The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-19

Thompson terribly, and suspended ANNA
I ton in the babe, > months old. DR.. Parker
was shocked in his room, but was enabled
to run to the screaming family and
+ take the hfeless child from It's mothers
I arms. He held it in the rain and 1t was IN
/ stantly revived. Mrs. Parker was pros
+ trated for several minutes, but all are
I right now. A great number Of people nave
been 20 see the place and pronounce IL a
narrow escape. IL was attended with
most deafening thunder, but Mrs. Ihomp-
son said she did not hear It,
/ A successful move was made by the citi-
/ zens of Elm community in Warren county,
I last week TO rid themselves of the degrad-
ing fuences of the MormOns. About
fifteen determined men went TO Tllman
M1OTa's house where they seemed to have
fou ii pleasant quarters, and after a little
patient waiting they made use Of the nrst
opportunity TO get hold If the three Mormon
scamps. They were Immediately marched
u a dense swamp near Rev. Mr. NeaZsy's
home which is called HucksberTy swamp,
where, after consultation, a PROPOSE
ton vas made TO them 10 either
agree u leave tine county in five
days or accept the colseq uences. They
gladly accepted the proposition, AMI
like scared thieves they left for George
Battle, in Red Lick, whence they promised
Z leave for parts unknown.
Burglars visits Fairburn again Thurs
day night. They entered +. b. Chapmau's
store BY pressing open the front 10 T. They
took several suits of clothes, knives, etc.
Or. j. b. Mobley's drug store was also
broken into in tie same way, as al - was
the hardware store of W. A. McCurry.
Mr. Caapma ) safe was badly mashed and
beaten. The burglars failed to break into
the safe, but left it in such a condition that
it has not yet been unlocked. DR.. Mobley
could not miss anything eXcep: some con-
fectlonery. Mr.. McCuTry', clerks say that
several pocket knives, pistol cartridges, five
or SIX boxes or more, and some goods OF
ike character are missing. The cash
drawers # all the stores were examined and
rlhed. Not much cash was obtained, how
ever. DR.. j. f. DavenpOrt'S store door was
battered and broken but cross bar pre-
vented entrance.
Rev. Henry Montgomery lcoloredD was
shot aud badly wounded by oil mau Amos
johnson, also cOlsred, near Atlanta Friday
night. Montgo was coming out of
Edward Anglers cornfeld, out near
Anglers spring, and was seen by Amos
johnson, an Old gray-bearded darcy, who
has been employed 10 watch the field
Montgomery had u sack Of roasting ears on
his back when seen by johnson, and the lat
ter blazed away at the thief with one charge
Of a double-barrel shotgun, loaded with
slugs cut from mime Ills picSel up on the
battlefields in that vicinity. Two Of the
slugs struck the sack Of corn and a third
struck the thief just above the lett nipple,
AID fourth struck him in the left hip.
The wounded man fed, with the old watch
manin full pursuit, yelling, stop MIN!
Stop himl Gail de dogsm at every breath.
After a race Of about a quarter of a mile
the man with the corn sack fell right III
front of his pursuers gate Medical atten-
ton was then givel him. He will probably
recover.
Addie Christopher, an unmarried white
girl 20 years Of age and of unsouud mind
lives with her father, who is a renter On r.
A. McWhorter's place near Alpine, Walker
county. When it was seen that she would
soon become mother, she was brought
Saturday, Aug. 3, before Squire r. j.
Burns of the Alpine district. When sworn
she said that SIZE had been ruined by Ben
Knox, a negro mar between 40 and 45
years of age who lived on Robert L. Knox's
farm, about a mile from the NJ Whorter
place. He is married Tut has no children
He was arrested by Bliliff Murdoch Sun
day aud tried before Squire Burns at Sum
merville, Monday, Aug. .. After tho evil
dence was heard Knox was committed for
bastardy, and in default of the 1900
bond required, was sent to Jail.
The father Of the girl is a pious, hard work
ing man who suspected no evil Before
the intimacy began, Knox was advised By
some Of the white men of the community
and warned of the dangerous ground on
which he was treating. After it was seen
that the girl had been ruiued and that the
negro was selling off his stock and prepar-
ing to leave, prompt action was taken
Should the child when born prove the truth
of the mothers charges Knox's conviction
VIII be certain.