The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
BONE TELLS HIS STORY.
EVIDENCE CLOSED AND ARGU-
MENT OPENED IN BIS CASE.


for the State-Jessie Bones Charac-
ter Notoriously Bad - appointment
by the Governor-ReligiOu Noon
sinner Liberated.
ATLANTA, GA. Jan. lin the trial Of
J. c. Bone to-day for the murder Of ). u.
Woodward. the evidence was all brought in
and the opening argument for the defense
delivered.
Ellen TweIly swore that Bone knew Of
Woodwards visits to his house, and never
raised objection until after he declined to
nav for a handsome suit of furniture bought
bv Jessie Bone knew Woodward was ex-
pected to come the night of the Ling. The
defense offered no testimony save the pris-
oner's statement as follows:
BONES STATEMENT.
Gentlemen Of the jury, this thing has
been gong on for SIX months. had been
irving to find out whether OF not Woodward
was married man. | found out that he
was married, just before Christmas On the
night | shot Woodward l came in and was
eating supper, when | heard somebody talk
ing to my daughter In the next room.
MY wife told me 1t was Wood ward. |
said Woodward was a married man,
and / was gong TO talk to
him. l picked up Ratchet and went out to
borrow a pistol. l talked to Walker, but
could not get a pistol from him. | after
ward borrowed one from Vaughn. |
started back aud met Woodward. ! asked
him if that was Woodward, and he said
Yes l said, 4 have heard you are
married man. Are your / told him he had
been coming to see Jessie and he mustn't
come again. He replied, i will come
Is often as l like and please; you
can't help yourself? When he said this be
threw his hand behind him. | pulled my
pistol to protect myself, and scuttte fol-
lowed In the scuffle | shot Woodward
That is the truth, gentlemen, and nothing
but the truth. What man in the world
would have done otherwisei Jessie is my
only daughter"
VIGOROUSLY BAD CHARACTER.
Evidence was introduced by the state
showing Jessie Bones character to have
been no oriously bad for years, and that
Woodwards watch and keys were found in
Bones house after the killing.
Dan Hall swore that he saw Woodward
with watch, money, and keys on the even.
ing or night he was shot; that Woodward
carried the keys of his (winess9 safe and
drawer. After Woodward was shot wit
ness store was burglarzed and goods stolen
Woodward also had key to witness
store door, and that key has never
been found. The burglars who entered the
store ent in with a key. Witness also
testified that he had seen Woodward give
the old man and the other Bones money
de saw a note which Jessie Bone wrote to
Woodward about the furniture. 1t was an
every day occurrence for one of the Bones
TO come to the store and call for Mr. Wood
ward Witness was familiar with Jessie
Bones handwriting, and saw a note which
she had written to Woodward a month or
civ hafn ha II, fha M
she asked him to make a payment on the
furniture and threatened him savagely if he
refused.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR
The governor on his return from Taylor
county to-day, announced the following APP
pointments:
DIR. II. V. NJ. Miller of Atlanta to fill the
unexpired six years term of H. W. Grady
on the board of trustees .of the state uni
versity.
DR.. w. H. FELTON, of Barlow to the same
board for term of two years.
The former is appointed from the Fifth
congressional district, the later from the
state at large DR.. FELTON, was one of the
original appointments TO the board, but
doubt existed of his eligibility.
G. M. Ryals, First district, and J. NJ
Rushing, Second district. were appointed
their own successors on the board of direc-
tors OF the Georgia experiment station.
Il. Z. Warren was appointed solicitor for
Pulaski county court, vice w. f. Kilsey,
deceased.
SENTENCE COMMITTED.
The sentence of Lewis Phillips, who was
saved from the gallows in Wayne county
by reprieve granted Dec. ~, the day
before the execution was to have taken
place, has been committed to life imprison-
ment Phillips is supposed to have been
hard pressed by the negro he killed, the
latter being drunk and armed with knife,
with which he was pursuing Phillips when
the fatal shot was fired.
TOM VOOLFOLK WANTS TO BE MOVED.
Tom Voolfolk has written to the gov
ernor to have him removed to the Atlanta
jail. He represents the jailor at Macon as
the wickedest man he ever saw, and pro-
tests against the horrible treatment to
which he claims to have been subjected by
him.
MOVED TO ATLANTA,
M. L. Albritton, representative of Omit
man county in the last house, has moved to
Atlanta to engage in the insurance bust
ness.
MOoNsHINER LIBERATED.
Henry Adams, a moonshiner, who has
remained some time in Jail after complet-
ing his sentence because unwilling to take
the oath required for his discharge, was
given MS nDertY alter examination by
physician. He was pronounced weak
minded, and United States Judge Newman
suspended the sentence. Adams is supposed
TO be religious monomaniac. He stated
that bis earthly possessions consisted of a
wife and four children, bedstead a
looking glass, few plates, cups and
saucers, table, stool and some cheap
chairs, the whole OF which he valued at
about $50. Yet he elected to stay in Jail.
forever, if need be, rather than make an
oath or even sign simple affirmation to
that effect, because of the Bibles in
Junction: "Swear not at all. Affirmation
and swearing he regarded the same thing.
PEELERs UNDER THE AK
The police commissioners tonight took
up the trial of four more policemen against
whom charges had been made, and dis
charged them all. Patrclman j w. Veal
was dropped for accepting a bride from
gamblers. r. F. Reynolds for conduct I'M
becoming an officer in interfering with an
other policeman in making an arrest, and
&. M. Hunt and c. F. Jones, charged with
cowardice. The first had failed to make
an arrest, and the second to assist
his partner when in trouble. This makes
seven members of the force who received
their walking papers in the last twenty-four
hours. Henceforth it is proposed to subject
applicants to much more rigid examina-
ton before accepting them as policemen.
The finance committee of the city council
TODAY appropriated SlOO ON IN incraa ca tl,s