The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-08
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
ConductorWylie Rearrested--A Beaut
Sues Fruit Dealer.

Sues Fruit Dealer.
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. THE police to-
day arrested John Wylie, conductor on
the Western Railroad OF Alabama, on a
telegram from Birmingham, charging him
with murder. Hawes is said to have ac-
knowledged killing his wife and children.
and implicated Wylie in his confession.
Detectives took Wylie from the train Just
as it was pulling out OF the city. He and
! his brother julie were taken to Alabama
soon after the Hawes murder, but no evil
dence was forthcoming against either of
them. John Wylie's lawyer this afternoon
argued TO the governor that such being the
case his client should not be again forced to
undergo an investigation in the courts of
that state. However, when the requisition
of Gov. Seay reaches here it will be
honored.
VISITED BY HAwES' BROTHER.
James Hawes, Dicks brother, visited
John Wylie at the station house to-day. He
told him Dick had stated that ne gave
Wylie 5000 to do the bloody work Wyie
protested his innocence and said he could
account for himself during the time when
the murders were committed. Nobody
here believes that Wylie had ANYTHING TO
do with the affair. He has nice wife and
child who are devoted to him, and the idea
that he could lend himself to infamy and
act as the tool OF Hawes is secuted by all
who know him and understand
how he is situated. The story that
he was on the point Of running off when
arrested is undoubtedly not true. He was
simply taking out the train OF which he is
conductor. It Is generally supposed that
Hawes has implicated Wylie in order to
prolong his own days, for he would be a
necessary witness if Wylie were tried
BEAUTY SUES FRUIT DEALER
Miss Jessie Brown, whose beauty at
tracted public attention during the late
Piedmont exposition when she posed as
GalaUea in the side show performance of
'Pygmalion, as the statue. has sued Sausona
Biageo for $4,000 damages for accusing her
of stealing three dozen bananas Sausona
keeps fruit store on Pryor street, and Miss
Brown works next door in another shop of
the same kind.
SUITS BROUGHT BY BoNDsMEN.
Several of the bondsmen of James M.
Wilson, ex-tax collector of this county. who
recently had a shortage of S2l, 900 to paw
on his account, have united in suit against
the county, and also in number of suits
against parties to whom Wilson gave checks
signed as taxcollector in payment of pri-
vate bills. There will not be less than 100
such suits.
STRUCK BY THE LIGHTNING
About IL o'clock tonight Policeman
James Lackey, while patroling his beat on
Mitchell street, was struck by lightning
and seriously though not fatally injured
Patrolman Mewbern stood within four or
five feet of Officer Lackey when the flash
descended. He was blinded and felt the
electricity through his whole frame, but
received no injury. Lackey stood six or
eight feet from pole on which ran a num-
Der of electric wires
NEGRO PREACHERS SUE RAILROAD.
Two negro preachers named Carey and
Robinson have filed suit against the Rich
mond and Danville railroad, because on
their way to a conference meeting at
Athens last summer they struck up with a
crowd of jolly fellows who insisted on their
dancing to enliven the trip all the way from
one station to another. The preachers es-
timated their grievance at $4,000.