The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-29
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mans arms to his side. while Officer Moseley
snAtched the pistol from the mans pocket
| The sleeping man was aroused so suddenly
that he could not realize what was going
on before the officer had him seated in a
hack and on his way to the barracks
| Finally, however, the mans senses re-
turned and he began making explanations.
! After going considerable distance he sue
ceeded In convincing the officer that he was
one OF the Dodge county officers that had
| brought Evans and Livingston to Macon
aud that he had not had any sleep in three
nights, hence his unconscious surrender to
| Morpheus. After explanations had been
made all around the two officers had a
hearty laugh together over the affair, and
after shaking hands they parted good
friends
Americus Times Recorder: A bold and
most insolent robbery was committed four
miles from Americas last Monday, lady
was held at the point of a pistol by half
drunken negro and compelled to give up
the valuables Of the household. The lady
was Mrs. G. J. Stanford, who lives out at
Lakewood, just four miles east OF Americus
Last Monday negro entered the home
while only Mrs. Stanford was there. de
! pointed pistol at her aud ordered her not
to make any noise. Frightened almost to
| fainting, she sat perfectly mute. Now"
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| With the pistol almost pressed to her tenn
! pie and fierce look on his villainous coun-
! tenance he ordered her 10 proceed with the
work OF giving up her valuables. She
could do nothing but assent, and, trem-
bling at the horrible situation, she pro-
oeeded to obey the order. The negro kept
the pistol at her head and with his hand on
her arm he led her to the bureau. There he
made her open the drawers and pull out
everything that was contained Clothing
OF every kind articles Of every nature were
drawn out and given to the inspection OF
the sooundrel. All the time he held the re-
volver TO her head. and with a firm grasp
held her arm. "Show me everything he
ordered and his voice was 1ruff as he
clinched the fair. white arm and lowered
villsinously into the quivering face The
pistol all the time pointing squarely at her
head. Reluctantly she pulled out a gold
watch, which he quickly grabbed and
called for more. Then came q diamond
ring, some money and other valuaUles
Finally she 80 piteously cried all had tesn
produced that be relinouished his hold. tut
still pointing the pistol at her ordered hsr
to leave the house. She ran out the back
door and he left by the front She ran TO
the nearest house, that Of a negro, quarter
OF mile distant, and gave the alarm. Soon
her husband was informed aud the entire
section was aroused ana on the hunt for the
negro, However, no one came TO town, and
ii was Friday before she information
reached the city. No clew has been found
and the friends Of Mr.. Stanford have offered
$50 reward for the criminal.
DIR. s. B. Barfleld lives some half mile be-
you'd Crump's park, Macon, and the Gem
trail railroad runs about forty or fifty feet
behind his residence. Friday afternoon,
while Matte Lee Barield the little Q
year-old daughter OF DR.. Bari1eld was play
ing In the garden with her little sister, Bss-
sic, she wandered out the back gate in the
direction of the Central road. Her absence
was not noticed by either the gardener or
little sister. The child reached the railroad
track and endeavored to cross it when a
freight train Numbered around the curve,
What followed is told by the engineer, as
follows: My heart almost stood still when
some forty feet ahead l saw q wee white
object attempt to cross the track, In.
tuitively almost l saw that it was a child
Not moment was Co be lost. l grasped
and reversed the lever and put On d full
head Of steam. Although the speed at
which the engine was going was its own
saw at once that the machine
could not be stopped. l iuvoluntarily
closed my eyeu when the huge engine struck
the child, and | was morally certain that
Instant death would result" When the en-
CINE struck the little girl she was climbing
on her hands and knees and attempting to
cross the tracks. She was about half way
across the track and her hands were just
beyond the track. The engine struck her
on the hip and bounded almost perpendicu-
lar in the air, falling back again, her
head strickiug the cowcatcher. This threw
her to one side and she fell clear Off the track.
The engine stopped about the length of the
train farther down the track and the engi-
nesr hurried back crying, "Where is the
child where is the childm When he reached
her side and picked the little girl up she be-
gan to cry. THANK Godm ne exclaimed
with tears in his eyes, "she is still alive"
She was removed to her home and DR.. How
ard was summoned. DR.. Hall arrived
shortly afterward, and after a minute ex-
animation the physicians decided that the
skull of the little girl had not been fraot-
ured and that no bones were broken. She
had many spasms Friday night and Satur-
day she was lying in a stupor. Only faint
hopes are entertained that the little one will
rally enough to give promise of recov very.