The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-27
GEORGIA NEWS.
EVENTS OF a WEEK IN THE EN-
PIRE STATE.
Tsrsely Telling of Passing Events Calculated
to Catch the Eye and Interest the
Reader-Other Matters.
The editors planted his Christmas tree,
And every subscribing sinner
Can get an obituary free
By helping his Christmas dinner.
Murder at ARLINGTON.


of this town was brutality killed with an
AK last night in his room. Parties are
searching for the murderer.
PoisOn' d wuh housh OH Rats.
Augusta, Ga, December 1S.--A special to
The Chronicle from Barnwel, S. O., says
Mrs. Brown and her sister, Miss Ida Ryan.
were poisoned by servant girl about twelve
years old, who put rough on rats in their cof-
fee. Miss Ryan died. Mrs. Brown is said TO
he out of danger. No cause is given for the
crime. The girl confessed and is now in jail
Killed by the Tram.
Madison, Ga, December 21.-(Special.-
w. HI. Galloway, hailng from Augusta,
q white man, was found dead on the Geor-
gia railroad track not far from Buckhead
yesterday morning. He was stealing a
ride. fell off the truck and was killed by the
train.
Woman Burned to Death.
Savannah, Ga, December 19.-(Special.)
Hatty Powell, an old colored woman, was
burned to death at her house on Jefferson
street this afternoon. She was making a
fire with the aid of can of oil. The blaze
penetrated the can, the oil exploded and be-
fore assistance could reach her the woman
was burned to a crisp.
Noted Edus ators Dead.
Brunswick, Ga, December 19.-(Special.)
Professor w. I'll. Wallace, who has been
teaching private school here died today.
Professor Nicely Dead.
Rome, Ga. December 19.-(Special)-
Professor Benjamin Nicely, superintendent
of the Rome public schools, from their in
auguration up to a few weeks ago when his
health failed him, died at o'clock this
morning at his home in this city.
a Horse Thief Shot.
Savannah, Ga, December 1S.-Jamcs
King, a white man from New York, who
has been here several weeks, stole a horse
from the Vernon race track near this city
on Friday. He was suspected and pursued
by u. o. Rogers, an employee of the stables,
who caught up with him twenty-four miles
from the city. King attempted to escape
and was shot through the back with q
Winchester rifle.
Verdict oI ,an-.aughter in the Delk Case.
General Dell1, the young white man
charged with the killing Of Tom Evans,
In the Fulton county Jail, was Tuesday
afternoon found guilty of voluntary man
slaughter.
The verdict Of the jury was returned at
5 o'clock. and read as follows:
1--WE, the jury, find the defendant Gen
eral Delk, guilty of voluntary man
slaughter"
Coroner Davis Dead.
Coroner Ben j. Davis died Monday
morning after prolonged illness of several
months.
The immediate cause of Coroner Daviss
death was consumption, but there existed q
complication and his death may be placed
as the result of a general breaking down of
a weak system.
to the time of his death and just before he
died had two violent hemorrhages. The
first hemorrhage leaving him entirely ex-
hausted and the second coming only few
minutes after the first. caused his death
The Wrong Man Locked Up.
Lexington, Ca, December 22.-(Special.)-
The maddest man In Oglethorpe county last
week was w, q: johnson, who got Jailer
Wan to let bin bin the jail st gs staS
long that the taileT forgot al about him.
to be- Se' gone ali day. When the Colonel got
ready to come out and found that the jailer
strong enough to hold him. He had sum
moned his friends and was trying to get them
to break down the doors, when the deputy
out
Killed Both OF Them.
Tallulah, Ga, December 23.--While Cap
tain Il. b. Pierce and j. w Carrot were
sitting in the formers office at Altoona
station last night some person approached
the window and placing the muzzle of
gun against pane, fired two shots, killing
them both instantly Both men were shot
in the neck and were horribly mutllated.
The bodies were not found until IL o'cl ok
when an alarm was given. A large body
of citizens gathered at the scene. and
vigorous search made, but fruitlessly.
Too soft Headed.
Chickamauga, Ga, December 23.-(Spe-
ciaI. "A day or two ago, at Chlckamauga,
there was death from an unusual cause.
There were two squads of colored cOnvlcts
near the train, one at the head of the ell
CINE. the other further down. The steam
from the engine was escaping and making d
dense cloud. The two convicts started to
dash through it in opposite directions, with
their heads lowered When half way through
a head end collision took place. One of
them died from it from conclusion of the
brain. The long term convict proved TO
have harder head than his short term
mate. Coroner Thompson was telegraphed
for and joined in holding the inquest.
Went Down the Well
Thomasville, Ga, December 23.-(Special.
a peculiar and unusual accident bcfell
little colored girl out on MIR. Shelters place
in Thomas county on Monday evening.
She went to the we'll to draw bucket of
water There are two buckets TO the WELL
one coming up while the other goes down
The child who is only eight years old, took
off one of the buckets, leaning over the curb,
lost her balance, and down she went to the
bottom of the well. which was forty feet
deep. The rattle of the chain, caused by
the rapid descent of the girl and bucket,
attracted some colored people to the spot
The child held on to the bucket and chain
and was drawn out without injury on ac-
count of the deep dive.
He Was ON Tear.
Albany, Ga, december lS.-tSpeclai.)-
There came near being q murder here ear
~ this morning. Yesterday afternoon Mar
shall lobe MacRae, of TiftOn, in Berrien
county, came to the city and began drink
lug. He was arrested on a charge OF plain
drunk, but late last night he sobered up
and was released, after paying fine OF
50 30. He then began drinking again and
by midnight he was pretty well loaded and
he then got in u hack and kept the negro
hackman driving around the city for TWO or
three hours. but when asked for his tare
he stubbornly refused to pay it. The hack
man drove on until he found an officer to
whom he appealed to make MacRae pay
his fare or leave the hack
MacRae refused to do either and Officer
Bob Haley told him he would pull HIM
from the hack if he did not get out. SUIT,
ing the action to the word, Raley started
to pull him from the hack when MacRae
drew a forty-four calibre Smith and 'Vesson
and placing it against Raley's breast pulled
the trigger. Raley coolly grasped the pistol
and luckily caught it between the trigger
and the cartridge, thus saving his NE.
The trigger came down on his hand, making
only a Slight flesh wound.
Marshal Macrae was placed IN jail on TWO
charges: carrying concealed weapons, ana
assault with intent to murder, for which he
will be held to answer at the next term Oh