & Worley, 6
I klGg, A Martin, L z WestmOreland,
j VI Pace, t Waterman. Books and
Periodicald-W Glenn, VI Ryburn. +
q Hughes, b b Crew, A Cleveland.
Records OF District COn.erence-R j
Bingham. J 5 Bryan, j N White. Bible
Csuse-A G Raygood, " A Parks, j NJ
Lowry, FL Grogan, r T Wilkinson.
Conference Relations-D J Myrlck, ID ID
Cox, NJ l. Under wood, w L Hamilton, &
w YarbrOugh, J L Lowe, J V III Morris.
Memolrs-I ) Hopkins, T r Kendall, w
w Wads worth. Examining Committees.
Admission on Trial-W p LoveJOy, J 4
Parker, w + Caldwell First year, Il
King, w r Foote, A w Quillian. Second
year-A e Thomas, A " Williams, o G
simmons. Third year, w Roberts, u
e TimmOns, J I Gibson. Fourth year
I 4 Kendall, II J Ellis, T Lin.
At Oglethorpe the Superior Court is
still in session. The jury in the case of
the State vs.. BaisemOre for murder, rec
commended mercy. On Oct. IL the said
Ba1semore murdered Albert Thomas.
he deed was the result OF jealousy.
There lives In the southern suburb oil
Oglethorpe a colOred woman, Adeline Ell
lis, some Do years of age, who possessed
magical claims in the eyes OF Baisemore
and Thomas, Two negro men nearly 60
years of age. These men were Adeline's
boarders. DaisemOre was supreme in the
household until Thomas came.
He somehow superseded Baise-
more in the esteem OF Adeline.
The evidence was circumstantial, but
every link in the chain 30 connected itself
with Baisemore as to preclude possibility
OF any other guilty party. The autopsy
disclosed the fact that the deceased came
to his death by strangulatiOn. Cries of
murder were heard attne house the night
of the murder. Toe clothing OF Baise-
more gave evidences OF a struggle, and
blood stains were on them. Then. too, a
rope was round in Baisemore's shop with
slipknot all arranged. The general
belief ia that BaisemOre attempted to
place the moose over the head of the de-
ceased while asleep in his bed aud hang
him to the joist of his room, but while
thus engaged toe deceased aroused and
the struggle took place out of doors.