The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-27

the man was locked up. When the officers
showed him the picture that was received
with the letter he was almost scared to
death and trembled like leaf He stated
that be had been reared in jacksonville. but
that he never killed anybody. 1t is thought
that they have the right man.
Crops at Faceville are looking well; cot
ton is better than it has been for several
years. Rain is needed in some localities
Ihe county alliance meets at Faceville,
July IL, and a large attendance is looked
for. There are ten sub-alliances in the
county which viii be represented in the
county alliance. The people here are look
ing forward to Fourth of July, which they
VIII celebrate. A general picnic will be
given. Alex Gibson and Mrs. Ellen Gibson
were quietly married a few days ago
Johnnie Mckenzie, the operator at this
place, left few days ago to take charge
Of the office at Naylor.
William Barbee, section master on the
Southwestern railroad between Smithville
and Adams station, was arrested at Albany
by Sheriff Edwards Monday night, charged
with defrauding the railroad company.
| They claim that for some time he has been
employing a negro to report stock killed.
He would forward the report, and, as is
customary, the money would be forwarded
to the section master. The money, they
claim, would then be divided with the
have confessed, stating that the railroad did
not pay him enough, and would not increase
his wages, hence his attempt to obtain
money. fhe company claims that he has
fraudulently secured from them, in this
manner between 5000 and $500. He has
been jailed in Leesburg.
Atlanta Capitol: The case of Willie G.
| Young by his next friend, Mrs. NJ. J.
| Young, against the Western and Atlantic
railroad for So, 900 damages, was begun
this morning. The little fellow is only
years old, and is suing for the loss of bis
right arm. On May %, 1888, as he at
tempted to cross the railroads at LLOYD
street, be was knocked down and run over,
his arm being mashed off and his body be-
ing otherwise bruised and cut. He claims
that the road was at fault, as the engine
knocked two empty cars across the street,
having no one on top of them to put on
brakes and no one in front to prevent pc
destrians from being run over. He claims,
also, that the cars were going at an unlaw-
full rate of speed; that is, more than four
miles an hour. The little fellow is very
frail in appearance.
Col. Ira Jennings was in Macon Monday,
and reported that on Saturday house in
the Warrior district, belonging to Mai
| Cicero A. Tharpe and occupied by a negro
| woman, black Fannie, as consumed by
fire, and her 3-year-old child was burned to
death, and nothing was found of the re-
mains atterward but the heart, which had
been untouched by the flames. The woman
| had been washing, and after making q
large fire in the house she put the clothes
before the fire to dry, and went Off visit
| ing The clothes caught, and the flames
were thus communicated to the house Her
son, about s years old, who was out in the
road, ran in and saved the babe from the
| flames, aud he was badly burned about the
hands and face. Unfortunately, he was
not also able to rescue the 3-year-old child
that was burned to death.
Roswell Junction is aroused by an at
tempt at outrage by negro boy about Is
years old, known as Tom Cobb, who is
working with Dave Fulcher, a farmer
living about two miles west Of the place on
the Roswell road. On Saturday night
about IL o'clock Mr.. Fulcher was awakened
by the screaming of one of his daughters
sleeping in an adjoining room with her
sister and neighbor girl. She called her
father, telling him some one was in the
room. He thought that they were only
frightened, and told them to go to sleep,
but they insisted. and finally to pacify
them, visited the room with a light, and
under the bed lay the negro Tom Cobb. Mr..
Fulcher arrested him and sent for Marion
Adams, near neighbor, who assisted in
guarding him until daylight, and took him
TO Roswell Junction. He was tried before
Justice Elliott and committed to Decatur
Jail, In default of bond, to await his trial
4 in August
Miss Ann Hutchings, a most estimable
| lady of Macon, was able to be up Monday
afternoon for the first time since the des-
perate and murderous attack made on her
night or two since, full particulars of which
have never been published. Miss Hutchings
has not entirely recovered from le assault.
A gentleman who lives near the scene of
the attack gives the following facts: 1t
| seems that Miss Hutchings had been sitting
| up with lady in the neighborhood who
was ILL., While lying across the foot of the
| bed taking a nap she heard noise In the
room, which she at first attributed to some
one of the household moving about. She
| arose, however, to investigate, and was con-
fronted by a large negro man who was
standing in the middle of the room. Before
| she could give an alarm the negro struck
her a severe blow across the head with a
stick, knocking her down to the floor, and
Immediately made his escape His object
| was undoubtedly robbery. Miss Hutchings
states that she thinks she would be able TO
identify the negro if she again saw him.
Capt. II. C. Lang, resident for more
than fifty years of Georgia, contemplates
returning to Maine, his native state The
Sandersville Middle Georgia Progress pays
| deserved tribute TO his worth as citizen,
and says that he carries with him to his
native heatL the esteem and respect of all
the citizens Of Washington county. 1t says:
Capt. Lang came from Portland, in the
state of Maine, to Midway, near Milledge.
| vile, in 1887, where he was employed as a
skillful builder in the OF ection of the build
ing known for number of years in ante
bellum days as OglethOrpe college, where
quite a number of Washington county's
sons received their collegiate education. In
1899 the captain came to Washington
county, where he was employed to put the
roof on the first brick court house of the
| county, which some of our older citizens
will still remember, and which was burned
down by the big fire in March, 1855. Capt.
Lang's worth was recognized soon after his
arrival in the county. He frequently lect-
ured before gratified audiences in town,
and at old Bethlehem church upon various
topics, notably on Universalsm. When
the late Col. Wadley in 1912 took the con-
tract for the building of the Oconee bridge,
Capt. Lang was his faithful colaborer, and
ever since, until Col. Wadley's death, Capt.
Lang enjoyed his friendship and esteem, as
well as that of his family. For a number
OF years Capt. Lang commanded a crack
cavalry company of the county known as
the Washington Dragons, q company COM
posed Of some or her most sterling citizens.
As one of the judges of the inferior court
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