The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-03-04
GEORGIA NEWS
RYESTs OF Il WEEK IN THE EN-
PRE- STATE.
1er.ely Te,,i., Of Passing Events Calculated
to Catch tho Eye and Interest tie
Essder-Other Matters

y-iI,a Rica Ca, March s.-tSpeciai'-
Ncv-s reached here today of the mHrueF oi
Mr.. Hogan Roberts. UP in Pauidins couH-
". at his residence. near lm9'y s'Oi =
by parties unknown. They wen. - IT,
house. broke down the door and shoS MN.
ms daughter returned the fire. The parties
ran OF. out returned and shot another Vol
ley through the door.
BuyinE Cotton.
Statesboro. Ca. Macrh l.-(Speoiai'' -N,l.
w J. Ellis went out last week anu oou7 ~ "a
eighty bales CT sea island cotton rms -
not look like the farmers have peen 1uSi h
their cotton on the market as mas peeu srp
tossed. He bought twcu;y-one pt'ss VI 10
frSm one man. which coEsutu'eu HIS s'''''
crop for the last three years
Loses Leg
Albany Ga. February 2S.-(Spocial-)-
Robert Lee Hooks. little whi'e ooy MhoSo
home IS ir this city, vas ran over "
freight train at Graves Station TO-DAY anu
one os his Les was cut OF. Hooks -
about thirteen years old. lie was slcaiihs
a ride. He IL one OF the beSt known ~
sons in this city. ,lrown universally %
..tha. Hooks boy" lie lad just relurheI
from stolen trip TO ThomasN',ic 80
started on. for n more eXtendei 'ilss'eS'.o"
90 the world when the accident Dsivh h'iii'
srnoIG and Galloway Acquitted
Monroe. Ga, March L. iSneciall-one OF
tie NEST exciting trials thar mas ever @
currel fr Walton couaty cacci last hisn'
IN q verde: &C not guilty. Ciau"e Ash'.d'
the former marshal o. Monroe ara '''''l
Galloway. his 5.othcr-iI-la", were cir
with mur,lerin;; Oscar -. Carter. - Was
clearly Shown :f::, Garter fred the first
two shots. ard was the assscsS2r, me
icy vas OFT only twenty :i.i"Ites-
Manf;Icd by Tr''is.
yarra-tc;,. Ca. February S.-(SHecialD-
MIR. = J. lee. 4 .iaar drummer represent
irC th, Clio Cigar Company, o. ne" AofA'
,yas run oyer b. a Georgia fast train mere
tonight n 6..5 O'Clock. Papers icrnd II AIS
pocket SHOW l.lIa &c be 4 resident OK A'snS-
Ia. Ga /: is not known whether nc "1S
killed by the train o. fell tcad N-'le "'i'Iiio
ON the railroad track and vas tacn ruh over
i,y the train. Beth legs are cut OF, The cor
ouer'S jury could not say whether lie was
killed by the train or died from some other
cause en- the track and Was then gun over
by the train.
No Doubt We Was I-ynclied.
Augusta. Ga, March 2.-tSpecial)-Th
negro. Charles Robertson. VINO 50 cruelty
murdered aad robbed Miss Carrie Law
renee near Allendale. about week ago,
was captured near Savannah yesterday
morning. lie was brought UP to Allendaie
last night and has by this time probably
GAhlahGsA AAG uNAAAAsI NaAaAaN - 49, $780,
OF Judge Lynch.
The cruel murder or Miss Lawrence viii
be readily recalled. She was found lying
on the floor Of her house at Allend@le, her
skull crushed and her life blood spattered
on the walls OF the room. The sister Of
Charles Robertson confessed that her
brother had committed the murder.
Charles Alien shoots Paul >iado.
Dawson. Ca. March CSpecial)-Pa
49,
brothers. was shot and instantly killed
here today by Charley Allen. The whole az
fair was done 50 rapidly that despite the
crowds on the streets and the ncarncss OF
S,iaue's two brothers. the shooting could not
be prevented There would have happened
a second tragedy had not The Slade broth
ers been seized. They threw themselves
upon the slayer OF their brother and would
have killed him with his own smoking pis-
tot IL they had not been prevented.
Before Allcn could fire second shot, II
such had been his desire or design, SHADES
brothers seized lin and would have killed
HIM on the spot II "A dozen or more men had
not rushed forward to prevent 10. Paul
Slade threw both hands 20 his heart and
pitched forward 10 the ground. dying in n
Few seconds. The ball entered near his
heart.
Allen was taken TO jail At once. Feeling
runs high here and 1t would be no surprise
II there were more trouble. Shade leaves a
family and Allen is a single man.
Looks Like Suicide
Macon. Ca. March 2-tS9ecial.)-To al ap-
pearances u. J. II. Roberts Sardersv-!le' 5
cx-Tostmaster. attempted To commit sui
eide in his cell in the B!bb county JAN
some time last night, or early this morning.
About S o'clock this morning, when bepu-
" Sheriff Arthur johnson went 10 DIR. Rob
erts's cell 70 carry him breakfast johnson
found him lying on the cell floor IN an IN
conscious condition His eyes were shut
and his entire body was Jerking as 81 con-
vulsel with spasms. Deputy sheriff john
son called eX-Jailer BIrlsouS. VINO was IN
the front yard 81 the JAIL 10 come 10 DIS
assistance. AIr. B.rdsJng promptly Ie-
spOnded and the two men picked Roberts up
and laid him On the bed IN tue cell
Uhe notes that Dr. Roberts wrote 10
RoscnbaUn and Willard Johnson yesterday
and which fcll into tEc shcriiCs han-s. 50
completely settled TIE fact that Or. Rob
erts was rhc person who furnished the tools
&c the prisoners To escape that he resolved
70 commit suicide rather tnan face the con-
sequences OF the oGeusC. which would IN
dOubtediy he a term i'm the state pcnitentii-
- Of from one 10 four years.
The Modern Mny
Comments itself 10 the wcli-.niormcd TO do
Pleasantly anu efIectuLlly what was former
Is ssu., IN TIE crudest manner ana dis
agreeably rs we'll. To cleanse the system
and break up colds. headaches and fevers
without unpleasant after effects, use the
Selisht:EI liquid laxative remedy, Syrup o.
Figs.