The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-14


| bystander what time the circus would be-
| gin. Inquiry developed the fact that
| the crowd had come all the way from
| Crawford county, "a distance OF forty
| miles, 70 see the circus, and were greatly
/ disappointed when told that they were
/ two days late The old man, the spokes-
| man for the party. said that they were
I told the show would be here Thursday,
and had brought his family and several
( Of his neighbors along to see IL. The
/ children set up a yell when told they
would not see the elephant, and late in
the afternoon the jaded mules were head
ed homeWard.
Gov. Northen has so many pardon cases
that he sometimes gets tangled up. 1t is
| his invariable custom to refuse all par
dons where no good cause is given why
It should be granted. There are so many
applications for pardon that they are filed
away when received and considered when
they are reached. on Aug an appIica-
ton for pardon for George Bradley
convicted of liquor selling, reached the
office and was filed away. On Oct s an
other petition for George Bradley's par
don was received and filed away. Friday
morning the governor considered the first
one, and as there was nothing hut the
bare petition he refused il. Half an hour
later he came TO the second, and was I'M
conscious that it was the same man.
This case was well made out, and there
was good reasons for a pardon. so it was
granted. When Capt Tip Harrison re-
ceived the papers and saw the condition
of affairs he had a good laugh at the gov
ernor's expense. The order refusing a par
don was revoked, and George will be set
at liberty.
Griffin Call: Thursday morning, Just
before noon, a stranger who looked like
a farmer walked into the Office of Thomas
Nall with a receipt from the Exchange
WaTGhnuea for a hoI Of
$40 pounds. Mr.. Nall looked at the cotton
samples and it was all that could be de-
sired, so VIII Reeves figured out the
amount and Walter Stewart made him out
a check for $780, So. In a few moments, how
ever, Mr.. Nall became suspicious and
went over to the City National Bank, &C
companied by Mr.. Stewart, to stop pay
ment of the check but the thief had been
there before and had it cashed The man
gave the name of II. Miller, on the re-
ceipt and forged the signature of j. c.
Driver to it. Mr.. Driver the warehouse
man, identified him from a description as
being young man by the name of
Stearnes that had been loafing around the
warehouse since Tuesday asking If
Miller's cotton had come in. He was
captured near Williamson by Bailiff ]. J.
Bransford and carried to Griffin Thurs
day night on the Georgia Midland train.
and was taken to the Office of Mr.. Nall.
where he was confronted with evidences
of his guilt. He was o. L. Stearnes of
near Hollonville, and nervously denied the
fact that he had anything to do with the
affair, but said that If he had the money
to do so he would refund the amount. He
was sent to jail for the night, and on be-
ing searched a note book, a railroad
schedule to the east, two soiled handker-
chiefs, several cigarette pictures, a silver
watch, pocket knife, a pair of shoe
strings and $l5 in bills, two dimes and
all -
There can hardly be doubt as to his
identity, as both Mr.. Reeves and Mr..
stewart affirm that he is the man who
sold the cotton and received the check.
Augusta Chronicle: The film fam game
was worked successfully in a new way
Friday. The loser this time is the street
railroad. The slick duck who played the
game on the innocent street car con
tors is supposed to be a sharper who fol-
lows the circus around. The old and
careful conductors who were done up"
by the cute money changer were Lang.
Munsln, Brown and Tromahauseur. The
way the fakir worked his game was this:
He would get aboard a crowded car and
when the conductor came around for
fares the fellow would run his hand in
his pocket and pull out IS bill which he
would tender and quickly reclaim saving.
hold on minute, think l have a small
Ter piece of money than that" Taking
beADh AAlt % Dill the ldhlT WOULD then
hand the conductor penny. Every time
the conductors noticed the penny and re-
turned II to the sharper and informed
him that the coin was not enough to nav
his fare. The trickster looked surprised
each time and took back the penny telling
the conductor he would have to change
the IS after all. The conductors each
counted out S495 cents in change and
gave II 20 the passenger who, instead of
giving them the IS bill pushed only a 81
bill in their hand The conductors did not
catch on to the game until late last night
when they went to count up and they
each found that they were 1895 short.
They We're all roofing in their pockets
for the IS bill which they thought they
had taken in, in giving change The loss
of the four conductors was So. 95 each as
they had received 81 for the A95 they
gave in change The matter was re-
ported to the police, but it was too late
for the officers to catch the fellow who
had probably skipped the town and gone
to Athens to do up the street railroad
conductors there to-day during the circus
rush.
Arlington Courier: Persons who are de-
sirous of marrying in haste should go to
Powell county. Kentucky, where there are
plenty of girls to be had for the asking
The Hazel Green (Ky) Herald says that
MIR. Goodwin of Camilla and S. A. Davis
same county, were last week visiting
John Burgess of Bowen, in Powell coun-
ty, Kentucky. Mr.. Goodwin Married a
sister of the wife of Mr.. Burgess, but she
died a few years since, and on Thursday
of last week he remarked to his host that
he wouldn't mind marrying again If he
could get some one to suit him, MIR. Bur
CESS replied that he knew a lady in the
town who would suit him, and Goodwin
said he would go to see her Friday morn
ing he spruced up some and went over
to see the lady, who during the day con-
scented to change her name TO Goodwin
Returning to the home of Mr. Burgess he
informed him of his success. when Mr.
Davis, being thus encouraged, and feeling
lonely under the circumstances, con-
cluded that he would like also to marry.
Nine host Burgess, ever ready to accom-
modate his visitors, told him that he
could find him a helpmate also, at the
same time stating her name and where
she could be found. Saturday Mr.. Davis
repaired to the residence named, and after
some commonplace talk and an eNplana-
ton of his mission, she too, agreed to
wed a Georgian. Preparations were made
"a ha NJ