The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-22
THOMPSON FREE AFTER TRIAL
THE AIKEN MURDER CASE ENDS
IN AN ACQUITTAL.

The Augusta Bar Endorses Mai.
preme Court Judgeships-Two of
the Cfty's Largest Cotton Mills
Resume WOrk-ParaIysis Caused
by Bale of COtton-A Day of Mar
riages.
Augusta, Ga, Oct. 21.-The trial of Wiley
Thompson in Aiken to-day on the charge
of numbering Garvin Alien last January
at a dance consumed only few hours,
and the case did not so to the jury. After
the evidence had been introduced the
judge ordered the jury to enter up a YER
dict of not guilty. Wiley Thompson is
the 19-year-old son of Jesse Thompson,
prominent citizen of Augusta, and one of
the big lumber dealers Of the state
The Augusta bar met to-day and unani-
mousiy Endorsed Maj. Joseph Ganahl for
the supreme court. Maj. Ganahl is one
of the senior members of the Augusta bar,
and a man of culture, both in legal and
general literary lore. He has for a num-
Der of years been attorney of the Port
Royal railroad, and is recognized by the
public and the bar as a lawyer of fine
ability.
The Sibley and Kings mills, Augustus
two largest cotton factories, have again
started work, after having been shut down
for number of weeks making repairs.
The Sibley mills celebrated its starting
up by declaring it's semi-annual per cent.
dividend, payable next month. The King
mill started up at noon to-day. 1t has
enlarged its wheel pit and water supply
ana increased its power about 60 per cent.
The starting up of these two factories
puts about 1900 operatives to work, and
is source of rejoicing in the milling dis
trict and of satisfaction to the merchants.
News was received from Double
Branches. Lincoln county, to-day, that
r. ]. Price, a prominent planter, well
known here, sustained serious injuries
from having a bale of cotton fall on him
from loaded wagon. He is partially
paralyzed, and the extent of his injuries
cannot yet be definitely declared by the
physicians.
AT the Riverside mills to-day, a negro
truck hand named Steve Johnson tripped
! while trucking cotton on a platform, and
the loaded truck broke his leg.
Rev. w. ]. White and thirty negro del
| egates left to-day for Savannah, to at
tend the third annual general missionary
and educational Baptist convention.
This has been another day of weddings
| The most important society event among
| them was the marriage tonight of Miss
! Pauline Sledge to Henry Steiner Dunbar
| The groom is the son of the late Barney
! S. Dunbar one of Augustus wealthy
men, and the bride is one of Augustus
| acknowledged beauties, a daughter of
| pa mi r GlpdOp Of "a 10 ON
! Georgia railroad. 1t was a large wedding
! party, and the maid of honor was Miss
Annie Lowry Hill of Atlanta. The circ!et
of pearls in the brides cake was drawn
| by Miss HILL After an elaborate wedding
reception, at the home of the BRIDE the
bride and groom left at midnight on an
| extended western tour
The other two were Gretna Green we'd
dings. Ransom Carroll Padgett and Mss
Elizabeth Glover, both of Edgefeld, S.
c., were married at the Christian church
! parsonage by Rev. Wallace Tharp; and
| Raymond Reed of Augusta and Miss Cobb
of Bath, S. c., were married by Justice
Schiller in Hamburg.