The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-14
A MORMON PUT TO FLIGHT
ATLANTA's WILD CAT CLUB GIVES
HIM A SCARE.

He Intended to Get 100 Converts and
Send Them to Salt Lake City-The
Capital City's Police Force Gets a
Lively Shaking Up-supreme Court
Decisions.
ATLANTA. GA. Feb. 10 Col A. +. Buck,
Clerk of the United States Circuit Court
and chairman of the Republican State Cen
trail Campaign Committee, has issued the
following call:
In view Of the approaching Presidential and
State campaign. it lecomes my duty to call
together the Republican state Central Commit,
tee of this State. that it may fix the time and
place Of holding the State convention to select
delegates TO the National Republican Conven-
ton, to be held in Chicago on the 18th of June
bext and for other purposes, |, therefore,
hereby call a meeting Of said committee, to he
held at Atlanta, Ga. on the 10Th day of Feb
ruary instant, at the hour of 10 O'Clock in the
morning II is important that every member of
the committee attend upon its sittings on that
day. Very respectfully,
A f. Buck, Chairman.
POLICE CHANGES.
The Board of Police Commissioners held
a meeting tonight at which good deal of
important business was transacted. The
resignation of William Grim, one of the
Captains oil the police force, was read and
accepted, and station house keeper Wright
was elected to succeed him. PatrOlman
John Joyner was elected station house
keeper. J. NJ. Veal was elected a member
of the regular force and five supernumera-
ries were added to this branch of the de
partment Capt James Mercer was found
guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer in
striking prisoner named Divine over the
head in the office of the police department
with a club and was suspended from duty
for ten days.
MORMON DRIVEN OUT.
Several days ago a well dressed man ar
rived in the city apd registered at the Kim
ball House. He circulated around and soon
made number of acquaintance. He gave
as his name George w. Greene, and said
Salt Lake City, Utah, was his home, and
that he was a Mormon Elder by profession.
In order to meet with success in his work lH
decided to make his field among the factory
operatives, and last week he moved out
near the Exposition mills and decided to
urge his religious claims among the
operatives of that factory. The
Wild Cat Club got hold of his intentions,
and a committee was appointed to notify
Elder Greene to leave the city, and ever
since last "Wednesday they have been on the
lookout for him. This morning they found
him in a house near the Exposition mills,
and notified him to leave the city in six
hours, or take the consequences. Greene
decided to leave, and to night he left on the
Western and Atlantic train for Chattanooga.
Greene's idea was to get 100 converts in and
around Atlanta, and take them direct to
Salt Lake City. 1t is said that he already
had twenty-five on the road to conversion
when the unwelcome notice was received.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The Supreme Court to-day announced the
following decisions:
John F. Taylor VS. the Central Railroad
and Banking Company; from Pike county.
Affirmed
Co.. il!egality; from Macon City Court.
Affirmed on terms.
A r. Hunter VS.. the State; Indictment
for selling liquor without a license; from
Talbot. Reversed
B. German vs. J. 4. Trice; from Talbot.
Affirmed.
J. W. Echols and others vs. Wilkerson
Sparks, non-suit; from Harris county.
Affirmed.
B. w. Dismuke VS.. A. NJ Eady & Co.,
claim; from Harris. Reversed.
William Mitchell VS.. the State, indict-
ment for burglary. Affirmed
Calvin Jimmerson VS. the State, indict-
ment for abandonment of children; from
Muscogee Affirmed.
Ella n. Hendricks VS.. Henry d. Nc
Daniel, Governor, claim; from Muscogee.
Reversed.
B. A Biggers and others VS.. j. L. Owen
and others; from the City Court of Column
bus. Reversed.
J. w Clements VS. Hattie Tillman and
others, equity; from Muscogee Reversed.
The jury in the case of Capt. L. f. Couch
against G. K. Woodward, editor of the
Working World, for libel. after being out
Since Saturday evening at 6o'clock, brought
in an announcement of a mistrial this morn
ing. 1t is understood that the jury stood
three for the acquittal of Woodward and
two for conviction. The case will go over
to the next term of the City Court, when
F. M. O'Bryan, the incoming solicitor will
prosecute the case