The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-24

| any one awOke The barn contained 2OJ
bushels of corn. A pile of seed cotton,
that had been picked that day, and not yet
housed, was fired also, and was utterly CON
sumed. Twenty beehives, belonging to Mr..
Vaughn, were fired and thrown down his
we'll When Mr. Vaughn awoke next
morning, to see his place so numerically
butchered, it is useless to say that he was
almost paralyzed with amazement and In
dignation.
The hanging of Jim Moore by a mob at
Macon is recalled by an unlocked for find.
Superintendent Of Streets Simpson, while
at tie park with Cllef of Police Wiley,
found behind the stalls a rope several feet
long with a hangman's knot in one end.
The 9th end of the rope where it was tel
around the limb OF the tree from which
Moore was launched into eternity, had been
cut with knife. 1t was noted at the time
of the hanging that tho rope was too long,
and when let down Moore's feet touched
the ground. To avoid this, two knots were
tied in the rope. near the hangman's knot,
and two knots similar TO those are in the
rope found by Capt. Simpson. A portion
| of the rope Of the hangman's knot Is
mashed, which, Simpson saws, was caused
by the breaking of Moore's neck 1t is sup
posed that on that fatal night some of the
mob cut the rope down and threw it behind
| the park stalls to hide 1t.
| At Macou a week ago Saturday night a
|
white man and an aged woman drove in a
hack to the residence Of Mrs. Ben Paul, and
| calling that lady to the vehicle, suddenly,
and before she was aware of it, the man de-
| posted in her arms a bundle and then the
| hack, with its occupants, drove rapidly
away. The bundle contained 5days-old
baby. Officer Jones was requested to try
| and find out the parentage of the mysterious
| baby. After working diligently for several
days, he states he has discovered indisput
able proof that tho father is a certain we'll
known married business man of Macon, and
that the mother is an unmarried young
woman, a relative by MARI age. 1t is said
that a warrant may be sworn out against
the man, and bitter prosecution follow, by
the seduced girls parents. However, the
matter may be compromised by the gay
deceiver promising to support the child,
which is still in the posse sSion of Mrs. Ben
Paul.
Valdosta Times: Henry Vickers, the
slayer of DR.. Manson, an account of whose
horrible decd was reported in these columns
last week. is laying in Jail awaiting trial
with apparent stocal Indifference as to his
fate. We stated last week that jury had
been summoned to try him for lunacy on
Monday last, but on Monday the matter
was indefinitely postponed, and it is
| thought now that no further effort will
be made to send him to the asylum, and
that he will be put on trial for his life at
the approaching term of the court. At the
trial the question of his sanity will enter
| into the case, we presume. The excitement
and Indignation over the murder of DR..
Manson has been great and at one time it
was feared that an effort would be made to
take Vickers from the jail and lynch him.
Although jury was summoned last spring
to try Vickers for insanity (which was aban-
doned, however, it is now asserted by many
Z hit a ho1 nj AnI.
ent spells except when under the influence
Of liquor.
The stockholders of the dummy line, or,
as it is legally called, the Macon City and
Suburban Railway, Light and Power Com
naHy, hsld an important meeting in Macon
Friday, the proceedings of which did not
become known until Saturday, when there
was filed with the clerk of Blbb superior
court a trust or mortgage deed between the
company, on the first part, and Llewellyn
T. Hillyer, trustee, on the second part. At
the meeting the stockholders adopted a
resolution to issue 49, 900 in bonds at s per
| cent interest per annum, interest coupons
payable semi-annually on April and Oct
/ at the Merchants national rank, Macon
1t seems that the capital stock of the road
is $10,0 all paid in, and $4,000 has been
expended in constructing and equipping the
| road, and this amount was paid by the
stockholders, and it is now desired to issue
$4,000 In bonds to pay the stockholders for
the amount thus advanced. 1t was also re-
solved to make mortgage deed to Mr..
Hillyer, who is the cashier of the Merchants
national bank, on all of the property of the
road, to secure the payment of the bonds
and interest.
Americas Republican: We learn that the
Centrars surveying corps, who are locating
the line of the Savannah and Western road
from Americas to Eden on the Central
road, have settled upon a route out of the
city. The proposed line leaves the South
western track Immediately south of the
Americas, Preston and Lumpkin trestle, on
the southern limits of the city. and coming
east crosses Forrest street near the intersec-
ton of Bell, going thence through the lands
of G. M. Wheatley, A. w. Smith and the
Burke place, and crossing the Americas,
Preston and Lumpkin road upon trestle
in the rear of the old Price place. 1t is
said that station will be
established near the crossing of tho two
roads for the convenience of residents OF
that locality. Some of the residents of Lee
and Taylor streets were not a little dis
turbed yesterday over a report to the effect
that the Savannah and Western railroad
would parallel the Americas, Preston and
Lumpkin, out Of the city, thus cutting
through their yards and gardens, but their
fears are entirely groundless, as we arc in
Ioi Iueu ZIG IOult pfOpOSeu has Deen
decided upon. 1t is TO be hoped that dirt
will be broken on this line at an early day.
w. H. Vaughan of Atlanta, agent of the
Interstate Collection Agency, now in Jail
at Macon, is in tight place, and unless
some friend comes to the rescue he may
suffer Saturday he denied that he said
Friday that he was representing the agency.
Saturday he stated that he formerly repre-
sented the agency, but does not now, but
he went to Jones county with 10 Powers
horse and buggy to try and make some
collections that the agency had charged up
against him. He admitted to Mr.. Powers
that he intended paying him for his team
and pay his hotel bill with the money he
expected TO collect, but failed to
do. Mr.. Powers offered to write
TO tho Atlanta agency, asking
its aid for Mr.. Vaughan, but
he told Powers not to do so, that the agency
did not like him, and would not assist him.
Vaughan admits having jumped his board
bill at the Commercial hotel in Athens.
Vaughan was first arrested on a warrant
charging simple larceny; but another war
rant will now be issued for larceny after
trust. Vaughan is a large, fine looking
man of education and pleasant address.
Vaughan says there is drummer named
Samson from whom he hopes to borrow
enough money to get him out OF his present
trouble.
FLORIDA.