The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-12

skull was fractured from blows inflicted
by rocks. He was reported dead and great
was the surprise when he showed signs of
life. More remarkable still, Buzzard' s
condition began to improve and his physi-
clans began to entertain sanguine hopes
of his recovery. On Monday morning the
wounded man seemed to be well on the
road to recovery and called for breakfast,
which he ate with heart enjoyment. BY
this time it was confidently believed that
he would certainly survive his many IA
tai wounds, and his death Wednesday
night was a surprise TO ALL"
Atlanta special to Macon Telegraph:
The approaching annual election for MEM
bers of the department has brought on a
sensational fight against the county police
department. Recently Chief Werner OF
the department, who is a candidate for re-
election at the hands of the county COM
missioners, suspended from duty w. A.
Bradley and w. A. Harrington, pending
an investigation of charges of alleged
bribery which he preferred against them.
Bradley was the leading candidate against
Werner for chief, and Harrington, 1t is
said was his friend. The discharge of
these men, both of whom had been on the
city force as we'll as Chief Werner him
self, caused them to hit back. They de-
clared that the chief had used his posi-
ton to crush out opposition, and to offset
this they Immediately demanded a COM
plete investigation of the alleged bribery,
at the same time claiming that politics
was at the bottom of the action of the
chief. Following this up Bradley and
Harrington have employed a lawyer and
have applied to the courts to have the en-
tire county police department abolished.
The claim is made that there is no au-
thority for the creation of the department
and that the $4,000 a year, which it costs
the county, is wasted. 1t is shown in the
bill filed that the cost to the county has
been S27.35 for arresting every one OF the
parties apprehended by the county force
last year. 1t is also charged that the de-
partment was created for the purpose of
| keeping the chain gang full so that the
county would have men TO work on pri-
vate Snaps"
In the reports of the legislative commit
tee on the convict camps, which they have
recently Investigated, three camps are
condemned. Chairman Boynton says the
Cole City camp is a disgrace to clviliza-
ton. The lodgings are filthy and the food
is not in sufficient variety. The camps
at Echo and Lennox are also reported to
| be in bad condition. In an interview Mr..
| Boynton tells of a state of affairs exist
| ing at Dade mines which was hitherto
unknown In his interview he states that
rear
of the bosses and would talk to members
| of the committee very little, but those who
| talked told sad tales of cruel treatment.
| One of the convicts told the COMMITTEES
! that the only way they had of telling that
! the committee was coming to visit the
camps was that some of them were given
new shoes and new clothing, and the
| quantity and the quality of the food in.
| creased. Mr.. Boynton states that some
| of the convicts are compelled to work in
water ankle deep and after working hard
| all day that way are then forced to sleep
| in their wet clothes. The food. he says,
| IL the tales of the conVicts are true.
! is not sufficient to sustain them. Their
| daily menu Is corn bread and bacon. with
turnips once in awhile. Hon. II. A. Han
| of Coweta, chairman of the penitentiary
| committee, has determined to back up his
committee in their report In regard to
| the investigations of the various camps.
and his report will be governed by theirs.
] He Will recommend to the governor thar
the abuse at Coal City be in some way
remedied. The governor has the power
| to take the convlcts away from this
| camp, but the lease is soon to expire ana
| the convicts returned TO the state, any
| way IL Is believed by Chairman Han
that the careless manner in which the
management OF these camps is conducted
is due TO the fact that the leases are soon
' to expire.