The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-24

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good will toward all that animates some
men, the gentleman at the window informed
him that d ticket 10 Savannah would cost .,
while an excursion ticket TO Iybee would
be worth only 81 30. This Information,
however, riled Oliver, and he kicked up a
considerable disturbance. saying that he
knew just what be wanted. A policeman
inteTfered at this juucture, but Oliver be
came indignant and let himself out at a
fearful rate. In consequence he was
arrested, but resisted the officer and made
several efforts to strike him. Monday the
recorder fined him for violation Of the
eighteenth section, s. 80, and for fighting
the police S26 80.
There Is lady living IN the eastern part
Of Atlanta who has remarkably bright
mocking bird He is just two years old,
and can sing as divnely as though he had
caught the tones from heavenly spheres
IL Is amusing 70 hear him practice-he is
Vain-and loves 10 do well; 50 recently
when his owner tried to teach him johnny
get your hair cut" he would stay awake all
night and practice johnny get'-it didn't
quite suit him. 80 be began again, Johnny
get your hair again there seemed To be a
dlscord, but perseveringlY ne went back to
the beginning, and that time he succeeded
satisfactorily. For weeks this was kept Up
every night to the annoyance Of the sleep
ers III the house, but finally, when the tune
was learned it stopped. This bird tries
many airs, and sings some of them real
well; for instance, The elephant walked
the rope" molly put the kettle on" and
the "klmball House Waltz are on his list
The meeting of the coroners Of the state
at Atlanta, Monday, was called for the
purpose of considering needed amendments
70 the present law governing this Office.
There are several sections Of the code which
conflict and which give the coroners no
little trouble at times The whole law was
taken up and discussed and amendments
suggested. One section in particular that
gives annoyance is that stating under what
circumstances an inquest shall or shall not
be held. 1t is ambiguous, and often after a
Troublesome case has been tried the county
commissioners refuse to pay the costs Of
the inquest. Then, on the other hand, it
very often happens that when the officer
declines to hold ali inquest, for apparently
good reason, he IS severely censured
for it. That's what they want settled.
They want the law to read so
plainly that the coroners will have
their duties exactly defined. or all inquests
be left at their discretion. Several delegates
we're in favor of asking the legislature to
make the office a salaried one, instead Of
being maintained by fees. The reason adj
Vanced was that IN many cases they were
accused Of holding inqueSts, when they were
entirely unnecessary, simply to get n fee.
No definite action was taken on this. how.
ever, and it will probably not be brought to
the attention Of the general assembly. A
committee Of five was appointed to prepare
a memorial to the legislature. This com
mittae has full power, aud will embody in
It's report some very inn ortant recommen-
dations. The jurisdi ction of the coroner
viii be asked to be more clearly defined.
That's another thorn which the officers want
plucked from their sides.
At Macon Saturday Ross & Anderson, at
torney5 of Mrs. Thomas c. Voolfolk, filed
III the office Of the clerk OF Blob superior
court suit for divorce from her husband,
the notorious Tom Voolfolk, tho twice
condemned murderer It has been a matter
of surprise that Mrs. Voolfolk had not fled
tins suit sooner. Nearly two years have
now elapsed since the terrible tragedy No
child has been born to the ion between
Tom Voolfolk and his wife. The marriage
was runaway match and occurred about
two months before the murder, on Sun
day afternoon In a passenger coach of an
East Tennessee railroad train while the
train was running through Rose Hill
cemetery. The marriage was ILL
fated, and has always been kind of
graveyard affair Mrs Voolfolk was a
Miss Bird of Jones county, or the blonde
type, an exceedingly handsome girl of II
summers when she married. She had an
elegant form. But neither the beauty Of
her face nor the charm of her figure has
torsaken her since the terri Gle crime charged
against her husband. In fact, she has i'm
proved in looks since the horrible trag ady
and possibly has grown slightly stuuter
Her parents bitterly opposed her marriage
to Tom. She left Tom in a very few DAYS
after marrying him, as she found that he
had deceived her, as he had neither home
nor position. She now resides at her
parents home in Jones county. She never
goes to Jail to see him, and has never at
tended any of his trials she certainly
cares nothing for him now, and it is
doubted if ever her affection for him
amounted to much Capt. Voolfolk, The
father of Tom, gave her some wild land in
South Georgia. When Tom was informed
for the first time about the divorce suit of
his wife, he exhibited no surprise, and ap-
peared absolutely Indifferent to the matter
He had no comment whatever to make on
the subject. He remains very quiet these
days, and talks but little. A few days since
he said, very significantly: II will never
hang; you can rest assured of that factn
Whether he meant that the final decree of
court would not be for his hanging, or that
he would kill himself and thus cheat the
gallows, no mind but his knows.
The bill introduced in the House at At
lanta Monday, by Capt. Gordon of Chat
ham, will dolbtless prove one of the most
Important of the session. The owner of
every building of more than two stories
high not including the basement, used in
the third or higher stories, in whole or in
part, as factory or workshop. shall pro-
vide more than one way of egress from
each story Of said building above the second
story by stairways on the inside or outside
of said building, and such Stairways shall
be, as nearly as may be practicable at op-
posite ends of each story and so constructed
that, IN case Of fire, the ground can be read
lily reached from the third and higher
stories. Stairways on the outside of
said building shall have suitable
rallied landings at each storyabove the first.
and shall connect with each of said stories
by doors or windows opening outwardly,
and such doors, windows and landings shall
be kept at all times clear Of distractions
All the main doors of such buildings, both
inside and outside, shall open outwardly,
and each story shall be amply supplied with
means for extinguishing fires. The munich
pal authorities OF the town or city where
such building is situated or the ordinary of
the county, II the building is situated out
side of any town or city, shall require the
chief OF tie fire department, or if there is no
such person, some other suitable official, to
examine such buildings at least once q year
and report IN writing to said municipal au-
thorities, or ordinary, that the requirements
of this first section have or have not been
complied with. Ii not complied with the
municipal authorities or the ordinary of