The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-01

under a limb of a tree and capsized aud
threw the entire party into the water. The
brave woman caught to a limb with one
hand and held her babe with the other
while the others swan to the shore. Dr.
Butner was on the bank near by and
plunged in and saved the child while the
mother with heroic GOODNESS held to the
limb till she was rescued.
Talbotton NetO Era: News reached this
place Tuesday Of most outrageous affair
that took place on the plan taton of Curran
Womble, on the northern edge OF this
county last Wednesday. Till Fl0urnoy is a
tenant on the Womble plantation, who re-
Gently moved there from Crawford county.
IL seems that he had first agreed 20 move TO
| the place of Mr.. Bowden, in Meriwether
| county, but atterward decided TO move 10
| Talbot. This angered the Bowdens, and on
| Wednesday young Tom Bowden and Bill
English got drunk and went TO Flournoy's
house, English covered Flournoy with a
shotgun while Bowden administered a &C.
| we're beating, with a stick TO Flournoy's
wife aud his aged mother-in-law, Mrs. CAL
houn.
Americas Times Recorder: William
| Tillman, who is to be tried in the superior
court for assaulting his wife with murder,
Gus intent, is in trouble again. He gave a
replevin bond few days ago. and was
allowed to take possession OF the property
which his father-in-law had attached for
| rent Mrs. Tillmau's attorneys claim that
the property does not belong 20 TillmsD,
but to his wife and children. w. T. Lane
went up to Macon to confer With Judge
Fish The latter, after due consideration,
| appointed B. T. Peacock Of Americus tenn
| porary receiver OF the property, and issued
an order restraining Tillman from interfer-
| ing with it in any way. Judge Fish win
| hear the motion for the appointment of
permanent receiver on April 4.
TaIbotton NelC Era: Sidney Mauud
| (colored) who was convicted Of shooting at
another year ago, aud who had been out
on q $500 bond pending the action Of the
| supreme court, came into the superior
court last week and was sentenced 20
term Of two years in the penitentiary, the
supreme court having declined to interfere
with the sentence Of the lower court.
Maund was found guilty of shooting at a
white boy for rocking his store, and while
| he was undoubtedly technically guilty the
| sympathy of the jury who tried him was
| somewhat in his favor. as 1t was doubtful
whether or not he really shot at the boy,
some believing that he merely shot to scare
him. In view of this fact the twelve Jurors,
the solicitor general and the sheriff hare
| signed petition to the governor, request
ing that official TO commute Maund's sem
tence to fine.
Juseph r. Morelaud was tried at Vienna
last week for the murder of Mack Kitchens
on the night of Nov. s, 1891, Kitchens was
good negro and at about o'clock on the
above mentioned night he was called out of
his house and shot. He had torchlight
in his hand and falling on pile Of chips
they ignited and burned him almost beyond
recognition. Lucy Rowell, the woman who
lived with him, swOre that the slayer was
Moreland. Three other negroes who hur-
rIed there as soon as they heard the gun shot
at no Inn hot
they saw a man when they got there. That
be spoke TO them aud they TO him, but they
did not know who he was or whether he
was black or white. On the trial all of
these witnesses, except one, swore that IL
was Moreland. Mr.. Moreand's defense was
an alibi, proving by r. ]. Bowen and others
that he was not there that night.
Americus Times Recorder: w. H. Thorn
ton OF Cordele was In Americas yesterday.
de was looking for w. Q. Howe, a young
man whose acquaintance had proved some
what costly. He was also incidentally look
ing for horse and buggy. He failed to
| find either but learned something that in
duced him t. hastily leave the city. Howe
hired team from Thornton last week and
failed to return 1t. Both the rig and Howe
disappeared as completely as il the earth
had ingulfed them. Thornton telegraphed
to the adjoining towns, and finally sue
ceeded in locating his man in Americus. On
arriving here, however, he learned that the
bird had flown. Howe was here few days
ago. He had no horse and buggy, but was
flush of money. From this CITY, 1t was as
certained that he had gone to Dawson, from
that place TO Cuthbert aud thence to
Blakely. 1t developed yesterday afternoon
that the missing man had skipped off and
left unpaid board bills at both Cordele and
Vienna.
Columbus Sun: ]. T. Martin, whose horse
was stolen from him last Sunday night, ar
rived in Columbus Tuesday, bringing the
missing animal and also the man who COM
mitted the robbery. Mr.. Martin was ac-
companied by Nat King. who assisted in
making tue capture, and as the party drove
down Broad street they attracted so much
attention that by the time they reached
Justice Bowles Office they were surrounded
by a small army of street arabs. In the first
buggy rode Mr.. Martin and beside him sat
an exceedingly tough looking negro. The
mans hands and feet were fastened and
around his neck was a chain Of enormous
size. which clanked cheerfully with every
jolt of the buggy. Tbs rear was brought
up by Mr.. King In another buggy The
captive stated that he was Jim Hubbard,
and he did not know why he had taken the
horse. On being searched S. so was found
in his pockets, together with pair OF gold
bracelets, which he claimed TO have pur-
chased, and other small articles. Justice
Bowles held Hubbard In $500 to await trial,
and Deputy Sheriff McMichael marched
him off to the county Jail.
Macon Telegraph: Jesse Bunkley wants
$40 600 for injury to feelings aud person
while confined in the Blob county chain
gang. 1t is a novel suit, as shown from his
petition filed in the superior court yester-
day by his lawyers, Jones & Dasher. There
are two suits-the first against E. A. VIM
bish, guard and whipping boss on the
gang, from which Bunkley wants IS, 600 be-
cause Wimbish whipped him with q large
strap because he did not work satisfactorily.
Bunkley alleges that he was unlawfully i'm
prisoned on the gang. The second suit is
against W. r. Paschal, superintendent of
the gang, aud is for 5000 Bunkley alleges
that Paschal held him on the chain-gang
unlawfully, unjustly and against his will.
One of the main grounds for the claim
for damages seems to be that the petitioner
was required to dance against his will. The
petitioner alleges that he was told by the
guards that it was a custom to make all
prisoners who were about to be released
| from the gang do dance He says he first
refused to dance. but the guards threatened
| TO whip him, and in order to escape a whip
ping. he did dance, though dislIking very
much DO do so. Another ground is, that he
| was ordered TO catch horse, but could not
do 50 as quickly as was desired, and for this
was whipped. He says he was severely
whipped, which, also, seems to have been
| against his will and on these grounds he