The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-31
s,1,r FOR DAMAGES.

Hollis sues a RaiIroao sn1
jsae7 Town for S37,ooo'
GA Oct. SO.-What promises to
br ~ ~ interesting lawsuit VIII De instl-
be We against the Georgia Southern
tuEsl -. 80: railroad and against the town-
and .' vienna in Dooly county. superior
ship Of '',;f lanes Hollis will sue tue rail-
| Court bsll l1. M and a suit will be filed
rosd for e. for a sum one-half as large
against . ieL- raturned from Vienna, where,
de hss he was detained forty hours Dy
be GAINS, GAINS, authorities on a charge
the losN nv the Georgia Southern ana
IprefeIreu load Of assault with intent TO
FLORIDA Ha saws that he was e1ecteo from
murder; although be paid his 1are, ana ne
the IlS.D ~ make them pay livery Ior IL. a
eGiD sg, he left Butter MIL oiU 49, u
Weeh re 70 be disposed OF IN. Vl H escu .
BOZ ses " .aoond station above vienna ne sent
ing the seV tJbrongh the country, and he went
the Dols0 ,Sa train to get place In which
down Oh ~; 80 Stock. He was unable, ne says,
20 keep W. ticket at the station. The
TO purcDfasb him twice he could not sell him
gent tG3a ranlied. ''All right; will not pay
pne nun nun 2 cents a mile, then, and got
pore tnan Iii. . He said that the
On tLe If the train was standing near
tonduc.o~ and heard the agent tell Hollis
ne ign t;cLet could be sold him.
nat M. M banded the conductor the price OF
HOME hon he came through the car, but
tic Arsd told him it was not enough,
ls - Hollis refused TO pay conductor S
so 4 80 Vienna after reaching the next sta
lasS bs would be put OF. Hollis SAID all
~. 80, he would pay nc more.
Irben the station was feacneu the CON,
no
tlCto l g., FAR fore. Hollis refused 20 pay any
hlllS a ~ when the train started the con-
nOre, oil r',ilad the bell line and told Hollis
. get ur will have to put me off by force"
rpled Hollis.
IA and he seized Hollis by the collar.
hpn euIod Hollis up and led him out the
% 5oun the steps, on the ground.
O T7hoO the train started Hollis jumped
I'd and said. Nov, I'll pay my fare"
80 the conductor came for tho fare,
Dsl~ aror Hollis changed his mind and
w ,rben the conductor called for the fare
SHlis refused again to pay any more. The
~ +inctor assembled his crew and together
S S.e Tsra about to throw Hollis off when
"! rromised to pay his fare again. He
t.,Sai the conductor SIS too much, he said !;
- The conductor refused to give back tue
Ssnge Hollis said: "lf you are thief
srnSh TO steal it for the railroad all right,
ban \" Whereupon the conductor tossed
tbsm9ney back to Hollis, saying: here s
r.,- money. now get off of this train. :"
Hciis said that a negro train hand at
tamntsi 10 eject him, and the conductor
asnnted revolver in his face. Hollis then
d-sy his knife and backed against the side
NJ the car TO defend himself. He kept the
NON away from him until the train reached
Tisnna When the train stopped he dis
roo1ntad snd the conductor called out to the
MARSHAL TO arrest Hollis for attempting to
cut him
fortv hours upon charge of assault with
j1taIt TO murder. Hollis contends that the
conductor had no authority to eject him
when the fare was paid. That the con-
d1ctor had no right 70 throw the money
lack to hun and put him off. He said that he
did not draw his knife until the conductor
Hsunted the weapon in his face. AS to his
claim against the city, he said that
if crime had committed it
vas committed several miles from Vienna,
and the authorities of that township had no
light to hold him for it. He was defended
n bis preliminary hearing before the mayor
pv COL WOoten, who will be associated
With B. P. Hollis. ESQ.,. of Americas against
he railroad and town. Thirty-seven
thousand dollars is not small sum, ard
Hollis is sure that he has first-rate cases
gaiat both.
The railroad sent witnesses to Vienna in
he preliminary hearing, and it is UNDER
5000 that the case, assault with intent to
murder, against Hollis, will be pushed
Figorously Hollis owns g great deal of
property in this county, and is thrifty
farmer T. D. r.