The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-25
IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Iy Worsted in n Fight with Knives
and Pistols with An AIabamIan.
and One of the wounded Men Apt
TO Die.
GEORGIA.
r. c. Brown, an editorial writer on the
Southern Architect a trade publication
of Atlanta, died in that city Monday
There is a strong likelihood that the city
schools of Atlanta will be closed for the
greater part Of December on account of a
lack of funds with which to pay the teach
ers.
The Georgia Association Of the Sigma
NJ Fraternity will hold its annual con-
vention in Atlanta on the 18th and 26th Of
this month at the parlors of the Kimball
house.
Herman Richards, Fred Clark and Char
lie Adams, young white men, are con-
fined at the police station at Macon, on
suspicion that they played highwaymen
a night or two ago.
In an alteration Saturday evening near
the depot at Dallas, VIII Jefferson, a
colored cook in the employ OF the South
ern railway struck VIII Proudfoot on the
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The city democratic executive commit
tee has named Dee. 2 as the date of the
municipal primary and the hottest cam
paign Americas has had in decade is now
opening. A mayor, aldermen and city
clerk are to be elected, and score of can
didates are expected to announce.
In Cherokee county Monday, Capt j. ".
McAfee. United States deputy collector
for Georgia, destroyed five copper stills
with a capacity of 1856 gallons; ffty-sX
fermenters, Z, 100 gallons of beer, eighteen
bushels corn malt. and all the tools Of the
1--WE different establishments. Five men
were put under arrest.
Swainsboro Pine Forest: We learn that
our old friend, Jesse r. Moore, Is still as
roguish as ever. We did think that Jesse
would reform in his old days, but now we
hear of his stealing the daughter of a Mr.
Willis at Ty-Ty, where he lives, a few
nights ago. But, then, Jesse would not
feel like he had a wife II he did not steal
her.
Judge William II. Fish of the Southwest
ern circuit, recently nominated for asso-
ciate justice, will not resign his position
upon the circuit bench, as has been stated.
He has much unfinished business to dis
pose Of, and Sumter superior court con-
venes this week besides. Judge Fish will
serve out his present term, which ends
Dec. 81, and will then simply decline the
full term, to which he was recently elect
ed by the legislature.
City Recorder James Spullock of Rome
was held up Sunday night. He had only
a small amount Of money on his person,
and parleyed with the robber, who became
alarmed at the approach Of other parties
and disappeared. Mr.. Spullock had been
after medicine for a. sick child and was
on his way home when stopped by the
thief. The same night John Wood, a bar
Der, was accosted by two men, when on
his way home, and robbed of $3.50 and his
umbrella and overcoat. His assailants
were strangers.
A Mr.. Boyd of Alabama, and two Geor-
gia farmers by names Of Sheats and Bald
en-, had a difficulty late Saturday after
noon near Georgetown, which resulted in
both the Georgia men being shot Sheats
received two flesh wounds, and Baden
received three wounds, one being through
the abdomen and is feared will result IA
tally. The difficulty arose from an old
feud, the two Georgia men attacking and
running Boyd with their knives, when he
turned on them with his pistol, emptyIng
the nYe chambers, all taking effect No
arrests have been made but Ii Is under
stood Boyd is willing and ready to sur
render when commanded TO do so by the
authorities.
Gideon Pope, colored, who was shot and
stabbed twice in the neck late Saturday
night at his store at Rome, died Monday
rope was waiting on a customer when a
white man came in and ordered a lunch
Ihe man paid Pope for the meal and a
the same time drew a pistol and ordered
him to deliver the contents Of the cash
drawer. Pope refused and the robbsr
shot the storekeeper and drew a long
knife, stabbing him twice in the neck
Ins man ran out In the darkness. The
sher1n ana posse pursued the murderer
put without success. An arrest was made
monday. The prisoner is a white man
% years old, giving his name as r n
Evans lie has been identified as the one
w. w Sonnlltted the crime. Evans pro
tests MS innocence, declaring he knows
nothing OF the murder. He claims IA h.
from Gordon county and says he went to
rome 10 get work as a mechanic. No one
saw the tragedy enacted but witnesses de-
care they saw man fleeing from Pope's
store. Pope lived long enough to give a
fits Evans anu A.
Ihomasville, Ga, Correspondence Of the
morning News: A case came under the
observation Of the News correspondent
to-day which well illustrates the moon
eistehcy OF court proceedings, or that strict
aanerence TO rules and technicalities rather
IMAM the merits of the case and the de-
mands OF justice, which completely dumb
rounds the lay judgment and tends Ia
Orlng the sanctity of the law and the
courts into discredit. A suit in Justice
court was IN progress of trial. The defend
ant counsel had introduced evidence 10
prove his side of the contention. The
truth OF the case and the requirements az
justice and the law favored the plaintiff
out the only witness by which he could
make out his case was the court itself
Inc defendant counsel made the point that
the court could not be used as a witness
ana IN TINS he was sustained. He called
the courts attention TO the fact that he
could not decide the case except on the
evidence. The judge and counsel on both
sides knew that the plaintiff was in the
right and the judge said as much in Civ
ing ms Judgment. and yet he decided for
the defendant.
case is on trial in the Floyd superior