The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-04

they found hat IL had been sold, They were
emphatic in their statements thai they
until il reached cents. and iIat
some Of il had been sold as low as i2s cents.
One party SAID that he had given the manage
Lent written notice not TO sell his cotton -L-
til il went TO cents and that IL was sold IN o
few days after the notice had been given The
majority Of the farmers present were no. NeFF
greatly exercised over the matter. a. ihrF
FULLY believe they VIII get their money. pLt
were not in good hUUOT about their cotton
being sold against thelc wishes The genera.
Ce-lef IS that when every tElng Is StralEnltLeA
out the farmers VIII get the value Of all COT
ton stored in the Alliance warehouse.
Manager Nell was seen in regard 10 the state
meuts that cotton had ceen sold contrary @
the orders OF The owners. He said that the
com pany had right 10 sell the cotton when
ever il had advanced money on IL. and That IN
all cases be did as the owners ordered he
said he had their orders in black and white
for the sales OF cotton that were made. There
was considerable talk about cotton futures
being at the bottom OF the affair. and one or
the directors Of the company stated ytSicr-
day hat 500 Of the company IS money had
been traced to that source. That amount had
gone through the National als 20 New YORK
cotton futures.
A report of strange cases Of fatality comes
from NalG0sta. in Lowndes county. and its
truchfuIness is yOuchcd for 10y two OF the lead
ing officials Of, the Georgia southern ana
FLORIDA railroad According 10 the report. q
white man, whose name the officials had for
gotten, and a negro became involved IN
difficulty at Lake Park. about eighteen
months ago, which ended by the while man
killing the negro. There were hye witnesses
to the killing, al OF whom were
negroes. and whose testimony was
somewhat against the white man
at the commitment trial Al the com
man arranged bond and was re-
leased. At each term Of court since then
until last week the defendant managed TO
have the trial postponed but l1st week the
case was called in Lowndes superior court
= Jury was drawn to Try the case, the deten-
dant was brought tato court and the Judge
asked the attorneys on both sides II they were
ready 10 proceed The defendants counsel
answered in the Affirmative. rGttae solicitor
general arose and told the Judge that he did
not care TO ask for IostpopeEent again, but
that he did not see how they were TO
proceed with the caSs when none OF
the stateis witnesses were present
The solicitors story was that shortly after
the negro was killed by the defendant two OF
the witnesses engaged in 2 difficulty and one
killed the other. The killing was such plain
case Of seIf-defenSe that the corOuers jury
more Of the negroes had a fight at a festival
ana killed each other. still a few months
later the fourth enc Of the witnesses was
killed by another negro IN Madison, and only
2 short while before the trial the fifth wit
falling On him while at work cut
ting timber thus Wing no one 10
testify against the defendant. The Judge was
no alternative to but proceed with the trial.
The defendant was allowed to make a state
ment and he made plea OF seHdetense.
SJrODR arguments were MADE on both sides.
tut when the case was given to the Jury they
remained ont only a few minutes and brought
a verdict OF not guilty
Rome Tribune: Tho Southern Express Of
fee at this place Is out lust 3 800 And some
smooth citizen. unknown TO this part OF the
country, IS in just that amount. While just
at present r. L: Jennings, Of Marshall.
Tex, Is here awaiting photographs Of himself
and letters Of identification TO prove that the
g 100 belongs TO him in brief the story
seems 10 amount to just this Mr. jennings
shipped the money By express, somebody
stole the grip containing the express receipts
and certain letters and arriving here ahead
OF Mr.. jennings succeeded in getting the
money from the ONCE here. Mr.. Jennings
has shown up. and there you are.
r.. L. Jennings is editor and proprietor of the
Morning Star in Marshall. Texas a town of
1000 Inhabitants. He is also something Of a
stock man, ana an admlrer OF the mild eyed
Jersey. In this way he came in comm nica-
ton with Col. Cook. OF Jacksonville, Ala.
gentleman well known as a raiser OF fine
stock. The correspondence touched upon
some OF the line Jerseys owned by I. f. How
ell. Of this city, which Col. Cook had author
ity to sell The elimination was that MI.
Jennings wrote he would come over
70 look at the stock, The next
thing known the arrival
last night week ago Of man who said he
was Jennings He had letters to jennings
from Col. Cook and other papers, and had no
difficulty in passing of as such. He stopped
at Mrs EchOI boarding house, and went out
to look at Mr.. Howells cattle. He seemed
much Interested, and talked as II he would
make large purchase. Monday morning he
cal ed at the express office and asked if his
money, S2,40O, had come. He was told il had.
lie asked for it, and. as a means of identihCa-
ton, produced the receipt for the amount
given at Marshall, and also many per-
sOnal letters. some of them dealing
with the proposed trade for Mr.. How
ell stock. The Identification seemed com
plete, and the money was delivered. And he
never came pack. That is all known of that
Jennings, or that man who said he was Jen-
niugs. Then another Mr.. jennings appeared
on the scene. lie arrived last Tuesday night
with Col. Cook, and Wednesday met Mr.
Howell and others to whom he told his bust
ness. He was informed OF the presence OF the
other man, and the fact that he had secured
the 8 400. Then IL was the sensation opened,
and il has been ever since. The money was
gone, and the man claiming TO be the right
man was here.