The morning news., 1892-03-27

minAtion OF a trial. The defendant, a col
| ored youth answering 70 the name Of Tobe
Galloway, was charged with cheating and
swindlinz. Lawyer Maynard, the prosecu-
tor claimed that be had secured pair OF
| pants from him by making false statements.
When the jury brought in a verdict OF not
guilty. the negro could not restrain him
self. Walking up 20 the foreman Of the
jury be shook his hand violently. assuring
him Of his gratitude. He then cornered his
attorney. Mr.. Wallis. and announced that
| he wanted 20 embrace him The latter OBJ
| jected emphatically, however, 10 this, and
the negro was compelled 10 abandon the
idea.
Lexington Echo: On Friday Of last week
the Glade and vicinity was aroused over the
report that a negro boy had died OF hydro
phobia near that place. The boy. Jim
Faust. was bitten some weeks since by a
dog that acted in a strange manner. bat
which was killed before the disease fully
developed IL was not known that the dog
was mad, but a sharp watch was kept Of
the 10y for the effects Of the bite. and early
in the forenoon Of the day named the uu-
fortunate began TO complain Of feeling very
strange and 20 act queerly. BE was con-
fined in a room TO await developments, and
as the day wore on evinced unmistakable
signs OF the dreadful malady. He became
somewhat violent in the afternoon, and in
a paroxysm was bound securely to prevent
injury to himself and those around him
Later on be died in great agony.
Madison MddisOnidn; Peter Patrick is
the name Of an old darky, living near
Rutledge, who is somewhat of a curiosity.
He Is about IS years old and weighs about
1875 pounds. The strange thing about this
old man Is bis resemblance 60 sheep. His
color is perfectly black, the hair Of his head
is long and white, as is also his beard. II
looks exactly / ke q white sleeps wool. BE
tells us that this wool is az long and thick
on his back and shoulders as IL is on bis face
and head. Also that it covers his entire
body. He has a very peculiar appearance
about the face. He tells us he is a dear lover
of sheep, and ofttimes during his life he has
spent the night under the old gin house aud
in tine screw pit. He is a negro OF good
sense, aud one Of the most industrious old
men we ever saw. He does not deny that
be is like unto a sheep, and will talk freely
on the subject. Also says that he had a
heavy beard when he was only Ia years old,
and 1t was perfectly white when 1t made its
appearance.
Henry Jordan, who committed an assault
on Mrs. FARRELL, in Crawford county, nearly
a year ago, has been caught in Alabama,
and the captors are very certain they now
have the right man. The prisoner they have
went under the name OF jim Griffin and was
at work on a construction train at Davis,
Ala, near Union Springs, on The Savan-
nah, Amerious and Montgomery road,
under f. H. Bradford, who made the
arrest from certain suspicious that had
come to his knowledge, but thought he was
wanted in Mitchell county instead of
Crawford, whittier Griffin consented TO 90.
IL was found that he was not wanted in
Mitchell county. He peremptorily refused
to GO 10 Crawford, saying they would lynch
him as soon as he landed there He says he
- ~ -ka ~ 40
some years since, knew several people
around here and that his mother and folks
lived near Reynolds. He has all the scars,
eyes, size, ETC.. of Henry Jordan. These,
with other evidences, convinced his captors
that he is the right man.