Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-12-15
DER The circumstances, and deeply rerre. tho
peceSSitv ~ 'Nn' - 'Ho

| otdteHent.
ooionel Jones has received the followipo
ietter from Governor Seay:
Note what you hear about the arrest OF IN,
snefin' According to reports which bavs
reached me the sheriff performed his dntv
AuEIse me OF the state OF the proceeding,
against him aud ask him to send me anv rc
port he may desire TO mako by wire
| THOMAS SEAY Governor
ohe precautlon against undue excite.
ment and consequent violence was taken
during the moring by the City Conncil
whica In special session ordered that ali
saioohs and drug stores be closed until
further notice.
Colonel Jones issued the following
order: '"'us
'ilEApQuARrERs SECOND REGIMENT A G
| IT, BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. o.-Charged NV
MS E&cellency, the Governor with the com.
mand OF the troops now assembled here and
r. ae prese yaios. oi mo puOne peace.
chthesty invoke the aid of all law.
loialhg citizens. Let every one of them
| "iaho IL MS special business to keep down
excitement particularly enioin upon all
ia"-aolulnS cltl2ens TO refrain from assembling
ABOUT the Jail, and earnestly request them
| not 10 assemble in crowds any,
where, and to disperse when requested 10 do 60
Ihey are also requested to report to tho
Judges ana magistrates any person
VINO ihuulBes IN threats OF violence
v;oIonoo 70 ~ .uei1e otuer' TO acts OF mob
further violence "' 'norU " VINO sun mediate
VIII be sternly repressed. Let us have no more
bloodshed. The law in its own orderly and
majestic way will surely nnnisn the r,,,I,', n"a
Attempts OF individuals 10 inairt nriva,a
vengeance always cause the shedding of inno-
cent blool. Tue State troops now hero
are ample TO preserve order At,entio, a.
called to the following sections nj tho crimiraI
code oAlabama: Sections 1O6 A. lt,S 4 71o AM
4il2 anu Arb The sections Of The code mus
be rig dly enforced. Anxious 10 save tine sbed,
ding OF blood, solemnly call the attention of
all persons to these provisions Of tbc law and
warn all persons whomsocver that thew viii he
rigIly enforced whenever il is necessary
THOMAS &. 1oyys
Colonel OF Second Regiment, A. S. T."
MAYOR Thompson, who was only induct
ed into office last Wodnesdor bno iss,,o,
a nroclamation ovnrnseinr, r,.,,,,a,b,, fa'
tba fop,iiio. 80 ~ ~ o'
n;-ht,. ,,1 VI o'Vui uaS
Nie"o anu "ccPlS ie5relllhS Jhe
oCCuiieHcc' ouO ldVorlhB the maintenance
OF law ana orueF, ana appealing to all who
ioYe peace ana SoOd oruer TO refrain frop
puDllc assemblage and remain in the quc
Of their homes.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10 The latest advice,
from BIRMINGHAM Ala arc fo thn oroc,
that the authnritioc o,.o in ooe,,io,o 49,.
enseio, Of tho oi,,, ,,l ,I,,,.,, li,,i, III
bood % ano,t,as IT, '"'A'
hoou ol ahoVher outoreak.
-. nav % CHINE
i-'sv iueSudS 'Hu U'uy o' young B'rl was
louu a." tiio i".t' lne ne", uay Se'efal per-
suns Won'Iheu tne oo"S as ,hat Oh uauBhter
VI - 'a''iouu o.B'ncoF' LEX raves. ha"es
nv" III tno suburbs VI 'ne Guy WIN "i'v
s, s,'u ee' c'nt az, cnI'uicn' hH"es Ici' Town
wv. nro'.'S, ,'..., on'1oIs ~ mVhI 'uo "0uSe'
out iounu II cioseo ana lhe iaihilY gone Ihil
evening negro woman informed the coroner
that last Saturday Hawes left this girl in
her charge for few days. Monday night
about 3 Soclock he called ana took the grl
away, saying that he was going to place her
IN a convent in Montgomery Those who
knew the Hawes family believed that the
mother too, had been murdered and the body
concealed. The couple had Teen divorced
and he had taken one child. boy, from the
mother ana sent MIN to brother IN Atlanta.
Monday Hawes married IN Columbus, NJ S.
ana was passing through mere with MS second
WE on ms way 10 augusta ga" Wheh ne was
arrested lie was niue agltated al hrst' but
when closely questioned al the JaI ana tod
mat one OF MS chilureh hao been murdered he
NocIheu npp"Ic""S "nVV"'cIIe" anu s"i" 'ia'
he had ieit MAY ana ahother niue glrl some
days ago WIN her n!other ana lHal aii OF theh
had alreaoy gone 10 tho mothers reIatlVes
somewhere IN Name
All the week circumstances nave oeen com
ing 10 Ien. 'ohu'ns 10 prove ha"cs Us ,He
mnrueref oi 'ne gIl' ana tu"t NJ hau also
killed her mother II was proven pV several
Witnesses that haNes went 10 Eas' iaN'
win the htto sNl apouV oclocR mon
DAY nlghl' ana re'"rhcu "lohe apou' =" c'ocN'
Ihe s!rls oouy was 'oun" III 'ne i"Ho mex
iho' "iAs I.u"'' ~ ','.os.' ,'i' =,
has not attempted 10 prove an anu " ~ no"
learned ooyonu uouol 'na' ha"cs was uo' u,'
vorccu iroil MS hrst "ie' anu III u notc VIII
ten 10 ms young prlue, nc ouii'.s 'n"' nc 20
'e yea her ABOUT ms ch'luIeh anu ms hFst wlIe'
The hegre's fahny hryant Wlh Nhoh
hawes ic't DIS WIG anu uauSntc'' was ~"rrestcu ~
Is an ",.olipioo 'n ."p - "1 ""'
N'uo't i"''' So"' 49, A'' ''' '''''o ''''
Ate O'Clock saturday afternoon the startling
announcement was made that the ioully mur
ereu anu n", lu0u 10y W '"' s