The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS

AMan of Atlanta Jailed on a Charge
of Burglary-A Couple of Foot-pads
Captured at Macon-Nunnslly Not
Worried by His Indictment-A Cut
ting Scrape Near Macon.
GEORGIA.
John Fassets will enter the race for the
legislature in Dodge county.
This is Murray's time 10 elect q repre-
sentative from that senatorial district, but
candidates are backward.
The Jacksonville Advertiser is advocat-
ing Hon. George +. Gober for the office OF
supreme court judge.
The Tenth district republican convention
will meet in Warrenton on March IL TO
nominate candidate for congress.
Tom Laird, a freight train conductor. was
fatally injured at AusteH Monday after
noon while engaged in making up train.
The legislative race has opened in TeIfair.
W. p. Bowen and John McDuffie are in it,
and there friends predict lively campaign.
Cracksmen entered the store of Bedgood
& Royal at Arab a night or two ago aud
blew open two safes and obtained 1853. The
postoffice money was in the smaller safe.
The statement was made in Cbattan ooga
recently that NJ. j. O'Brien. defaulting
treasurer of the Catholic Knights Of
America, was concealed in Dade county.
Since Chairman Hill removed from the
county the Democratic party Of Cherokee
has been without a head. It Is proposed to
have public meeting and reorganize the
committee.
Dublin Neig Era: There are forty three
widows of confederate soldiers in Laurens
county who are entitled to pensions Of 500
each. Ordinary Stanley has received the
money, or checks, TO pay forty. and ell who
have rot yet received their money can do so
by calling upon him. There was some error
in the applications Of the other three apply
ing, but this will be corrected as soon as the
ordinary can do so.
William Rawles, young man Of about
% years of age, toppled over unconscious in
Bredenberg's store at Augusta Mon
day. Medical aid was called In and
he was revived in short while. MIR.
Rawles is an inveterate cigarette smoker,
the cause OF his sudden fitness.
He has had a good deal OF trouble with his
heart for some time past and that was what
was the matter with him Monday. 1t is
not thought that the attack will prove seri>
BUS.
The guards at the county Jail at Atlanta
say that WIN Nunnally takes the matter Of
his indictment as an accessory Ia the muir
der Of his aged grandfather and grand
mother very coolly. He is kept under the
closest guard, SO far as visitors are con-
cerned, and only sees his brother, j. H.
Nunnally, and his attorney, Thad Ham
mond, from the on eside world. The case OF
Nunnally and of the two negroes, Jerry
Holt and Sam KindaIl. who we're arrested
with him, will come up for trial at an ad-
Journed session Of the superior court. which
will be called on the second Monday in
March. Nunnally viii remain in Fulton
county jail until then.
Hugh Wright, man well known about
Atlanta, is behind the bars at the police
Station in that city. charged with burglary.
The spaoific charge on which he is now held
is the robbery of hardware store 10 Chat
tanooga on Jan. Is. The city detectives
found Wright in Atlanta on Saturday and
locked him up. portion of the stolen
goods were found IN his possession, and the
officers seem to have q clear case against
him. The detectives also have evidence ia
their possession which leads them to strongly
suspect Wright of having been mixed up in
the robbing Of a railway ticket Office 10
Chattanooga aoout a month ago, when con-
siderable Doodle was secured.
At Macon at a late hour Saturday night,
as two gentleman were on their way home,
tuef ucdTu al appear kor ueip near the jail
on Mulberry street. fastening to the place
they discovered three men on the ground
engaged in tussle, in which two of the
party were attempting to overpower the
third. So intent were they upon the 40
complishment of their purpose that they
did not notice the approach of the gentle
men until they were overpowered. Theo-
dore Jennings. who was the person attacked, ,
promptly turned them over to an officer.
and they were carried to the barracks,
They gave their names as J. G. Phillips and
W. B. Harrison, but refused to state where
they were from.
Henry Castleberry and Asa Bradwell,
both negroes, were the principals In a seri-
Gus quitting scrape at late hour Monday
night near Hicks store, three miles from
Macon. 1t seems that Castleberry Is a shoe
maker, and Bradwell carried him pair of
shoes TO mend early Saturday morning, and
said he would call for them Saturday night.
In the meantime both negroes got drunk,
and when Bradwell called for his shoes he
was told he could not get them. This
brought on a discussion in which Castle
berry lost his temper, jerked up his shoe
knife. sprang at his antagonist, aud before
any one could prevent him, he cut Brad we'll
two or three times very badly. Brad well is
in a critical condition and may die from his
wounds. Castleberry was caught at 2o'clock
Monday night and is now looked up.