The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-05

I last Saturday night q week ago, aud The
negro boy who was present at the time the
| deed was committed, who have been IN jail,
I were released last Monday, as tn solicitor
/ geneTa al decided that there was not sufficient
| evidences to convict the former, nor any
/ necessity for imprisoning the latter. Lucy
| Mitchell, who did the killing, waived a pre-
| liminary trial and will remain in jail TO
await the action Of the grand jury at the
! July term of the court.
There is a certain postofiice in Jasper
| county that needs official investigation. AT
| least the conduct Of the postmaster, IL all
reports are true, would seem to warrant IL.
IL Is rumored that lady who was expecting
letter on some very important business
sent her little daughter to the postoffice re-
ferred TO not long ago. When the girl
called for the mail the response from the
postoffics was: "By -, you had better
wait till your mail comes And again 10
year-old boy Of a family that takes five diff
ferent newspapers went 10 the same Office
and called for the mail, when the postmaster
replied: II don't give - whether
you ever get IL or not"
Fort Gaines Chronicle: There is one wife
In Fort Gaines who ought to feel proud of
her husband. The other day we were in a
certain dry goods store in town and in
walked q gentleman you all well know,
though we mention no name, and asked to
be shown some clothing. The clerk think
ing he was in q position to wear fine toy
gerry showed him only the best at first, but
kept on down until he cane to the lower
grades. After few minutes argument a
trade was closed for 50-cent seersucker
coat and vest. aud remarked that he would
complete his suit with pair of resurrected
backnumber pants. He then walked up to
the dress goods counter, bought eighteen
yards of silk at 81 81 a yard and walked ou5
remarking that be dressed his wife well and
was indifferent as to himself.
Nathan Burch Of Laurens county, after
having some difference with his wife, left
home Monday, going into the direction of
Turkey creek, aud, according To report, Ben
Swails, a brother-in-law, was seen riding
in the same direction with gun on his
shoulder. The report of the gun was heard,
the smoke seen aud the same party seen to
return on the same route later in the day.
Burch's body was found Wednesday
afternoon by Mr.. McGowau,
who gave the aarm. Upon exnmin alton 1t
was found that Burch had been shot with
buckshot in the back part of the head,
some OF the shot passing through. He was
taken up and carried some distance after
being shot, thrown in water two or three
feet deep, and IN order to sink the body a
cash vss cut across the stomach COM
ple'ciy opening his bowels, and sank the
body.
Lafayette Messenger: George Fulghum
was brakeman on the Alabama Grea {
Southern railroad. He had been on the
train but short time, when in trying to
uncoupls some cars at Alfalfa, Ala, on Oct.
s, 1889, he got his foot caught between the
guard rail and main rail, and the train was
backed over him, crushing his right foot and
rigdt arm, necessitating anputation of
both. The foot was amputated just below
the knee and the arm, and at the
shoulder Suit was brought in Dade supe~
rlor court for $50, 900 damages at the Sep
tember term, 1890. Defendant demurred to
the declaration on the ground that the acct
dent occurred in Alabama. The demurrer
was overruled, writ Of error on the ruling
of the court sued out and that carried to the
supreme court, which is still pending. Mr..
FulghUm is poor young man, and was only
fe" months over 81 years Of age at the
time of the accident.
A Rome Tribune reporter has had an in
teresting talk with Mr.. Mckee, tie hus>
band of the pretty young woman who is
now on trial for her life Mr.. McKes said :
II could not, under any circumstances, be-
'lieve that wife committed the heinous crim.t
with which she stands accused. We hi tn
been man and wife a number of years, r.,
by my hope of heaven, we have yet to have
the first harsh word. She could always get,
and did have whatever she wished so far as
l was able, and as she knew my circum-
stances financially, she could have at any
time gotten $l25 without committing such
a crime, by asking for it. Why, at the
time Mrs. Wimpee died, bad 81, 900 to my
credit at McGhee g. Bros, and the books
will shew it." Then he continued az
have now in my possession notes given by
Mrs. Wimpee to me for $500 borrowed
money that borrowed to loan to her be-
cause che offered such high rates of interest.
My wife knew all of this, and knew that
she could get money from me at any time "
Turning to the reporter Mr.. Mckee said I:
There are things that will come out on
this trial, of which | am not at liberty to
speak, but can say that think Mrs. Dietz
heartless woman to testify so fiIppantly
in this matter"