The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-19
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF TIE Two STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.


TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
Gov. Northen Refuses a Pardon to the
Golfers station Express Robbers
but Pardons Several Other Convicts
The Tanulah Falls Hotel squabble
and the Arrests Growing Out OF 1t.
GEORGIA.
The Central railroad is making prepara-
tions 60 build a handsome new depot at
Dawson.
Ed Holland, who is accused Of completely
with Porter Stocks in the killing OF Alph
Cassln at Atlanta, is out Of Jail again. A
second bond of $4,000 was furnished by
him Tuesday, ". J. Bell becoming his
bondsman. This is the second time Hol-
land has been bailed out Six weeks ago a
bond OF the same amount was signed for
him. He will be tried in September.
John Phillips, white brakeman on the
Marietta and North Georgia railroad. was
arrested on last Monday charged with rob
bing freight cars Sam Singleton (colored)
was also arrested charged with taking goods
from a room in the Marietta and North
Georgia railroad office. Singleton was
bound over in a bond Of $500, which was
given. Phillips will have his trial next
Monday.
Bird was married TO T. l. Lamb of Macon.
Miss Bird was married to Tom Voolfolk on
an East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad train while passing through Rose
Hill cemetery only few weeks before he
murdered his family. While Voolfolk was
In Jail she had her name changed to her
maiden name and has since that time been
known as Miss Georgia Bird. Mr.. Lamb is
superintendent Of the Palmer Manufactur-
ing Company.
While Dr. Orr was making his rounds
through Athens Wednesday he came to d
negro house and thought he would inspect
the premises, and in doing so came to a pen
about s feet square, and in the pen was
Titus Williams without sign Of wearing
apparel on, and crawling about like a hog
The negroes living on the lot say they have
kept him IN the pen for the past four weeks,
and that as soon as clothes are put on him
he tears them off. DIR. Orr went TO the or
binary and reported the case and Titus will
be sent to the asylum, where be can be bet
ter cared for.
1t is claimed that the arrest of Mr..
Young. proprietor of the Grand View hotel
at Tallulah Falls, day or two ago at the in
stance Of Mayor Robinson, who owns a
rival hotel, was really an outgrowth Of q
dispute arising out Of the rivalry OF the
hotel men. Mr.. Youngs arrest was on q
charge of violating city ordinance, and he
was fined IS. The fine was imposed by Mr..
Robinson as mayor The arrest was not
made for failure to pay street tax.
Mayor Robinson, who is one of the biggest
meu politically in his section Of the country,
being the nominee of the Democratic party
for state senator, is also the owner Of
hotel at the falls. Several times OF late his
negro porter has gone down to the private
depot of the Grand View to solicit patron
age. Bun Wylie, the clerk at the Grand
View hotel. has two or three times told the
Robinson house porter that he could not
solicit business there, as it was private
property. MIR. Wylie claims that a night
or two ago he was waylaid by Mayor
Robinson aud three negroes, who threatened
20 throw him over a cliff if he did not de sist
from his activity in the hotel fight. Mr.
Robinson denies the correctness Of Wylie's
story.
Joshua L. Braswell, who, with Horton
aud Thornton, robbed a Southern Express
car. near Golfers station, on the Central
railroad, year ago, made application some
time ago for pardon. After looking into
the matter, Gov. Northern has refused TO
grant BrasweIl a pardon. The governor
said that be saw no reason to interfere with
the sentence. Pardons have also been re-
fused Calvin Clay, convicted of burglary in
Fulton superior court, and Drewry Carter,
convicted in Berrien county of shooting
victed of burglary at the October term
1888, of the Gilmer county superior court
and sentenced to the penitentiary for fifteen
years. has been pardoned by Gov. Northen
Woods has served nine years.
his conduct has been good and
the jurors who convicted him rec
commended his pardon. Neal Taylor,
convicted of manslaughter at the March
term, 1886, of the Washington superior
court, has been pardoned. Taylor is weak
minded AMI was provoked into committing
the act. Ed Montgomery, convicted OF
arson in Wilkes superiorloourt in 1876, and
sentenced TO the penitentiary for life, has
also been pardoned. He was young, was
influenced by older men and the building
was only partly damaged. Clemency was
urged by the court officials and leading citi-
zens. Mack Pulen, sentenced to the chain
gang of Chatham county in 1891 for three
years, has had his term committed to two
years, at the expiration of which time he
will be released. Communication was urged
by prominent county officials familiar with
the case. Gus Anderson, l2-year-old boy,
of Stewart county, convicted of stnbbing,
was pardoned. He was sentenced to four
months and has served half his time.