The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-21

fined so and dismissed from the force
lie stated that the complainant nad
threatened him
win Sanders and his flther. Ior5an
sanders, who have been confined ia the
county Jail al GniusViiie 1Or e. TcrIod li
az least six month";, awaiting trial cu u ?
charge OF larceny 81 dom@7tlc auif1ul--
have had their trial. and been sentenced
70 pay fine OF 30 ~ Se-Fe 2. sentence
u twenty days in tne. county jail Tie
lHc-. are white acI their long torn ID
Imprisonment had toll ereatl-r upon tEe'u.
" men they appeFrcl ia cr1rt tda-e
ttccker was almost moved 80 sears. ihe
Two men are sup Jrcd to have boon the
victims Of a neighborhOOd quarrel. and
having no friends OF money liHf were
COM e'led TO Tr~lail rs iau TIE Nrf-'t-
man was the mrst to app ear az the bar
he pleaded guilty. but ~ ale statement
winch, 10 all present. soUEdlC credible
"a as made In such "a straight forward
way that everyone in the court room be-
IeVed IL. The judge, in passing the
lightest sentence he could. remarked
that the boy did not look like a thief,
and ought not TO have pleaded guilty.
The prisoner was sick and feeble, being
hardly able TO stand.
Col. ID. II. Elliott left Tampa Wednesday
with Mr. Plant 70 look over some lands
near Barlow Junction. Last summer the
colonel took the locating committee of
the West Superior (Wis) colony through
various parts of the state. The Plant
system gave the heads OF families al
ternate forty-acre lots, provided that
they cultivate the same for a term of
lpuI years. Al the emo OF ildL peTl0l
deeds would be issued. The colonists Sc
lected land in the lower part of AIanatee
county. where two townships have been
set aside for them. The colony consists
OF nearly 200 families The first install
ment came in last week. numbering about
ntty. Tampa Will be the base Of supplies.
The secretary c. NJ. Biorseth. is in that
city obtaining supplies and making all
necessary arrangements For some time
Col. Elliott has been corresponding with
parties in St. Paul who are endeavoring
n nHfH
Three Of the organizers called upon him
few days ago, and he has returned from
giving them glimpses of what thrift and
climate does I'm Florida. They examined
the reclaimed lands in the Kissimmee
valley, the market gardens surrounding
Winter Haven, in Polk county, and the
great improvements being made in the
vicinity OF Tampa. They also visited the
agricultural section on the West Coast
line between Tampa and Live Oak.
The Alabama conference. which met at
Brewton, Ala, has adjourned. Before the
maj adjournment Bishop Duncan an
nounced the appointments Of preachers
for next year. Following is the list
OF appointments for the Two districts in
sacola district, W. H. Wide presiding
elder; Pensacola station. y. l.. IoVeless;
Milton and Bagdad, l.. n. S. Chappele;
Pensacola circuit, O. $. WEIGH; Pow
elton circuit, J. G. Johnson; BAY Alinette
circuit j. l.. skipper Stockton circuit,
Caleb Bates; Santa rosa circuit. IT, w
=
May Creek circuit j. r. Stephens: Ever
green ana Castleberry. G.. VI. Sellers;
Ceorgana circuit W. Il. Dennis. Garland
circuit j. +. Price; Mon. Grey circuit, j.
=. COwan; Sepulga circuit d. j. Wright.
MonroeVllle circuit, W. J. Powers; Belle
yllle u,e circuit 1I. r. l. Adams; PENSACOLA
rianna district, c j.. Plley, presiding
elder; Mariana station. s. ~ BOYD;
greenwood circuit ". j. Owens; Camp
bellton circuit, G. w. Jones: l7rrepurt
circuit J. +. Daily; Cottonwood circuit,
w. q. kersh; GercvS station G. J. At
ki~aon; Pond Town circuit ID i. Lind
man. Elpa circuit j. \. lowcll. Drthun
station. II. r. johnson; Ochecsce circuit
j. W. Mathison; WawJhi' @hila circuit r.
3: Barrow; Orange TIN circuit. T. l.
Jones; Echo circuit !. l.. Collins; New
ton circuit I. p. Latin nm; Gordon cir
euIii, ID. J. Hartzot Transferred ~ To
Nil sissippi conference J. a. Moore: 10
Indian Mission conference, A. s. Tav-
Encd: 70 New Mexico conference, j. :
Chadwick.
,sparkman & sparlman. attorneys for
the defense, sprang "A sensation in the
circuit court at Tampa, Tuesday. when
the case against Constantine Stevenson
John Mcneil and Robert Atwen for the
at Tarpon Springs, July 4, 1893, was called
hugh G. Macfarlane, states attorney be-
ing disqualified for the prosecution Of The
case on account Of having been retained
as defendants council prior to his an
pointment TO the Office Judge Barron
Phillips appointed c. c. Whitaker as act
ing states attorney in his place. To this
Mr.. Sporkman objected on the ground
that there was no vacancy in the office.
nor was Mr.. Macfarlane out of town
The judge did not rule on the objection
His reason may have had. besides defer
ence to Mr.. Sparkman's wishes in
the matter background from
the fact that the venire from
which the jury was to be selected was
drawn from the box instead Of being sum
moned from the body of the county" as
the statue provides After Judge Phillips
had written telegram requesting Gov.
Mitchell to send Attorney General Lamar
to prosecute the case, Sparkman & Shark
man withdrew their first objection but
insisted on the improper manner in which
the Nenire had been summoned. His honor
then issued special venire for fifty names
TO be SUMMONED from the county and
made returnabe at o'clock Thursday
morning, to which time court was virt1i-
ally adjourned. Much interest attaches
to this case on account of the prominence
OF the families involved and the circurn-
stances surrounding the crime. At The
last term of the court a verdict of guilty.
was rendered against the accused blit
they got new trial. Since that time
I1llett Whidden, one of the most irnpOr-
tant witnesses for the state has been
indicted by the grand jury of Pasco coun-
" LOT Killing Tom Swain, an escaped con
h