The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-08
GEORGIA.

day.
More than 5000 has been raised for the
benefit of the widows and the children of
the policemen murdered by old man White
al Columbus.
Z. E. Harris the young man arrested
last Monday on the circus grounds at At
lanta, charged with picking the pocket of
Mrs. Nancy Delany, was acquitted In JUS
tice Foute's court Thursday.
Gov. Atkinson has pardoned Doc Law
ing, who was convicted at the October
term, 1891, of the Gilmer superior court of
the crime of assault with intent to muir
der and sentenced to ten years in the peni-
tertiary.
Henry Cook, a well known citizen of
Columbus, while intoxicated Friday night,
fell in a ditch near the street car track
on Rose Hill, and when the car was APP
preaching attempted to rise. The car
struck him and broke his right arm.
The supreme court has reversed the de-
cision affecting the sale of the Wigwam
hotel at Indian Spring. The wigwam was
sold last spring to G. j. Strother of South
Carolina by order of Judge Beck, but in
ordering the hotel sold it was to bring a
set price of $26, 900, but was sold at $4,000
which was S11, 900 less than the decree so
the sale stood contested. and the supreme
court reversed Judge Beck's decision.
Wednesday morning E. T. Roane of Lex
ington made a deed of assignment to E.
H. Lester This step was taken by Mr.
Roane that all his creditors might be pro-
tected against one or two who were max
ing demands upon him that he could not
meet because Of slow collections His
stock of goods will more than pay all he
owes. He says he will pay every creditor
dollar for dollar of his Indebtedness.
Two young men of Augusta bet each 9TH
er a few days ago that if others candi-
date in last Tuesdays election lost he
would drink quart of rye whisky as fast
as it could be poured out. The better who
had backed his judgment on the victory
of the gentleman from Nebraska propos-
ed Thursday to I'LL his contract. The liquor
was procured and he began to fill up. He
drank very nearly all of the fiery fluid and
fell over. For awhile his life was dispared
of. He is slowly recovering.
An amendment to the original bill and
cross bill filed by the First National Bank
of Marietta, was filed at Atlanta Friday,
asking that the bank be allowed to make
a correction in the amount the original
bill stated was held by 1t, of 81. 1917, TO
$2,15S.5S the correct amount held. They
also ask to be allowed to pay this amount
into court They ask that ]. G. Oglesby,
George Winship and George w. Scott,
who have been made receivers, be made
parties to the bill as receivers. They say
further that they have been to consider
able expense in fling the original bill and
cross bill, and they ask that they be al
lowed to take the expenses, together with
an attorneys fee, out of the amount of
money held by them.
Augusta Herald. The Union Point knit
ting mill will be rebuilt at once. The direc-
tors of the company have had a meeting
and unanimously come to the conclusion
to rebuild at once. Not only will they re-
build but the capital, which was formerly
$4,000 will be increased to $4,000, and the
mill as il will appear when completed, will
be an improvement on the old plant. The
capacity will be increased and the CON-
pany will push the sales to the uttermost
limit. Several months ago, when the mill
began business at Union Point there were
many who were evidently afraid of the
stock of the company as an investment.
These timid investors are now asking add
mittance TO the ground floor, and the CON-
pany is in prospect much better off than
before. The value of the new plant will
be. in round numbers. $4,000. The balance
of the capital. $4,000, is all required to
keep the mill going, owing to the very
peculiar trade of such enterprises. 1t is
necessary always to keep a large stock on
hand, and In this, principally, is where
the demand for money comes.
Atlanta Constitution: Judge Joseph S
Turner, principal keeper of the peniten-
tiary, has received a letter from Superin.
tendent bryan of the cambridge convict
camps telling him that Charley Gibson
a desperte negro convict, was shot ant
seriously wounded Wednesday while at.
tempting to cut the superintendent will
a knife. A few days ago Gibson had a
difficulty of some kind with one of his
fellow convcts. The quarrel grew serious
and Gibson ended the matter by fighting
the man with whom he was quarreling
Fighting is a punishable offense at The
convict camps, and when 1t was reported
TO Superintendent Bryan that Gibson hac
been fighting he went TO him with the in.
tention of Furnishing him. Gibson resent
ed the punishment and determined not tC
allow the officer to touch him. Wher
Bryan approached him Gibson. therefore
drew a formidable weapon IN the shape OF
keen knife and made an attempt to GU
the superintendent Bryan grabbed
stick and raised X to strike the negro
But the blow never descended on the con,
vict's head. A guard hearing the dis
turbance rushed to the scene and wher
he saw the negro draw the knife he free
at him, striking him in the body PLY
sicians examined the negro. and Il wa,
found that the wound, though serious
was not necessarily fatal.