The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-09-14
Fannie Norwood, colored who

at Derby, seven miles south of
town. was arrested last Thursday
morning by Harvey Slaydon and
jailed here. Fannie was on bic
spree, and when the southbound
passenger No. 1 was slowing up at
the tank, at 11:35 a. M, she fired
from the gallery of her house into
the train. One of the shots crash.
ed through a passenger coach win
dow and struck Mrs. Catherine
Lewis in the head, just above and
behind the left eye. Mrs. Lewis is
n years of age, resides in New Or
leans, and was returning from the
Worlds Fair in company with her
daughter. The wounded lady was
taken to her home, and the ball was
extracted from a depth Of one inch.
The wound is painful and serious
but not necessarily fatal. Conduc-
tor R. o. Owen took the negro
woman into custody Immediately
after the shooting and turned her
over to the proper official. Fannie
Norwood had a preliminary trial
Friday morning before J. P. Nc.
Gehee, justice of the peace, and
was bound over in the sum Of
$1,000 to appear at the next term of
court, the 3rd Monday in Novein-
Der. Not beng able to furnish
bail she was sent to Jail. Conduc-
tor Owen and other employees of his
train were present as witnesses. F.
V. Brahan, of Meridian, for prose.
cution (the railroad), aud j. M.
Shivers, of Poplarville, for defend :
ant. Fannie is about % years of
age, and has been married about
SIX years, her husband being ems
ployed as section hand at Derby.
Rosa Jefferson, another sportive
damsel of Derby. had hearing
before Squire McGehee, Friday
morning, aud was sentenced to Jail
for 80 days. Rosa's offense was
drunkenness and indecent conduct.
On Tuesday night of last week
burglars made several successful
hauls at Lumberton. The stores
of II. A. Barnes and H, G. Clark
were entered, and lot of watches
and jewelry stolen from the former
and clothing from the latter. Two
J kitchens were entered and provis-
Ions taken. On Thursday evening
Sheriff Batson recovered gold
watch and two rings. The rings
were in possession of Fannie Nor
wood and Rosa Jefferson, two ne-
gro women who had been arrested
at Derby on serious charges, and
Fannie's husband had the watch.
The prisoners claim to have pur-
chased the articles from a negro
named Will Johnson, who was mak~
ing his way southwark. Sheriff Bat
son is always wide awake and
prompt to act, and violators of the
law very rarely escape arrest when
he is on their track.
The preliminary trial of the men
charged with the burning of the log
carts was concluded at Orvisburg
Tuesday night of last week. Tom
and Jeff Goldman, John and Bill
Lewis, and Rufus Clark were bound
over In the sum of $500 each to ap.
pear at the next circuit court term.
The Coldmans furnished bonds,
and the others were jailed here in
defauIc of bail, except Clark who
was sent to Purvis for safekeeping,
he having turned states evidence.
Tom Ulemmons and Jim Clark were
discharged. The case attracted
more interest than any other in the
history of the county, and the trial
was largely attended.
The Jasper county (Ga.) Baptist
Association has decided that there
is no Scripture for Sunday schools.
and in consequence condemned
them. Christ said, "Suffer little
children to come unto me-" and so
far in the history of the church the
Sunday school has proved the best