Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-12
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l well known along the river.
Friday Henry Sesgroves, a little boy oil
I u, stabbed and killed John Adams. q
Slack boy OF his own age, in Madison
I con ty, SIX miles from Danielsville. The
difficulty occurred in DR.. b. NJ. Thomp-
sons place. and two cOlOred boys. with
( henry SesgrOves, mad gone into fleld 10
gamer hgbtwOod. Coming out an alter
cation occurred about putting up tue bars,
and Seagroyes, it is SAID, drew an ak on
1 tne larger negro at the fence. He was
! disarmed and started to the other cOlored
boy who sat in the wagon. Drawing MS
knife SeagrOves plunged it into the
child's throat just below the ear, ard sew.
cred ms jugular vein. SeagrOyes ran
away and. leaving word at his home that
be had killed negro, made of. He has
not yet been caught. The wounded boy
was lifted from tue wagon, but died in a
lew minutes. Henry Seagroves is a son
Of James l.. G.. Seagroyes, VINO several
years ago killed Ed Royal in Athens with
piece OF tobacco box. de was sent TO
the peniteutiarY, but was pardOned by
Gov. Stephens, since which time he has
been living quietly In Madison county.
Jefferson Herald; A man signing his
name w. W. Roberts, has committed the
highest handed, beldest forgery ever COM
mitted In this county. said Roberts, by
means OF forged documents, obtained
from an Augusta company fine traction
engine, shipped it TO jug Tavern, and
there mounted the machine and spent
several days at the throttle guiding it over
the bills OF Jackson county. After re-
naming in our midst with the machine
for about two weeks, he started with a
strange woman by his side, for Hart cOun-
ry. He gave free exhibition OF his self
navigating machine at Harmony Grove
and continued bis travels. War
rants have been issued for his ar
rest and sent 10 the Sheriff OF Hart
county. Thus far we have no news Of his
arrest or the recovery of the engine. He
forged and delivered to the Augusta COM
pany mortgage notes with clerks certifi-
cate Of record, and a deed to land in
Franklin county. w. T. Bennett, Clerk,
Ii. G. Appleby. j. z. and p. q. Trout are
some of the names used by said Roberts.
Roberts is 10 other name than w. w.
Jackson, who is extensively known in
this county, but not favorably known.
Jackson lett his wife and children here.
He Is a man Of medium height, dark COM
pleXiOned and has one eye out.
Col. Charles Harris Hopkins, who died
at Hudson, Mcintosh county. last
week, was born at BelleVille, In the same
county. July g., 1912. Gen. Francis Hop
kins, ais father, moved TO this State from
Hilton Head, 5. c., in 1906, and pure aased
the Believilie plantation On the Sapelo
river. In 1884 the late Col. Hopkins mar
ried Miss Mary Givens, wealthy young
lady OF Beaufort. 5. @. This union gave
them ten children, seven OF whom sur
yive him-one son and six daughters.
These are Col. c. II. Hopkins, Jr., Of
Darien; Mrs. Hill, of Nashville, Tenn.
Mrs. Holland, OF Jacksonville, Fla; Mrs.
of
pOldt, a widow, Of the same city, and two
unmarried daughters, who resided with
him at the time OF his death. Gen.
Edward Hopkins, Of Jacksonville,
Fla. and DR.. T. ). Hopkins, of Thomas
vile, Ga, ara brothers, and Judge John
L. Hopkins, Of Atlanta, nephew OF the
deceased. Col. Hopkins had been Alder
man and Mayor OF the city OF Darien, ana
represented his native county in both
branches OF the Legislature. He was
member OF three constitutional cOnven-
tons, representing as many counties, VIZ:
Mcintosh anterior to the war, Pierce 10
1865 and Cha THAN in 1877. At the zine
he represented Chatham he resided in
Savannah, holding the position OF AS.
SCISSOR OF United States revenue for the
first collection district. In the conven-
ton Of 1877, he ISas the author OF several
important measures, notably "No i'm
pnsOnment fQr debt" and d resolution
petitlouing Congress to remove the dis
abilities OfalISoutherDers who participa-
ted in the late war. For a mum Der OF
years ne waf colonel Of the first regiment
Georgia militia. In 1852 he was
the Wing candidate for Congress In the
First district, and was only defeated by
65 votes. He was delegate to the Balti-
more Contention III 1850 that nominated
Bell and Everett for the Presidency and
Vice Presidency, respectively. He adj
vocated the nomination OF Senator Sam
Houston. Texas iaYOriJe son, so elo-
quently as to excite the most 1atterlng
comments OF the Texas press, and it has
been saId that Hopkins county, in that
State, was named in honor Of him. lie
was delegate ttOm the State at large to
the Republicau Convention OF 1868 at
Chicago. when ne voted for Grant. 1t
seems that Col. Hopkins always voted
the Republican ticket for President, while
Tor Congressional and local positions he
supported the last man, regardless OF po-
lItical creed.