The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-22
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
4 CONDUCTOR CHARGED WITH
MANSLAUGHTER.

He Will be Taken to Alabama FOR
Trial - Prominent Merchants in q
Row-A Flagman's Horrible Death
The Color Line Causes G strike-A
New Trial for q Glynn County Man.
ATLANTA. GA. Feb. 2L-John Dobbs,
formerly a conductor on the Georgia
Pacific railroad, was arrested to-day at the
instance of Louis Reneau, local freight
agent for that line, on a charge of man
slaughter The arrest grows out of the
killing of Engineer William Berry in a col
hson at Riverside, Jan. IL. Conductor
Dobbs, while waiting on a siding not long
enough to accommodate all his cars for a
belated Atlanta-bound train, allowed his
own TO be run into by one following him
westward, for which he had failed
to look out. Without stationing a fiagnan
properly, he went to sleep, and mistook the
time on awakening. The day after the
smash-up Conductor Dobbs resigned The
accident happened in Alabama and he will
be taken to that state for trial N the
arrival of extradition papers, without
which he declines to go.
A FLAGMAN KILLED.
At Edwardsville, on the Georgia Pacific
road, hagman Marshal Martin was killed
last night. He was running GU the top of
the cars, signaling the engineer, when he
made misstep, fell between two cars, and
had the entire right side Of his body,
from the ankle to the shoulder, crushed
under the wheels.
MERCHANTS IN A FIGHT.
J. H. Franklin and Samuel wilkins. two
prominent merchants, VINO occupy adioin-
ing stores on Mitchell street, after an alter
cation, pitched into one another this
afternoon, and the former cut Mr.
Wilkins severely about the back
and neck. The trouble was caused
by dray which had delivered
goods at Mr.. Franklin's while standing in
front of Mr. Wilkins store. Mr. Wilkins
objected TO this, and insisted that the team
be driven up. He was pulling MIR. Frank
Inns beard when the cutting was done. The
wounds are not considered dangerous.
STRIKE.
There was a strike, or rather walkout,
to-day at the new barracks for county con-
victs. The white carpenters engaged in the
construction of the buildings quit work in
body because. the foreman, New Yorker,
discharged several white men yesterday
and replaced them with negroes.
GRANTED A NEW TRIAL.
penitentiary from Glynn county for seven
years last June for assault with intent to
murder, has been granted a new trial, and
released from the Chattahoochee brick yard
to-day after giving bonds.
MEMORIAL DAY PLANS
An idea which originated with Col John
Milledge promises to make Memorial day
in Atlanta this year day of unusual inter
est. 1t is proposed to send invitations to all
of the more prominent ex-confederates
throughout the country to meet in Atlanta
and unite in doing honor to the confeder-
ate dead. Gems. Beauregard, J. E. Johnston,
and Kirby Smith are among those whose
presence will be requested.
A HEAVY FINE.
Some time ago, on a rainy dav, George
w. Thorpe, a we'll dressed drummer from
New Jersey, while under the influence of
liquor, sliced rubber coat which he found
III front Of a store on Marietta street. To-
day he was fined s7l for the offense His
relatives paid the money.
REWARD FOR A MURDERER.
The governor mas offered 500 reward for
the delivery to the sheriff of Mcintosh
county of Charles Reeves OF Reed, who
killed r. E. t. Growald Feb l.
HUssAR OFFICERS COMMISSIONED.
Commissions were issued to-day to the
newly elected officers of the Georgia Hus-
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