Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-30
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Fonfer Acanitted.


Foster Acquitted.
Water Valley, June 22-Foster, the
slayer of Judge Morgan, is now a fres
man, for the jury has so declared after
due deliberation. This morning when
court opened a languor pervaded all pres
ent. Six days of hot contest had been
spent in the Foster case, and the excite
ment which animated the spectators and
officers of the court during these proceed.
ings had, since the case had gone to the
jury, laTsed into Indifference with refer
ence to present transactions. The attor.
neys engaged in the great case, which has
been pending for two years, were tagged
and worn out The two weeks of court
have been filled with work. The ver,lict
of the jury was the thing yearned for.
AT 9:45 o'clock it was announced that
the jury had reached a verdict, and i'll
stantly the curious began to enter the
courtroom. few minutes later the jury
6led in before the court and rendered the
verdict as follows: I'VE, the jury, find
the defendant not guilty"
Instantly the defendant rushed for his
leading attorney, st,ols Jss A. Rlsisw aadss
hugged, kissed and beat him In the back,
Col Blair returning the compliment. The
clapping of hands and stamping Of feet
were INDUCED in freely. The defendant
did not stop rejoicing, but he hugged,
kissed and slapped all his attorneys in
his ecstacy. This business was ccstching.
When he had gotten through with the at
torneys he displayed his gratitude to some
of the jurors in the same way. His att0r-
neys were filled to overhowing with jubila-
ton. The courtroom was without order
for a little while, and the good-natured
judge allowed things to take their course.
From the courtroom the defendant and
his attorneys repaired to the street, to en-
act similar scenes. and thence to the
Landers House, where his mother was
| stopping, to break the glad news to her.
From the time the verdict was rendered
| until the evening session no business was
| transacted by the court
Thus ended one of the greatest trials
that ever took place in Yalobusha county.
Revenue From Railroads.
Jackson, June 20.-At Its meeting this
week the railroad commission cited the
various railroad officials to appear before
the next meeting and state why it is they
| give their employees instructions not to
| give out any information concerning acci-
dents, etc. Petitions for depots at the
following points were continued: Popes,
Tillatoba. Longwood. Hollywood, Toom.
suba and Parsons. Relative to the con-
nection of the Mobile X Ohio railroad
and the Memphis d Charleston railroad at
Corinth, and the Alabama Great Southern
and the Mobile L. Ohio railroads at Meri.
meeting. The addition to the ad valorem
tax railroads are required to pay a privi-
lege tax, ranging from $50 to $3.50 per
mile, owing to class. They were divided
as follows: First class-$20 per mile
Memphis & Charleston, Louisville 4
Nashville, Chicago. St. Louis 4 New
Orleans, Illinois Central, Alabama Great
Southern, Yazoo Il Mississippi Valley
main line, and East Tennessee, Virginia
& Georgia. Second class-S15 per mile
New Orleans & Northwestern, Memphis
division Illinois Central. Alabama X Nicks.
burg, Mobile Il Ohio, Kansas City, Mem.
phis & Birmingham and Georgia Pacific.
Third class-S10 per mle-Yazoo branch
of Illinois Central, Riverside division of
Yazoo 4 Mississippi Valley. Natchez
branch of lazoo 4 Mississippi Valley,
Bayou branch of Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley. Tallahatchie branch of Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley Kosciusko branch Iii
nois Central. Meridian. Brookhaven Il
Natchez, New Orleans Il Northeastern.
New Orleans 4 Northwestern, Gulf &
Ship Island, Tallahatchie branch of Geor-
ga Pacific. Fourth class-S2 per mile
Gulf 4 Chicago, Narrow Gauge branch of
Georgia Pacific, Jackson branch little
Jay, of Yazoo x Mississippi Valley This
privilege tax brings in quite a snug reve.
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