The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-29
ITEMS IN THREE STATES.
Georgia, Florida and South Carolina
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Fuller Details of the Killing of the
Peddler at Midwife.
GEORGIA.
The bicyclists of Augusta will probably
build a race track.
The railroads are banking their cars at
Camilla to move the melon crop
Howard Van Epps the 10-yearold son or
Judge Howard Van Epps- who dled al nus
fathers residence at Atlanta thursday nl-lI
OF scarlet fever was buried ut Athens FRIDAY
Ayoung boy named McClcsky came near
being drowned at Sandy creek bridge yeatef-
day. He was sinking the mira umc "ne4 i
some fishermen on the bank plungeu III anu
brought him TO the shore.
At Wilson crossing on the Narrow Gauge
road saturday two small farmers, bcelQln
and John Madison tcOloredl, had a nBht'
Then Geetum got pistol and shot Madison
in the thigh. 1T is only flesh wound.
There is a lime sink or pool in Colquitt
county. near i. DeNanc' still that mas always
contained water TO the depth OF about twenty
feet until a week or two ago when a holC IN
the bottom about ten feet square fell through
and the water has passed through TINS holG
into a subterranean stream leaving the poor
perfectly dry.
JEFF Gentry, a prosperous young farmer, Nv
ing near RingQOld, was at work IN ms held
Friday afternoon. when he was struck by
lightning and instantly killed. Gentry had
only been married a few months. Gentry
killed a brakeman on the Western ana AT
lantic road about two years ago. me kl llli
was justitable. as the brakeman was trying
TO kill Gentry's father.
Near TlgnaH Wilkes county, on Monday
last, a negro girl named Margaret fOrtSoh'
about grown, was Shot with pistol by negro
man named John Bradford. The ball entered
near the stomach and was taken out near the
backbone. The girl fingered I'LL Iuesday
night, when she died. She said that the shoot-
ing was purely accidental. Inc man expresses
great regret and has not attempted TO leave
The coroner's jury pronounced the shooting
accidental.
A meeting of the directors Of the Poultry
and Pet Stock Association of Augusta was
held Friday night, Dr. Green was called 70
the chair. The resignation Of President A r.
Austin was handed in, but upon motion OF y.
p H. scott it was not received until after
President Austin had made report OF ms
stewardship. Afterward Dr. Green was
elected temporary president ana the meetlng
adjourned 1t is said that DR.. Green VIII pc
elected permanent president and that the
association will give show next fall
tricky and nervy escape was made from
Richmond county gang Fridaynght. LON HlD-
son and Lee MOSely, TWO negroes sent up lot
short term. grew tired of working for VlttleS
and stripes and 50 decided TO vamoose Ihey
both played of sick and were sent to the poor
house tor treatment. They were very SICK
until the house had quoted down. I hen they
made their plans for escape Stealthlly they
stole from their bed and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
was no chance for them through the corridors
or windows which were barred. The chimney.
however stood open and climbing up through
CRIME and SCOT they reached the house top,
Their escape was not discovered until morn
ing and as yet their whereabouts are un-
known.
It was asserted at Augusta that Mrs, Petty
john did use firearms during the bloody street
duel in Hamburg Thursday afternoon. There
is absolutely no foundation whatever for such
an assertion. A negro employed in the brick
yard of HanldnsOn & O'keefe has made the
statement that Mrs Pettylohn is the bray
est white lady ever / saw; she stood up there
and fought just like the men and he says he
saw her fire a gun in the direction Of Mr.. But
Ter. Strange to say, the statement OF this
negro is verified by his cOlahOrers in the
brick yard and naturally credence has been
given 10 the stories which they have put atoat.
Notwithstanding the statement OF these
negroes. however, it is utterly untrue that the
lady referred to used gun OF pistol Mrs.
PettylOhn says that she did not use trearm
and her husband and sons corrObOrate her.
Mr. Shinall says positively that she did not
and Mr. Butler, ii is learned. declares that
Mrs. PettyjOhn so far as he knows, did not
participate in the actual firing.
Macon telegraph Martha Dawes was
arrested Friday by Officers A. Golden and M.
Jenkins for stealing lumber from a new build
ing that is being erected by Mr. jenkins on
Calhoun street When Martha was locked up
she asked permission TO send word to her
husband. who Is employed at the Georgia
mills and elevator to come to see her. As
the officers wanted her husband, whose name
is Jake, for the same Otense, they gladly com
Piled with her request. The woman then sent
a messenger to her husband telling him to
come to her quickly. that she was in trouble.
1t was not long before Jake arrived and asked
Sergt Long if he could see his wife. The
sergeant told him certainly, but that he would
have to be searched before going into the
barracks. The negro readily aSsented and
when the sergeant had finished searching
him he turned him into the corridor and then
invited him into an open cell Jake at first
hesitated. but then seemed to think that this
was only part Of the red tape procedure of
calling on prisoners, walked in. The sergeant
then locked the door and left Jake to solve
the problem for himself and kick himself for
being such a fool.
An attempt was made at Augusta Friday
just before the execution of Henry Ramsey to
mob the wife of the condemned criminal. The
attack on her was by q small horde of negro
amaZons. Sergt. Patrick Powers assisted by
other officers, released the woman from the
possession of the viragoes and sent her out of
their reach. The scene was a very exciting
one. 1t seems that Ramsey had forbidden his
wife to leave her home on the day of the exc
cutiOn. He told her to remain away from the
jail and the final parting of the pair took
place Thursday evening. The woman could
not resist the desire to be at the execution,
though, and attempted to witness il from
cracks in the jail fence. OF course if she had
requested il and had Ramsey wished il, the
woman would have been admitted to the jail
yard. After she had taken position under the
jail fence. attention was called TO her pres
ence by other negro women, and the under
tone denunCiatiOn of her became general all
around her. Finally one Of the negro women
called out TO the Ramsey woman, loudly;
Yes you hussy, you done caused the death
ing to imply that the woman was the cause
of the murder Of Harriss and the conse-
quent execution of Ramsey, seemed to
be a signal, for instantly the negress was
the object of the kissing denunciations OF
the black amazons who had gathered In re-
Spouse to the little excitement that had oc
Cured. Some of the negresSes gathered
bricks, all uttered curses and imprecations
and they were pressing in on the woman and
seemed intent on doing her bodily arm. She
uttered scream which was distinctly heard
by all people present within and about the
Jail. The threatened onslaught was just about
to materialize when the officers put in ap
pearance The negresses were cursinR anC
growing under their breath, but the police
men soon dispersed them and took the Ram
sey woman in custody, conveying her out OF
harms way before she was liberated.
Augusta Chronicle A special 10 the Chron
icle from Midwife Ga, gave briefly an &c
count Of the killing Of young Manuel Rosen
Zweig a Russian jew. in that town. by Mrs
Sallie Waffle. Saturday morning train or
the Central road brought the body of Rosen
zweg TO Augusta, where II was met by
number Of his countrymen and taken to III,
cemetery for burial The corOuer's Jury a,
was stated in the special, declared the KILN.
70 be unintentiOnal on the part Of Mrs. Waffle
Benjamin GGlnglaSs. the partner OF tn,
murdered man. who was an eyewitness o
the affair holds different opinion In hi
account OF the killing to the inquirug friends
OF the dead man, GaiuglusS stated that tn,
killing was due entirely 10 tn,