The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-26

nished some kind of an animal whose nightly
visits to Quitman have caused quite sen
sation, and there are more heavily charged
guns than ever before This animal seems
( TO have little fear of man or beast. lie re
ceives the discharge of heavily shotted
guns at twenty-five yards distance by
mOoushine) and lel,urely retireS, 10 make
! ms appearance again the next night TX
perts says it is a panther. The other night
it went to the residence of +, Crane, in
! the northern portion Of the town. Mr.
Crane has two very large and courageous
dogs which made a vigorous attack, but
were repused-hadly demOralized and
severely wounded.
The boiler Of the engine which pulls the
accommodation train between Griffin and
CarrolltOn exploded near Creswell Friday
morning, and Engineer Lewis Tiscereau,
| Fireman J. S. Carraway and WoOdpasser
u. G. Jordan had narrow and remarkable
escapes from death. The explosion made a
terrific noise, and the people Of the city
thought an earthquake was upon them.
| The engine is the old Newman" No GO,
one OF the very Oldest in the service, and
public opinion, based upon that of several
experts is that it should have been con-
demned years ago. That part of the boiler
under the bell gave way blowing out II
space SKI feet, taking the bell over dis
lance of 100 yards ana burying it in an Old
field.
AT Griffin Friday morning about day the
body OF J. Ii. BlOodwOrth was found lying
across the Central railroad track near the
freight depot. His legs were across one Of
the rails Of the side track and his body lay
on the side Of the steep cmbankment with
his head down the side toward the street
1t was first supposed that he was dead, but
investigation showed that he was alive
though unconscious. He left home at 9
O'Clock Thursday night, and none of his
family knew anything of his whereabouts
until he was brought home Friday morning.
He was out on the cold ground in the pour
ing rain all night, and it will be almost a
miracle if he RECEIVERS. HIS predlcament is
supposed to be due TO a fit of mental aber-
ration.
In the annals of the criminal history of
DcKalb county no more exciting or inter
estng case has been presented than was set
TO be called tomorrow morning, when an
old and wealthy citizen viii be arraigned
before DeKalb Superior Court for an at
tempt TO outrage the person of a respect
able married lady of the county on Sept.
last. w. II. Spray berry, who is about "a
years of age, is the man charged with the
crime, and Mrs. Amanda Argoe, who is
about % or "A years of age, the lady re-
ferred to. There are said to be over fifty
WlJileSSCS SuInIllOleu III bllt NdS6s anu Lilt
trial promises to be "cause celebre." The
interest felt in the trial is very deep and
widespread, because of the standing of the
parties.
u. II. Clark, of Lexington, has discovered
that he is mind reader. The tests were
conducted in this wisef The medium or
mind reader would be brought into the
room blindfolded, and one OF two persons
would Iirmly grasp their hands
and place their fingers upon
the back of their neck over
the spinal cord, thinking intensely of what
ever object was selected while the mind
reader would abandon all thought from his
mind. Quickly there would be an inclina-
ton upon the part of the person bhndfolded
to move, aud following this inclination he
would be carried directly to the object
thought of. If it was willed by the mind
reader who had them in charge that they
should pick up the object, their hands would
unerringly 60 to it and grasp it, seemingly
without any effort whatever on the part OF
the mind reader.
An interesting case is on trial in Meri-
wether Superior Court The case is the
State VS.. Cartwright, charged with the kill
ing of Johnston, near Woodbury., in the
spring of 1886. Cartwright and Johnston
were near neighbors, and had meyer had
any falling out One afternoon as Cart
wright was returning from Woodbury., he
stopped sat JohnstOn's gate and called the
latter out. Johnson came out in his shirt
sleeves, with an eighteen months Old child in
his arms. A pleasant chat was had, Johnston
squatting on the ground fondling his child.
Suddenly Cartwright said: Il AN going &c
kill your johnson looked up just in time
to receive a glancing ball in the forehead.
He exclaimed: Don't shoot me again.
Cartwright discharged two more chambers
of his pistol, both shots taking effect in
Johnston's body, and then ran off. John
ston was assisted into the house and died
worry soon. Cartwright has been in jail
ever since the committal trial was held, d
day or two after tine killing. The defense
will be insanity. Proof is being submitted
that Cartwright was subject to fits OF
mental alteration, and in ono of these spells
did the killing. Some of his witnesses
Thursday testified to having had several
business transactions with Cartwright, anC
in all these he exhibited good sense and judg-
ment The State may attnpt to show mo-
| tives of malice and the reasons therefor.