The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-22

vacant lot. The article created some noise |
when il struck the earth. Oakes was
equal to the emergency, however ana |
unconscious of the fact that. his, subtle
movement had been detected by the OIL I
GER remarked, Il wonder who Is that
throwing at us" Upon the arrival of the
patrol wagon Officer Bush went over into
the vacant lot, where he discovered the
articles flung there by Cakes. They were
some Of the stolen articles-a pocket
book, bracelet and silver knife Later
| in the night Kent was arrested by Off
Ger, Miller.
The correspondent of the Morning News
at Waycross, under date of Nov n, writes
as follows The following criminal cases,
i'm which all the parties concerned are
white, were continued until next court
py Judge sweat yesterday aIterh3on a.
Blackshear: David +. Sellars, charged
with murder; Lem Strickland, murder;
Ransom Carney, murder. Sellars shot ana
killed young John Dixon last spring Some
trouble had resulted between Dixon
brother and Sellars regarding a question
of possession in the matter of dividing q
crop that had been cultivated land har-
vested on shares. Sellars claimed a GER
tain part of the crop, and DiXon's brother,
who was interested also claimed IL. Houng
Dixon went to Sellars house and tried
/ arrange for an amicable settlement be-
tween Sclars and the other Dixon, but
was given rough reception, and he left.
Sellars followed him down to the field,
and shot him. He fed to Florida, ana
was captured about two weeks after
I MdIQ. CtlAIS was given a DItAllilidlH
trial at BlacEshear and remanded 70
jail. Strickland struck Jack Wilson with
an ax-handle last Christmas al Patter-
son and death resulted. wilson had
/ fired a Roman candle at Strickland
young brother Strickland questioned VIII
son about it, and quarrel followed. Will
son stabbed Strickland and Strickland
then struck him death blow on his head
/ with an aX-handle. Carney ana others
were in drunken row one night in 1852
/ at Patterson, when negro was shot to
/ death by some one. The crime was fas-
| tened on Carney, and he fled to Florida.
/ Ganey became a prosperous and intlu-
entail citizen of Bradford county, Florida,
and nothing was heard of him until LAST
/ year. when he was arrested, after an alb
| sence of thirteen years, and brought back
to stand his trial. He was put in Jail in
| Waycross, and in a few days he was re-
leased on a 5000 bond. The case was
! tried last November at Blackshear and
| resulted in a verdict of voluntary man
slaughter. motion for new trial was
, last court until the present one.
Atlanta Journal: If a programme that
has been arranged by certain citizens con-
! nected with the municipal government
does not miscarry. the official head of
Chief of Police Connolly Will fall into the
1 basket at the first meeting of the board
/ of police commissioners held after the
first meeting of the city council in jan
/ uary. The decapitation OF the chief has
been fully decided upon. All that is re-
quired for the success of the execution
is the passage Of bill by the legislature
sioners to seven members, and the cleo
tion of Mr.. NJ. p. Camp, now of council,
to the vacancy in the board thus created.
Chief Connolly beheaded, the programme,
it is said calls for the creation of the Of
flee of chief inspector OF police and the APP
pointment of Col. Park Woodward to the
office. Following this will come an up
heaval in the police department that will
create one of the ltVellest sensations At
lanta has ever known, Chief Connolly is
obnoxious to those who are opposed to
what they are pleased TO call the English
faction He is looked upon as Capt.
Englshs ally, and those who are op-
posed to Capt. English having a place
In the municipal government are eager to
strike him by beheading the chief This
anti-English sentiment is represented
largely by the Progressive Labor League,
formerly called the Local Tammany. 1t
is understood that the primary object
of TINS organization, after securing the
control Of the city government, is to
''oVerthrow' Capt. English. and by his
overthrow" is meant driving him out
of the city government and with him any
one with whom he may affiliate. In ad-
dlIion to this reason for the removal of
Chief Connolly is another potent one-his
place IS wanted. Chiet Connolly is a RO-
man Catholic, and the fact that he holds
municipal office effects the local order of
: the American Protective Association
very disagreeably. 1t is said, and certain
members of the order have asserted, that
one of the objects of the local order of
the American Protective Association. in
entering so actively into the present mu-
nicipal campaign was to cause the over
throw of the present chief of the At
lanta police. Capt. English sticks in the
craw of this faction of the prohibition
party represented by Capt. Brotherton,
and as Capt. Wright sticks. so does Chief
Connolly, so this factor in municipal poll
tics faVors the beheading of the chief
As is well known, the Progressive Labor
League. the Prohibition club and the
American Protective Association have
Joined issues in this campaign and there
| is no doubt that they rallied to the slogan,
Down with English.