The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-15
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Big Fight over the Rankin Estate
on the Tapis in the Courts at At
Ianta-Two Negroes Fall Overheard
While Fighting and Nearly Drown,
but Renew the Fight on Being
Hauled Ashore.
GEORGIA.
Muscogee county has not had a hanging
since 1858.
The Americas Manufacturing and I'M
provement Company will open the Windsor
hotel, at Americas, on Thursday, June 10,
with a ball
Rebo is the name that W. H. Bush has
given the new town he is going to build up
for the colored people about half mile
from Jug Tavern.
J. A. Falker stole Miss Annie Graham Of
Halure last Wednesday night and carried
her TO Rails, where II. r. Sharpe married
them and the young men and boys OF the
neighborhood gave them grand serenade.
Robert Peacock, little negro, has been
arrested and locked 10 at police headquar-
tiers at Atlanta. Peacock, 1t is charged,
has repeatedly changed switches on the
various roads leading out Of Atlanta with q
view TO wrecking trains A warrant for
malicious mischief has been sworn out
against him, A search has been made for
him for some time, and he was finally
caught while in the act Of trying to turn
switch on the Central.
Brunswick Timesi Two gay darkies
filed up with quart each of
"ten minutes to twelve" got to
fighting in a sailboat in the stream oppo-
site Coney & Parker's wharf yesterday, and
as the man at the helm tried to knock the
other negro down with the ttller stick, he
missed the object Of his wrath and the afore-
said darby fell overheard. This caused
the boat TO capsize aud the two revengeful
men were placed In a perplexing predica-
ment One Of them nearly drowned before
he could be taken ashore, where he was
rolled until the salt water was all out
When they were safely on the wharf the
two men we're ready 10 renew hostlities,
and before they took their departures few
blows were made without material effect.
1t was decided to be draw.
A citizen of Atlanta is about TO have
trouble with his wife who Is seeking to get
total divorce. Mrs. Ella A. Crawford in
stituted suit for divorce from her husband,
j. J. Crawford. When the petition was
filed Mrs. Crawford asked for alimony for
herself and children, and the court ordered
the husband to pay the wife and children
500 per month. Mrs. Crawford has
filed another petition stating that Mr..
Crawford had failed to pay the alimony, and
now owed her 800. She asked that Mr..
Crawford come into court and show cause
why he should not be held for contempt
Judge Clarke set the case for hearing on
Saturday, at which time Mr.. Crawford
will either pay $50, or show just and good
reasons for not going 30 or 60 to jail. Mr.
Crawford is a young man and at one time
was working with W. w. Stovau & Bro,
crockery dealers.
A few nights ago one of the boldest as
saults was made upon A. V. McVicker at
his home at Babb that the people OF Henry
county have known in years, except that
Of Capt Sloan Of McDonough. The family
was aroused very early In the night by
some one az the window. Mr.. MoVioker
was awakened and went out around the
house, but could see no one. The moon
shone brightly and It was very unfavora-
BILE night for burglars. He went back into
the room TO retire, and very soon the same
noise was heard at the window, as
II some one was trying TO enter.
he again arose and took a gun out
with him, but just as he opened the door
was fired upon by murderous villain from
behind a large oak tree. He returned the
fire, and again the villain discharged his
pistol, and again and again, making four
shots from behind the tree, showing that
murder was the object Of that visitor. Mr.,
McVicker's gun failed to fire but one time.
But after the shooting ceased, the bold
coward stood behind the tree not twenty
five feet from the door as if reIoading his
pistol. Mr.. McVicker hailed him and asked
who he was, but no answer came. He
finally called TO his son Walter to bring
another gun. While the gun was being
brought from the room the fellow ran and
escaped. Mr.. McVicker summoned the
neighbors and began pursuit. They tracked
him in direction which gave evidence as
TO who the man was, but could not get
hounds 10 trail the track.
The estate Of DR.. ]. w. Rankin has been
brought into court at Atlanta and will
figure In an interesting case that will be
tried in few days before Judge Marshall
Clarke. The administration OF DR.. Ran
kin's estate Is In the hands Of Fannie Lamar
Rankin, and his son, J. W. Rankin. Jr
A few days ago the Capital City Bank,
through its attorney, appeared before Judge
Marshall Clarke and prayed for an order
restraining the administrators from turning
over to Col II. j. Lamar the Swift Specific
stock purchased by him at the legal sale
last Tuesday. Col Il. J. Lamar is the father
OF Mrs Rankin, and the principal stock
holder In the Swift Specific Company, The
petition alleges that DIR. Rankin, during
his lifetime, borrowed from the
bank the sum Of SO, 900, which was due and
unpdlo az tne Time or MS death, and for
which the bank held no sufficient collateral.
There are three debts against the estate
that the bank disputes, and claims that the
court should set them aside In Difference 10
the higher claim of its own. They owe a
debt to Mrs. Rankin In the sum Of SIS 600
to the Swift Specific Company for Sl2 600.
and the years support for the family SO 900.
The bank claims that IL the debts are
allowed the assets remaining will not be
sufffcient to cancel their claim, and then
proceeds to attack the sale that was made
last Tuesday TO Col. Lamar. The petition
goes on to recite that before the sale oc-
CURED the bAnk held conference with GER
tain parties for the purpose of making the
assets bring their market value A number
OF gentlemen associated themselves together.
TO make the assets of the swift Specific
stock bring $25, 900. The day before the
sale came off the bank had conversation
with Col. Lamar and endeavored to flud out
from him the value Of the stock. He gave
1t as his opinion that the stock was worth
about $40 900. No assessment was made by
the administrators as to the value of the
stock, though a statement was made to the
effect that the company during the last
fifteen months had met with losses to the
extent Of $4,000 After learning the con-
dition of the stock the gentlemen above re-
rerred TO abandoned their intention of rails
ing the price to the figures they had
mutually agreed upon, and decided to make
no bid whatever for the stock. The petition
states, however, that In spite Of the dis-
couragement an officer of the bank was
present at the sale and bid the sum of $40. 900