The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-24
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
DECISIONS RENDERED BY THE
SUPREME COURT.

Suicide of a Wealthy Ex-Conductoi
Who Was on ExTax Collector vii
sons Bond-The Governor not APT
to Grant Blackman a Respite-Con
victed of Selling MortRaged Prop
erty.
ATLANTA. GA, Jan. 23-The followin
supreme court decisions were handed down
to-day:
Kelley VS.. Jones' from Houston. Re
versed.
Reed VS. the Central railroad; from Hous-
ton. Reversed.
Small VS.. Hicks from Crawford. AT
firmed.
Bradley VS. Burket; from the city court
of Macon. Reversed.
Houston county vs.. Kersh, ct. al. Re
versed.
jefferson VS.. Hartwell; from Houston
Reversed.
SUICIDE OF A CONDUCTOR.
Capt. James McCool, who was formerly
a Ngell-known railroad conductor, having
served on the state road, Atlanta and West
Point, and later on the Airline, committed
suicide to-day at bis residence. near this
city. He has beautiful home on the line
Oh LuS CeiJthl Iidl, .lusu NOhl Ncilll al,
and IN a barn on the premises he was dis
covered hanging from q beam between 9
and 10 o'clock this morning. The shocking
discovery was made by Mrs. McCool ana
her youngest daughter. The other mem
bers of the family were called, and the body
was cut down before it was lifeless. In
spite of immediate and active efforts to
save him death occurred in a few minutes.
THE CAUSE.
McCool had been mentally unbalanced
for some days, occasioned, it is believed, by
the defalcation of ex-Tax Collector Wilson
of this county, on whose bond he was The
deceased was well off, possessing property
worth between $780, coo and $40, 900, and had
already paid $1,000, approximating his
liability for Wilson's shortage, so that could
not have emharra> sed him. He had been
brooding over it, however, and became i'm
pressed with the idea he was about to be
ruined. He was of a cheerful disposition
and had many friends. His family consists
of his wife and four children. Two of the
daughters are married, one to Henry Haral-
son of Birmingham and one to DR.. J. J.
Knott of Atlanta.
BLACKMAN VERY APT TO HANG.
The application for further respite for
Charles Blackman, who is under sentence
to hang at Ellaville Friday, was argued be-
fore the governor TINS afternoon by Black
Gus The attorney claims newly -discovered
evidence as the ground for the extraordi-
nary motion for new trial No decision
has been rendered by the governor, but it
is quite certain that the application will be
refused
In the United States court to-day the suit
of Mrs. Ketchum VS.. the Esst Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad for S25 900
damages for the death of her husband, was
dismissed. 1t had been on trial since Thurs
day. The suit will be renewed in the state
courts
HE SOLD MoRTGAGED PROPERTY.
John L. Conley editor Of the East Point
Pto1U Boy, was convicted in the city court
to-day of fraudulently disposing of mort
gagged property.
Revenue officials have returned from a
trip to Alabama, where they captured
eight stills, destroyed IA, 600 gallons Of mash
and arrested four moonshiners
The principal keeper of the penitentiarY
furnishes list of the convicts to be dis
charged dnring February. Among the
thirty-nine whose sentences will expire are:
Sylla Washington, Lizzie May, William
Jones and James Williams, all of Chatham.
Lazarus Harris of Mcintosh, Joseph Wright
and Joseph Reeves of Screven, Joseph
Bigby of Tattnall, and Henry Williams Of
Glynn.