The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-22
GEORGIA.


Alonza Tharpe, brother to Frank B., Fred,
Cicero Benjamin and Robert Tharpe, Of Ma
con died in Crawford county Saturday.
The Blanton planning mills, at Griffin, owned
by Henry Sparks were burned Saturday
night. The loss is total one with no in
surance.
Several wagon loads Of oats Of the new crop
were brought into Americas from the country
Saturday and found ready sale at GOOD prices.
This is getting to be one OF the most impor-
tant crops in this county and section.
William Story, the white man who was con-
victed of murder and sentenced TO the peni-
Tertiary for life at the last term Of Coffee
superior court is now in the county Jail at
Brunswick. A motion for a new trial has
been made in his case, and Story Is held in
jail pending the decision on the motion.
The Macon companies left home yesterday
morning for Griffin to spend ten days at Camp
Northen, The companies are the Volunteers,
Floyd Rifles. Hussars and Light Infantry.
These companies belong TO the Second GeOr-
gia regiment. There are twelve companies
In this regiment, Col. G. NJ. Wiley command
ing. E. D. Huguenin is lieutenant colonel.
VIII Watkins young farmer of Campbell
county, committed suicide at Newman a few
days ago by taking laudanum. He was about
IS years of age and unmarried. He was ad-
dicted to drink, and was Just recovering from
the effects OF protracted spree when he was
seized with the unfortunate mania which ter
minated his life. He has three brothers in
Campbell county, all Of whom were present
when he died
J. H. Spence, t. L. Spence and their asso-
ciates, Of townsville. have applied TO the
superior court for articles Of Incorporation
under the name OF Watt Supply Company.
me company is ofhcered as follows: James
Watt, president: T. L. Spence. vice presi-
dent and manager: j. H. Spence, secretary
and treasurer. They win continue the bust
ness lately carried on by L. F. Thompson &
Co., which has been dissolved. They win
keep furniture, carpets, sash, blinds, doors,
paints, oils, glass etc.
Some time ago Willie Bell. a negro boy,
was tried and convicted in Btbb superior
court of burning the residence Of Capt.
George Dure, Bell was sentenced TO the
penitentiary for life. His attorney, Dick
Jordan, made motion for a new trial. 1t
was denied, and the case was appealed TO the
supreme court. That tribunal granted new
trial, and in its decision intimated very
clearly that Bell should not have been con-
V1cted on the circum stantial evidence that
was produced at his trial Saturday. In Bibb
superior court. on motion of Solicitor Gen
eral FELTON,, Judge Hardeman ordered the
case to be mol pressed Bell Will be i'm
mediately released from the penitentiary and
given suit of clothes and railroad ticket
70 Macon, and will return home.
Newman Herald: Rufe Bates young man
OF Lutheryille, and stepson of Mr.. Mordecai
Davis, was arrested near Newman on Tuesday
night last on the charge OF assault with in
tent to murder. On last Sunday he pro-
voked a difficulty with his stepfather and
shot at him twice with pistol. He made his
O0Napts But tbtuIutu NOHudy morning, ana,
going to the field where Mr.. Davis was at
work, shot at him again. Mr.. Davis went
TO Lutherville and had warrant
sworn out for his arrest. During his
absence Bates went to the house and tried to
effect an entrance, but his mother barred the
door and refused to admit him, She went 10
q window however, and expostulated with
him concerning his conduct and advised him
70 leave the premises, This seemed to infu-
riate him, and going 10 the woodpile, he
seized an ak and hurled It thror Oh the window
al his mother, narrowly m ssing her. A posse
was organized TO arrest Bates. He escaped
into the woods after making the assault upon
his mother, but was closely pursued and on
Tuesday night was located at the
water works one and a half miles south
Of town. J. NJ. kilgore, assistant engineer
At the waterworks, was delegated to make
the arrest but in doing so came near losing
his life. When he notified Bates to consider
himself under arrest, Bates drew two pistols
one In each hand-and fred point blank at
Kilgore. One Of the balls penetrated XIII
cores clothing and came within hair 8
breadth Of INJECTING what would proba bly
have been fatal wound. Mr.. Kilgore seized
his assatlant by both wrists and succeeded in
disarming him before he had chance to IRE
Q second time, and then turned him over to
the keeping OF the posse that had come in
search Of him.