The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-15

oldest and most prominent citizens at Tel
fair county Col Pittman lost a case last
week i'm the Telfair superior court and his
disappointment bore heavily upon his
mind. He left McRae almost Immediately
and has only been seen once since. At that
time he was near Jacksonville, Ga, and
was heard 10 inquire as to the nearest
point 10 the OCmulgee river. II is feared
by the friends of Col. Pittman that he was
made temporarily insane 10y the disap-
pointment in his law suit and has commit
ted suicide by drowning. The Ocmulgee
river VIII be thoroughly dragged to as
certain If his body has been buried in the
waters.
Suit was instituted in the city court at
Macon Wednesday by Edward T. Hig-
gins against tine Southern Railway Com
pany for $4,000 damages Higgins, who is
about 10 years Of age was riding from
Atlanta to Macon on the caboose of
freight train, by permission of the flag
man, TO whom he paid 70 cents for the
privilege. Near Juliette, tWcnty-three
miles from Macon, he was discovered by
the conductor, who first cursed him and
then shot him In the hip with a revolver.
Higgins jumped from the train and ran
until he fell from loss Of blood. The next
day the same conductor. on the return
trip. picked him up and took him to Jul
iiette, where ne received medical atten-
ton. Higgins afterward went to Macon
ana was in hospital for four months. He
claims Ae was disabled six months.
George Philips. the young man who at
tempted suicide by shooting himself near
the scale works, at Rome, DAY or two
ago, stun fingers between life and death.
The ball, which was fired from a 3S-cali-
Der British bull dog pistol. entered his
chest Just under the heart and ranged
upward, lodging near the spine. Such is
its position that the doctors consider it
inadvisable TO probe for il, and so it re-
mains imbedded in the muscles of his
back. 1t is not thought that Philips will
recover, although all has been done pos
sible for his recovery. Since he fired the
life, and expresses the most earnest de-
sire to get well, and the deepest regret
over his folly. He is only IS years old,
and did the deed in a fit of anger because
girl in the neighborhood
Adolphus Badger, a young negro. who
killed Earl Beatty another negro, on July
last, occupies cell at the central police
station at Atlanta, charged with murder.
He was arrested in Cincinnati a few days
ago and arrived in the city Tuesday, in
Fourth of July party, Badger stepped on
the feet of Beatty, and this provoked
quarrel They We're quoted, but the quar-
rel was resumed on the street in front or
the house. Beatty and Badger came to
blows and Badger stabbed Beatty in sew
eral places, infiicung fatal wounds. Badg-
er took flight and nothing was heard of
him until Chief Connolly received tel
egram from Cincinnati last Wednesday,
saying that he had been arrested there
Badgers arrest was accomplished by Jim
Allen, a negro detective on the Cincinnati
police force. Allen will get the reward of
500 offered by the governor. Badger
claims that he killed Beatty in self-de-
Tense
Col. e. d. Huguenin has resigned as the
candidate of the good government club
for mayor OF Macon. The announcement
was like a bombshel in the camp of the
club. The retirement from the race is not
due, however to political reasons, but is
the result of prOVidential causes. Col
Hugmenin felt Monday the symptoms of
an attack similar to the one that he has
had before, and felt that ii would be sui
cidaE to enter into an active political race.
The good government club does not pro-
pose to let its aldermanic ticket go with
out a head simply because Mr.. Huguenin
has been compelled by unfortunate cir
Cumstances to resign. Tonight a meeting
Of the club VIII be held and another cam
didate for mayor put INTO the field as the
following card viii explain: AT meet
ing of the eXe6ptiyt COMMITTEE of the good
government elub Wednesday called TO
take action upon tile above communica-
ton, Mr.. Ed. Huguenin's withdrawal was
accepted. Daisy Price, who is also a can
didate for mayor of Macon, feels that his
election is sure and he will have a liberal
support at the polls. A bin is now pending
before the state legislature to amend the
| charter of Macon, making the salary of
! the mayor 5000 instead of $2,000, and to
/ increase his authority, giving him power
/ to preside over council meetings.
Rome Tribune: jeff D. Briscoe is A
I prosperous and popular young planter,
| who lives few miles south of the city
| Mrs. Briscoe, his wife, is a handsome
young woman who married him in Texas,
! her girlhood home. over some complica-
ton few days ago, Bailim Walker went
| out 10 make levy on a colt. The papers
| and process being all right, Mr.. Briscoe
! promptly gave a money bond-that is
/ gave the bailiff the full amount 10 be held
| as security in case he lost in the litiga-
! ton. For this he received a receipt A
| few days later the bailiff decided that he
1 ought TO make another levy for some
! reason or other, and went out to the
/ Briscoe home TO carry out his decision.
/ Mr.. BriScoe was not at home, but Mrs
] Briscoe was, and she had opinions of her
! own about this levy. She couldn't see why
| II was necessary or lawful, after the
! money bond was given, and she so told
/ the bailim. He insisted that he should
/ make the levy, and she insisted that he
4 shouldn't. Matters became warm, and to
end the argument she produced a pistol
and declared the levy should not be made
4 lie paused moment, and then started
for the colt. Snap! went the pistol. You
\ stop" she cried, with flashing eyes 1T
/ won't miss fire next time" Mr.. Walker,
too, evidently thought it wouldn't, and
he stopped. He then turned and came
] back to the city. He swore out warrant
4 against the lady, and Monday afternoon
4 il was served by Deputy Sheriffs Turner
l and Williamson.
Macon News; The reigning quiet in DO
/ lice circles for the past few weeks was
broken by a sensational arrest Tuesday
I afternoon. When the train came in from
/ Aiilledgeville at 4 O'Clock, a handsome and
I stylishly dressed young lady stepped off
l 10y the side of Policeman Champ Drew.
/ Detective jenkins was waiting at the
woman to police headquarters. The fair