The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-16

nam could arrive. Murray was given cell, and
alter being locked up tried to create the impression
tnat he was drunk. He Will be arragned in police
court this morning and asked to plead to the charge
OF disorderly conduct.
Ex-Sheriff W. II. Mathews, of Webster
county, died in Sumter county from an overdose of
iaudanum. There are many who insist that it was
a suicide, Mathews was sheriff of Webster when
susan Eberhardt was hanged. She was the only
whlte woman ever hanged in Georgia. In 1871 Miss
Eberhardt, buSom country girl, aged 10, was an
Inmate of the house of q well known farmer named
Spann. One morning MIS- Spann was found dead
IN BED, while her husband and the girl were miss
ing The wife had been choked to death by stuffing
a white handkerchief down her throat The excite
ment which followed spread to all parts of the state
For six days the guilty pair were pursued on dozen
different trails, and were finally run down ON the
Alabama line. It was only through the most visor
Gus measures that the pair were saved from
lynchng. On the trial of the case il was
developed that Miss Eberhardt slept on a
cot in the same room with Mr.. and Mrs Spann At
two o'clock in the morning Miss Eberhardt was
awakened by spann and invited to aid III putting
Mrs. Spann out of the way Miss Eherhardt stuffed
the handkerchief down the unfortunate woman's
throat While her husband held her down. The
pair were convicted and sentenced to death. Gov
erner Smith, who had just been elected, was at once
besieged by people all over the state to commute
Miss Eberhardts sentence to life Imprisonment.
They held that 1t would be disgrace TO Georgia to
hang woman. Deputations of prominent ladies
waited upon the governor, and petitions from New
York and other places poured in All the arguments
against the execution of women were presented
Governor Smith, however. was firm and the law
took It's course. Miss Eherhardt, with her guilty
lover, were hanged in an open field near Preston
While the execution was in progress Governor Smith
received 1t is stated forty-fve kilograms begging
| him to commute the woman's sentence Sheriff
Mathews who was then halo and hearty man,
dreaded the task before him, and though he had a
nfff In
from the shock of having to hang o woman The
circuHseinees OF his death, while claimed by some
to be accidental, are looked upon by the saperstl
tious as confirming the theory of suicide.
Saturday night the sanctum of the Athens
Banner-Watchman was invaded by Philip Massey
an old negro man who has been working for several
months with Hampton & Bradeen. 81 see" said he
"that all of the big generals will be here at the fair
and want you to have General Longstreet to
come certain.'
"Were you a soldier in the late war?''
81 certainly was. l went out with Lieutenant
Williams, from Lancaster S. c., and served with
him until the surrender in the Twelfth South Caro-
lima regiment
Philip enumerated the different battles his young
master wasin, and gave better description of the
fights than most of the historians are now giving
"Were you at the surrender"
Il WAS standing close to General Ice when he
ordered General Longsreet to carry the white flag
to Grants headquarters General Longstleet said
to General Lee, L have always obeyed orders but
this is one thing cantdo'
bob Sims, courier on Longstreet's staff, said 1t
is better for to be killed than for all Of us
to be killed, and viii carry the flag and it was
placed in his hands and he went to General Grants
headquarters.
General Lee WAS sitting against On apple tree
and when General Grant arrived, he said, Good
morning. General Lee never said word, bat had
one hand on his head and the other was used in
sticking his sword in the ground. General Long
street said to General Grant: .Alight, general
General Grant again said Good morning, Gen.
eral Lee When he said this, General Lee handed
him his sword and General Grant handed it back to
him and said: You shall not be hurt, but viii bo
paroled with the balance ofthe soldiers After
this Generals Lee and Longstreet and other officers
went to General Grants headquarters, and said
Phil: I left for home. am proud that served in
the confederate amy, even as cook, and 1 want
once more to the faces of some of the generals
who fought during the war.
Phil delights in fighting over the battles of Vir-
ginia, and will Join in the reunion at the fair.
thoroughly appreciative and thoroughly
democratic audience assembled in the opera
house last evening to hear Congressman
Stewart and Hon. James A, Gray.
MACON, Ca, October 12.--[Special. 1-Tos
night Rufe Ray and Ed Thweatt, negroes, had
difficulty just outside The city lim3s,i in Vine
vile. Later Thweatt entered McCraig's bar
to get drink of whisky. When he came out
Thweatt jumped back. The knife entered
deep in the left shoulder blade. Ray made
second attempt to cut ThweattA throat
Thweatt threw up his arm. The knife pierced
his hand. Thweatt then went home got
gun and when coming along Jefferson street
hunting Ray, he met j. X. Taylor, another
negro, and began cursing him Taylor told
him he was he was not Ray. Thweatt an
will kill you" At these words be fred strik-
ing Taylor's left leg Thweatt then fed.
Brought Nearer to Atlanta.
THoMAsviLLE, Ga, October s.--fSpeeial1--
The Monticello and Middle Florida was today
moved 1Go miles nearer to Atlanta and north
Georgia by tho Monticello extension of the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway The
first schedule train passed over the road today.
The private car OF Assistant Superintendent
Ayciihe, carrying himself Superintendent g.
L. Kingsberry, Colonel r. B. Papy and other
officials Of the road, with number OF dis
tnguished citizens of Thomasville. Today
commences new era in the history of this,
the favored section of Florida. Superintend-
ent Aveilhe and party were received with
great enthusiasm and hospitality by the peo-
pie OF Monticello.
Struck with Rail.
LAwRENcEvILLE, Ga, October 81 Special
This morning A. s. Dyer and s.. n. Duncan
had terrible encounter. Dyer says Duncan
attacked him on the highway aud accused him
Of lying Dyer replied, il what he had heard
whereapon Duncan knocked him down with
rail. and he rose bloody as a beef, with his
skull fractured. He attempted to strike again
when Dyer fred at him, striking him In the
wrist, producing serious wound, which will
likely parayze his arm. Duncan says Dyer
came to his field and begun the row. IndIct-
ments viii be preferred against both for assault
with intent to murder.
Killed In the Presence of HIS Wife.
DAWSON, Ga, October 9.-fSpecial. Berry
Ross, negro living on the plantation OF Mrs.
Bryant, in the eastern part OF this county, was
killed on yesterday while on his way home
from Dawson, by Gus and Albert Washington,
also pcgfocs Ross was in wagon, accom-
panied by his wife. Upon overtaking Gus
Washington, the latter got into the wagon to
ride, bnt began cursing, whefenpon he was put
out, when he ran ahead to his brothers. house,
and together thoy attacked and killed Berry
with a fence rail and knife. They have been
arrested and arc now In jail at this place.
Crazy and jealous.
MADISON, Ga, October 9.--[Special. lit is
common sight on our streets now to see cot
ton bales covered with cotton cloth, croeug
sacks, and anything to down the "bagging
trust" Several bales from Greene county
were seen today. and Mr.. Il. l.. Swanson, who
sold them, said to your correspondents: I'VE