The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Part of n Juror in "A MOOnshine
Case-FeItman Convicted of MUIR
der-A Long Train of Cars on the
Georgia Road.
GEORGIA.
A riding class is being formed in At
Mrs. Margaret Roulett. mother OF the
chief OF Augustus IRE department, died
Monday.
At Patterson last night Z. s. MCGEE
shot and killed a negro burglar named
Dawson who was trying TO break into his
house.
wild COW having horns like a deer
has been discovered in the woods near
Whitsett. All efforts 10 capture the ami
NAL have proved fruitless.
Adel McCord. aged y years. had her
left leg so badly broken by a fall at the
exposition grounds at Augusta MONDAY
that IL may have 10 be amputated.
Augusta viii renew the contract with
the Guarantors' Liability Indemnity
Company OF Philadelphia 10 insure the
firemen and policemen against accident
The net majority for the sale Of liquor
in Mitchell county in the election held Sat
urday is l27 votes. There was large negro
vote, the greater portion of II being for sale
The election will be contested.
Long lines Of farm wagons loaded with
guano can be seen every day rolling out OF
laden with the odor The Macon county
farmer who quit using guano is dead.
The Crown cotton mills. Dalton, will
add at once another mill ntty by SeE zen =
five feet. stories high, and with $500
more machinery, making completed TO-
600 spindles mill, employing 900 hands.
The boys Of the McRae College have or
received the guns. The company will
flourish under the name OF South Geor-
gia Cadets" They have enrolled twenty
members.
become excited over the recent eclipse of
the moon. Some one told them II was
sign the world was coming to an end,
and they are holding religious" services
day and night.
Hon. Robert H. Smith has received his
commission from Commissioner of Agri-
culture Nesbitt oil inspector at Macon.
The regular term of office is two years.
The place pays from 81 200 TO $3.50 per
annum. The Office Is a sinecure.
John Feltman, the Coweta county man
who killed Marshal Hardy of Newman in
November, 1898, was tried last week on a
charge Of murder. He was convicted Of
murder, but was recommended TO the mer-
cy of the court. Feltman viii apply for
a new trial.
Burglars entered T H. Wynnes jew
elry establishment at Cochran Saturday
night and raided things generally Fortu-
nately he locks the most of his watches
and valuables In his large safe every night,
and these they couldn't steal they fail
ed to open the safe
Covington Star. An engine on the Geor-
gia railroad passed by CovingtOn. last
Saturday, pulling 81 cars. 1t took on 80
more west Of here, and went into Atlanta
with 90 freight cars. That was the largest
number of cars ever drawn by one en-
CINE on the Georgia railroad, and the
train was nearly one mile in length.
Annie Jones' who was seriously iniur-
ed on the Albany and Columbia extension
last year, is still completely paralyzed
from his waist down He Is al present
living on the little farm three miles north
of Blakely, which he purchased with part
of the 1000 which was paid him by the
railroad. He is constantly attended by his
brother, whom, II Is said, the railroad pays
$50 per month for his services to his af-
ficted brother.
At Montezuma Saturday afternoon,
while Robert Lewis, son Of State Senator
u. B. Lewis, and Leo Herr. were out
hunting the gun Of the latter was acct
dentany discharged, the ball striking
young Lewis just under the right temple
and ranging downward toward the mouth.
considered dangerous. Had the BAH
struck half an inch higher, however, il
would likely have proved fatal.
The first case called in Ebert superior
court consumed two days 1t was the
case of F. r. Walker against the Elber-
ton Oil Mills, suit for damages for loss
of services of his child, who was injured
in the oil mills The suit was for $4,000,
and the jury returned a verdict of $500
damages. The child had received $500
for personal injuries in a former suit
against the oil mills. Lank Moon and
Boiler Moon, two young white men. were
acquitted of a charge Of voluntary man
slaughter. They had killed young man
named shaw, and the jury thought they
were justifiable in doing so.
In the case of the government against
Lafayette Anderson, charged with dis
tilling which was tried at Atlanta Mon
day. the evidence for conviction was
chiefly the statement of a deputy marshal
and was mainly circumstautial Upon the
conclusion of the case the jury filed out.
1t remained in the room but a few mo-
ments, and Foreman Stevens led the sin
gle file procession into the court room
and placed the verdict on the desk of
Clerk Colquitt Carter. I'VE, the jury"
read MIR. Carter. find the defendant, La
Fayette Anderson, guilty" Il ask a poll
of the jury" said the defendants eoun-
polled. AS the name of each was called
the Jurymen stood up and Judge Newman
put the question: rs the verdict as an
nounced your verdict?" The twelve names
were called and each of them said that the
verdict as signed by Foreman Stevens
was his own. Then there was a slight
TO turn a trifie pale and fdget in his
chair. Presently he arose and caught
the eye of the court announcing loudly:
Your honor, the verdict is not mine"
This was juryman ID. $. Paul. Foreman
Stevens jumped to his feet on the instant
and said: IF the court please, the state
ment of the juror needs an explanation.
We agreed among us in the jury room that
the majority rule should apply in the
matter of reaching verdicts, and" THAT
will not do, Mr.. Foreman" said Judge
Newman. smiling and shaking his head.
and make up a verdict" The jury re-
tired and at the end Of about ten min
utes returned with a new verdict. 1t was
read and proved to be guilty. Juryman
Paul had been brought around and the
incident came to a close.