The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-11

mouse anu shuut him IN the RES
ence of His wife and Daughter.
A Negro sent 10 the Penitentinry
for Life for Murder-A Negroes APP
peaIs to Gov. Atkinson to save
Her SON From the Gibbet.
GEORGIA.
The Baltimore ball team viii probably
arrive To Macon Tuesday 10 begin their
practice games.
John Feltman was put on trial Friday
In the superior court az Newman for the
murder Of r. c. Hardy.
Rev. T. H. Murray has rendered his
resignation Of the Baptist church OF Vail
dosta on account of sd health.
one day this week three car loads Of
peas were shipped from the Northeas tern
depot at Athens 10 New Orleans.
Friday morning Ell Walker, the negro
who murdered his paramour at kyle.s
plantation and was found guilty several
weeks ago, was brought into court az
Columbus and sentenced to life imprison-
ment in the penitentiary.
Gainesville Eagle: Col. Gambler has dis
covered among the musty tones OF his
office the first marriage license ever is
sued in the state of Georgia. II bears the
date OF Dec. z, lldA, and IN the twenty
eighth year OF the reign Of His Majesty
King George. II was issued to John Reyn-
olds, Esq, chaplain, general gov
ernor and also his command
er-in-chief in and over his ma
1esty.s provinces in Georgia, authorizing
the Rev. Mr.. Bartholomew ZouDerbuch-
Ter. minister Of Savannah. to solemnize the
rites Of marriage of Thomas Bassett and
Elizabeth Mills
w II. Roberts of Dallas was shot last
Friday morning by two men who went
20 his home disguised. Mr.. Roberts was
sitting in his house with his wife, son
ana daughter when the men. armed with
guns, entered and exclaimed: Hands upH'
one of the men Immediately fired. The
ball passed through his side, producing
a wound from which he died next morn
ing. Cabe Miller and Howard Partain
were arrested for the crime on Sunday
and are now in Jail Lucius Wells and
Floyd Huxley were arrested Monday.
Hulsey was released and Wells was placed
IN jail as a witness.
Governor Atkinson spent part of Friday
IN looking through records i'm the case
of Wash Strong, the negro murderer, SEN
fenced to hang at Hawkinsvine next
FRIDAY Tor murder. Thursday after
noon just as the governor was prepar-
ing 70 leave his office an old white
hooded negro woman appeared at the
door. She carried a big cane In her hand
ana appeared IN an almost completely
worn out condition. The old nanny
was the mother of Wash Strong. She had
walked all the way from Macon TO inter-
cede with the governor for the life Of her
boy Governor Atkinson was much af-
lected by the old WOman's plea. She got
down on her knees TO beg him. and the
governor was so moved that ne at once
went into the record Of the case 10 see if
there was ground upon which to grant
her prayer.
A hanging was once averted in Han
county, Georgia, In a thrilling and uneX-
pected manner. A man was murdered for
his money. IL was thought. lie disap-
peared, and after "A long search only a
skeleton was found. There We're circum-
stances pointing to another man as the
perpetrator Of the awful deed. The clue
was taken up, and one by one the links in
The chain of convicting evidence We're dis
covered. He was placed on trial. con-
victed and sentenced. The day for the
hanging came. People by thousands came
10 see the human being swung off into
eternity. The black cap was placed over
the victims face and in five minutes the
tragedy would have been over. Just then
a tall noun aineer who had been at rae Ell
10 the hanging along with the crowd,
stepped upon the gallows and a brief col
loquy between him and the sheriff ensued.
The tall mountaineer was the man who
mad disappeared and whose death was
about to be avenged by the law.