Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-05

his line ana the stable door opens, tne
mule walks out to its morning feed in
the trough, and Sam turns over for an
hours nap. ATT O'Clock be gets up and
gees out Tor his days work.
George Lowell and family, living near
Clayton, came very near being poisoned
last Monday. When the family sat down
to dinner the bread was passed around.
One OF the children was the first to begin
eating. She said the bread was bitter and
laid it to one side. In a short time the
rest of the family pronounced the same
objections against the bread. Mr.. Lowell,
thinking that the rainy and damp weather
had soured the meal, threw the bread TO
his dogs, which they ate rapidly. One Of
his hogs coming up partOOk also. Not
long after their eating the three hound
dogs and hog were dead. 1t is though t
that through some mistake of the cook
strychnine was used for soda, as
there was bottle in the house containing
the poison. After it was seen what effect
the bread had on the dogs and hog, the
bottle of strychnine was examined, when
it was found that spoonful had been
used.
The Importance Of having deeds drawn
up properly was illustrated in case in
which Col. Sam Jemison obtained
friendly decree in court at Macon Friday.
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made deed to Il parcel OF land to Mrs.
Emtline ZeHfn, his wife. There was a
flaw in the deed, caused by a mistake in
drawing 1t up, but none of the parties
ever were aware of it. The land was par
celled out and disposed of to various par
ties, and still no one saw the deficiency.
But of late some of the parties holding the
original deeds wished to negotiate with a
real estate and loan association, and
tA~ n q ma hnf no q aYNt n
the association he announced that the
titles were defective. This caused suit
to be brought by j. B. Latimer ct al, VS.,
j. II. Zeilin ct al, to perfect titles, and,
the original seller being still alive and
perfectly solvent, went before the court
and asked for decree allowing him to
correct the title, which will make the
deeds perfect.
Madison Madisonian: A serious and
feartully fatal ARRAY was happily Diverted
Wednesday afternoon in Social Circle, as
we were passing through that town on
board the cars. There had been some
singular insult given by a young man
whose name we learned was Pitts, to
young Willie Butler, of Social Circle, and
the latter was at the fast train awaiting
the arrival OF Pitts with a shotgun, in
tending to kill him on sight. AS the car
rolled up to the Spencer House, a friend
OF Pitts rushed upon the platform and
hurriedly ushered him and an elderly
lady of on the opposite side, and on board
the Gainesville and Jefferson car. While
this was going on Mr.. Spencer, the chiv-
airOus proprietor of the Spencer
House, was engaged in a des-
perate struggle with Butler, who,
but for the timely appearance of a third
party, would have outdone Mr.. Spencer
in the struggle. The two succeeded in
wrestling the gun from his grasp, but
Butler, in sheer desperation, lerked away
from their clutches and made a fearful
effort to run around the car, intent on the
murder of his enemy, pulling his pistol as
he ran. Mr.. Spencer again Overhauled
him, and then a desperate struggle fol-
lowed between the two men. Butler, be-
ing powerful young fellow, threw Spen-
Ger and was about to get away the second
time, when several persons on the plat
form took bis pistol away from him. At
this time the train moved off, and we
were unable to ascertain the course or
final result of the impending fray
The most shocking and dreadful tragedy
known in The history OF Union county
was enacted in Ivy Log district, Twelve
miles west of Blairsville, on Friday night,
in which one man, Washington Whit
more, was shot through the heart, and
his twin brother, Roll Whitmore, was
mortally wounded by pistol ball through
the bowels, and who has since died. Two
others, Ed and Harve Hartness were con-
siderably carved up with knives. Roll
WhitmOre is the father of an illegitimate
child by Marion HARNESS. daughter, a
girl of 10 years. WhitmOre was a few
months ago married to a young lady
by the name of Hughes, and had
induced the mother Of the child
n OIL IN
the day before the night of the killing,
asked to nave the child sent to see her,
which request was complied with. The
chic was carried by Roll Whitmore's
mother in the morning, with instructions
to bring it home in the afternoon. Being
refused the child by it's mother, Mrs.
WhitmOre informed The boys Of the stua-
ton. Roll, with his brother, Washing
ton, armed themselves with double-bar-
rel shotguns, and starting to the home of
Hartness said they would kill the whole
- set or have the child. Their father,
George Whitmore, appealed to them not
to go; that he would get the child and
save bad fight. The boys would not
heed the old man, until, when within
about 100 yards OF the house of
Hardness, he persuaded them TO stop until
he could go and see what could be done.
He was informed by the brothers OF the
BlEl, JudJ III WAS neT luJeOIlOn 10 keep
the baby, and that they did not feel
called upon to force her to give it up.
" hitmore begged them to give it up and
save trouble and murder. He went back
to his boys and told them what was said.
They became enraged. and proceeded to
the house. When within the yard they
were warned not to come in the house.
Pushing Mrs. Hartness, the mother of the
girl of the step, they attempted
to go in, when Harve Hart
ness commenced firing on them
from inside the house, killing Washing
ton, it is supposed, on the first shot, as he
disappeared from the stage of action, and
was not seen again until the ii kht was
over, when he was found dead in the yard
with his gun by his side. After the first
shot, all parties being by that time in the
house. the fight became general, the re-
port Of a pistol being occasionally heard.
Roll Whitmore was found by Harve Hart
ness on top of Ed. HARNESS, stabbing
him when he was shot by Harve. the ball
entering the right side near the shortribs
and ranging toward the back, from which
be died an hour later. At
this iuncture outside parties interfered
and quieted the row. Alter things had, IN
a manner, quieted down, and upon exami-
nation, Ed, Ilartness was found to be
badly cut up aud will die, being stabbed
MORALLY in three places, and literally cut
all over. Harve HARNESS received one
severe cut in the back, near the hips,