The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-24
DIED WHILE ON A DRUNK
MISERABLE END OF A PRINTER AT
ATLANTA.

John Temple Graves Not to Forsake
the Sanctum tor the Pulpit - Re-
wards offered for the Capture OF
Three of the Jssup Rioters-Ameri-
Gus Wants a Military Company.
ATLANTA. GA. Ja7. 23.-At noon to-day
the dead body OF Joseph b. Wilson wss
found by printers on back stairway lead
ing from the composing 70 IN TO the roof Of
the Constitution building. Tug Wilson,
as he was better known, was a practical
printer and a newspaper man who had
worked a. various places. His home was
at Gainesville. where his father, John T.
Wilson, is tax receiver of Hall county. He
had been there lately, and early last week
was offered the position Of telegraph editor
On the Columbus Enquirer-Sl0.
MISTAKEN FOR A FORGER
He came b re on his way to Columbus on
VI edaesday last and at the depot was ar
7 eSted and held over one night on suspicion
CT being forger. The erroneousness Of the
suspicion was proven the next mOrnin and
he was released. he was formerly drink
ing man, and. smarti under his treatment
AID breeding over it, got on a protracted
spree The first of the week he wandered
at times about the Constitution composing
room. Tue ia aftern on the boys fixed
place for him on the platform IL the middle
OF the stairway and lac slept. He passed
out OF their mind afterward. and it was rot
til TO day that he was found, dead. 1t is
supposed that he died Tuesday night or
yesterday. a cOroner's inquest was held
this afternoon. The verdIc5 was death
from excessive drinking aud exposure. The
father of the deceased came tonight, and
will carry the remains to Gainesville to-
morrow.
KoPFF's BODY SENT HOME
The remains of Kopff, who committed
suicide last night, were sent by express to
Sumter tonight on telegraphic instructions
from hi family.
GRAVES TO sTAT'IE THE sANCTUM.
John Temple Graves. who has been re-
ported about to enter the ministry, APP
f,eared before a special session of the Cher
ctkee Presbytery, held at Marietta to-day,
TO pass on the question Of licensing him TO
preach. MIR. Graves stated that while
his inclination and study has
heen towards the ministry, he felt halted
by recent events and voices calling him TO
the completion of a seemingly definite work
il his present calling. He asked the pray
erful judgment of the presbytery, and
would abide its decision as to what was
lest. The presbytery, after full discussion,
concurred that Mr.. Graves would be justi-
fed in waiting further direction, assuring
him sympathy and prayer.
REWARDS FOR THE JEsUP RIOTERS.
Executive rewards were offered to-day
for Boz Brewer and Wade and JOIN Raj
ford, leaders in the Jesup riot on Dec 25
and implicated in the murder of Marshal
Barnhill and Mr. Woods. The reward is
$500 for Brewer and $500 each for the
Others.
AMERICUs WANTS 4 MILITARY COMPANY.
All official and very strong application
for the organization of a military company
at Americas reached the ad jutant general
to-day. The Applicant IN is made by Judge
Fort of the southwestern circuit, the mayor
and council of Americas, county Judge,
and all the other county officials, with a
further petition by nearly 300 pro ninent
citizeis. 1t is urged that there is a growing
and imperative necessity for a CO npany at
that point as there is no co npany in COL
venienu reach il its service should be re-
quired. The adjutant general decides that
no new company can now be organized
under the resolution of the last meeting of
the military advisory board that no COM
pany shall be authorized unless vacancy
occurs by al old company dropping out.
The application will be submitted to the
board at its next meeting on Jan. %, when
provisions may be made on account of the
unusual character of the application.
CAPTAIN RESIGNS.
Capt. William Rice of the DuBignon
Volunteers Of Milledgeville has sent in his
resignation.