The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-05-26
STATE NEWS.

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100000 has been paid out for straw
berries at Huuboldt this season.
GilmerTrotter, Il youug man liv-
ing at Trotter'- store, Tenn Was
Mortified few nights ego on finding
that lie had shoI his brother, Wesley,
whom lie mistuok for burglar aud
who vas walking in his sleep. The
wound inflicted, while severe, Is not
uect ssari'y dangerous.
Another good man gone wrong.
This time it is u young msn named
Robert Cook of Memphis Mr.. Cook
II yonng man Of q years and has
been the tturted cashier Of the Citi-
zens Railway Go. He appropriated
the com"auy'1 money to his own use
and then after c0ntessng it to his
sweetheart, he d saQpearrd from the
city. 1t il feared that he has
drowned himself.
Yesterday while the DuBose Inn
parchment trial was in progress,
ristol dropped from the hip. pocket of
one Of the abie counsel in the case
Fortunately the deadly weapon WAS
not discharged, but was quietly re-
placed in the hip-pocket. This is an
nc'dent to be regretted. 1t is un aw-
tul to carry concealed weapons, and
| lhe tGkiGg Of concealed weapon in
10 high Court Of lmpeachmrnt 10y
represent tative OF the Law and Order
League nf Shelby County is ali eX-
ample Of Inconsistency AMI lawless-
| la tnn1lInH IL
possible that the attorneys and other
parties interested in the DuDose trial
are all armed to the teeth?-Nash-
vile Banner.
Last Sunday night Mr.. John G. Pin
kertou, Of Eagleville, Rutherford
County, was shot and killed by some
unknown PARTY. His house is near
the turnpike, and he left standing on
the side OF it, in front of his house,
Sunday night, road-cart he had
teen driving. Early in the night he
was awakened by n noise, as if some
one was taking the cart Off He got
his guu and went out and found that
some Que was going down the road
with it. He stepped out into the road
and fired at the person. Immediate
Iy the thief stopped and b"gan 10 re-
turn the fire. He firei five shots, one
Of which struck Mr.. Pinkerton in the
side, causing his death in few min
utes. 1t is not known whether the
person who did the killing was h
real thie', or the taking OF the cart
was n mere ruse to get Mr.. Pinker-
ton out OF the house to murder him.
1t is generally thought that the lat
ter was the case.
A special to the American from
Lewisburg last Monday says: "rhi=
place WAS visited by fire yesterday
mUruing few minutes past o'clock
on the south side Of the square, de-
strOyiug one new block Of brick
buildings, owned 10y Mr.. Sam Rus
sell, of Pennington, and HoIlns &
Sons, Of Nashville, the old Warner
building owned by ESD. J. J. Murray
and USED as his law Office. The fire
originated in the brick house in the
rear end Of the turuiture store owned
and run by Woods u Fowler, and
gained such headWay by the time the
fire department arrived that it wa,
Impossible 10 check it, 30 they wen
to work to keep it from spreading
though for awhile il seemed that the
whole south side would go, but by
heroic work it WAS held IN check
Several other buildings caught fire
several times, but We're promptly pu
Out. After the roof Of the brick haC
ialen IN Mr.. II. l.. Sugg got on tor
Of the Murray building and steppe,
2 from that to the kercheval buildlul
last as the west wall of the brick top
, pied over ana mashed it (the Murra,
buildiug) TO the ground, making
very narrow escape, for hat
he b4en two seconds later h.
l would have been caught unde
= the falling wal. Several bystander
e thought he was caught for awhile
{ The burnei district was occupied b,
o Mr.. j. J. Murray's law office; con
, tents saved, loss on building abOu
= $500. J. &. HeudrlX, drug store; los
u ing entire STOCK, loss about $3.50
Il Wood & Fowler, furniture store an,
G undertaken sanp; entire loss amount
T. ing to about 81 900. W. Leonard
Il law office, up stairs, aud l. A
rhOmpsOn's also, losing everythin
: in their Libraries. Jimmie Collins
saloon; stock saved. Ladjin
Cummings s4loon; stock saveC
= Kerchevaps stock damaged ahou
F: 81 600 by breaking and tearing up i
| removing and Mr. Willie Hopmoud'
t residence is damaged to the exteu
: of several hundred dollars, making
t total loss in the burned district i
u the neighborhOod OF $4,000, onl
+ partially insured"
/ Last Saturday q party OF yOun
Il ladies in Murfre-sOorO consisting {
=, MIsses Della Liilard, frankie Whit,
Branch and Fannie Hancock an
. Mra. Arthur Ransom and Mr.
= Samuel Weakly were enjoying
y pleasure ride in Jersey wagon, an
had driven 40 to Orsborn IL Co.'S cor
5, fectiouery, when the horse they wer
1 driving 5eCsWe unmanageable an
ran tue wagon into buggy standin
near by. The wagon crushed one {
. the buggy wheels, aud the hor-
. driven 10y the ladies, after rearin
u aud plunging a moment, started o
II in dead gallop. Mrs RaasOm, WITH
o vas driving, lost her hold on tia
e. rrins, aud jumping from the Wagon
@ escaped unhurt. she WAS followe
y. by Miss Liilard, who was not s
! lucky, "a the wheel rolled over he
l. ankle aud smashed it painfully. B
this time the noise made by theruus
a way had aroused the whole SquaI