The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-21

He dances i'll his hat i.
Five Shots Fired.
Dawson, Ga, June 15.-(Special.) John
Perry white man, shot and killed a negro
man here yesterday. The negro had attacked
him with scantling, and he shot him five
times In rapid succession. The coroner'S YER
dict was justitiabie homicide.
a Youthful Burglar Sentenced.
Thomasville, Ga, June 15.-(Special.)-Sa
Banks. a boy fourteen years old, was today
sentenced to the penitentiary for five years.
Banks burglarized the residence of the late
Mr. f. c. Pittman. He belonged to regular
gang of boy burglars who have been Operat-
ing in the city for some time.
Attacked by Lunatic.
Savannah, Ga, June -(Special.)-Deputy
Sheriff Charles WestcOtt was cut up by a
colored lunatic named Perry today. Perry
was examined last week, declared sane and
discharged from custody. He became violent
today and Westcott was sent to arrest him.
Perry drew a big knife, nearly cut Westcott s
nose off, jobbed him in the hand and back
and would have killed him if he had not broke
away. Perry is at large in the swamp.
Bees in a Bellows.
Warrenton, Ga, June 12.-(Special)-
Mr. Thomas Dye, of the Johnson neigh
borhood, in this county, tells of quite a
strange freak among his honey bees. A
week OF SO ago his bees swarmed,. and in
stead of taking the gum prepared for them,
they insisted on making their quarters in
his shop bellows, where they are now bus
lily working putting up honey for the winter.
That will be 4 lovely summer home, but we
think it rather windy for winter quarters.
Killed by Lightning.
Soque, Ga, June 13.-(Special.)- Quince
Baker was killed by lightning yesterday
evening about three miles north of this
place. He and his father, Jules Baker,
were out walking when they observed q
heavy rain approaching. They fastened
to the house in order to avoid a wetting
They, together with the rest of the family,
all gathered in the same room of the house.
Ounce took his seat upon bed, looking out
of window, when lightning struck the
window facing him and killed him instantly.
His little brother, who was sitting upon
the same bed, and his father, who was at
the opposite side of the room, We're both
violently shocked.
Lettered in the Wood.
Waycross, Ga, June 15.-(Special ION
the place of Dr. Lashler, near Statewide,
In Echols county, a pine tree was cut down
for clapboards. Upon saving the butt end
off strange freak of nature was discover
ed. Letters of dark, reSnous color plain
~ formed were traced in the wood. They
sawed into the tree ten or twelve feet from
the butt end and the letters were found
to be as plain as at the end of the tree.
Three words, ''rcll thee why, were plain
" read. 4 piece of the log is in the pos
session of DR.. Lashler, and the lettering Is
of n very hard substance surrounded by
sappy wood.
Rassels was Wicked.
Savannah, Ga, June 16.-iSpecial.) j.
Abram Kassels, formerly of Savannah, is
in jail in Louisville, Ky, and his young
wife and his father-in-aw in Bryan county
are anxiously awaiting his return in order
10 have him punished for the basest perfdy
Kassels was a peddler. lie succeeded IN
Inducing Myra Scherman, pretty eighteen
ycar-old Bryan county girl, the daughter
of a wealthy and prominent farmer, to fall
in love with him. The father was not pleased
with his prospective son-in-law, but when
the marriage took place he presented the
bride with horse and buggy, gold watch
and other valuables. Recently Hassels
came to the city with a load of produce to
sell and failed to return. investigation
showed that he had pawned his wife's watch
and shipped the horse and buggy to Louis
vile, where he sold them. The goods have
been returned and Kassels will be brought
back TO Bryan and prosecuted. lie told
friends that he intended feathering his nest
at Scherman's expense and then skipping.
Murder In Macon.
Macon, Ga, June 1S.-(Special.) Bob
Dougherty, white man, bearing pretty
tough reputation, was shot and instantly
killed about IL o'clock tonight by Claud
Brittle a train hand on the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad.
The killing took place on Fourth street,
near Sandy Bottom, and nearly opposite
the residence of the murdered man.
Witnesses are few and reticent, but 1t
seems that there has been q long standing
grudge between the two men, and a Gil
max was reached when they met tonight:
4 quarrel resulted and Dougherty cursed
Brittle, who drew his pistol and fired point
blank at Dougherty. The ball entered
just below the left eye, and death was al
most instantaneous.
Dougherty's sister, who was a witness
to the fuss, saw Brittle's intention, and
grabbed his arm, begging him not to shoot,
but all too late. Brittle walked away I'M
molested, and no arrest has SO far been
made
Colonel James Smiths Opinion.
Colonel James NJ. Smith thinks that the
farmers of the south have really cut down
their cotton acreage this year to a pracu-
cal and beneficial extent
Yes" said he yesterday, I'VE of middle
Georgia, when we said we were going to
cut the crop down did cut it down. | be-
lieve that we in our section of the state
have cut the acreage of cotton down at
least % per cent You see we had it to
do. There was no getting around it when
we saw staring us in the face the cents
market price of the tleecy staple. The
southern farmer has q great bonanza in
cotton. He can use it or ruin himself
with it. No other country can grow cot
ton half so successfully as the south. If
we wouldn't grow too much of it we would
have a grip on such financial and CONNER
cal freedom as no other section OF country
enjoys.
'But when we went to putting our every
hope in the cotton patch and forgot our
corn fields-then we made a fatal mistake,
and we have found it out Now, watch
us send tho price of cotton up again next
fall Just watch us
a Midnight killing.
Augusta, Ga, June 14.-(Special. News
reached Augusta this afternoon of horse
whipping case in Graniteville, S. c., last
evening, in which two prominent citizens
were concerned Mr.. G. +. Baker, boss
machinist of Granitevile factory, it is re-
ported was cowhided by DIR. Il. w. Hun
ter 1t is said that DR.. Hunter met Mr..
Baker while out walking, and went up to
him 0Iunter) and asked him if he had
made certain remarks about him. Baker
told the doctor he had made the remarks
referred to. DR.. Hunter then Informed
Baker that he was armed and that he in
tended to punish him with q whipping and
at the same time commenced striking Ba-
kcr with u whip. Baker resisted and tried
10 wrenc,I Hunters pistol from out his
hand, but was prevented by friends who
arrived on the scene about this time, who
interfered and stopped the disturbance.
The remarks made that offended DR.. Hun
ter are not known. 1t is not thought the
trouble is yet ended. Both principals are
said to be brother Masons.
Death of Judge Vaudeville.
CarrolltOn, Ga. June 17.-tSpecial)-At 4:30
O'clock this afternoon Judge Appleton Mande-
Vile died peaceably. ut bis home. He re;
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