The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-15

~ Killed by His Own Gun.
savannah, Ga r,,s Arsu ,fte,n ' miles FROM M;
,Ths'o WAS shot and killed yesterday mora
5yE hy the HS' accidental firing Of gun he had
S1S in his store for burglars.
- The first Ba.e Augusta.
Apg wsasusta gag got hef first Srte
ss c ,,qS nS'' this ' afternoon it was
eSeoived by Phinzy x Co., and shipped
rvsWilkins Nicely < Jones. of Waynesboro
twill be sold at auction tomorrow.
Played they Were "Kevrnues.'
carrollton Ca IA, August iil;:-(Speeial:lmJim
fere today charged with false arrest. Will
IVey says they met him i'll the road near
) 1annfng and claimed to be revenue officers
and arrested him for making moonsline wills,
~ They took him on to an old house and
then made a proposition to him that ii he
would pay them $3.50 each they would turn
him loose. but lvey had no s. and the boys
fept him the entire night. lvey says they
turned him loose the next morning. iyey
Nent home and Swore ont Il warrant for west
hooks and Hendrix for false arrest.
A Courthouse Burned.
Albany, Ga, August 9.-(Special 1.-The
Worth county courthouse, at Isabella, was
burned this morning, at o'clock.
All the records of the county. with the
exception of TWO books of the clerk 5 office
which We're at that gcntcman's home, and
some papers in the safe. were consumed.
This makes the third courthouse that
has been burned i'll less than fifteen years.
have been incendiary. and has created
great excitement i'll the county.
Hi, Father " hipped Him.
eis snEaaa rn oG Ga A ans ssnF-
CD cd SON Of Mr. Frank owens,
tried to commit suicide tlliS morning
by shooting himself through the neck.
1t seems that the young lad had been whip
ped by his father This morning for some Of
Tense and he borrowed a pistol with which he
shot himself. He gave No other reason for
hi mi ho1 Vhln mod
him and he didn't propose 10 stand 1t.
The young would-he suicide is sill! alive to-
night though the chances are against MN m;
He says if he gets IN opportunity he will Kill
himself yet.
The Third Fiend Lynched.
Waycross. Ga. August 10.-(Speciall-
Jack Chambers. colorcd. was lynchcd by
mob last night five miles from this place.
near Warc>l,uro. His body WAS riddied
with bullets and WAS found hanging to
tree in 4 thickct this morning.
Officers Spence and Clayton We're bring
Ing Chambers from Warcshoro 20 this place
and they were halted and forced to give up
their prisoner
Chambers was one of three negro rapists.
who brutal,y assaulted the wifi. of George
Warren. q prosperous farmer At lloboEcn.
Ga i'll her home carly last year. Inc
other two negroes were promptly lynctr1d
at the time of tho outrage.
The Eightccnth Georgia.
ConvprS Ga. August - NUc'idl - ht
Eighteenth Georgia regiment held their an
nual reunion here today. and gaia day theE
A roodIy number Of the old veterans were
on hand They were met III th" train this
morning by II committee OF the veterans
living here and by. the Conyers Volunteers.
accompanied by brass band, and also by
a large crowd Of citizens
The welcome address was made by Colonc
J. G. Eoston in his usual harry ana Gc1 hv
Mr.. Whitfield, of Cobb county aud was
well done 4 speech was niade by ME-; J a:
Stewart. which was heartily applauded by
the crowd
sham tG4tle was engaged in this after
noon by the Volunteers. which was greatly
enjoyed by thc crowd
Gored by Ok.
Union. s. c., August ll.-(Sprcial. y
Yesterday at aboHt > O'Clock Mr. Wallace
Reiger was gored by his OK.
1t seems that Mr. RciGlcr noticed that the
chain around his horns was rather tight
and making a sore place. so he went out
with the intention of putting something
between the chain and flesh. Just as he
cot in Il short distance Of the OK the animal
charged on Mr.. Reigler and threw him
over hi@ head The man is very badly and
in Ill probability. fatally injured y strip
of flesh an inch and Il half wide and clear
across the stomach was torn up. aud beside
this. there were three other cuts, very deep
and dangerous. NJ. Rcigler is Il farmer on
small scale and lives or the outskirts or
town
II il Not Known What Became of Him.
Carrollton. Ga, August 1l-(Special)-
News received here is that there is one less
negro in the community between Brooks
station and Senoa tonight than there was
this time last night.
lug Hastleton, Il burly black negro,
got very angry at Mr.. Gul Hicks. far
mer. living in the community, and went to
HickSS home last night for row. On
his arrival IIaStleton found liick*. at
Brooks station. attending the preliminary
trial of Walter Reeves. who was beng
tried for an assault on Il young lady.
The negro then tried To assault Mrs.
Hicks who ran. The negro ran after the
lady and caught her some yards from the
houSc. but the woman'S screams scared him
away.
Hicks soon got home and a band was or
ganZed and went in pursuit of the negro.
II is reported that the posse caught the ne
gro on Line creek. but what was done with
him cannot be learned.
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