The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SHE PLUCKILY TRIED TO DRIVE
THEM FROM HER HOUSE


Money Belonging to His Firm and Is
Under Arres:-The Supreme Court
Hands Down Few Decisions and
Adiourrs Till Monday.
ATLANTA, GA, May 14-About day
break Mrs. a Root heard burglars IN the
room adjoining her sleeping apartment In
her residence on Whitehall street and sur
prlsed them They at oncs attacked her
and knocked her down. She was horribly
checked and kicked. Then the'theves. who,
she says, were white, gagged her with
chloroformed towel, and, threatening to
kill her if she made any cutlery, completely
ransacked the house. Only few dollars
were found by them. Mrs. Root is not fatals
" hurt.
DRUMMER's CRIME.
Adolph Robertson, drummer for ].
Regenstein g. Co., of Atlanta, who was
brought here last night from Opelika, where
he had been arrested on dispatch charging
forgery, to-day confessed that he had
Rambled away about 81, 100 of his employ
ers' money. He denied being forger, how
ever, as the drafts on which he obtained
money were drawn on his house, and signed
with his own name. A warrant was sworn
out against him to-day for larceny after
trust.
Robertson was called on at the station
house to-day by number OF Hebrew
friends, who offered to do what lay in their
power to help him. He furnished the
names of those who won from him Regen-
stein g. Co.'S money, and the parties will
be called upon 20 return it. Ii this Is
promptly done perhaps settlement VIII be
effected and the case against the
sensational developments are threat
Ienened. Robertson wants the money TO
/ turn over to his employers to stop the pros
ecution. Should it not be forthcoming his
intention is said to be to expose all those
who played poker with him in Alabama.
Among them are some officials OF the nigh
est local standing in Birmingham and Ope-
iika.
A PORTRAIT OF MR.. GRADY.
A portrait of the late Henry W. Grady,
rainted for the Atlanta Chamber of Com
smerce by l.. NJ d. Guillaumne of Washing
{, ton, D. c., was formally received to-day by
Z that body with appropriate ceremonies.
THE SUPREME COURT.
/ The supreme court i.as adjourned till
/ Monday, and tonight the judges left to at
Z tend the annual meeting of the State Bar
{ Association at Augusta. The folio wing de-
cisions were rendered to-day:
Jones VS.. Skies, from Houston county.
Reversed.
White VS.. Spillers, from Crawford
county. Reversed.
Chesapeake Guano Company VS.. Wilder,
from Blob county. Reversed.
Southern Mutual Insurance Company VS..
Thompson, from Bibb county. Affirmed.
Greer VS.. Pate, from Dooly county. At
! firmed.
wAsHINGToN's AMAZON.
Mrs Della Palmer, or Farmer, the hero
inc of the Washington, Ca. shooting scrape,
who tried to kill 4. G.. Roane Monday after
noon, reached here by the Georgia railroad
to-day. Roane agreed not to prosecute her
provided she would leave the place at once.
BOOMING THE UNIVERSITY.
Chancellor Boggs has been comforting
with Judge Howard Van Epps, president of
the Atlanta Alumni Society, for the pur-
pose of securing delegation of representa-
tive alumni from this city to attend the
trustees meeting at the next commence
rnent 1t is the intention of Chancellor
Boggs to have similar delegations from
every alumni association in the state to
meet at the commencement, to make an effort
to secure a handsome list of donations to
the university.
THE STATE EXPERIMENT STATION.
A scientific laboratory is to be erected on
the grounds of the states agricultural ex-
pertinent station at Griffin. The work of
constructing the BUILDING will be taken up
at once. The direction of the entire scien-
tifc research is under the control of Prof.
II. G. White of the university.
PICKENs COUNTY INCENDIARIEs.
Four of the men convicted and sentenced
as conspirators in the Pickens county in
cendiarism are moving for new trial,
Jones, the two Fields and Carter Pindly. All
of these have been sentenced to life imprls-
onnent in the penitentiary, bnt Mr.. Glenn
claims that the entire evidence that con-
victed them was rendered by accomplices
in the crime. For this reason he asks for a
vi oil fha will ha or
Jasper on Thursday, June 8.
sIFLEY OUT ON BAIL.
+ Henry Sihey has been placed under a
81, 1000 bond for his appearance before the
superior court on the two charges of acces-
sorry after the fact in the killing of j. s.
Skinner, alias Jim Howard and for perjury
before the grand jury in Justice Owens
court yesterday.
Sifley gave the necessary bond and was
liberated. No new evidence was bought
! out in the trial of tine case.
MRS. WALLACE IMPROVING.
Mrs. Campbell Wallace, whose indisposi-
tion has been of so serious character for
many days that the immediate family and
DIR. Kendrick, the physician in attendance,
have been painfully appreheasive of the re-
suit is improving
THE A. o. U. W.
The grand lodge of the Ancient Order of
onAUeu w OIAinon IIleb mere to-day III Dl-
ennial session. About 100 members were
present The sessions were secret, except
the opening exercises, when Mayor Glenn
delivered an address of welcome, which was
responded to by G. E. Thomas of Columbus.
DEATH OF A MISSIONARY.
Rev. DR.. w. L. Blackford, a Presbyte-
rian missionary to Brazil, while on his way
to the Northern Presbyterian assembly at
Saratoga, died at the residence of DIR. Gas
ton in this city to-day. He was so years of
age.
a WE'LL SPENT LIFE ENDED.