The morning news., 1889-05-04

| ing arrest, deded the authorities, and with
/ drawn pistol entered his wagon and drove
| off DR.. j. A. Stipe, armed with a double
| barreled shotgun, followed in pursuit. when
| Morris opened ti,e on him. DR.. Stipe re-
| turned the fire, emptying both barrels of
the gun at close range, but without effect,
as the horse was running at full speed. The
shooting was witnessed by perhaps 200
people, and the excitement was intense
Morris was overtaken and arrested in the
edge of the town, and is now in Jail. He
will be prosecuted to the extent Of the law
A mysterious affair happened near Gen
eva, about five miles from Talootton,
Wednesday. A messenger arrived at Tai
bottom for DIR. w. H. Philpot about 4
O'Clock Wednesday morning, to dress the
wound of Mike Malana, who lives about
five miles from there, on the road TO Gen
eva, DR.. Philpot says the wound is In the
ankle, and seems to have been produced by
a pistol of about 32-caliber. Mr.. Malana
was not in condition to talk much, but
negro who was with him says that he and
Malana were returning from Geneva
walking, and about one and a half miles
from that place someone fred three shots
at them, the last one striking Mslana.
They saw no one and heard nothing except
the firing. No effort has been made to
capture the guilty party, as soma seem to
think that Malana shot himself or the negro
shot him accidentally.
G. J. Fincher OF Pike county was en-
gagged near creek In rsplanting some corn
when a noise on the bank OF the stream at
tracted his attention. He went to see what
was up and found two snakes apparently
the same size, engaged in mortal combat
the one king snake and the other a water
moccasin. The king snake had the rnoccasiu
by the throat and was using his best efforts
to put it under paralyZing circumstances
Finally both snakes fell in the creek, but
the war was not ended. The fight grew
hotter-so hot that the water sized for 10
feet around. Down the stream they went,
kissing, wrestling, sinking and swimming.
They reached water gap that stopped
their downward march, and here it was
that the mellow heart of Mr.. Fincher gave
way, and p occurring hickory pole thrust it
at the snakes. So far as Intentions were
concerned 1t was q rnislick. But on draw
ing the pole out he found that he bad run it
through the head of q very large fish. The
fish weighed, according to Mr.. Finchers
statement, seventy-four pounds.
A number of contractors who have been
engaged in the work at the United States
barracks near Atlanta recently filed suits
against the government for damages caused
by the alleged interference of Capt. Jacobs,
the army officer in charge of the construc-
put to much extra expense and subjected to
great delay by the arbitrary interference
of Capt. Jacobs. who required great deal
Of extra work done and insisted on fre-
quent changes in the material used
The claim of W. F. Borne for 81 900
was heard by Judge Newman in the federal
court as test case Thursday. District At
torney Darnell demurred to the declaration
because no cause of action was shown. the
contract having hanu IN ad da hafH~a he
sage of the act permitting such suits to be
brought against the government, because
no demand had been made on the govern
ment before the suit was filed; because by
express stipulation no allowance was to be
made for extra work. aud further, because
the plaintiff had been fully paid. Judge
Newman reserved his decision.
The other day q party of fishermen in
the oaky woods OF Dougherty county went
out to Pine island to fish. They found the
head OF an immense loggerhead turtle lying
near the banks Of the Coolauahee creek. A
fisherman had caught the turtle three days
before and, cutting of its head, left it on
the ground, while he took the decapitated
turtle home to feast upon it. George
Walker mentioned the peculiar tenacity to
life possessed by this species Of turtle and
suggested opening the mouth of the head
and putting the tail Of Judge Doziers fine
cur dog therein. The judge agreed,
the immense dog was gently enticed
to them and the tail inserted The
huge jaws came together with a vicious
snap, and the dog started homeward on
run, dragging the heavy head behind him,
which hung on like grim death. Like a
dog with tin pail hung to his extremity.
the faster he ran the more thoroughly
alarmed he became, aud the way that canine
broke through those woods was a sight to
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Judge Dozler's farm at Decker'S station,
where the negroes, seeing his peculiar an
noying condition, tried to force the jaws Of
the head open, but not succeeding, they had
TO cut 1t to pieces to release the tail from
the vice-like grip
special term of the superior court, held
for the purpose of dsposing of some i'm
portant criminal matters, convened at
Blakely on Tuesday last, his honor, Judge
John I. Clarke. presiding. The first case
in order on the docket was that of John O.
Nelms, charged with bigamy. 1t was the
work OF only few minutes TO obtain a
jury in his case. Three wives appeared to
confront him as witnesses, but the state,
after examining the father Of one and the
officiating officer at the marriage of another.
rested their case. The defense argued at
length that the indictment was defective,
and moved to 4uash it, which
was Overruled by the court,
but offered no further evidence for the
prisoner. Without argument of counsel on
either side the case was submitted to the
jury, who, after remaining out but five
minutes, returned verdict OK guilty. The
full penalty of the law was imposed by the
judge IN his sentence-fuur years at hard
labor in the penitentary, and his honor
took occasion 10 remind the prisoner that
the courts opinion was that his rascality
deserved severer punishment, and that
were it discretionary with him, life confine-
men: would be exacted for his crimes
Nelms, though quite a young man, it Ia
charged, has now six living wives, having
married twice in Georgia and once in East
Tennessee, Texas, Alabama and Arkansas.
At Albany James Hornsby was arrested
the second time Thursday, being charged
with killing old man Thomas Carroll, the
Irish peddler, who was found dead near the
Worth and Dougherty county line last
Sunday. AS was before stated, the coro-
ner's jury implicated Hornsby and he was
arrested. At his commitment trial In Isa-
bella on Tuesday Justice Shivers' decision
released him. Public indignation
ran high at this act as
the evidence was pretty strong
against Hornsby. On Wednesday Judge
b. b. Bower Of the Albany circuit issued a
bench warrant for his arrest The warrant
was served by Sheriff Z lwards Of Dough-
erty county Thursday morning, and Horns
by is now in Ijail in that city. Ii is not
likely that he will be allowed 10 give bond.
Hornsby at his best has been of bad re-
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