The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
xHE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

A Mad Dog Scare at Athens-A Wo-
man Swallows Pulverlzsd Glass in
an Attempt to Commit suiclde-A
Farmer Badly Injured Under the
Wheels OF an Electric Car at Atlanta.
GEORGIA
Hon. E. W. Miller of Buena Vista died a
day or two ago.
At Macon Sunday Henry Crawford shot
his mistress, Annie Van Dyke. Whisky
aud jealousy were at the bottom of the af-
fair. The ball passed through the stomach.
At last accounts the outcome OF the wound
was in doubt.
There was a great deal of excitement at
Athens Sunday afternoon over the shooting
of mad dog in the center of the city. The
dog attempted to bite a negro, who escaped,
and began chasing the dog aud shooting.
The police joined the chase, firing several
shots right in the center of the town Great
ing Sunday sensation. No one has been
heard OF who was bitten by the dog.
J. 7. Greenway. a farmer who lives In
Fannin county. was perhaps fatally injured
by an electric car on Decatur street at Att
lsnts Monday when In front OF NC. knight
& Co.'S coal aud wood yard, his mules be-
came frightened at an electric car. He
tried to hold them, but could not. They
started across the track that the car was
struck the wagon and caught Mr.. Green
way beneath the wheels. As quick as was
possible the car was stopped and Mr.. Green-
way extracted aud taken into the office OF
Knight & Co., where the ambulance was
called and the wounded man taken to the
Grady hospital. His lef. leg was broken,
his left arm broken, his shoulder knocked
out Of place, be was bruised Internally and
had three scalp wounds.
At a house Of ill-fame at Macon Hattie
Thomas, an inmate Of the house, on Satur-
day night pulverized quantity Of glass and
drank 1t. The effect was almost instan~
taneous, and blood began to rush from her
mouth caused by the terrible liberation Of
her throat In the downward rush Of the
particles Of glass. DR.. Mathis was sum-
moned at once and administered emetics,
which apparently relieved her. He also in
1ected morphine. Her agonies were terrible
20 witness aud her face would be drawn into
the most revolving oontortions by her pain.
She survived Sunday and Sunday night
and Monday was in prscarious condition,
and 10 is hardly probable that she can
survive. She has repeatedly before this
attempt declared her intention OF ending
her own life and had on Saturday made
the threat that she proposed terminating
her troubles She is a fine looking woman,
about 25.
Albany Herald The readers OF the Her.
ago, Della jackson, a negro woman living
near Sylvester, Worth county, was shot
down in cold blood while standing in her
front door about s o'clock in the evening
No clew to the identity of the murderer
could st first be discovered, nor did there
seem to be any motive for the preparation
Of the dastardly deed. But the good eiti-
gems OF Worth were considerably worked MP
over the affair, and determined to make a
strenuous effort TO bring the guilty party to
justice, and Immediately began operations
with that end in view. Here are the par
ticulars Of the tragedy. as obtained by the |
Herald from prominent citizen OF Syl- |
vester: The investigation of the cir |
cumstances connected with the killing
revealed enough evidence to warrant
the arrest of Felix Edaards, and Sunday
morning messenger was despatched to find
Sheriff Cox aud place the suspect in custody.
Angy Cabron was sent TO the neIrois
house TO watch him until the officers ar
rived. Edwards was not at home when
Cabron arrived but he soon came up and |
was at once ordered to surrender himself,
which he quietly did. The two men then |
sat down by the roadside TO await the ar
rival Of the sheriff. they occupying seats on |
different sides of the road Sheriff Cox |
was presently seen approaching on horse
back, accompanied by another party. When |
IN about fifty yards of Cahron and Ed |
wards the latter snatched up a quantity of |
small stones aud gravel, hurled them In the |
face Of his guard and set Off at q run. |
Cahron called on him TO stop, but not being |
needed he shot the fleeing negro three or |
four times with Winchester rifle, killing |
him instantly.