The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-07

Hart County-The Negro in Jail at
Macon Who was Mistaken for Bob
Brewer Now Identified as Rack
Holmes.
GEORGIA.
Mr.. Baratta's house on Arch street, at
Macon was badly damaged by fire Saturday
The law firm OF Thmas g. strickland. of
Athens, has been dissolved by mutual con
sent.
The new Methodist church in Watkinsville
will Re dedicated on the second Sunday in
this month by Bishop Haygood.
George y. Porter. member Of the firm of
Singleton Porter, Of Macon and who travels
for the house, elOped with Miss Price. OF
Clayton, Ala, a day or two ago, and has
brought her to Macon as his bride.
shocking affair occurred in Lavonia, Hart
county, on Monday morning. Mrs. Il Ii.
Chandler had l<ndled u fire and stepped out
to get some wood Her little boy Dewitt,
aged about years. was left in the room, and,
IN some way, his clothing cauEh on fire from
the blaze, and he was 80 badly burned that he
died at 4 O. clock in the afternoon.
Instance Billiard. Barlow Roddentery and
James Carter, all white men, broke into and
robbed three or four dry goods stores at
Graham, near BaEley, recently, on several oc-
CaslOns The alleged burglars were arrested
Friday. All are WellknOwn citizens of APP
ping county. The express office at Graham
was robbed Friday night, but there is no clue
TO the perpetrators
Darien Timber Gazette: During the past
month there was shipped from Daricn. coast
wise ana foreign. . 0,3 lG7 feet of hewn and
saWn timber and lumber. During the month
ending on Oct. 81 there was measured at the
public uOOm in Darien 10000 feet OF square.
scab and sawn timber. This does not include
the sawn timrer and lumber which came in
during the month and was carried direct TO
the private bOOns.
DR.. J. O. A. Clark the presiding elder Of the
Macon district of the South Georgia confer
10 Loo inn qru
Black at Mulberry Street Methodist church at
Macon. 1t comes from q reliable source that
Rev. H.T. Etheridge is the most possible man
at present. 1t is understood that he is locke I
upon with favor. and Dir. Clark has gone to
see him ABOUT his APP )Oiutment now. Mr..
Etheridge is said to be one OF the most prom
inent young ministers in the South Georgia
conference. He is a graduate OF mory Col
lege, and ranks high in the church.
Americas Times Recorder: A bill was
fled in the superior court Saturday by Cooper
Dorman. et al, praying for injunction and the
appointment OF a receiver for the estate of
Barney Parker, deceased. Several months
ago suit was brought against the estate by
Mrs. DOrman, who sought to recover her por-
ton thereof. Judge Speer awarded her the
sum OF 81 800, but as this was less than half of
the amount sued for the case was appealed.
Pending hearing IN the superior court ap-
p1catlon was made Saturday for a receiver
by Mr.. DOrman, his wife having since died
The executors of the estate it IS said have
often expressed a willingness to pay over the
sum awarded Mrs. Dorman by Judge Speer.
but this ofer was declined. The petition for
receiver Will be heard on the 18th inst.
Macon Telegraph: At last the negro cen
fined in jail. suspected OF being Bob Brewer.
and who gave his name as William Crawford
has been positively identified, and II his
record Is as bad as painted, he is even worse
than the notorious Brewer. On SUNDAY last
Representative Wilcox, OF Coffee county came
down from Atlanta to Macon, for the purpose
of seeing If the negro was really Brewer as
he knew Brewer we'll bfa bnve
he went to the jail, and, on seeing the negro
at once said he was not Brewer but Mack
holmes- Coffee county negro whom he knew
Wei ana who had killed two men in South
Carolina ana three IN Georgia. REPRESENTA-
tive Wilcox said there was no possible chance
OF his being mistaken, as he knew the negro
we'll and that he worked on Mr.. Mel ain $
place last year. he lett Coffee county several
months ago, in company with two other
negroes Of disreputable character.
Macon Telegraph: One Of the most daring
robteues on record was committed on Third
street saturday morning by an unknown negro,
who stole mule belonging 10 another negro
and sold il to stlll another negro. The mule
was hooked 10 wagon on Third street ana
the owner, VINO was from Houston county, left
. It 70 do some trading. He was gone several
hours, and on his return was surprised to find
MS wagon, but no mule, Tho negro at once
began making inquiries, and soon learned
nom others, who We're in their wagons near
py lhat negIO had unlocked the mule and
leo IT on UP tho street. The old negro went
N search, and soon learned that the negro
MAD SOLD the mule to negro named sam
Dempsey for $50 and that the trade had been
consunmatcd In a. b. small store and duly
witnessed. the very holiness of the transac-
ton preventing anyone from suspecting any
th.ng wrong, As soon as the negro was paid
the go he left The store, and has not yet been
been discovered by the officers.
Columbus Enquirer sun; information was
received In the city last night Of the daring
act OF negro who was on trial in the court
he
negro is named r)nt Uardison. and is known
as a uesperado OF the deepest dye. capable o.
committing any crime, and who is nov
charged with two serious offences. The Of
hcerS OF ChattahOOchee county have been or
the qui vive for HardIson for some time. ant
only yesterday morning ascertained where ht
was hiding in the vicinity of Cusseta The,
Immediately laid plan for his capture anC
succeeded in catching him OF his guard anC
captured him. He was carried & Cusseta be
fore justice OF the peace to answer a war
rant, charging him with assault with inten
10 murder A gentleman, who returned sat
urday evening from Cusseta. gives an En-
s9ulreT.SSu l .rerorter the following IN
HaIdtsOn, who is "a cute negro. denfeC
his guilt and waved examination demandins
a trlal before the superior court. The justice
then informed him there was another charg,
against him for the same crime and aston
lshed him with brief account of the particu
lars. The examination was being held in tn
court house on the second floor and Hardi
becoming very serious for him, startled tn,
crowd by running to a window and leapiu,
out sJflklng the ground "a distance of thirtt
rect, unniured. number OF men endeavOre,
70 stop him, when he drew big pistol whicl
ne mad Kept concealed on his person deHe,
them to come uca him. and cody walked off
ana succeeded ia making his escape unles
he was recaptured Saturday night after th
LhQuFer-Nun S Informant had left CussCta
II was q bold act. and how the negr
escaped Icing seriously injured by his uml
Is Almost miracle. Hardlsou. il is charged
carHei on another negro S wife and kept he
somewhere in Chattahoochee county, IN,
woman husband followed him. reclaine,
rs Wlle. who was willing TO return Will
MN, although LardisOn Cndeayored I,
prevent her. He-Was graetly engaged owe
US discontinue, and a few months sine
VEN 10 the women house during her nus
paho ABSENCE, dragged her into the woods
DLulo4lg treated her, tied her securely TO
elee, Nhete he left her TO die. She was sun
se4ueIlly found and released and recovered
1iou her injuries. , his was not known 2,
1l@tutaoh ON ID after his capture YES lcrda
iLoiA.AG, ana realizing thar his villaiuv wa
known ana that his fate NouId he a sp,aI.
onS' ne made the desperate lean for Gbort,
~ succeeded IN getting away Ii tx honoI
EoweEerf mat he Will be again found and ar
FLORIDA.
Never before in her history has sucb in,
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