The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-30

some days ago Mr.. Broyles introduced
a bill, the purpose Of which was TO give
the Gate City Guards. in view of their
service to the state in the past, the
> right TO exist as a separate and unat-
tached military organization. The bill
was one prepared at the instance Of the
guards. The committee. by a unani-
nous vote, has decided to report the bill
unfavorably.
Americas Times-Recorder: When the
good people living in the vicinity of MAYO
and Forsyth streets, East Americas.
awoke Wednesday morning, they were
not little surprised at seeing a store
house In the middle Of the street that
was not there when they went to bed the
night before. But 1t was there and is
there yet; right in the middle Of the
street. The house belongs to Mr.. and Mrs
( Speer. The lot upon which 1t was built
hkeWlse belongs TO them, but the Ameri-
Gus national Building and Loan Company
mas mortgage deed to the lot. The house
I was built after this was obtained. it
seems, hence the supposed right of the
. owner to move il. When the building and
loan people were apprised of the situation
. they enJoined the owner OF the house from
I removing 1t, but when the officer arrived
TO serve II he found the house entirely
Z OF or the company's land and in the public
! road. The store will be carried over to a
vacant lot opposite its former location
receding- noise indicated that il had
] Pel9Seu' men the man, whose nOlQ was
] taSI weakening, made a desperate effort
/ TO pull himself back upon the trestle
/ But the strain on the muscles was too
/ great. A period Of blindness ensued and
/ the suspended body shot like a bullet from
/ rifle downward-his grasp had loosened.
! About forty feet below were some cross
! timbers that supported the trestle, and
! on these the body fell and lodged. The
/ man was knocked senseless by the fall,
| but happily regained consciousness in
/ time to maintain his hold on the timbers
/ and this was all that saved him. In half
: dead condition he remained in this peri
4 lous perch for an hour or more, when
/ his groans attracted a couple of farmers
who We're coming to Atlanta in a wagon
/ The rescue of the unfortunate man was
! with difficulty effected, and he was
brought to Atlanta and placed in the
! hospital where his injuries were looked
after Strange to say no very serious
damages were sustained in the fall but
the man will be laid up for a month or
more
Atlanta Constitution: A young farmer
from Clayton county named Dickers had
a thrilling experience Wednesday after
noon, which only providential miracle
prevented from resulting in his death
Just why he was not instantly killed
was one of those miracles that is yelled
in the inscrutable providence of God. AZ
ter spending part of the day in Atlanta
y dSAtAAd he started on IOOL lOf MS
home in Clayton county He walked on
the Atlanta and Florida railroad track
for about five miles when he reached the
long trestle spanning South river, which
is about six miles south of the city. The
trestle is between sixty-five and 100 feet
in hight. Seeing no train in sight he
boldly set out to walk across the trestle
as he had done many times before On
reaching the center, however, he saw to
his horror long freight train approach
ing at Tightening speed. Seeing that there
was no chance to escape either by re-
tracing his steps or advancing his blood
fFoze with horror and his hair stood on
end with fright, and his first impulse was
TO take flying leap to the ground, 100
feet below. There seemed to be no es-
cape from horrible death. With the
w. A. Robertson, a wen-known citizen
/ of Athens, was arrested on charges pre-
ferred by T. z. Clmmons, the car in
/ spector Of the Macon and Northern rail-
road. The case Is very peculiar one, and
as all the parties are well known and re-
spectacle people the matter has created
no little talk. The facts in the case, as pub
lished in the Banner, are about as follows:
Mr.. Clemmons, who swore out the war
rant, said that his daughter, who is
about IA years old, was going home Mon
day afternoon, when she was accosted by
Robertson, with whom she had no ac-
quaintance. He said that Robertson smoke
to her and asked her to let him walk
home with her, which request was
promptly refused. Robertson Insisted on
walking home with her, and went so far as
to take hold of her arm, when she shook
him loose and went on home Mr. Glenn
mons was very much agitated, and had
Robertson arrested on the charge of as
sault. Mr. Robertson, as soon as he had
been arrested, appeared before Judge Eos
ter and gave bond in the sum of $3.50 10
| appear at the next session of Clark city
court to answer to the charge against him.
| Mr.. Robertson says that the whole affair
arose over misunderstanding of the
facts of the case, and that he is entirely
innocent Of the charges preferred against
him. He did see the young lady as she
went along the street but said that he
in no way attempted to insult her Such a
thing was far from his thoughts, and he
regretted that 1t could have been so con-
strued by the young lady.
Atlanta Journal: Mrs. Willie Hair
! ston' 30 years old, died at the
home of her husband, Mr. Reid
r. Hairston, who is the secretary and
treasurer of the May Mantel Company.
Tuesday night. The cause of her death az
stated in physicians certificate, was a
gunshot wound. At II O'Clock on the night
of Saturday, Nov. 3, Mrs. Hairston vras
found on bed in a roar room of her home
with wound in her side. At her side was
/ found pistol with one empty chamber in
the cylinder Evidently the wound had
] been inflicted by herself When asked
! about the shooting Mrs. Hairston simDlv
| stated that she did it because she did not
! care to live. The day after the shooting
/ she told those around her bedside that
she regretted her rash act. According TO
! the statements of herself her husband
and her relatives, made in the Journal al
4 the time Mr.. Hairston had been out OF
! town several days before the shooting He
/ telegraphed his wife Saturday Afternoon
/ that he would be in town that night he
| dld not go home upon his arrival. but re-
NAMED up town for an hour When he
/ did reach home he found Mrs Hairston
/ with a friend, and the three ate supper to-
/ gether After the friend left Mr.. Hair
/ ston told his wife that he had q great
deal OF money in his pocket, and asked for
a pistol which they kept around the nous.
/ Later he asked her about satne
| household business, and reproaobod
her for failing to attend ia
some business She remained in the room,
a short while and then left Il. Ten min
utes later Mr.. Hairston heard a pistol
shot' ana running TO the rear of the
I house. hea I'd hts wife syro..,,t,..-