The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-06-25
GEORGIA NEWS.
EVENTS OF Il WEEK IN TEN EX.
PEE STATE.
Te-se1y Sling of Passing Events Calculated
to Catch the Eye and Interest the
Eeader-Other Matters.

night, about midnight, Nose Anderson be-
came engaged in difficulty with VIII
Allen and Frank Johnson, at a big negro
dance, on South Sixth avenue. Johnson
he'd Anderson while Allen beat him on the
head with a big stick. Anderson died this
afternoon. Allen surrendered himself, and
is in jail. Johnson has not been arrested
yet. The fight was about a woman.
Ground to f'4.nty,.
Macon, Ga, June 19..-(Special) MIR Jonn
Lone, weii-iInown citiZen and farmer or
Crawford county, met a horrible death yes
terday afternoon. Tho facts related to-
Gay by parties in Macon from Crawford
are these: Mir. Long was at work at his
jug factory grinding mud. He ioSt AIS
balance and fell under the wheels. his
head was mashed, one arm and d leg were
ground off. and his body badly mutlate0.
The deceased was about forty-ilve years
old. and q highly esteemed citizen. lie
leaves wife and seven children.
i>ii.ei by i. Ir.in.
Griffin, Ga, June 17.-G5pecial)-
morning at 1910 o'clock accident occur
req on the Central railroad, about four
miles north Of the city, by which one
OF the most prominent young farmers in
this county lost his life. He was Mr..
Charles l.. Patterson, the tweuty-three-
yearold son of Hon. Henry 7. Patterson,
one OF the best known OF the larger plant
ers CT the county. MI. Patterson resides
near Sunnyside.
The coronerS jury investigated the case
today, and rendered a verdict that Mr..
Patterson came to his death from bruises
on tle head and other portions of the body,
but attached no blame to the employees OF
the road.
The skull OF the young man was crushed
and the bruises about his body were only
slight.
Assaulted Their PREACHER?
Griffin, Ga, June 18.-(Special}-Newsh has
reached the city from ZeDuiOn of an at
tempt TO mob negro preacher OF Saturday
night.
Rev Jones is the pastor of the colored
Baptist church at that place, and has
recently come into bad odor by reason OF
the fact that he mad severa, Of his menl-
hers turned out of the church. This made
Inc negroes indignant, ana on Saturday
they went 10 his cabin, claiming to be from
Talbot county, and told him mat the
sheriff was with them, and that lie was
wanted for a grave offense. lie dressed,
protesting his innocence. and accompanied
them to Elilins creek, about mile from
the village, where he was very badly
beaten. He escaped once, but his tormen-
tors recapturcd him, and would have fin
ished their work had they not been fright
ened off, and Sunday the preacher was
found near Concord in serious condition,
out was unable 10 locate any one of his
pssaiants.
Tom Lanl, Is Mayor.
Bl'unswic!z Ga. June 1S.-(Special)-Loca
interest was Thoroughly aroused over teie-
grams received today announcing the
preme court decision that =. ". Lamb was
uulawfuily unseated and II. T. DunwoOdy
unlaW1ully placed in the mayors chair
last January. Lambs Office was thronged
with friends who rejoced with him over the
decision. The facts Of the election of Dun
woody are as follows: Last Decei15er
while Lamb, then mayor, was i'll WASH
ington hunting for the position Of collector
of customs, meetings We're held and Dun
woody and four aldermen were nOmj0ated.
An election was held, tbe Lamb side con-
tending that L3mo was elected lor two
years in 1892 and therefore purtuS forth
no opposition. When Lamb returned TO
brunswick he cfaimed the chair, and in
the contest Durwoody was recognized by
the aldermen, carried to court ana Judge
Sweat decided against Lamb WHO carried
his case to the supreme court with the
above stated result.
In the mean5ilne Lamb caught the col
lectorsbip plum aad is now dtliog that
office.
Gau-ei Concussion OF thc f:yain.
Athens, Ga. June 20-specal.) -Colonel
n r. Mcintyre. OF ThcraasViie, trustee
of the university, suffered a severe aad oan-
geIous accident here last night white riding
on an electric car. lis hat was blown from
his head and NJ s!saaiod the motornlan
GENTLY ne jumped trom it ana was thrown
violently To the ground. The fall was back
ward. Colonel Mcintyre struck the back
of his head, causing conclusion OF the
brain. rae accident occurred iii front &C the
Home school Colonel Mcintyre WAS taken
to his hotel ard MS family telcgraphed for
His wife and two Sons win reach AtAenS to-
night. This afternoon he WAS ,nou%ht by
his physicians TO he better. T. iniiamIna-
ton does no, Sc; in M may recover. Colo
mel McIatyre IS seYenty-tWo Years old lie
IS The most popular member OF the board Of
trustees ana deeply Interested in the pros
perity Of the State university. lie has been
u prominent figure in Athens a. the com
myncement exercises for many years. The
accident has east shadow over the gay
cites Of the season and expressions OF SYM
pathy are heard from many quarters. His
symptoms are considered more favorable to-
night.
\ E.rncl.ipG in Monroe County.
G.ilner. Ga. June 19.-(Special) -T.ast Fri
day nGht DR.. j. = wright, who lives
near High Falls. twelve miles from here,
was called to see . patient a half mile dis
tant from his acme. In going he passed
the house where y negro, Owen OGietree,
lived with his t1other-il-Iaw. OSIctree saw
the doctor pass and at once Went TO the
doctors home and knocked at the door.
HRS. Wright. the doctors wiIe, supposnS
IT VS. some one wanting 10 see the doctor.
answered ilOl0 Wlt;!in mat he hGu gone
over to Mr.. GiImore's and they could see
him by going over there. Then the negro
went around 10 i window and commenced
raising the SASH.
MIS-. Wight recognized him and ordered
him 10 leave, telling him that she would
shoot him il he did not though she had
10 Sun. This the brute saw and persisted
IN entering the house, whereupon Mrs
Wright seized d brconlsuck and used it
with considerable effect over his head and
face. The negro then drew a pistol and
Iired n her. Happily the ball missed her,
lodging in the ceiling near by. Seeing that
resistance was hopeless, Mrs Wright rush
ed out OF the house and fled toward the
home Of Wallace McAIster, her son-in-
law, VINO lives near by. The brute pursued
and caught her. when she mad run about
hundred yards. He then dragged her,
screaming and struggling, back toward the
house by some means he became fright
ened and ran or without accomplishing his
purpose she then, more dead than alive,
made her way 10 Mr.. McAliSter's, and told
what had happened.
It took only 4 few minutes for posse
To form and go directly to the negro s
house and capture him. His brother-in-iilw
stated 10 the posse that owen had just
come in He was at once carried before
Mrs Wright. who identified him. Although
DE- Wright is siEty-four years old, it was
with (if.clIitV ST.