The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-16
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
CONVICTS MAKE A DESPERATE
DASH FOR LIBERTY.

One of Them Wounded in Three
Places and All Recaptured Tho Re-
port of the Board OF Wis tors to the
University to Cause a Sensation by
Charging Inconsistency.
ATLANTA, GA, May l5-The following
supreme court decisions were handed down
to-day:
Baker VS.. the state; from Barlow. AT
flrmsd.
Bowden VS.. Hatcher; from Carroll. Re-
vsrsed.
Bagsy Vs. the state; from Newton. AT
frmed.
"Opens ct al. vs. Forbes; from Troup. Re-
versed
Scott & Co. VS.. Mcdonald; from Rock
dale. Reversed.
Rodahan vs. Terry; from Carroll. Az
nrmed.
The court is moving rapidly through the
docket, and will PROBABLY adjourn for the
term in tdree weeks
DESPERATE DASH OF CoNvICTs.
A desl crate attempt was made early this
morning by five convicts to escaps from the
ChattahooohSs rick yard. The men had
been put to work, and about O'CLOCK there
was q sudden rush of five mel past the
guard The fugitivss ran toward the
woods, pursued by the guard. A. }.
Abel When about thirty yards beyond
the guard line, Abel. who had been lrdering
them to halt, fred and brought down Hen y
CArder, a white convict Three Of the
others were captured, but the fifth escape /.
He swan the river and was not taken ill
late this after Don, the dogs hnally bring
ing MIN TO bay. The convic 80 attemp ing
to escape we're: Henry Carder (white), fr IN
Cnerokee county, sentenced to five year
for no SO stealing; Elias Miner (wIite),
from Cllhoun county, with life selte cs
for murder, Harry .asrrit. (co oreIl, from
Clay on county, for four wears TO- bur
gIarY; William Tiller (colored), from Fulton
county, ten years for assault with intent TO
murder; Ell Thomas CcolOrell. fr I'm Fult m
county for five years for burglary Thomas
was the last captured. Cardsr got three
bullets In his legs, but the wounds are not
seri us. It bias been learned 'ince that
about 20 II the worst convicts in the camp
had made plot and we're to seize he
dummy line locomotive and run out Of tue
camp. This was ahandOne because none
OF The convicts could handle the engine.
Toe Ave me toned were the only ones
desperate enough to break through the
guards.
A UNIVERSITY SENSATION.
1t is understood that the report of the
bo rd OF visitors TO the state university at
Athens, which will b made to the gov
ernor to- orrow, will crea sen ton.
1t will criticise tha efficiency of the pre- sent
faculty. and recommend an investigation
as to the COMPETENCY aud useful es Of
three or four OF the professors IL has
leaked out that Profs. Rutherford and
Wood6n have fallen under the an OF the
visitors, and a radlcs C ange Of the faculty
10 among the probabilities. Under recent
leg Islation, enlarging the powers of he
board Of visitors, the trustees, who have
heretofore been inclined to ignore it, will
be forced to take some actio o the report.
AN OFFICER FOR sr sIMoN's.
In reply to his request to the war depart
me { for detail OF army officers for the
81. SIM ms elcsmpns in Jue, Adjt.
Ge /. Kali rsssiv.d dispatch this after AooI
from Asst. Adjt. Gen. Kslton that one
army officer, not ct deslg aated, and Lieut..
Satterlie would be detailed for the enca mp
msnt.
A CLAIM FOR TAXES.
The Fulton county tax collector Is after
Clarke university colo ed) for taxes on 450
acres Of valuable la ID which has not been
refurusd for eight years. The land is WORTH
$500 or $500 per acre, aud the comptroller
has advised TIE collector tiat it is liable Tor
back taxes. The university has retained
lawyers TO enj in the collection he tax,
claiming its exemption under the constitu-
tion.
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
Ths sevsnty-ssvsnth annual Episcopal
diocesan con vention for Georgia met at Sc.
Luks's cathedral to-day and will 20 in ses-
sion several days. BishoT Bec<with is pre-
siding. The openi exc oises were Goa
4, - k,tD 1 -nNM
aid Rev. c. ii. Strong Of Savannah. The
opening sermon was preached by Rev. joan
GAS Of Augusta.
THE ROAD CONGRESS-
Commissioner Slaus hter has announced
reduction of rates TO the delegates to the
road congress Of one fare going and one
third returni e. All the Indications now
point b. great conVe ton.