The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-07

supposed 10 De in league with The govern
mcul tu supprcs-lng Illicit disrilac. III ls
Thought tN The mountlireerr th4l lhc ,snt Vt
rudaus known as the Honest Man Frlen'
and Protector which Iu.rished Tor some
time a year or TWO ago has been reorFaulted
This was gang of Illicit li-tlilcr- VINO were
hound hy o blood curdling oath 90 stand ly
each other and 90 lllll any man inside or oul
side OF the band who gave any Information
whatever that would lead 10 he arrest OF any
one for Illicit Gstiliug. II was also part OF the
/ banda creed 10 destroy the property or any
man hostile 90 the dis;illers and 10 90 an IN
their power to rid the earth OF the revenue
Officers y he gang was broken up however
and the leaders two or the Lan~uoWu-. were
sent TO the peulte utlary. one was killed IN
attempting 60 escape and the other dld es-
cape. 10 S thought that he has reoriani<ed tHe
band and has begun again the unlawill work
On Tuesday the Sd, "a gang of illicit ui9tlIIer7
set tire to the barn Of Rowe Richards. near
Pott Mountrin. in Dawson county, 10 was
burned to the ground destroying large crop
OF wheat corn and fodder on the Following
day the same men attempted to burn the
dwelling Of Mr.. Richards The ire was as
covered. however before 10 made mueh hedq
way. and was eXtinEUiShed. Mr., Elchards
and his neighbors believe it is the work OF
the Honest Man ruend and Protector
They have armed them selves and are stand
ing guard over the premises OF Mr.. klcharis
day and night Mr. Richards is supposed 10
be o revenue infOrmer but the officers mere
say the charge Is untrue. Thursday DEPUTY
Marshal Henderson reported another outrage
from trlIIuer county tndl udbIeusu On F7Cp-s
T. On that day the barn OF William Charles
OF TalOna in Gimer county was set on hre
and destroyed. Mr.. Charles lost ms ehllre
crop, together with three line mules me
Officers are at work on the case, and hope 10
bring the guilty party to Justice
H. G. Beall Of Cuthbert was in Cincinnati
Wednesday looking for G. A simpson, the
son of "a wealthy merchant at the same place
He states that simpson who IS said 10 DE
only Is years old ruined his daughter Emma,
aged H. and then skipped out. when the
father heard that Simpson had left home. be
went straight to his house and called ms Wlle
and daughter. The youGg girl confessed that
she had Deen ruined. When his daughter n'td
told him all he started on the trail OF her b.
trayer at once although his daughter I'M
plored him not to kiln Simpson. The enraged
father left his wife almost craZed with grlet.
Atlanta Constitution: The supreme court
has denied a motion TO modify its judgment
in the celebrated Kent case from Blho su'
perior court. Samuel j. Kent was Tor years
an etficient and faithful engineer on the
southwestern branch of the Central ROAD.
one day his engine plunged into WashOut'
through no fault of his, and be was badly
manPled and rendered cripple Tor ne. Ills
attorneys Dessau * Bartlett, brought SUIT
for damages against the Central Judge X.
+. Lyon represented the Central. The hrst
trial occurred about ten years ago In bloD
superior court. and Kent obtained verdict
for about Sl2 900. Judge Lyon appealeNi Inc
case to the supreme court and new trial was
granted At the second trial Kent gOt
o verdict for about $4,000, which was
an increase over the first verdict.
Again Judge Lyon appealed the case to
the supreme court and new trial was
granted For the third time a superior court
jury gave Kent q verdict the figures teing
about $4,000. Judge Lyon again appealed
the case to the supreme court and recently
that tribunal rendered it's decision, dismissing
the 1ase and throwing it out Of court. Pend
ing the decision Judge Lyon died, not living
10 see the final victory. Also pending the de-
cision, Hon. G. l.. Bartlett had retired from
the firm of Dessau & Bartlett, Kent $ at
torneys, to accept the judgeship of the Ma
con superior court circuit After this last de-
Cision of the supreme court, Washington
Dessau associated Hon A. o. Bacon with
him in the Case, and argument was made be-
fore the supreme court for modification of
judgn ent. The court has now refused to
modify the judgment, and thus, doubtless,
ends the cele brated Kent case.