The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-14

didn't have much weight with her, so she
made all preparations for her departure,
took her baby in her arms and went to the
dspot. When the down train stopped at
9:65 o'clock Ben's wife started to board 1t,
when an idea seemed to strike Ben. He
gathered hold of the baby, and it looked
| for few minutes as if the little innocent
would be torn asunder. Officer Ragan in-
terfered by taking Ben away, and the wife
and baby left on the train.
Dahlonega Signal John Thomason's
chariot from Ball Ground arrived In town
yesterday 1t is made like street car aud
| fully as large, set on log wagon, the car
protruding out over the wheels and steps
at the hack part to enter; seating capacity
about thirty; drawn by four large oxen.
! Pullman sleeping cars and air brakes are
nowhere compared with this contrivance.
Our re ,orter says 1T contains cooking
stove, kitchen, dining-room and sleeping
apartments. They stop anywhere, cook,
eat and sleep under the same roof. John is
Capt. Williams son-in-law, and he is visit
ing his friends and relatives here and in
Union The whole family is along. He
takes on paSsengers along the route.
For some time there had been obstruc-
tious put on the track of the Macon and
Covington road in Oconee county by ne
groes who were mad at the road for some
little cause. Nearly every train that came
through encountered some kind of obstruc-
ton that was put on for no other purpose
than to wreck the train. The road sur
mounted the trouble by hiring smart
negro and sent him up into Oconee with
special instructions to curse and abuse the
road for not paying him his money. 1t was
not long before he got in with the gang
and by his abuse soon gained their conf
dence and agreed to help them put the OBJ
structions on the track. They made all
the arrangements and soon had two large
logs and tree top in such position
that it would send the train and all on board
to kingdom come. The negro detective had
secured the services of the district bailiff,
and he with posse was in waiting, and as
soon as all the logs had been placed they
bounced down on the whole crowd, and cap
tured the two ring leaders. man was
sent down the track to flag the approaching
train. which had on board thirty two hands
who'were en- route to work on this road These
hands were very much enraged and a large
number Of them wanted to swing the perpe
traitors to the nearest limb. The cooler
ones of the crowd prevailed, and the head
mon of the wreckers were taken to Watkins
vile and lodged in Jail.
COMPTROLLER General Wright, who started
from Atlanta for Sandersville, Tuesday to
testify in the case of Jesse II OLSON, former
tax collector, did not reach his destination,
Dub ROJ OUlI us hb lOOIIlbDOTO Oh tH6
Central road, where he was stopped by q
washout 80 feet long, and about thirty-ive
feet deep. Speaking of the case, Comp
troller Wright said: "Mr. r bison was the
tax collector of W ashngton county in 1886
He defaulted, and the books showed in my
office against him about 81 600. I issued a
f. ia. for that sum. Robson's securities
settled the f. ia. and had it transferred to
them AS l understand it, the securities
or rrnaaO11tinr, him HDnru tbat tho
grand jury found true bill against him for
embeRxlemeut. The case, | think, was
called last spring, and my recollection is
that Robson was not on hand. He forfeited
his bond He came to Atlanta about that
time. He stated that be came in answer to
a telegram telling him that there was some
money for him in the express office. He
claimed that this money had been stolen
from his safe, and that the theft had caused
him to default The person who robbed
his safe he said, heard that he (Robsonl was
In deep trouble, and sent part of the stolen
money back with the promise of sending
the balance. But at the time that the fl ia
was issued against Robs On he did not SGT up
the defense that the safe had been robbed
That is my recollection Of the facts of the
case.n 1t is presumed that the case will not
be tried until the waters recede, and San
dersville shall be once more accessible by
rail, as the comptroller general will be an
important witness.
Terrell county was never the scene of a
more fearful tragedy than was enacted
sevon miles southeast of Dawson on Sunday
last, wherein John Kitchens. one Of the old
est citizens IF the county (being nearly 20
years old), in a fight wi his son, G. 2.
Kitchens, received injuries from which
death resulted twenty-four hours later 1t
Is said the old man had been rather unkind
to his wife for several months, or since her
union with the Mormon church, and on
Sunday morning, under the influence of
whisky, had quarreled with her. About
IL o'clock Perry, the son, came from his
home near by, aud learning of this circum-
stance, began demonstrating with the father,
who did not take it kindly, but instead
threatened to whip him if he had more to
say, whereupon Perry replied that he (the
father would be sorry for it, Words
continued and the father struck the
son, who resented in very brutal
manner, bruising his face fearfully and
choking him until his entire throat was
blue with extravasated blood. He also
kicked the father one or more times on the
lower part of the abdomen, from which i'm
mediate and severe periSonitis set in, re-
sulting IN his death yesterday. c. p.
Kitchens is looked upon as rather desper-
ate in character, having murdered a negro
several years ago and fed the country, but
returned and has since lived in the county,
subject to arrest. for four or five years He
is about 40 years Of age The father, john
Kitchens has always been looked upon as q
quiet and honorable citizen, and when not
under the influence Of strong drink it is
said he has been always kind TO his family
IL is also claimed that G. P. Kitchens was
drinking when the fight took place.