The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-10
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
RUMoRs OF a TRIPLE LYNCHING
NEAR MONROE.

Gov. Gordon Robbed While He Slept
Insane Stuboorness OF the Engineer
Killed on a Trestle Near the Capt.
tal-Mr. Inmen Pays for the State
Bonds
ATLANTA, GA. July "A. D. Riviere,
the gambler and house breaker, convicted
IN DeKalb county Of killing his partner near
Stone Mountain last year, will be put to
work at the Cedartown convict camps to-
morrow. The impression that new trial
was pending IN his case has prevented his
beng sent there before, but Rivlere de-
clares that he wants no new trial and he
declined 20 make the pauper affidavit neces-
sary 10 the taking out Of supersedeas- He
is so sick of the DeKalb jail that he has for
some time been positively pining for the
penitentiary.
REVERE is spending tonight at the sta
ton house here en- route TO Grady's camp,
near CedartOwn.
GOV. GORDON ROBBED.
Gov. Gordon was robbed again last night,
as it seems he is destined TO be every few
months. The burglar entered the window
of his bedroom in the early night, and find
ing the governors trousers hanging on
of the governors vest and took from it
gold watch and chain. The trousers held
only IS or 81 in pocket change. A short
time ago thieves stole from the same room
his best suit Of clothes and from the man.
sion stables fine set of harness.
REoUIsITIoS FOR COLLINS.
A reouisition was to-day made on the
governor of North Carolina for r. G.. Col
Inns, who is accused of instigating the muir
der of his wife last week at Plainville-
RUMoRs OF LYNCHING.
A report reaches this city of the lynch
ing of three negroes near Monroe, in Wal
ton county, to-day for attempted rape upon
a white woman. Nothing definite in regard
TO the affair was known at Social Circle,
the telegraph station, this morning and it
rs out of the question to gather names or
details here.
INMAN PAYS FOR HIS BONDS.
Controller Wright to-day issued re-
cei OF fer 81 800, u33, paid the state by John
a Inman for the recent issue of bonds.
RECKLESS sTUBBoRNNEss.
If current reports be reliable, the con-
duct of Charles McKeough, the Georgia
Pacific engineer killed in Yesterdays COL
lision on a trestle, thirty miles from At
lanta. furnished one Of the most remarkable
instances of reckless stubbornness on record.
train sufficiently to allow the hagman sent
out to warn him to board it and
deliver his message. Then, with
the remark that he was on
time and had the right of way, McKeough
pulled open his throttle and rushed TO GER
tain death. Many surmise that he was
crazy and bent on suicide. The injuries of
Engineer Clifford Goree of the construction
train, into which the freight ran, are ex-
tremelv serious.
STOLEN RINGS RECOVERED.
The police to-day recovered three stolen
diamond rings from an Atlanta pawnshop.
They are valued at 81 200. The rings are the
property of President j. W. Thomas Of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis rail
road. which offered the biggest bid for the
lease of the Western and Atlantic. They
were filched from Col. Thomas several weeks
ago while he was enjoying a vaca-
ton at the Lookout Mountain inn.
In all seven rings with diamond
settings were stolen from him at this
resort. All but one have been recovered,
and that has been located, and the Atlanta
police agree to get it tomorrow. Three
were traced to Knoxville and there secured,
and the other four to this city. Two Of
them we're pawned for S15 and third sold
for 500 The fourth is in possession of a
negro known to the Atlanta police, who are
sure of catching him before tomorrow
night