Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-07

AVOUDOO DOCTOi; PRE~CRIBES
CAYE\NE PEPPER.

The Negroes Who Procured the BSg TO
he Tried for Malicious Mischief
school Teacher RecOm"s Luna'ic on
rhe streets. and Sudd-n'Y Il. covers
Her Reason in Police Station Cell.
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 6.-Day before
Yesterday Mrs. Mary B. Norwood was
found sndering about on Hunter street,
a raving maniac, by Officer Green, and
taken to the police station, where she
tried to tear her hair cut and her clothes
from her body. TINS morning she was
carried before Ordinary Calhoun and
tried upon a writ of lunacy. Her man
ner and Language were so wild a"d vlo'
lent that he adjud ed her lunatic. he
stated that it was one of the worst cases
he had ever seen, and tele Tapned at once
to the asylum at Miled .eVllle for
quarters for the unfortunate woman.
int. nding TO send her down to-
morrow. This afternoon Mrs. Nor
wood completely recovered her mind,
and is now perfectly rational. She
has not the slightest rec0llectI m OF her ar
rest. Incarceration. trial or mad freaks,
and laughs aLthe idea that she was crazy.
She r, members distinctly, however. that
she was in deep financial trouble on
THURSDAY nOTnlU- = la u. cue w a. a - dC "a
to find herself at the police s'atlon mis-
afternoon, when, as she says, she awokr
thinking all the time that she had simply
been asleep. she was released late his
afternoon and returned to ner boarding
house, instead of gOn2 To mad house.
She is 40 Years old, sch1ol teacher and
the widow Of Or. Lucing Norwood,
cousin of Hon. Thomas Nor wood, " 40 WAS
burned to death when his dwelling was
a In rnt " han
eighteen months ago. Sue has lived n
Atlanta for s X years and is woman OF
Intelligence,
CONJURING THE COURT.
Mary Toliver, a negro woman aged 81,
went TO a vOudOo dooct tits mo rnlng.
procured a bag of pulyer zed cay me
pepper mixed with ca lhardes, and pro-
ceedlng 10 the Recorder Court, sprink I'd
the powd der Ihr,ugh The crowded court
room and on the steps eadiu < there 0.
In nom MT the Judge, spectators.
prisoners and officers We're sez- d
with sucn violent fit Of congh-
ing T. at court VAS at once at
journed aud a ! staggered GU OF the room.
Tue woman WAS arrested and locked up.
Sh said that she scattered tn powder to
proven Recorder Anderson from trving
her son. VIII was before be court charged
with drunkenness She threw SOM OF
the stun into The eve OF the witne SaS
against her son. aim st binding them.
The V ludoo ctor tod her that The mix
ture would niure he court and save
Ter son tr m punishment and she bel we'd
him. She Will be tined Tor malicious MIS-
chief.
SOMETHING OF A SENSATION.
The Constitution had an edit rial to-
DAY feIrr nee to he Marietta and NorI b
Georgia railroad bond mater. when has
create IA sensat'O". | charges hat the
agitation OF Ihr matter has grown out of
the effort mace in the lasT L-gis "A ure u
sub>I tute G Orgia material for o0litic
limestone in tue new capitol. While mat
resOluti n was peuding. certain offic a 5
OF tie State and a Superior Court Jud e.
whose ame- arr not gwen, we're actively
lobby ny tn secure its passaye. and re-
ceived pay for their service-. The COnsti-
tuition promises the full story morrow.
The NEWS corr espOndent has interview ed
the gar les moving In the proceeding 10
prevent the camel atlOn ~ the bonds and
they are indignant at the Constitution 9
article. 1t is probable that a resolution
will be Introduced IN the Legisl 4tdre TO
investigate the connection OF the State
officials ana the superior Court judge ~
the matter. The Judge j. OF one of the
Northern circuit judg s and Is here to day.
He p isllvely denied the truth of b.
charge against MIN and ch developments
are expected IN a few days.