The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-19

ward Stockholders In Drug Com
pany Dissatished-The Trial of the
Carroll County Poisoning Case Post
poned.
A tarn owned by D. F. New, at Carrollton.
was burned Thursday. A COW persisted in the
fire.
The city council OF Grimm has voted to buy
the electric light plant now used in lighting
that city
Monday morning about 40 O'Clock Mrs.
Earnest who lives near Vaudeville, Carroll
county, awoke and found her baby boy dead
in the bed with her.
small white Roy named Kitchen had his
right leg badly crushed at Dalton Saturday
by falling under q passing East Tennessee
freight at the car shed, in attempting TO
steal ride on the car ladder.
Charles Mangum the young white man who
found the body Of Perry Einson, the aped
convict, in the woods near Hapevilla, loaded
the body on wagon, and drove TO Atlanta to
claim the reward of 500, offered at the time
OF Wilson's escape for his capture. The au-
thorities declined to pay the reward.
The case against Bob Thomas for attempt
ing to poison Mrs. Bailey, and the case
against the Baieys. charged with attempting
10 poison Thomas came up for hearing before
Judge Cole at CarrOllton Wednesday, and
both sides waived trial, and gave bond TO walt
the action OF the grand jury al its April term.
negro while fishing in the Ogeechee river
near WaynesborO few days ago. accident
ally 90. into place where Mr., Inman had
put several traps to catch offers. He set
down in one trap, which caught him fast. In
attempting TO relea sc himself he was caught
In second and third trap, and was held
firmly till Mr. hman came around and re-
leased him.
new spool room is being added to the Sib.
ley mill at Augusta The,addition is OF wood one
story. and is l75 feet in length. extending two
thirds of the way across the width OF the mill
aud not marrlng the beautiful front view OF
the mandatory. a large amount OF new
machinery has been secured and will lie put
into the new room. Quite number OF add
tional operatives Will be given employment,
and the output Of the mill will be much in
creased
Gov. Northen has ordered a reward OF as paid
TO George w. Queen for the arrest OF Scott
Payne, OF Fannin county. one Of the slayers OF
d. H Patterson. Scott Payne and John NJ
Payne killed Patterson, and a reward OF 500
was offered for their CAPTURE Queen followed
Scott Payne over into Tennessee where he
was arrested. but in the melee he was
wounded, from the eject Of which he died
shortly after being put in jail. Queen fur
nished proof of the capture. and has been
paid s75 half OF the reward money.
A petition for the appointment OF receiver
for the Haltiwanger Taylor Drug Company
OF Atlanta, was uled 10y W. A. Matthews Fri
day. Mr. Matthews sets forth that he had
5000 invested in the company but not a cent
OF dividends has he drawn. No one else has
drawn any dividends although the books
showed at the beginning OF August 1890, a
proht OF over $500 for the year. He claims
that the business has been mismanaged and
asks the court TO wind 1t up. Judge Richard
ozark. IN the absence Of Judge Lumpkin took
jurisdiction In the case, and set II for hear
Ing before Judge Lumpkin on the 10th.
Adel News; Friday. about noon. another
brutal murder occurred in the negro quarter
IN the nothern part OF town. Monroe Mitch
ell, John Hall, George ROuntree and Joe
BlYins we're seated on log talking. Louis
Clay walked up and started to sit down on the
log when Mitchell twho had been hunting
n I'M NIT IA unNI Frar n4H
without word OF warning he emptied a big
load OF turkey shot into Clay S left shoulder
and breast killing him almost instantly
AS Clay fell he said boys don't let
what he had done, he took to his heels and
thought to make good his escape, but Bivins
gave pursuit and overlook him in pond after
running about 400 yards. Mitchell was wet
and Bivins allowed him TO pull off his coat
and shoes, after which Mitchell made another
break for liberty But Bivins was ready for
him and opened fire on him with his pistol
and at the third shot Mitchell was ready to
stop again, after being shot through the hand
anu IN ihe SIDE. The murderer was then
brought IN and turned over to Marshal Green
who placed him in the lookup. Clay bore
good reputation, while but little is known OF
the murderer.
Augusta Herald Meagre accounts of a
wreck on the main stem OF the Central raft
road have been received in the city. From
what could be learned OF the wreck IL oc-
CURED at Mcintyre station about fifteen
one freight tram plunging into another. The
reports say that several empty cars were set
on IRE and burned Engineer Tom Gibson
OF East Macon, was in charge of the second
section of the north bound freight trains that
pass Mcintyre some time in the morning
The first section. Conductor F'ustis had
pulled up to Mcintyre and stopped, when a
nagman was sent back down the road TO wave
the other Train down. II appears, however
that he did not give the warning in time and
Engineer Gibson's train plunged into a long
line OF freight cars, the engine having been
uncoupled up 10 the water tank. AS soon as
Gibson saw that he was too close upon the
oostrueting freight cars to possibly stop his
train he and his fireman Jumped for their
lives, while the train sped on at the rate OF
TWENTY-FIVE miles an hour fortunately they
were not very much hurt in the lump, ONLY
receiving few bruises and considerapie of q
shaking up, The engine OF the pursuing train
although II had been reversed by the engineer
before he jumped and the brakes put on.
plunged into the Caboose Of the train Of sec
ton NO. l and completely demolished IL
plowed its way on through half the train 8
length, piling up the shattered boxes In a
mass OF wrecked plumber. The boxes caught
hre and II Is reported that several OF them
were totally destroyed.