The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-27
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Col. n. NJ. Haws and Miss Rosa Farmer
were married at Warrenton Wednesday.
1t is very probable the indian Springs and
Flovina railroad will be extended to Grif-
I'm soon.
Hugh S. Galloway who was fatally in
gured by train at Peters street crossing
at Atlanta last Friday night. died at the
Grady hospital Monday.
is stated that Col. William ]. Harris
OF Cedartown, has been appointed private
secretary to Hon. A. s. Clay, the newly
elected United States senator.
The city council Of Griffin has Just elect
ed as the city recorder for the ensuing
term Of two years, w. H. Beck Judge f.
w. Hammond the present incumbent, has
held the office for the past six years.
The Women's Christian Temperance I'm
ION and the Kings Daughters Of this state
have on foot a plan looking to the estab-
llshment Of a state reformatory for juven-
lie criminals. bill will be introduced in
the legislature in a few days and every
effort will be used TO obtain its passage.
At Americas Tuesday the grand jury
returned an Indictment for murder against
Robert Jesse, the negro septuagenarian
charged with wife murder. The crime was
an atrocious one. the woman having her
head split open with an ak. The old negro
has been married five times, and some Of
his former wives are said to have died
rather suddenly.
Mrs. Nancy Ragsdale, widow of the late
TnI1 Do 81 of har
near Athonia Tuesday. Among several
children left are: Rev. F. A. Ragsdale, of
DeKalb county; Rev. B. D. Ragsdale, d.
D., secretary Of the Georgia Baptist con-
ventlon, and Mrs. Zipporah Cannon, wife
of Representative Cannon, of Rockdale
county. Mrs Ragsdale was nearly seventy
six years of age.
The governor has just pardoned S. T.
Mize, who was convicted at the June term.
1894, of Floyd superior court of the crime
of larceny from the house. and VIII Lyon,
who was convicted at the March, 1894, term
OF the Fayette county superior court of
the crime of simple larceny and sentenced
to six years in the penitentiary. The joint
committee of the House and Senate agreed
that two and half years was enough for
his offense.
The case of McKinlock against Simmons
and others, set for to-day in the superior
court at Atlanta. involves title to city
property valued at 500 1000. The case in
wolves several ejectment suits. Mrs. Nc
Kinlock is also the claimant to this prop
erty under a fl. ia, against Walter A. Tay-
lor for 5000, which was levied on as the
property in question as the property of
Walter A. Taylor. Mrs. McKinlock is sis
ter of Taylor, and 1t is claimed that Walter
A. Taylor decided her his half interest in
the property.
The timely arrival Of Nlghtwatchman
Ford prevented a wholesale Jail delivery
at Forsyth Wednesday morning at 8
O'Clock. Ten desperate negro prisoners,
among whom were two murderers and sew
eral burglars, we're almost in the act of
gaining freedom when the Waterman came
up and frustrated the attempt. On his
o'clock round he was startled to find 10
prisoners down stairs, preparing to make
a break Only an insecure wooden door
separated them from the open air. He
called to Sheriff George ". Newton, who
lived near by, and the two forced the pris-
oners upstairs and into their cells at the
points of their revolvers. An examination
showed that the locks OF the different cells
had been picked with a wire bucket handle.
In the superior court at Eastman Tues
day the jury in the case OF Jim Collier,
charged with numbering Joel Warren, rem
dered a verdict of not guilty. The kill
ing occurred over some land trouble. Col
lier is a negro and was In possession
of the land. Warren was a white man
and once shot Collier while he was plow
ing and threatened to do so again. Both
went armed, and one day In the summer
of 1898 both came to town and got together
when returning home. The state claimed
that Collier fired first and the defense
claimed that Warren shot first. The case
was tried at the March term and Collier
was given fifteen years for manslaughter.
A new trial was secured, and after being
out less than two hours jury of UNI
usual intelligence acquitted Collier, and
he was given his liberty, after a years
incarceration In Bib county Jail.
Atlanta Constitution: Hon. w. "a Dod-
son Of Sumter county, speaker pro tenn. of
the House OF Representatives, has intro
duced an important bill In that body for
the protection OF life insurance policy
holders. The measure is one said to be
of especial merit and will afford protec-
ton TO policy holders In certain instances,
which has not been available in the past.
Mr.. Dodson's bill is entitled IAN act to
regulate the defenses to action on policies
of life insurance" II provides that when
any suit for insurance is filed in court
against any company the latter shall be
required to first deposit in court the
amount of the premiums paid in by the
policy holder. the same to revert to the
policy holder If the suit is decided in favor
OF the company. Mr.. Dodson says there
have been cases where persons paid prem
iums for many years and when suit was
filed for the amount Of the policy and de-
cided against the holder the company
retained the amount of premiums paid in,
leaving the policy holder without re-
course and causing him to lose all the
money paid to the company as premiums
His bill is to require the company to re-
fund the premium money should, for Any
reason, II decline or not be required 70
pay the amount OF the policy, The bill
introduced by Mr.. Dodson also allows the
policy holder interest on the premium,
money paid In should 1t be returned to
him. In this way the author of the bill
proposes to protect policy holders by re.
quiring companies to at least pay back the
amount collected as premium should thew
fan or refuse TO pay the full amount OF
the policy.
FLORIDA.
Capt Alleock Is now in charge NJ tbf