The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-07

mana Negro Prisoner Gains III,
Liberty by Jumping Through "A Car
window With Hand Cuffs On-Au
Atlanta Paper Wins in IA Libel sui
4 Pretty Compliment 10 the Morn
ing News.
GEORGIA
Forsyth IS 10 have a new bank with a
$4,000 capital
branch Of the American Cotton Grow
ers' Association has been organized a.
Elberton.
There are very hattering prospects fol-
a patent folding crate factory at Eastman
A company is now organizing with "a Capi-
tai of $1,000.
1t is said that out Of 10000 rose
bushes, which T. J. Berkmans OF Au-
gusta had. l25 00o were killed by the re-
cent cold weather.
T. Trueman of Louisville. KY. who was
in Ellijay last week, will probably make
arrangements 10 start up the spoke fac
tory there which has been idle so long.
Two children were married IN Dahlonega
saturday evening, Della Franklin and
Goodman Beck-aged about j. each. rs
quire Thomas performed the ceremony.
The suggestion OF a whist tournament
for Georgia players seems TO have struck
a happy chord. A tournament viii be
held al Indian Spring some time during
June.
An election was held at Eastman Mon
day, In conformity with the recent act Of
the legislature, giving the citizens the
privilege of bonding the town for the cree
tiOn Of buildings and the maintenance Of
public schools. The citizens voted almost
unanimously for bonds. there being only
ten dissenting votes.
A company Of married ladies Of Canton
twelve in number, have organized a pow
erty luncheon club. They meet once
week and are entertained only by its mem
bers. Each one carries her fancy work
and spends the evening very pleasantly
chatting on various subjects: but they new
er talk about their neighbors.
on Mr. Edenields place near SWANS
boro is a curiosity in the shape Of a well.
John Crump settled the place in 1897, and
curbed his well with light wood boards
and the curb is as sound to-day as when
first put together, save from the wear of
time on its outer edge. II seems bound to
last as long as the hole in the ground.
quite an acreage is being planted In
Irish potatoes around Mcintosh and all
hope for a large yield and good prices.
The Leconte pear trees are looking well,
but there are no blooms vet. \ good
crop is looked for this season and many
think the severe winter has been an adj
vantage to them and viii destroy the
blight
Ben Parks. perhaps the oldest citizen Of
Lumpkin county, met a sad death at Dab
lonega last Saturday He led his 30-year-
old mule to the branch for water. When
found the old man was lying leugthwise
in the small stream the water running
by partly covering his face. He had been
dead for some time. 1t is supposed that
he was standing near the little stream
when he became suddenly i'll and fell into
the branch and expired. He was in his
ninety-fourth year.
John Methvin. the slayer OF
James Carey at Americas. may
get new trial upon the
ground that one of the jury convicting
him. w r. Renew, is a fourth or nth
cousin of the defendant. This fact was
argued by counsel m the motion recently
made for trial Judua Fish has
yet rendered a decision in the case. but
may do so shortly. Whether the degree
of relationship between Renew and Meth
yin comes within the limits prescribed by
law has not yet been fully determined.
Methvin was sentenced to a term of if
teen years in the penitentiary.
J. II. Casey from Coaldale, Ala, a
bright boy of l5 who has been attending
the high school at Hawkinsville on re-
turning from a rabbit hunt Saturday
evening about 4 o'clock and reaching the
top OF the stems al Mr.. Flovd's Residences
where he was boarding, changed the
game from one hand to the other, which
held the gun on his shoulder. The gun
slipped, sliding down the tall steps. The
load in the gun was discharged by the
fall and the shot entered the calf OF the
left leg, tearing a fearful hole in 1t, sew
ering the muscles and arteries and break
Ing the small bones. Medical assistance
was summoned, but failed to stop the
How Of blood and he died Sunday morn
ing.
of the defendant in the case of VIII
Thompson versus The Atlanta Journal,
Tuesday afternoon at / O'Clock. VIII
Thompson sued the Journal for $4,000
damages. on Nov. 10, 1891. an article APP
peared in the paper headed youthful
Burglars" which went on to describe
how Thompson and three companions
were arrested for burglarizing the house
of Engineer Haffey at the old water
works. Capt. Couch released the boys
and a suit was shortly brought against
the Journal, Thompson denying that he
was a burglar and claiming that his feel
ings and his reputation had been dam
aged in the sum of $4,000. At the time of
his arrest Thompson was about IA years
old. The Journals side of the case was
in the hands of Burton Smith lie sue
ceeded in proving that both Mrs. Thomp-
son, who as nls.t friend brought the
suit, and her son. the plaintiff, were bad
characters, several witnesses swearing
that they would not believe them on
oath.
Sunday night, as the train on the Geor-
gia. Carolina and Northern road was
nearing Statham. a thrilling performance
was enacted in one of the cars. A negro
named VIII Turner, who was wanted in
Athens for HOUSEKEEPING. and who was
wanted in Statham for burglary, was on
the train in custody A few days since
negro near Statham, and for that offense
he had been arrested in Atlanta by Mar
shall Marlborough of Statham. He was
being brought back for trial. and as he
sat there handcuffed and thought of the
penitentiary that lay before him he must
have made up his mind thoroughly that
to enact the performance that followed.
He rose from the car seat and quick as
a Hash raised the window with his mana
cied hands. Marshal Marlborough di
Vined his purpose and sprang after him,
but he barely touched the shoes of the
negro criminal as he disappeared In the
darkness. The train was stopped and
Marshal Marlborough went back, expect
ing to find the mangled body of his pris-
oner, as the train was in cut and going
at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour
when the negro sprang from the win
dow. To the surprise of the marshal not
a sign of the criminal was to be found.
He had made the leap successfully and
had disappeared iu the darkness.
FLORIDA.
An ice factory is being built at Tampa.
Sunday the residence of William Wiuet
at Maitland was totally destroyed by fire.
Loss, 81, 900; insurance, $500.
The property of John l.. Irwin was sold
Tuesday to Leander Davis at public out
cry at st. Augustine for $1,000
The stock and fixtures of Quina & Co.,
sold at sheriffs sale at Pensacola Mon
day morning. were bought by Marston &
Finch for $500.
For the month OF February the exports