The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-05-22
THROUGH DIXIE.
The Weeks Doings in the Sunny
Southland.
The Sad Story of n Woman, Which is tho
Sequel of a Norman Outrage-A Re-
port of Frost in North Georgia.
GEORGIA.

GEORGIA..
Hon. d. b. Sanford, after having thrown out
all illegal vote, has declared Baldwin dry by
twenty-five majority. The ants will probably
carry the matter into higher courts.
The little town of Belmont, near Pender-
grass on the Gainesville, Jefferson and South
ern railroad, is the home of an unhappy and
very unfortunate lady Some months ago she
fell in love with and married Mr.. S. X. John
son, whose marriage with another lady previ-
GUS not proving congenial, he had instituted
proceedings for divorce, and believing his at
torney had obtained the necessary papers
annulling the first marriage, he we'd
ed Miss Nlolle Sayler, with
whom he lived but few days, when charges
OF bigamy were preferred against him, devel-
opments proving that he had married too has
tily-that his lawyer had not yet received tho
necessary bill. The ladys parents came and
took the daughter home and the perpexed
husband gave bond. He was denied permits
sion to visit the lady to whom he had so late
given his name, until q few days ago, she was
thrown from buggy and nearly
killed, when consent was obtained
to see her. Your correspondent is informed
that the lady's condition is critical, and doubts
OF her recovery are entertained.
From the section Of country north of At
lanta comes reports of killing frost. Damage
! to fruit and cotton is said to be serious.
The McRae Enterprise says that something
over year ago, man by the name of Dan
Davis came from South Carolina to the neigh
DorHOou Ol Iorry Hills, Ill Idttnall, near inc
line of Montgomery county. He was a cooper
by trade, and got situation as barrel maker
in the turpentine works of Grace & Coleman,
boarding with Francis Grace, of that firm.
There ho became acquainted with Miss Mollie
| Grace, his employers daughter, and married
| her. BY and by it leaked out that Davis had
| another wife in Carolina. Then he went back
to Carolina to receive a legacy that he said was
| due him there. When he returned he was &C
companied by woman whom he kept hid out
| i'll the woods for q week or so. One day Henry
| Page, who was from Carolina himself, and
| knew DAYS. there, came upon them in the
| woods, and recognized tho woman as Davis's
| first wife, who was cousin to Page Davis
| and his wife both ran off into the woods, and
| that was the last that was ever seen of tho
woman. Davis was arrested, and at October
| court he was tried and convicted of bigamy,
| and sent to the penitentiary.
Last Friday week the negliborhood was
| thrown into fever of excitement by the acct
| dental discovery, by Sam Bland, of human
bones in pile OF ashes in the woods not far
| from where Davis and wife were seen by Page.
| They were badly burned, but wereeasily recog-
nizable as human bones and an examination
of the ash heap revealed breastpin, some
hairpins and a small,piece of woman's dress
| that had III some way escaped destruction by
| the fire that consumed the body. The neigh
| bors greatly excited over the matter, and
| there seems to be little doubt that Davis muir
| dered his wife and burned her body in the
| woods. There is q strong current of public
| back to DO tried for the murder, which can BIO
| done by pardon from Governor Gordon, for
| the offense for which he is now confined in the
| penitentiary
| The Albany News has been instrumental in
uncovering another sensation, brought about
| by the publication Of 7. l.. Embry's denial of
| his marriage to Mrs Dixie Haygood. That
| lady writes a letter in which she soundly be-
| rates her young husband. Tho former Mrs.
| Dixie Haygood attirms her marriage to L. l..
| E,,,hp ,,a hnfo
nesses, and asserts that it is only too sadly
true for her. Embry piled every art known
| TO true real lover and earnest wooer, following
Mrs. Haygood from city to city, before she
4 consented to become his wife. She writes
that though she loved "the boy" yet she mis-
/ trusted the sincerity of his protestations of
love, and reminded him that the obligations
| imposed by marriage were binding until death.
| The importunate and earnest mannerin which
| he dlssembled love finally oyercame her scrup-
| pies, and she married him, as stated in Mem
| phls. The honeymoon was of short duration
and loves young dream was dispelled by EN-
| bry deserting his wife of q few days in Atlanta
| taking with him all her money, leaving her
destitute and wretched, indeed, so she writes.
North Georgia contributes lively chapter
| through the Blue Ridge Post:
John Lance and Miles Buchanan engaged
| in an alteration Saturday evening last in Buck
| hanan's field, near ohe river, two miles from
| Blue Ridge, in which Buchanan came near
| being stabbed to death at the hands of Lance.
| Lance and his sisters were fishing along the
| banks of the river when they met Buchanan,
who saluted them, but his salutation was not
| acknowledged on account OF previous diff
| Guilty. Buchanan then told Lance as he
would not speak to him to get out of his field.
| This brought on quarrel, when both clinched
| and fell in rough and tumble fight. Buck
| hanan was getting the best Of the tussle, when
Lances sisters came to his rescue and failed
| Buchanan with their fishing poles. Lance
then got up and started off. buchanan took
| his knife from his pocket and when Lance
| started he threw ii at him. Lance then drew
his knife and made at Buchanan, stabbing
| him several times, once in the side and in the
| thigh and leg, in0icting wounds that may
cause his death A warrant was sworn out
| for Lance, but he has not yet been arrested.
| Mott Winters, white, who lives in the eastern
| part of the county has created sensation.
Having separated from his wife, who by the
| way, is reputable woman, he decided that he
| would make her leave the county. He wrote
| her several threatening and abusive letters,
| and finding that they did not accomplish tho
| purpose he went the other night, and it Is be-
| lieved set fire to the house in which she lived.
| Fortunately, she and the children were spend
| ing the night at her mothers, and were not in
| danger. The house was consumed with all her
| effects. This conduct so outraged the neigh
bors that there were threats Of lynching If he
was caught. Search was made for him, with
out avail, however, until Sheriff McNeill's
| bloodhounds were sent for and being placed on
the trail, followed him to his hiding place, and
he now languishes in jail
| NORTH CAROLINA.
There was revealed to farmer in Mecklen-
| burg county, one Of the strangest Of the
| stories which grew out Of the late war. AS
| the farmer whose name is Wallace was at
| home, he saw an old man driving an OK,
| and followed by woman and number Of
| children, coming along the road. Wallace
made inquiry and found hat the old man was
an old confederate soldier who has a wife and
eight children, on their way to Texas. Tho
man went from northern Texas TO the Virginia
army, but was so badly wounded at the close
| of tho war that ho couldn't return home.
After three years Of suffering he recovered
| sufficiently to marry woman who had been
very kind TO him during his long illness. twas
notuntil recently that he was able TO pack up his
| few goods, and start on his return to his old
home. In the meantime eight children have
| been born unto him. lie proposes to work his
way back to Texas. Wallace asked the wo-
man how she would feel when she got back TO
| Texas, II another woman claimed her hus-
| band. She replied that she was not afraid Of
that. The old soldier left wife in Texas
when he went 10 tho army, as no acknowled-
| gos, 50 there may DO yet another chapter in
| the romance.