The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-27
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES roth
~ PARAGRAPHS.

Rev Bridges Succeeds in Giving p
New BOnd-FuIIer Details of the
Tragedy in Jones County-Fsnd Of
the jackson Hotel Litigation at
AtIanta-A Business Man in Jail at
LawrenceviIIe on "A Charge OF
Forgery.
GEORGIA
W. J. Cole a weH-known business man
OF Atlanta. died "Wednesday.
J. T. Walker. on trial at Sandersville
for violating the LEGAL option law at
TeHnille, has been acquitted
\ negro child named Crimson was criti-
oally burned at Atlanta Wednesday. An
other child gave il a match and the
clothes were ignited from playing with It.
G. W. TImey Of Fannin county was
convicted at Atlanta Wednesday Of Violat-
ing the United States pension laws, and
was sentenced by Judge Newman TO three
years in the peuitentiary.
The jury in the case Of Mrs. Joel Hurt
against the city of Atlanta brought in
a verdict for the defendant. She sued for
damage alleged 10 have been done TO her
property by the building of the Forsyth
street bridge.
W. J. Edwards of Gwinnett county
pleaded guilty to distnling in the United
States court at Atlanta Wednesday and
a line of Sl00 was imposed and he was
sentenced TO two years IN the penlten-
uary by Judge Newman.
An accident occurred at Mr. Alison's
farm. near Lulaville Wednesday. in
which young James Allison was severely
If not fatally shot. Allison and a COM
rade were tussling in the best OF humOr
over the possession OF a pistol, when the
weapon went off, the load striking Allison
in the breast.
Rev. NJ. Bridges. the defaulting school
commissioner, is again free. the renewed
bond having been signed by C. j. Brant
John Everett, jules Everett Sol Everett,
j. NJ. NandiVer and Wilbur henderson.
Bridges was in custody of an officer from
The time that Briant withdrew from the
old bond Monday until the time the bond
was renewed
J. J. Waiter. of the firm of w. b. Waiter
& Son, Dacula, Ca, has been lodged in
Jail at Lawrenceville on the charge or
forgery he is charged by the bank at
LaWrenceNille with having forged the
names of II. \. Rainey and A. j. Sims
90 notes traded to the bank. The notes
will aggregate about $500, and he had
placed about half of il to his credit in
The bank
Judge Adam S. Poole has sent in his
resignation as a member of the county
board of education OF Fulton county TO
the grand jury. Ii will take effect Sat
urday. Judge Poole has been a member
of the county board OF education for the
last twenty years. He resigns TO Become
a candidate for the place of county school
commissioner made vacant by the death
OF Judge John n. Fain.
The end of the jackson hotel litigation
at Atlanta was reached Wednesday when
an order, on the consent of all parties
interested was granted by Judge Gambler.
There Is only one little branch of the case
that is still to be considered and that Is in
ordered sold. When that is done the
money realized from the sale will be dis
tributed by order Of the court.
Mr. Clemens, VINO is one of the over
seers at the Old Town convict camp near
Augusta, was out driving with his wife
the other day, and seeing some hogs IN
the field, got down to drive them out AS
he opened the gate mad dog jumped
upon him and lacerated his leg Very
badly. before Mrs. Clemens could bring
the pistol from the buggy. The dog was
finally killed, and as soon as he could
arrange his affairs, he started for New
YORK TO take the treatment at Pasteur
institute.
Mrs. Catherine E. Hammond died at her
home at Radcliffe Tuesday Mrs HAM
mond was the daughter of Paul Fitzsim-
mons an lrishman, who came to this
country in the last part Of the last CEN
tury. He settled in Charlesto ton and ac-
cumulated a large fortune. Mrs Ham
mond was an aunt of Gen. Wade Hamp-
ton and was thus widely connected
throughout the state of South Carolina
Mrs. Hammond was the wife of the late
Gov. James H. Hammond of South Car
DINA, one of the most prominent men in
the history of the state, holding success
sively the offices of member of congress.
governor of the state and being United
states Senator at the time South Carolina
seeded from the union. Mrs Hammond
leaves three children-Maj. Harry Ham,
mond of Beech Island, Span Hammond
OF Aiken and Mrs. w. r. Eve of Augusta
Fuller details of the tragedy that oc-
Cured Saturday In the upper portion of
Jones county have just been received.
Inc difnculty arose between the MAYNARD
brothers.. George, App and Matt. on one
SIDE, and Walland Jackson and Tom
Herndon on the other and was the result
OF a feud that had existed between the
parties for years. The old trouble arose
over the making of a road in the sec
uon where the parties lived and a per.
sonar dlniculty, that might have been Sc
Fiousr was narrowly aVerted at the time
sunday the parties met at the Coney
Greek church, in Jones county. and the
Tragedy was enacted on the churcn
ground. The men, while they did nor
anticipate duel, always went armed
ana the light that ensued for fifteen min
utes, was Waged with the bitterest ~,
tagonism and at one time as though al
the parties would be killed All wer.
wounded, and App Maynard and Wallan6
jackson VIII die as a result