The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-23
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
AN AGED FLAGMAN KILLED BIZ a
SWITCH ENGINE

A Real Estate Agent Dying from q
Blow Dealt by q Liveryman-Sen-
fences of the Jewelry Thieves
Notice Of a Railroad Extension-Sus-
picious Death OF en- Unhappy Mar
ried Woman
ATLANTA, Ga, April 22.-John Odom,
60 wears of age, was mashed to death at
whitehall street crossing early this after
noon BY backing switch engine. doom
was formerly Georgia railroad engineer,
hut had become Anticipated and resigned
Recently he has been employed by the city
to operate the heavy roller machine used to
PACK Maca1am pavements. Some days ago
be began acting IS hagman at the cross
ing where be was killed, in place of the
regular man, whom sickness had detained
at home. THIS morning switch engine be-
longing to the Atlanta and West Point road
passed the crossing and began backing. As
soon as switch had beeu shifted Odom
signaled to the engineer that the street was
clear, and walked ahead to keep people out
OF the way.
FATAL MISTAKE.
He supposed the engine would take one
track leading from the switch, and selected
the other to walk upon. The engine, con-
trary TO his calculation, pursued and
knocked him down. The tender passed
over his body. and after the locomotive was
stopped be lay fifteen minutes under the
ash-pan before he could be extricated. 1t
was found that the fingers RI one hand had
been cut of, one leg broken below and one
above the knee, and the hips crushed hor-
ribly. He fingered several hours, and then
died from his injuries. His son is the engi
neer who generally drives the locomotive
that killed him, but had just gone TO dinner,
leaving bis engine in other hands. He re-
turned Just after tina accident, and assisted
IN getting his father out from under the
engine.
A SKULL CRUSHED WITH A CHAIR
Thomas A. Shelton. a prominent real
estate man of this city, in a fight with
hveryman named Harper, about ten days
ago. was knocked over the head with
chair. The affair was kept quiet until TO
day, when the doctor reported That Mr.
Shelton could hardly live. The blow broke
his skull and erysipelas has set in.
THE JEwELRY THIEvERY.
Samuel and Simon Marcus, who yesterday
confessed that they received the goods
stolen by young Herman Vineburg from
Jeweler Delkin, were this morning each
fined $500 and costs Their brother Meyer
Marcus, who is supposed 70 be the chief
offender, has escaped. Vineburg was a.
lowed to plead guilty to larceny from the
house. and an account rs his age was fined
only 500. His elder brother Zischmann
Fineburg, was acquitted.
A RAILROAD EXTENSION.
A resolution of the board Of directors of
the Wrightsville and Tenpille railroad, pro-
Viding for an extension of the line to Able
vile, Wilcox county, was filed in the office
Of the secretary Of state to-day. The road
will cross the Oconee river at Dublin, Lau-
rsns county, and run through Dodge
county. The extension will be forty miles
in length.
BE PASSED BOGUS MONEY.
Frank Fortune. vagabond from North
Carolina, to-day entered plea of guilty in
the federal court and was sentenced to
eighteen months at hard labor and fiued
500 for passing counterfeit silver dollars
in Polk county.
A SUSPICIOUS DEATH.
Mrs. John Nichols died suddenly at the
st. James hotel here early this morning
under peculiar circumstances. She and
her husband came from Florida some
months since. They seem to have had
Nichols took what she said was bromide to
relieve a headache. She died short time
efterward, her condition indicating death
from morphine or opium. The coroner is
investigating the case. Mrs. Nichols was
daughter of Rev. Mr.. Bryant, Methodist
minister, at Monticello, Fla.