The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-31

capacity was too apparent, and Watkins
declined the proportion. Both Miller aud
Pike still live.
Augusta Eueninq NelCs: Among the
changes made by the council in the city
business license tax for next year the most
noticeable one is the reduction made in
railroad ticket scalpers. Last year, 10 pro-
tect the railroads aud to prohibit this line
Of business, couucil raised the license to
$4,000. For next year the license has been
reduced to 500, the same as it was two
years ago. There is only one scalper in Au-
gusta, George PettyjohU. Last year, when
the license was raised Co the exorbitant
amount. be rendered 800 TO the city treas
urer for a license, but the treasurer would
not accept the money ing the license was
IS, 900. OF course Mr.. Pettyjohn did not pay
that amount, but he continued doing bust
ness at the old stand He was then re-
ported by the police, tried by the recorder
and fined for doing business wi ihouE q
license. He did not pay the penalty and The
case was continued and will be heard by
Judge R0ney in the superior court in jan
uary. Mr.. Pettyjohn has paid 500 and
taken out the first license issued for next
year. He will petition council not to pro-
rate the ticket soalpers' license.
Albany NetcsIadnd Advertiser: Grant
Gatson Is in peck of trouble. One day
last week Grant and several others of his
dusky skinned brothers, namely, Walter
Stokes and two others by the name OF Lee,
engaged in a social game Of skin out at
Cruger's brickyard. Grant won all the
money, it seems, after having inveigled
Stokes into the game. Stokes then told
Gatson to return his money or he would
prose sute him, and tiatson complied. Now
comes the sequel. Gatson sw re out war
rant charging Stokes with robbery and
Wednesday a commitment trial was he d
before Judge Greer. In the meantin Q
the entire gang had been pulled
and state cases booked against
them for gambling. In the trial Gstson
Hwore that Stokes. after losing his money,
had drawn pistol and demanded, with
threat, that 1t be returned. Stokes, Lee
and several other witnesses swore that Cat
son lied. and that the only threat which had
been made was to prosecute unless the
money was returned So with about Il o
witnesses against him Gatson lost the case,
he being the only man in the fTacas who
swore that a pistol was drawn. The result
was that the cast against Stokes for rob-
berry was withdrawn and a warrant sworn
out against Gatson for perjury, He will
have to answer to this charge as well as that
of gambling, on which he was first arrested.
The entire gang is still in Jail for maniph-
IatinR the paste boards.
Athens Banner: Last Friday night as
the passenger train on the Macon and
Northern road was going TO Macon, a crowd
otroughs got on the train at Madison TO go
TO their home at Machen. The crowd was
composed of eight men, all drunk aud
armed with pistols and knives. They COM
menced shooting their pistols in the car
which frightened the ladies in the next
coach to where the roughs had seats, and
for short time the ladies by their screams
made it look like pandemonium had broken
loose. Conductor Ayers went into the car
TO stop the shooting, and just as he went in
a pistol shot was fired through the window
Tbs conductor ordered the crowd TO STOP
aud one of them drew his pistol on
the conductor, who also drew his
pistol. The conductor was pushed
between the seats so that be could
not use his pistol, and one of the despera-
does commenced cutting at him with a
knife. and about this time Mr.. Tiller, who
travels for the Athens Hardware Company,
rushed in aud went to help the conductor.
He knocked up the knife just as a lick was
made at the throat Of the conductor, which
saved bis life and only left slight mark on
his neck The roughs then put a pistol in
Mr.. Ttller's face, which he also knocked up,
aud the ball passed through the top Of the
car. The conductor telegraphed to Machen
TO have enough men there to arrest the
crowd, but they knew of tho desperate
character of the crowd and they were not
arrested. Each one of them stepped off of
the train at Machen with their pistols
drawn, ready to fight any one who at
tempted to interfere with them. The train
was held up for half an hour until quiet
could be restored.