The leader., 1895-08-20
SOUTHERN oLEAMNos.
A BAD Man Captured.

his nephew, John Davis, at Lemon
City, Fla, has been captured. after in
| fiicting wounds on one of his pur-
suers. After the doy BILE murder Lewis
escaped to Nassau, but the English
authorities had been cabled and tried
to arrest him. The murderer secured
boat and escaped to Florida, reach
ing Biscayne bay. he was To-
Gated and Rev McGregor and Will
liam Russell attempted to arrest him.
Lewis showed fight and was shot down.
his leg being broken. McGreRor ap
preached. thinking him dead, and
turned him over At once Lewis drew
a revolver and began firing at Nc
Gregor, inhicting probablo fatal
wounds. Lewis then dragged himself
away. but assistance came to McGrcgor
| and Russell. and Lewis was trailed by
his blood and captured. Lewis killed
Higbsmith and Davis because they re-
fused to kneel and apologize to him for
| a fancied insult He came from Texas,
where he is said to have killed three
men.
| Respite for . Murderess.
Gov. Atkinson of Georgia has grant
ed respite until October IS to Mrs.
Elizabeth Mobiles, the aged white
woman who killed her husband. The
case of Mrs. Mobiles has attracted as
much interest in Georgia as the case
of Maria Barberi in New York. The
| merits of the case were not gone into
at.all by the governor, the application
in the woman's behalf being simply
i hot l,sa 20 1o kAA 70
permit a motion for q new trial to be
made at the next term of Twiggs
county court. This is an extraordinary
motion TOR a new trial, the woman's
counsel having abandoned her after
her trial and having made no effort to
secure a new trial for her. The gov
ernor granted a similar stay in the
case of Gus Families, the negro who
was her accomplice, though no motion
was made in his behalf.
The Alabam. Gold Fever.
A slight epidemic of gold fever is
sweeping over Cleburne county, Ala.
induced by the recent rediscovery of =
gold deposit at Arbacooche, 30 miles
from Admission. The deposit was
worked prior to 1S49. but the Califor-
mia gold craze which became virulent
at that time took all the prospectors
and miners from the Alabama field,
and the existence of gold in the region
was almost forgotten and the location
of the deposit preserved only in the
form of legend. Not long ago the
ledge was rediscovered. Samples OF
the quartz have been submittedtto ex-
perts and there seems a probability OF Z
the mine becoming profitable prop
erty and leading to considerable pros
pecting in the region.
Blew Out HIS Heart
Robert A. Barnes, treasurer q Sum
ter county, Ala, committed suicide the
other day. He had been in bad health
for some time. and for a week had
been confined to his bed, with an at
tendant to wait and watch on him.
The attendant left the room for q
short while, and during his absence
Treasurer Barnes arose. got a shotgun
and fired load of buckshot into his
heart. That organ was literally
blown out. He was popular, and
leaves widow and three children.
Centenarian Thrown From MULE
James Brantley died near Perryvillc,
Ala, few days ago, from injuries re-
| ceived in an accident. Mr.. Brantley.
| in company with his son, was riding
home from Selma, and was thrown
from his mule to the ground, breaking
his skull. He fingered for several
days. He was 102 years old, and in rc-
markably good health at the time Of
the accident
Stupidity OF would-Bs Lynchers.
An industrious, but stupid. mob
worked in and around the Jail at
Springfield. KY. for over three hours
in an attempt to lynch two negroes.
They did not know how to use the
keys after they had gotten them.
jail Delivery.
A daring and successful Jail delivery
Daniel and Freeman Newby, colored,
made their escape. and ton others
came very near doing likewise. but
were balked by the sherifr's wife.
The Governor Summoned.
Gov. Foster of Louisiana has been
summoned by the United States SUI
preme court to show cause why the
sentence of q condemned murderer
should not be set aside.
On an Old Charge.
Ed Alberty. alias Charles Davis, un-
der arrest in St Louis, will waive ex-
animation as to his identity. and go to
| Fort Smith, Ark. to stand trial on
charge of murder committed fifteen
years ago.
The Govcrnor's Frtends Worried.
Gov. Browns (of Maryland friends
have cause to be worried about his
mental condition. He says that
.Trilbya is the greatest book Of the
century, and he has read it six times.
Killed his wife and Then Hiassls.
Dr. i. H. Whitford. Of Wilmot, Nd.
while laboring under temporary aber-
ration Of mind. shot and killed his
wife. He then turned the weapon
upon himself with fatal effect
Planter Takes Laudsnum.
Cave Benton. planter Of the New
Chapel neighborhood. Robinson county,
Tenn, took an ounce Of lsudanum
with suicidal intent, and died.
White Drunk.
| John Miller. . shoemaker, was run