The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-05-09
GEORGIA NEWS.
EVENTS OF A WEEK IN THE EN-
PRE- STATE.
Tersely Telling of Passing Events Calculated
to Catch the Eye and Interest the
Reader-Other Matters.

miles from this place III UWlnHeeI CouhV'
was run over and instantly killed trday
by the Georgia. Carolina ana Northern
local freight train No. CO.
Beusss and Briggs Acquitted.
Athens, Ga. April 3O.-(Special. 1.-The
jury in the Gable case rendered their YER
dict today at ) o'clock.
The defendants, Allie and Henry Beusse
and w. i. Briggs were found not guilty.
So the most sensational trial Athens
has known has ended.
= Hang:n:. in Georgia.
Harlem, Ga, May o.-lSpecial.) -Jesse
The crime for which he hanged was the
murder III Jabez Williams. III November
last Williams was returning from mar
ket where he had disposed of Il load of cot
ton seed and Iarbrough waylajd him and
shot him iii the back.
..e,tbrnuk Is Caught.
Americas, Ga, May 1.-(Special.) Pat
Westbrook. young man who assaulted
Depot Engram at Andersonvillc, lew
weeks ago and afterwards escaped. was ar
rested here by the police this afternoon
He has been in Worth county since the as
sault was made. He was bound over to
the grand jury in the sum of $500 for as
sault with intent TO murder.
,.ajn. ,.t...lc> Hur,is Dead.
Athens, Ga. May 3.-(Spccial.) To-day
has been one of the saddest the university
has ever Known. Mayor Charles Morris,
ly beloved and honorcd tutor to whom
thousands of Georgians We're so strongly
devoted died at his home on the campus
early this morning of Il complication OF
pneumonia and rheup1atlsm. H.,
For twenty years Professor MOTIFS mas
occupied the chair of bellies letters ana
Greek.
Eri.htruI Sight.
Waycross, Ga, May 3.-(Special. 1.-Two
little children who live near here were bad
ly frightened by Il fight between rattle
snake and 4 black snake, while playing near
a spring yesterday.
The snakes fought desperately and came
nearer to the children every minute. AS
they were :-,ain.t a high fence and cut off
from the path to the house by the snakes
they remained perfectly still.
AS the figh1 progressed it became more
frightfu. For fully IN hour the children
were kept III suspense. and then the rattle
snake succeeded in killing the black snake,
The victor then crawled away. The fright
ened children ran home and were not calm
ed in spirits for several hours.
u Killing IN i'ibh
Macon. Ga, MAY 6.-(Special.l There
was Il shooting affair this morning at
Dances ferry fifteen miles from Macon,
near tie Dbb county line in Monroe county.
Mr.. W. II. Graen, Il wel-kloWn farmer
killed I; negro named Bob Carson.
They became involved i'll sculile
during inch the negro Carson
took the gun from Green. Green then ran
into :. ncIghDorinE store and getting WIN
chester rifle came to the door. As he APP
peared Carson fired Ill Green with Nreen :
gan. iii. load Of bird shot took effect III
Green : br";tS:, bat tiId Rot produce IerN
,er.Hua wound. Green then fired the Win
cneSj er i.n.! The bah struck Carson between
tive go eli ering the brain and killing HIM
INSTANTLY. Green did not attempt IL run
away, but remained on the scene awaiting
the arrival of the coroner 10 hold an III
quest.
Bartlett fog supreme Judge
Among the political rumblings of the hour
is to the effect that CERTAIN friends and
political supporters of Hon. Charles j..
Bartlett, ut present judSa of the Macon SUI
peri.r court circul6. are desiroD.; that lie
should become candldatA Tor associate
justice of the supreme bench of Georgia at
the election before the legislature that con-
venes in October. 1897 1t is not known
TO the writer what Judge Bartlett's inten-
tions are in the matter. but whether he is
considering II or not, others are considering
il for him. and TIE Constitutions CORE
spordent Is assured that ,judG Bartlett is
brI.. fayoribly mentioned in various parts
% IN" state for the supreme bench.
The position or the supreme bench to he
filled by the next legislature is that at pres
mons 1t j. not known whether or not
Judge SimTnlns will 30 Il candidate for re-
election, bur the presumption is that he will.
NJ. NJ. AIauck, wall paper, paints; shades,
picture frames, Si:nEias sent. Atlanta.
., Murder Most Foul.
Dougla$yille. Ga. May 2-(SpeciaL)-
One OF Tie most diaboIcal cdwardly and
revolving crimes that has ever blackened
ami diSgraced the cscGtcheOn of u c,tlzencd
community. occurred last night about il
o'clock. just inside the city limits at Lithia
Springs.
Ii was the assassination Of w. X. Glover,
Il highly respected citizen OF the town.
lle was found this morning fifty feet
lying upon his back with his hat Ill his
hand
The community became excited beyond
precedent. The coroner was summoned and
an autopsy was held. In the investigation
it W.ts found tLat seven buckshot had pen
eiratcd his left side, one breaking his arm
and two entering the back of his head.
No evidence 5as adduced that would
thror- any light upon the perpetrators of
the coW&rdiy deed The jury's verdict WAS
that hc came 10 his death by shotgun and
piS-oI wounds III the hands OF unknown par
ties and that the same is wilful murder.
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and natural
Hanes, the Boy Murderer, Hanged.
Columbia ). c., May 5.-(Special.) Wade
HalnrS suffered death on the scaIiold today.
lie either went to his fate with black lie
on his lips or is the innocent victim of us
remarkable circumstances as ever clrclcd
their fatal links around Il human being.
laincs was sixteen years old an the time
6. NJ,