The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-22

ne WAS btak6u 10 Tie WDDlS dala hNDOi
lsshed. After promising that be would re-
place the so he was allowed 70 go free.
Gainesville Express: The Express is IN
possession of information which should en-
courage every one 10 % west aud grow up
with the country. Tobe Jackson, the Bar
tow dYnamiter whoss name was once ter
ror to the small kid, aud who made his es-
cape from our Jail pending the trial Of his
brother Sam, has doomed up as an Adonls
of no mean pretensions The old man
learns, and from a most reliable source,
too that Tobias has just won the
affections of the only child and daughter
of a wealthy western Tanchman whose
worldly possessions are computed at $2oO,-
coo. L be is playing a new role, aud from
the tone of this bit of news he IS playing II
most successfully. Along with the forego-
ing information comes the stateme t that
Tobias has settled down in one OF the way
back counties of the west and is behaving
himself most admirably. Talking about
the Jackson boys, it is stated that Iobe's
brother Sam lost foot in Tennessee rail-
road accident some time last year, for which
the railroad company paid him $4,000. de
has also gone west and bought ranch, 1t Is
said.
At Covington William Simpson is being
tried for the murder of lsham Kelly IN
February, 1886 The states counsel intro
duced seven witnesses, by whom the follow
ing fac,s were proven: That Kelly and
Simpson were about TO have law suit con-
corning a bull purchased by Simpson from
Kelly; that tdey were quarreling a few
minutes before the killing, as they were
going along the road, Kelly being on horse
back and Simpson walking; that Simpson
fired two Shots and at the second shot Kelly
fell from his horse and Simpson ran away,
and was fugitive until captdred several
months ag that Kelly was shot from the
rear, and his wound could have been in
flicted whilst he was on horseback; that
there was no weapon near him when his
body was cached just after he was killed,
and he had no weapon on his person, ex-
cept a small knife that was in his pocket
and closed The defendants counsel have
introduced three witnesses by whom they
have proven that Kelly was an overbearing
man They will endeavor to establish
case of self-defease.
The congressional contest in the Tenth
district will have to wait awhile before it
cau heat up. Hon. Tom Watson made
several speeches. and it was expected that
Hon. George T. Barnes would soon join
him. Arrangeme is to that effect were
under way, and Jerry L. Smith, chairman
of the executive committee of tue Demo-
cratic party Of Columbia county, addressed
both gentlemen a note inviting them to ad
dress the citizens of Appling on Sept. "a.
To this invitation he has just received the
following reply from Maj. Barnes: 81
hasten to say that am already under en-
gagements which win prevent my being in
Appling on Tuesday of court week. But 1t
| were there would decline to make an adj
dress on politics at this time. The accept
ance of one in Fitatiop of this kind would
necessarily compel me to accept others.
This might involve the surrender Of my en-
tire time in tho short interval between now
and the assembling OF con ,ress, large
part of which is necessarily given to the
proper preparation of those duties soon to
devolve on me. In my Judgment, it is
DOUBTFUL whether discussion between as
pirants for democratic nominations can be
of service at any time to the Democratic
party"
An odd case occupied the attention of
Judge A. G. Bowles at Columbus, Friday.
George Straub keeps q grocery store on Sec
ond avenue near Seventeenth street. Friday
morning he went to collect a bill, at tue
residence of w. r. Hardridge, a white
employee of the Central railroad who lives
near by. George took the very unseason-
alb Q hour of 430 O'Clock to collect is little
bill. Mrs Hardr1dge appeared and invited
the visitor into the house. Her husband
was drinking and did not go h me until
about 2 O'Clock in the morning. He at
once went to bed and fell asleep,
but not so soundly as not t.
hear the little bill" transaction
as the noise awoke him. He then got up
and in short order paid George off wita a
sound thrashing with a hickory stick, after
which he kicked him down the steps. Hard
ridge afterward left his home and went to
Gill 81 Miller's ba 70 I'm, where he engaged
in a game of billiards. Before ne was
long there William Howell rushed
in and covered him with a pistol
and defed him TO stir until an officer
came 60 arrest him. The preliminary tri Al
was held FRIDAY afternoon. Hardridge was
bound over to the superior couf, il 500
and Howell was houad over to the ci0y
court on charge of assault. Ugly things
came out in the lvestigation and a 4 eff ,rt
was made to quash the wnole business for
the sake Of the woman, but the judge would
not hear to this, and the case now goes be-
fore the grand jury for full investigation.