The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-14
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
A CONDUCTOR CHARGED WITH
KILLING a BOY.

The Lad Stealing a Ride and Said to
Have Been Sit on the Head With a
Club-The Man Knocked Out by
Burton Smith in Dangerous Conoi-
ton.
ATLANTA, Ga, May 13-H. D. Lee,
conductor on the Richmond and Danviile
railroad, was arrested here to-day by the
sheriff of Gwinnett county on charge OF
murder Not long ago newsboy named
Trippe. whose run was on the East Ten
nessee road, attempted TO steal a ride on
Conductor Lees train from Atlanta to his
home, Greenville, S. c. The next morning
the boy was found dead beside the track
near Suwannee. The coroner's jury obtained
evidence that when, near Norcross, Con-
ductor Lee first saw him the young man
seemed very cold, and the conductor took
him into the car and let him warm. Then
Trippe was put off, and not seen again
until the train was near Suwannee
There Conductor Lee found him on
a coal car. The conductor again required
him 10 leave the train, which he did at
Suwannee, and that was the last seen OF
him The next morning his body was
found beside the track. A physician testl-
fed that Trippe died from a blow dealt
with club over the head. Conductor
Lees arrest followed in the Office OF the
railroad. He denies the charge, and Is
given a good character by the superintend-
dent
BADLY HURT BY SMITH.
Fl. J. Roberts, who about a week ago
attacked Burton Smith with a pistol, and
suffered severe beating in consequence,
was to-day carried from Jail to the hospital,
and is in very critical condition. Hester-
day he was in court, but became uncon-
scious soon after his return to prison. The
doctors think his skull was fractured on the
pavement when he was thrown by his
adversary Roberts has improved since his
removal, but is still in danger.
TAILOR o'BRIEN MAY DIR.
Henry O'Brien, who was stabbed in the
back last night by another tailor, is re-
ported in a dangerous condition, and
though the knife used was an exceedingly
small one, a fatal result through blood
poisoning is feared.
CoNLEY's APPLICATION FOR COMPUTATION.
The governor to-day heard an argument
on John Conley's application for commu-
tation of his fine, but no decision has been
announced yet.
AN OFFER FOR AN ARMoRY.
The Gate City Guard held a meeting Fri
day night, to consider the acceptance Of
$780, 900 offered for their armory.
MEETING OF THE ADVISORY BOARD.
Adit. Gen. Kell and Capt. G. B. Forbes
left here tonight for Augusta, to attend
the meeting of the military advisory board
tomorrow.
GEoRGIA's DELEGATION.
Rev. T. S. Hopkins, Hon. William
Haight, Hon. Howard Van Epps and Albert
Howell have been appointed by the gov
ernor as the Georgia delegation to the
national prison convention, which meets at
Baltimore to- morrow.
COUPLE OF LAWSUITS.
Charles Beermann g. Co., proprietors of
the Kimball house, are the defendants to
suit for the recovery of property claimed
to have been lost by guest of the house.
Edgar H. Farrar of New Orleans is the
complainant. He alleges that on April 25
last, while occupying a room at the Kim
ball as guest he was robbed of gold
watch and chain and "a in cash. The value
placed upon the loss is 1924. He says he
notified the proprletors of his loss, but they
declined to make it good to him.
Aaron Haas, formerly president of the
Atlanta and Florida Railway Company,
has begun suit in the city court for the re-
covery of So, 900, claimed as due him for a
years term as president of the company.
The period for which the IS, 900 is sought to
be recovered is from August, 1888, to Au-
gust, 1889.