The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-18

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ping the innocent-lookiug weapons, when
suddenly and after having been snapped
probably 100 times, Clark's pistol actually
| fired, the ball striking Bakcom ia the
carotid artery on the left side, causing
instant death. II was the same old story,
they didn't know It was loaded. The boys
had been the best Of friends ard the whole
affair was recognized IS altogether an acct
dent
Last Saturday night was pay night on
the South Brunswick Terminal railroad
and two sub-contractors carried away be-
tween $500 and $500, leaving their iaDorers
IN the soup. The contractors referred TO,
Howell q Mathews, hail from Dallas, and
had a contract for the construction Of two
miles Of track, beginning ut Waynesville.
On last Saturday the paymaster, w. i.
Iench, turned over to Howell q Mathews
about 81 200, the amount based on esti
mate Of their work during the month Of
June. This amount was being distributed
among the different laborers when a mlsun-
derstaudlng arose concerning the amounts
due some of the laborers OIe word
brought on another, until MeSsrs Howell
a Mathews became alarmed through fear
OF personal injury and left on a train. The
men viii get their money, however.
Athens Banner: "If you will pay me 80
cents apiece | viii eat as many flies as you
SCI DeADlt Llt, prop 'stA q drummer III
Athens Monday. Several gentlemen who
were present accepted the banter, made up
| a purse Of 80 cents, ana capturing a big
green fly that had just been gorging itself
IN a pile Of filth passed it over TO the cpl
cure, while the third man held the stakes.
Without a word the drummer passed the
filthy insect into his mouth, re
duced 1t to pulp between his
| teeth, and then swallowing the
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crowd was equally divided between surprise
and disgust and refused to pay for a repeti-
ton Of the show, although the fellow was
anxious to swallow many more flies at the
price He stated that flies had no effect
whatever on his stomach and he rather
relished them, having acquired his disgust
ing habit by stopping at cheap boarding
houses.
For six months d. f. johnson of Atlanta
has been patiently working on an invention
by which he hopes to revolutioniZe railway
travel. The invention consists Of bundle
of wires arranged with IA number of cog
wheels on the axle of a railway car. He
has secured patent on his invention, and
has model which he has run all around
his room on n miniature track. He has a
large sized car built just the width of a
street car track He Uses electricity from
| the electric light wires. and makes
the wheels of the machine fairly fy
lie can fasten his new invention to
the bottom OF any ear, and can run it a.
| fast as siXty-five or seventy miles an hour
| Mr. johnson says he could run it twice as
fast il the tracks were constructed right
for fasbrunuing. He proposes to test the
| car on the street car track and if it works
all right he viii, at an carly date, give a
public exhibition of its speed aud the ease
with which it can behandled. Therunning
of it, he says will cost next to nothing.
Mike Maher was not deserter. That's
what special committee from the Fulton
| County Veterans Association says. The
charge against Mr.. Maher was that he
deserted from the confederate army during
the war 5Ghn il. Conley preferred the
charges TIE whole matter grew out of
lawsuits over the Atlanta POSt-Appedl out
! fit. Mr., Gonley and Mr.. Maher became enc
mics. When Mr.. Nahor wore veterans
! badge duringthe trial of Mr.. Conley Tor sell
| ing moTtga aged goods, and then joined the
ssoeiati0n afterward. Mr.. Conley brought
the charges of desertion. A special COM
mlttee was appointed to investigate the
| charges Several atlidavitS were filed on
both sides. MIR. Conley claims that Mr.
| Maher went over to the yankees, and
! worked in a machine shop for she United
| States government. Mr. Naher brought
atlidavits going to show that he was cap
| tured and had to work for his living, and
| that he never has taken the oatn of allie
| glance. Tha special committee reported
| that, from the evidence adduced, Mr. Maher
was not gyilty of the charge of desertion.
Nei Lavender, formerly Il conductor on
the East Tennessee railroad, which position
| he lost by reason OF his present trouble.
| occupied the attention of the superior court
at Macon Tuesday, charged, together with
| OK Nardmaster Salter, with having robbed
| freight cars. Of the East Tennessee road
| The two mems trials were made separate
| The states evidence was closed before noon.
! aud the defendants witnesses were intro
! duced. The state used as strong point
the alleged confessions of defendant,
not made under the influence of
| threats and promises. Lavender
is the son of Yardmaster Lavender at
| Chattanooga. Salter his companion in
! trouble, held the position of yardmaster at
| Macon. His mother resides in Indiana,
and is said to be- worth fully$ 100000. When
her son was arrested, she came here highly
| recommended with financial letters of
! credit, and easily secured her MS release
on bail. She retained Dessau q Bartlett to
| defend Sater, aud 1t is thou sht that
| she also furnishes the money for IaVender's
defense. 1t is asserted that the East Ten
uessee roads making such u vigorous pros
| ecutiOn of the matter III order that this case
may serve as an example of intimidation
| along the entire line from Brunswick to
Chattanooga.
A. f. Sanner, the attorney, tells some
rich stories about his experience when he
rstbegan practicing his profession "One of
my first cases, he remarked, was for 81 30.
| was the plaintiff, the suit being brought
for the recovery of money which
| loaned to the defendant. | hadn't had
| much experience, of course, aud thought |
could easily make the man pay up. But |
was mistaken. lie kept having the case
continued and held it off in one way aad
another for about two years, paving three
or four times the amount of the principal
| in fees. About the end Of the second year
he came to my office and offered to COM
promise by paying me the the s. and
keeping the so cents My dander was
up, and | refused ANYTHING
! but the whole amount dlsllklng the idel OF
compromise. He was Just about as butt
headed as l was, and the suit hung for an
| other year and half. At the euu of that
time l happened to meet him on thes rect.
He looked at me and | looked at him. He
said 'howdy' and so did l. Then he re-
niaraed: 'Sauner, Pm getting powerful
tired OF that plagued little suit, and its
costin like the mischief, too That's lust
about the way ] look a. it, SO ! guess III lei
you have the 81 and I'll keep the 30 cents.
| That's the way the matter ended TIE suit
over the little 81 30 had lasted over three
years, and had cost both OF Us no end OF
time and money in keeping 1t up All of
| which goes to snow what fools Young law
yers be-"