The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-01

after tbs was finished, 20 cultivate any
social features. as he preferred being at
home with his family The captain was
military instructor at MOreland Park
academy. and was offered $25 70 give the
Guard n certain amount of instruction, he
being a graduate of West Point. He &C
cepted the offer, and shortly afterward was
/ elected captain, his salary continuing as be-
/ fore.
| In former years Ren1us and Rufus Jones
were well known in Atlanta. They were
| twin brothers, and none but their intimate
| friends could tell them apart The two
| "Dromios" in Shakespeare COMEDY OF
| Errors were never worse mixed or more
| c nfounded than the two Jones brothers,
Remus and Rufus. Both were excellent
carpenters, followed the sa ~ trade, drts ed
alike, and contracted similar habits Bosh
| grew up toge her and married. something
| over a year ago Remus took large dose OF
morphine and ended his life. IL seems that
Rufus Is even like his brother in his desire
| to kill himself, as he took big dose OF
morphine with suicidal intent WedL esday
night
The people Of Warrenton are still in the
dark, to some extent, as to who are Tie
| guilty parties regarding the safe robbery as
that place. Ashley Howell, who was ar
rested on his brother Johns statement, was
released late Sunday evening on a sworn
statement made by John in which he says
that the detective told him if he would i'm
plicate Ashley in the deed that he would be
| released. Public sentiment is now in Ash
ley Howell's favor. and it is not believed
that ne had anything to do with the crime
at all as there was 10 evidence against him,
and besides, he owns q half interest in the
store that was robbed. John Howell and
the negro Dick Scruggs, were committed
to jail, after the preliminary trial, in de-
fault Of $3.50 bond each.
Jim Butts, who, with Ed johnson, will be
hung at Perry on Thursday Feb. Is, for the
murder of Capt. Miller, made a daring
attempt to escape from the Jail Wednesday.
While J. N futile was giving the
prisoners their breakfast, Jim ran past mr..
futile out Of the Jail and into the yard.
He was quickly caught, however, by the
guard outside and carried back to his cell.
Jim says he ran out hoping Mr.. futile
would shoot him. He has begun plan of
starvation, aud says if ho is not dead from
that on the day of execution he intends 20
butt his brains out against the walls
c. G.. David has completed the gallows,
and is now building the enclosure twenty
feet high, which VIII make the execution
private, as ordered by Judge Miller.
Eight months ago Jim Beatty, a negro Of
Webster county, was taken i'll, and up to
Friday was unable to speak or use his lower
limbs On Friday Jim was taken TO Macon
ment. He secured immediate relief and
walked to the train. Upon his return home
he began to act queerly, dancing and sing
ing all the time. When bed time came he
obsiinately refused to go to BED, and con-
tinued his dance. Monday he was taken
bsfore the ordinary and adjudged insane,
and committed to Milledgeville. At the
depot he created much excitement by his
continued singing aud dancing. 1t is prob
able that a short time at Milledgeville will
result in the recovery of his reason. JOY
over his recovery is supposed to have de-
throned his reason.
The Corbin Banking Company received a
verdict Monday morning against Jerry
Linder, negro of unsound mind, living in
Buckeye district of Laurens county. Ia
1888 Jerry borrowed $500 from the above
named company, for which he gave his note
for the principal and Observation-Disclosures pay
able annually, and the principal payable at
the expiration of five years. In addition to
the note he gave the company deed to ms
land, valued at not less than 5000.
Since the above transaction took
| place, Jerry's mind has undergone
change and he is now what might be termed
q lunatic Of a mid type. He has paid up
the interest regularly, we understand, and
is under the impression, and has been for
some time that he has, by his last payment
| Of interest, hquidated the entire debt. 50
| firm is he in this belief that no amount of
reasoning can induce him to believe other
wise. Thus it is that place worth 5000,
and perhaps a great deal more, goes for the
payment of $500, leaving the unfortunate
| negro without home.
Last Sunday two negroes in Lee county
had difficulty. One of them, Isom Wal
ters, was a renter on the r. T. Walters plan
tatlon; the other, Tom Porter, was black
smith ON the Bill Henderson place, ad joining.
not satisfactory to the blacksmith, and he
swore he would have revenge, and on Mon
| day morning said he would burn him up.
| lsom thought nothing of the threats of his
| enemy. That night he was awakened by
| the roaring of fire and the bright glare of
| flames. fastening out he found that his
| corn crib and stable were a sheet of flame
and burning rapidly. In the crib were $50
| bushels of corn. The burning building
was but short distance from mis-
house, but before he reached it it was past
| all hope of being extinguished, as the roof
was falling in. Standing by the fire was
| Tom Porter, his enemy, eXulting in his
misfortune. He ran as he saw Isom ap-
preaching, and thought to escape, but the
aid of the law was obtained, and Porter
arrested, charged with the terrible crime of
arson. 1t is thought that the ire-bug in
| tended to also burn down the house and all
of his antagonists possessions. The two
| mules of lsom were fortunately in the
pasture, or they would have fallen victims
TO the flames. Porter's chance for the chain
gang is good, and Redbone district is left
| without single blacksmith