The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-10-11
Death of Mrs. Ben Yancey.

Death of Mrs. Ben Yancey
Augusta, Ca, October 4.-(Special.)-T
widow of the late lamented Benjamin
Yancey, died this morning at the summer
home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles d.
Phinizy, at GrOvetOwr, Ga.
Sale of Central stock.
Savannah. Ca, October 4.-(Special.)- -
At public soc auction eod today $50 Central and
debeOares at the highest point reached
since the big slump. The stock of the Sa-
vannah Investment Company, par value
$500, sold at the phenomenal figure OF
$7,1OO.
Hon. John q. MHenry Dead.
Madison, Cal, October 6.-(Special)-
Hon. John G. McHenry, Sr, has just died
from heart failure. After voting, he went
to his home aud died suddenly: The de-
ceased was a noble character, the soul OF
honor. He graduated ut Princeton IN
class with w. NJ. Reese and Kent McCay,
and was a fine lawyer and incorruptable
patriot. Madison is shrouded with Il man
tie of grief for him. whom none knew but
to honor and respect.
HiEhwnyman and CutthrOat
Augusta, Ga, October 7.-(Special)-M
Jack Odom, South Carolina farmer, VINO
lives forty miles from here over III Edgeneld
was assaulted by IL negro highwayman about
three miles from here and robbed or SID. Inc
negro followed Mr.. Odom, who Is about seven
ry-five gears old, and who was travelling alone.
The highway robber cut Mr.. Odoms throat
with knife before he got the money G;y from from
him. MIR. Odom, it is feared, VIII dle from
the effects of the wound. The negro is I'M
known and escaped through the woods.
Floating in the Bav.
Brunswick, Ga, October S.-(Special) y
Brunswick was shocked Today at noon,
when il became known that William A.
Griffin. who came here on the 10th of Sep
TENDER, from Atlanta, had been found DEAD
in the bay.
Griffin came here representing the Man
chester Land and Improvem mt Company,
stopped at the Ocea1 hotel and lived very
fast He attended the Catholic fair here
and danced late and afterwarI would so
out on a general spree.
He was last seen or Thursday night, at IL
o'clock, when Officer thompson earned
him to his hotel and put INN to bed, but
the bed shows that he didn't sleep in 1t. >.
Suicide scenes To he the general verdict.
Ono Tooth Too Many.
Macon, Ca, October 1.-(Speciai. =
Thursday afternoon Mr.. W. q. Davis,
in the absence of Coroner Knight, was
called OH to hold an inquest on the body
of Ann Jones, a negro woman who died IN
a dentists office while having Il tooth
pulle,i.
The woman called at the office of Or.
Scoven and asked him to pull some teeth
She was accompanied by her husband.
The doctor administered choral, about
fourteen grains in all, and pulled two teeth.
The second tooth was pulled III spite of the
woman's protestations that sh2 could not
bear the pain. lHlm sdAtclJ alter the opera
ton she died.
The corOners jury returned verdict to
the effect that the woman had died OF pa
ralysis of the heart.
a shooting mt 'yintecviNe.
Athens. Ga, October 4.-(Spccial y
Wintervillc Just below here is wild with ex-
element this morning. JoGs Patte son.
a negro, emerged from hiding plac. near
Winterville and Slot w. !. Tuck, pronli-
nent citizen of Wintervile and Il cousin of
Mayor Tuck. of this place, through the
bowels. Tuck's injuries will probably prove
fatal.
The negro ran and Notwithstanding that
he was pursued by large posse he made
his escape for several hours.
This afternoon, the > o'clock Georgia
train was passing Winteryiile for Athens,
the black assassin was discovered by some
passengers under Il coal chute. He at
tempted to escape again but was pursued
and shot five times. With these bullets in
his body he Outran his pursuers and stayed
out of the way again fer some time. When
again discovered he was shot through the
head. There is great 2"al of excitement
over the affair. The shooting is supposed
to be due to political feelings. The negro
is dead.
Arrested After Two Decades.
Gainesville, Ca, October 3.-(Spccial)- y
Mr.. Archer Burch, sheriff of Gowns coun-
county, to Gainesville today and placed him
In Hall county Jail for safe Keeping.
A bill OF indictment was found by the
grand jury of that county last week charg-
ing Mr.. tandiyer with the murder of Mr..
Duke Palmer a lawyer of Cleveland which
took place on or about the 9th of June
1872. Mr.. Palmer was Il prominent and
fearless attorney and was returning from
Hiawassee by private conveyance and alone
when he was bushwacied by some one Oh
the side of the road.
Several parties have been arrested
charged with the crime and all discharged
Now after twenty years have elapsed Mr..
Nandiver Is called upon to answer the helm
Gus crime. lie says that he is not guilty
and will establish his innocence ut the trial.
He is forty eight years old with Il wife and
nine children. and was born, reared and al
ways lived in White county. He served
four years in the confederate army and it is
suid that he made Il brave and gallant sol
der. He is represented by Colonel Buck
Gambler, of Blarsville, and Colonel w. n.
Crane, of GAINESVILLE. who will make appli-
cation before his honor G. +. Welborn at
White superior court-slcxt week for bail.
His Last Speech.
Lafayette, Ga, October 6.-(Special.) y
Roscoe Marable, who was convicted a year
ago for the murder of Nehemiah Evitte,
was hung here today. Sheriff Foster, with
his guard and n number of visiting sheriffs,
arrived at the gallows at II O'Clock. Revs
w hcPler, brown anu Lay, OIL InlS place.
and Rev. McCuTGy, of Rome, were invited
upon the stand and held services. They
sang a song and read a chapter from the
scripture after which Rev. G. McCurdey
offered Il very eloquent and fervent prayer.
Then Marable made IL statement as fol
lows:
Gentlemen. this is Roscoe Marable. I
am innocent Of the crime with which l am
charged. l hope ] am ready to go and be-
lieve / am. / have but one regret in leav-
ing the world. OF course ! hate to be hung
for a crime that some one else has COM
mitted, and hope if it is right that YOU
may vet overtake the guilty party and he
may be punished. But the only regret tina t
/ have is In leaving my mother. If L
could stay here / could be Il help to her.
Were it not for that l would not regret to
CO."
he sat down.
At 1880 the trap fell and at o'clock he
was taken down. The execution was pub
lie and the crowd was estimated at from
four to seven thousand.
SHOT IN THE ROAD.
A Sensational ARRAY Near Gaincsviile-Ths
Assailant's Record.
D,Klonega. Ga, October 7.-(Specal. J.