Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-28

son Of Postmaster J. N. Levy, Of Coviug-
( tor. has mAde Il heavy bale aud a half OF
/ cotIOn on one and one-half acres of land,
the present yesr. On Thursday last ne
sold one bale wei Ching JG6 pounds. which
brought hIm neally $50 at the present 10 "
price, ana he stun has half bale TO sell
Yet, He mas done all the work OF raising
the cotton himself besides doing a great
deal Of other work. After selling his bale
on Thursday he paid for his guano, rent
and other expenses, which were about
SO, purchased himself a handsome suit
o. clothes, and then had plenty OF money
lett TO pay his expenses TO the State fair
at Macon, where he has now gone with his
father to spend several days.
At Rome Monday f. f. Smith swore out
2 warrant against Edward Webster and
had A'm arrested on the charge OF buvinR
goods III the firm name OF smith 4 Web
ster &uer Mr.. Smith had Withdrawn from
the firm. Last fall Mr.. Webster left Rom
for huntsville, to open furniture busi-
ness under the firm name OF smith 4
Webster, with Mr. f. F. smith Is partner.
Some months ago the partnership was dis
solved aud Mr.. Smith retired. Alter
wards Mr.. Webster bought more goods
and the bills We're made out to Smith IL
w ebser. Mr. Webster saws that he never
bought them on that name, though the
bills came that way. Mr.. Webster lost
money IN Huntsville and owed Mr.. smith
several hundred dollars. Ii il thought by
MIR. Webster's friends that Mr. smith is
Using the criminal prosecution as means
OF collecting the money.
Two very important cases viii be tried
at this term of tue McDonough court,
which convened this week. The State vs..
Beildh Is first on the docket. The
crime tor which he is now TO be tried was
committed four years ago, and the cir
cum-t2uces connected with il are about
as follows: He and man by the name
OF Gum We're working farm on shares,
and when the time tor division came they
could not agree. and Beliah, without
proyocatiOn, bralned Gum with an
AK. The other case is that Of Jack
keudriCs, Who IS charged with Al |
ing mis- WIFE Tue story OF the crime is as
follows: kendrick, accompanied by MS
wife, went 10 cnurch one morning, and
aiter services left for nome together In APP
parenily the best OF humor. :he next
morning, however, Sue was found dead IN
bed VITA her brains scattered over the
cd and wall. Her husband was not to
be found. keudrick claims that white
men did the deed while trying to kill him
because he had reported them to the reYe-
nue. officers. The deed was committed
with an ak, and for brutality has scarcely
a parallel in Georgia.
At Cartersville Tuesday the case Of the
Stale VS.. A. Il. Hudgins, w. +. Pickett,
James Pickett and lobe jackson, for the
Killing OF Bryant Strickland, which eX-
cited so much interest and feeling at the
last term OF Barlow Superior Court when
they were admitted to bail, was called for
tria'. he State announced ready for
trial. Tle defense announced ready for
Hudgins and W. K. Pickett, and NOV,
10 continue as 10 Jim Pickett on account
OF a tumOr or swelling In his throat,
which was granted. The defense thea
moved to continue as to lobe jackson,
first, because be was serving a term in
the peritentiary, and that the court
mad no authority TO try until his
sentence expired. Second, because
the attorneys mad had no OPP
portuniry to consult with Jackson, and
because Of the absence of two witnesses,
by wBom they expected to prove that
jackson did not shoot. Solicitor General
Harris resisted the motion to continue,
saving that unless Jackson was tried first
he could not be tried at this term OF the
court, as be could only try one OF the MUIR
der cases and clear the jail during tue
court, which adjOurns next Saturday,.
Upon the courts refusal to postpone the
cases until yesterday morning, The STATE
ell cted 70 put w. Il. Pickett on trial. the
case Is n0g being tried and will cOnsu me
TWO or three days. The pOstpOnement OF
the case as 20 lobe jackson ana the fail
ure OF the State 10 get him on trial first is
considered a victory for the defense.