The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-03

A Prominent Young Business Man
of Lincoln County Shot by Worth
less Character Murder to be An
swered For a Second Time.
GEORGIA.
The Columbia County Fair Association has
decided to hold a county fair at Harlem this
fall
The statue Of Alexander H. Stephens at
Crawfordville will be unveiled some time this
month.
Many of the public schools of Lincoln
county have been closed for the present on
account Of the busy season on the farms.
A meeting OF the farmers of Columbia
county has been called to meet at Appling to
morrow, The object is TO try to reorganize
the alliance in that county.
Two stores sand the Georgia railroad depot
at Harlem in Columbia county were burglar
lied last week. Goods and money amounting
TO about $50 were stolen. There Is no cleu to
the burglars.
H NJ Lang, who was shot on Monday of
last week by the negro Wilkes Davies, in
Double Branches in Lincoln county. is not
yet out of danger, but his physicians now
have more hopes of his recovery than they
had at first. The negro who did the shooting
has not yet been captured.
Alex. Ezzard (colored) was arrested at Al
phsretta last Monday by Bailif Cobb, of New
town district, on warrant sworn out by =. Il.
Aubrey charging him with forgery Upon pre-
liminary investigation Ezzard was bound over
which was promptly given.
Pending the settlement Of claim repre-
scented by Marion Erwin of Macon, the case
against J. =. .McTighe & Co. has been rein
stated in the United States court. and the
order for the discharge of the receiver is
withdrawn. The claim only amounts to about
$500 and will be settled without any further
delay.
The canning factory at Bellevue in Bibb
county is nearly completed. The erection OF
the factory has been stimulus to truck
gardeners. and several additional acres have
been planted this spring. It Is thought that
by next spring Macon will have within the
immediate vicinity not less than three can
ming factories.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at Mccormick in
Lincoln county last Friday night ID. A.
Wardlaw a prominent young business man,
became involved in a difficulty with Jack
Price. worthless character, when Price shot
Wardlaw in the temple with pistol, the ball
entering the brain. Wardlaw will die, Price
left at once after the shooting but on Monday
went to Abbeville Jail and surrendered him
self to the authorities.
William Gunby, Sr. died at his home in Co
lumbia county Thursday night. His death
was very sudden. He had returned from a
trip TO Augusta that afternoon, and when he
went to bed appeared to be in his
usual health. Some time during the night
his wife heard him breathing heavily, and
called to him, but received no response. She
arose and lighted lamp, and going to the
bedside, found that he had Just expired. The
cause Of his death was probably heart failure
Mr.. Gunby was about 63 years old.
During the last session of the Worth supe-
rior court an indictment was found against
Fletcher LOvett Of that county charging him
with murder. This case is a peculiar one and
shows that Mr.. LOvett has some very indus
trious enemies at work About three years
ago Lovett was arrested for murder, the par
ticulars of which could not be learned but
when his commitment trial was had he was
eXonerated. Thus, after he thought the mat
ter finally disposed OF he finds that he will
have to undergo another trial.
Albany Herald: 1t is pretty certain that
Dougherty county Jail will not shelter any
Worth county prisoners in the near future
II used TO be that all the criminals from that
county were brought here for safe keeping
but since the escape of the negro murderer
John Crooms, Bibb county jail has been Sc
lected for Worth 5 important prisoners. 1t is
understood that the grand jury of last week
in Worth superior court will recommend that
no more prisoners be brought to Albany. OF
course this does not grow out of the fact that
the Jail in this county is unsafe, but from
prejudice brought on by the escape of the
Crooms negro, which has, to impartial minds,
been satisfactorily explained.
B. Zachry, well digger, was employed to
curb well at Atlanta day or two ago and
hired Levi Davis to work the windlass and
send down brick to him. The day was warm
and Zachry left his coat and vest, containing
his Waterbury, IN charge Of Levi while he de-
Scended to the regions below. For awhile the
brick descended promptly and Zachry was
well pleased with his new hand, but suddenly
without warning, the windlaSs ceased to work
<AiNcT repeated failures 10 OBTAIN q response
from above Zachry decided to skin" up the
rope and investigate the silence of Davis His
surprise may be imagined when emerging
from the bowels OF the earth he saw neither
Davis, his clothes nor his watch Levi was
captured by the officers of the law in a few
days and is being tried for larceny by Judge
WeStmoreland.
Tom Inman, negro about 90 years of age
was shot at Atlanta Sunday morning at
o'clock by Emma Richardson, a negro woman
who lives at 20 Edgewood avenue The woman
who did the shooting lives at the house with
three other women and says that "a noise in
her room awoke her about 4 O'Clock She
saw Inman, and taking pistol from under
her pillow fired. and he ran to the window
As he jumped she fired again, and the man
then ran to the rear of the house and tried to
jump over high fence. He failed. and then
ran through an alley at the side of the house
and into the street, where he fell Patrolmen
Moncrief and Holcombe heard the shooting
and soon after found Inman in an unconscious
condition on the sidewalk. The three women
told the story of the shooting and the officers
made a search Of the place and found the
mans shoes in the rear Of the house. They
then decided to send the man to the hospital
and not to arrest the woman who did the
shooting. Inman could not speak and when
the hospital was reached it was found that he
had been shot through the left lung and in the
left arm. The ball in the arm was extracted
but the one that had entered the side could
not be located.