The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-07

a starving man rails IN a Z amt IN the
Kimban House-A Peculiar Case
Brought by an Atlanta Policeman.
The Depot at Longwood in Ashes.
Elberton's Marshal Badly Wounded
by a Negro.
GEORGIA.
Judge Samuel B. Hoyt. Of Atlanta died
Sunday at his home on West End avenue.
There were only thirty two deaths al Macon
during February. Thirteen were white and
nineteen COlOred. There was no white
person under 20 years of age.
Judge Warren Nottingham while engaged
In the case OF Bryant VS. the city Of Macon. in
the city court at Macon Monday. was sud
denly stricken i'll and fell tothe floor.
Bishop Nelson, of the Episcopal diocese Of
Georgia preached and administered the rite
of confirmation at 81. Pauls church. at Ma.
con sunday morning and at night at Christ
church In the afternoon he visited st. Barn
abas and st. John s.
The grand jury of Walton county found
eighty-six true bills last week. Among them
was one against Claud Arnold and@ Ohm Gal
laway, charging them with the murder of
Oscar Carter Dec. % last. The attorneys in
the case agreed on a bond of 90 900 each.
The damage suit of John Rhodes VS.. p V.
Caruiue, for $4,000, was called az Madison
Monday. The plaintiff alleges that his minor
SOD, James was made blind in one eye for
life by the defendants minor son Philip.
with sling shot. A mistrlal was declared In
iulS case at a former term OF the court
At Murella Saturday. Mr.. Higgins section
boss on the Atlanta and Florida railroad. was
seriously wounded by Mr. HOrtman O white
man employed as section hand. Mr.. Hig
gins had demonstrated with him for interfer
ing with another hand. He went 10 Knoxville
and hled up on whisky and returned and
without warning stabbed Mr., higgins in sew
eral places Bortman is In Jail.
At Monroe Monday George f. Knox, Of
Social Circle, was appointed permanent adj
mlnlStratOr or the estate OF Frederick
Vaughn, deceased The appraisement shows
$4,000 j. II. Tucker is attorney for the ad-
ministrator. Prior to Mr.. Naughns death
two Atlanta women sued him for IS COZ each
FOR breach of marriage contract. These suits
were dismissed at this term Of the superior
court on the ground that they abated by his
death
Some time ago well-known young white
man OF Macon was convicted in the city court
Of stealing a 25-cent bottle of cologue and
sentenced TO two months in Jail. About
week ago the sentence expired, but. strange
TO say, the young man refused to accept his
freedom. ana remains at the Jail like other
prisoners. with the exception that he is
allowed the freedom of the once and ward in
the day time. Since his sentence expired the
young man has not been outside the lail.gate
though he is NJ perfect liberty to 20 whenever
he pleases. Before being convicted of steal
ing the bottle Of cologne the young man had
never been in Jail before, and, although he
had become victim to strong drink ard ue-
come almost physical wreck he was not re-
Rarded as man who would commit a crime
he seems however, 10 have become welded
TO Jail lie. and prefers il 10 freedom.
W. e. Mitchell. OF Savannah, and Miss Nav
grimm, OF CAIRO. were married in the MethO-
dist church at Cairo on Feb ~ Rev d. D.
Batemau officiating The church was beautI-
fully decorated with eyergreens and rare
plants from the different hot houses Of Cairo
The attendants were Miss Cora Griffin and
MI Joe Sapp, Miss Pearl Wright and Mr..
Charles Roddenbery, Miss Kate Roddenbery
ana MI, Tom Wri-ht, Miss Susan Pearce and
Mr.. Y. w. Dunrar. Miss Gussie Wright a
handsome little maiden OF fourteen years.
rendered the Wedding March in a manner
charmlngly sweet gaining for herself many
compliments. The attendants and few other
friends were invited to the home of the bride
where a nice supper awaited them. The
bride was The recipient of some very pretty
presents The neZtday Mr. and Mrs Mitchell
took the train for Savannah where they will
reside on Anderson street.
Lizzie Menard, of Bibb county has sud
denly become confronted with the paradoXi-
cal fact OF possessing TWO legal husbands.
and she desires to get rid Of the one named
Clark Hendricks, and for this purpose has
filed her petition for divorce in the ONCE of
the clerk OF Blbb superior court. she states
that as Lizzie Morris She was married to
Clark Hendrick in December 1888. They
lived together until December 1888 when
her hpsband was convicted of assault with
Intent 10 murder and was sentenced to the
penl1euOary for SIX years. In December
1852. the news came to her that her husband
nau Detn .lleo IN the coal mines by pile OF
coal Iatliug upon hlm. she mOued for him
as dead for a season, and then in MAY, 1850
married Wesley Menari as she fuilv he
neyed that her first husband, Clark Hen.
drlckt was no longer on this earth. The
petition for divorce recites tho
above and then says: To III.
great horror AMI aStoni-hnent Of your petit
toner the dead has come to life" 1t seem.
that Clark EeudrltK was not killed IN tht
coal mines as had been reported, but a shOrt
time since served out his sentence and has
returned to Bibb to see his wife and finds be1
welded TO another His wife however pre-
fers her second husband and files a petition
lOr divorce from husband No. /, She saws She
has had no children by either husband
A case which Policeman Robert Smith
made against G. H. Brghtman a Young white
man, Tor talking on the streets of Atlanta
with woman Of bad reputat On came up il
police court Monday morning. The woman
In the case is Eleanor Lanlcr. About hvt
months ago Omcer Smith saw the LanieI
woman and young Briahtman talking TO
k6thef ana MADE a case against the man
The woman charged him with us NJ profane
language and the case was tried in Judge
W estmOrelandS court last week where
Smith was convicted and fined Is
Monday afternoon Oncer Smith saw
the same two together and talking a.
the corner OF lakewood avenue and IvN
streets. He called the attention Of two OF
three persons TO them and then approache
Brlkhtman and made case against him. i he
facts were presented before Judge Calhoun
Monday morning and he suspended ludsmen.
In the case telling Brlgntmau that he woulC
send for him when ne wanted him. JUDI
Calhodn said that he wasn't certain what the
law meant when il spoke OF talking in a ia
millar' manner, but would decide later II
MS statement Brlghtmau said that it was
case Of malicious prosecution on the uart o.
smith. and that his arrest was acmated b1
the "a -t that the Lanier woman had caused
SInltu TO g summoned before the UOl &c com
missioners. who win investigate he charges
under which smith was fined in the city court
A special from Elberton to the Mason Tele.
graph say S. A serious and very nearly fatal
ulAc9Iy occurred ia Ellerton last Sunday
Hornlng about O'Clock, in which City Mar