The morning news., 1894-11-12

Ihen the board will report to the con-
vention its need OF a secretary. and may
ask the convention 10 select a man for
that position. In the meantime the duties
of DR.. Tichenor. the secretary Of the board
are being lightcued by MIR. NJ. NJ. Welch.
who has been acting as assistant secre-
tary for several months past, and he will
continue 10 act in that capacity until "A
regular secretary is chosen.
a bold green goods" game was played
in Cordeie last Saturday night. AS re-
suit William Wilkes from Montgomery
county is out of pocket 800. He gave
the money TO a man named Saltcr TO 80
and bring him 81 800 Of counterfcit money.
The man has forgotten TO return Salter
is said 10 be from near Tifton. After
being heeced. Wilkes said that his brother
was a United States detective and had
written him that Salter was under bond
on the charge Of counterfeiting but the
evidence was not quite clear enough to
convict him. His brother he said, had
written him that if he would buy some
counterfeit money from Salter, and tcs-
tlty to the fact in the United States court
he would receive 81 900. He had unme-
diately begun a. correspondence with Sal
ter, and finally made an appointment to
meet him in Cordele, where he would
purchase 81 800 in counterfeit bills.
The unadjourned term of GilIner sune-
rior court is now in session al ElHjay
""'"HN AfoANt iTobtI BItSlliIEt tiI|'
term being hold for the purpose of trying
the celebrated whitecap cases. Alden
Grice was convicted OF whipping the
Thurmonds. The other defendants i'm that
case are now confined in Fulton county
jail for conspiracy on an indictment in
the United States court, and could not
be tried. The case, however. that created
the greatest interest was that against the
Murray county whiteCapDers. Six We're in-
dlcted for whipping William Nailor two
years ago, and some of the most nromi-
nent citizens OF the adjoining county of
Murray were involved. Bill Dobbns was
tried at the regular term of the court in
october. John Wilson was put on trial
Thursday and Friday the Jury returned q
verdict of guilty Grice and Wilson were
each sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000 or
serve twelve months in the chaingauE.
A Washington, Wilkes county. CORES
pondent writes: Mrs. Katherine Vickers
one OF the oldest and most highly respected
citizens Of Washington, died last Mon
day night after a short illness. All the
stores in town We're closed during her
funeral Mr. S. c. Foreman, a former
citizen of this place, committed suicide i'm
Monticello, Ga. a day or two ago a lit
tie boy named GOldbert Mccarthy. only
or years old, met with a sad accident in
this county last Saturday. The little boy
was following along after party Of hun
ters, when gun in the hands Of a negro
boy was accidentally fired off and struck
the little boy, who died next dav. Mr.
John D. Rhodes Of this county lost fine
horse this week from hydrophobia, it was
thought A mad dog was seen on the
place sometime ago, and il is supposed he
must have bitten the horse. Alex FerreU
the negro who was said to be fatally
wounded sometime ago, is out upon the
streets. The bullet is stlll in his brain
Dahlonega Signal: Mean LIQUOR and the
nxcif faT1apf In
general riot and much bloodshed at DAN
lonega last Tuesday. Jess Satterield and
j, b. Walker, the former a democrat and
the latter a populist, got up a DISPUTE
which caused both to get hurt Satter-
neld struck at Walker with a heavy stick
which caused him TO retreat Satterfeld
pursued him until he was caught by the
officers, when Walker returned and threw
two rocks at his antagonist. One hit him
on the side of his head and the other on
the front Of his neck, inficting painful
If not serious, wounds. No sooner had this
occurred than W. c. Thomas struck Wal
ker on the head with a rock, cutting an
ugly cash. At this juncture friends of
both parties rushed up with rocks and
open knives, but fortunately the trouble
was quelled without further trouble bv
the mayor causing the marshal to sum
mons sufficient force of men to bring it
to an end. State warrants were sworn
1
who will probably have a hearing as soon
as Satterheld gets able TO attend the trial
If it is not otherwise settled.
Camilla Clarion: Sam J. Mauk, who for
several years has been working for W
II. Brimberry, was killed by w. L. Poore
near Brtmberrys mill last Monday af-
ternoon. No one witnessed the killing. but
from Mr.. Poore's statement it was ius-
tihable Mauk had attacked him with an
ak, and struck at him several times
Poore finally caught hold of the ak, and
then shot at him four times. Two shots
struck Mr.. Mauk; one shot entered his
left side near the heart, and the other
entered his neck. The difficulty that
brought about the killing originated about
Mr.. Mauks wife. The deceased had en-
ployed Moore to investigate some rumors
that were detrimental to his wifes char
acter, and Poore had agreed to prove
these charges for $25. He failed to do
it, and Mauk had gone up to his house
to see him concerning it. 1t is said that
i'll feeling has existed between the two
men for some time, and the killing Mon
day was the elimination of this feeling
The coroners jury rendered a verdict of
justihable homicide, after celebrating for
some time. The deceased has lived i'm
Camilla for several months past. and
appeared to be a very quiet. peaceful
man, and a good citizen. He came from
Baker county, where he has a farm Mrs.
Mauk now lives in Baker, near Hoggard's
mill, and came over Tuesday for the
body. While here she swore out war
rant for Poore, and will prosecute the
case as far as possible.
FLORIDA