The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-14

injured by a fall in an elevator in the
Cate City Bank building. in Atlanta, on
Friday last 1t is well known that Prof.
Scomp rs near-sighted, and in consequence
Of this afliction ne is compelled 10 wear
glasses. On Friday, while ne was In At
l2nta, he went TO the Gate city Bank
building on business, and going to the
elevator shaft, which Is a little dark, he
supposed the elevator was In position,
and walking in, was prccipitated 10 the
bottom OF the shaft. which was about
twelve feet He was painfully bruised
about the head and face by the far and
was unconscious when taken up. He was
carried 10 the residence Of friend, where
ne was at once given medical assistance
BY DIR. Huzza. II IS hoped that ne was
not seriously injured by his long fall
Brunswick Times-Advertser: Jerry
Willis, colOred, was arraigned IN police
court Monday morning for selling whisky
without a license. Sandy Williams, the
witness for the prosecution said that yes
tcrday he went upstairs over the saloon
formerly run by +. r. Belcher in the
Acre. He expressed a desire to get a
drink. one OF the women OF the local
ity told him TO produce his money and he
could get all he wanted. Williams gave
to Jerry Willis, the prisoner, VINO disap-
peared through the room door. Shortly
afterward there was mysterious knock
at the door and black hand was showed
through the opening. holding half-Pint
bottle of the leading Acre commodity.
Williams drank the whisky and, a few
moments later, II was reported to OHicer
Lotion, who took Jerry in custody. There
was no evidence introduced before Act
ing Mayor Mason this morning to show
whore the whisky came from or whose
hand it was that showed the bottle In
through the crack In the door. With a cau-
ton from Acting Mayor Mason, Willis
was discharged.
Constitution: That honesty is not always
the best policy WAS dsmSnstrsted ssi
grounds, when a seedy-looking individual
of the tramp variety Wended his weary
way IN the vicinity OF the entrance gate,
He looked with longing eyes at the lemon
ade stands and peanuts and then strOlled
over near the big fence to listen to the
busy hum of the saw and the ring of the
hammers Of the workmcn. The attention
Of one OF the employees of the grounds
was attracted toward the peripathetic and
one of the gatemen, laughing, chrlstened
him Wandering Willie. The tramp said
he was looking for work on one of the
buildings and was admitted. AS he passed
through the grounds he spied a pair Of
trousers suspended from one OF the win
dows OF the auditorium, and as his own
were IN a state approaching separation,
he proceeded, apparently unnCticed, TO
appropriate the trousers for his personal
use. After a lively squirt ne was captured
near the agricultural building by one Of
the park police, taken TO the fire depart
ment quarters and the local force notified
In the meantime, however, tho owner Of
the trousers, who had been in another
part OF the grounds, appeared on the scene
and upon learning the cause of the ar
rest and seeing the plight the gentleman
of the road was IN. refused to prosecute
the prisoner and made him present of
the pants. RE also gave him a half dollar
and the fire ladies made up n purse of
Sl.35, which they presented to the now
delighted WANDERED To cap the climax the
party from whom he had taken the trous-
ers concluded TO give the fellow work. and
he is now earning his dollar per day and
the recipient Of many kind attentions from
his fellowworkmen.