The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-25


Serve Out EIis Sentence OF Life I'M
prisonment-A Veteran Aged 100
Years Applies 10 the state for a
Pension.
GEORGIA.
Clarke county teachers wish to teach
school nine months year.
DR. n. L. Lichtenstadt. one of the oldest
residents OF Atlanta, died Monday.
The trustees Of the Southern Female
College at LaGrauge has secured Dr. e.
a Nunnally for president.
Fire destroyed the dwelling and barn Of
Will Clay. brother Of steve Clay, near
Austen Monday night, ana the loss
amounts 10 l.5Ol.
The North Macon district conference
OF the Methodist church viii be held
at Wadley. commencing Thursday, July
-. and ending Sunday, July =.
Miss Alice c. Tuller, one Of the best
known and most popular young women
OF Atlanta. died at her mother s home on
Marietta street Monday night
The Wilkes county teachers institute
is in session al Washington this week
conducted by Capt. James r. Anthony,
who Is an old citizen Of W ashlnston-
DIT Edwin Hall of New York, who has
been lecturing, has charmed the town
with his interesting diecourscs.
c. A. Henderson has been appointed by
the ordinary of Spalding county as guar
dian TO take charge OF the property OF
*. e.. A0uUeu OF AuEllLIN. DllItAA
wealthy, but Is affected with monomania.
He believes that he Is bankrupt lie ls
well known, and was at one time county
sner1.
Buford NJ. Davis, Ernest Barnes ana
Washington Dessau left Macon Tuesday
night for Florida, as commissioners OF
the Macon Construction Company, 70 OBJ
tain decree OF court 10 sell lots Of land
lying in Florida belonging TO the Macon
Construction Company. They VIII then
inspect the property on the line in Geor-
gia, preparatory TO a sale, which may take
place in September.
young married man residing few
miles in the country from Dublin Wis
tied place of amusement Monday night
and while he was absent carouslng, a
party OF men unhitched his mule from
the buggy. tied its feet and threw II
bTOadslde to the ground in the corner OF
the fence The poor animal struggled
hard 10 free itself but in vain. Inc men
then cut the young mans new harness
into shreds and disappeared.
b. O. CAM, charged with Kidnapping
Miss Alkaline Priest IS under arrest at
Woodstock and being closely guarded. 1T
IS charged that he carried her away sun
day. He denies knowing anything about
her or having seen her They got OF the
SOuth-bOuud train three miles south OF
Woodstock Sunday afternoon, and notn-
ing can be learned OF Miss Priests
whereabouts, or what became OF her.
CAM will he held til she is found.
John T. Fulton. manager of the Ameri-
can Amusement Company, which burst
upon Atlanta some time ago. has mys-
teriously disappeared, and his bond for
$3.50 in Judge FOute's court has been de-
clared forfeited and his bondsmen, L. J.
Terrell, will have 10 pay over the amount.
Fulton was arrested some time ago on the
Warrant which was taken out ~ his
boarding house mistress, Mrs. Hutchins,
on account of a good sized board bill
which was due her.
At the March term of Coweta superior
court, John Feltman was put on trial
far the killing of n q Hardy town T.
shal of Sen0la The trial OF the case oc-
cupied several days, ana finally resulted
IN verdict of guilty, with a recommends,
ton to mercy, and Feltman was sentenced
70 the penitentary for life. Counsel Tor
the defense made a motion for a new trlai,
and elaborate briefs were filed by the
lawyers on both sides. Judge Harris has
been considering the motion during Vaca-
ton, and on Friday last rendered de-
cision overriding the motion. 1t Is not
known whether counsel Tor the defense
will carry the case to the supreme court,
but the presumption is that they Will
A veteran who testifies that his age Is
105 has applied to the state for pension
under the INDECENT pension act. lie -
W. A. Fitzpatrick and his home is in
Barlow county In his AFFIDAVIT accom-
panying his application, Mr. fitzpatrick
states that he was born In 1880 in Wash
ington county, Georgia. on March 4, 1862,
ne volunteered as soldier of the con-
federacy. becoming a member Of Battery
y. Ninth Georgia battalion of artillery.
He served until the fail OF 1864. The ply
siciaus testify that his health is fair but
that owing TO his extreme age he is un-
able to make a support for himself. They
say they are informed that he is 100 years
old and his appearance seems to warrant
A sensation has been caused at Odum by
a rumor that lson j. Copeland and Miss
Nellie Williams of that place have eloped.
Her parents strenuously objected to the
man, having been Informed of the fact
that he already had wife. Copeland had
married IN Jesup about ihree years ago,
but as he and his wife did not get along
well together they had agreed to separate;
neither, however, had filed suit for di-
vorce, and nothing was said by either
about so doing. Miss Williams determi-
nation 10 encourage Copeland aroused her
fathers anger, and he resorted to the rod.
The whipping angered the girl intensely,
and she has left Wayne county for parts
unknown, il is alleged.
Butler Herald If witnesses are to be
credited there was committed last Thurs
day at O'Clock at Reynolds one of the
most foul murders known in the history
of this county. Henry Pooler, a son OF
Harriet Pooler colored, who lives at
Americus went to Fort Valley. got on
the break-beam of the through freight
from Macon to Montgomery and was
beating his way. Just as the train was
getting into Reynolds and in front of the
Paris house the screams of this negro
boy, who was only II years old, We're heard
by several, and upon looking negro
train-hand was seen TO knock the child
off his perch in a dangerous place. When
the boy fell the cab passed over the
leg from the foot up TO the hip, crushing
il to pulp. DR.. Rogers, assisted by DR..
Newsom and Dr. Mangham amputated
the limb at the hip, but the boy died the
same day at 4;30 O'clock
The Douglasville cooperative store, es-
tablished four years ago by 160 alliance
men, among whom are some of the most
prominent farmers in the county, was
again placed in the hands of a receiver
Monday night. Last Friday an apphca-
ton a the instance of DR.. T. X. Whitley,
one of the stockholders. for receiver, was
made before Judge Richard Clark of At
lanta. That was granted, and j. II. Nc
Leary was appointed. The doors were at
once closed, and after careful eXamina-
ton of the affairs by the receiver, it
was found that the liabilities exceeded
the assets by $4,000. In the meantime ].
T. Davenport, manager for the company,
through his attorneys, j. V. Edge and w.
resulted in ousting McLeary and rein
ing. But Monday night the company re-
celved another black eye. DR. Whitley,
through his attorney, J. 5. James, APP
peared before Judge G. G. James and had
McLeary again put in charge. The re-
next ten days. Since its establishment
the company has done large business
and was considered to be on solid dnan-
cial basis.
Americus Recorder: Another i'm
portant deal in local business circles was
effected Monday morning. In this G. X.