The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-25

let Wound and Prominent
Young Man ArreSted-TVvO Bust
ness Men of Athens in Fight.
GEORGIA.
Judge William B. F. Oliver. one OF the
Oldest citizens Of Americas. died Wednes-
day night after an illness Of two OF
three days.
A negro named Dave Lewis reached
jackson Wednesday badly wounded He
claims that he was shot Tuesday night
By some gamblers in a box car IN At
lsnta-
In an alteration at Perry Thursday be-
tween G. Wells, proprietor OF the Wells
house, and James Duncan, pistol was
fired by accident IL is claimed, but no
one was hurt.
The trial Of James Mcdaniel. who was
suing the Southern railway for 5000 dam
ages in the United States court at At
lanta, was finished Thursday and result
ed in verdict IN iaYor OF the ueAeHu-
ants.
A few days ago Mrs. T. J. McKeown.
living near Rome, put up a quantity OF
polk stalk pickles. using the older shoots.
Wednesday she ate quite heartily OF the
pickles and in a few hours she was Ia
ken violently I'D. Physicians were called
and 1t required all of their skin 10 save
her life.
Col. J. c. Woodward, president Of the
military college at Milledgeville, has re-
signed. his resignation 10 take effect
about June Is. Col. Woodward expects
to be absent for year, and the vacancy
will probably not be nlled, as the tIuS-
tees desire that he resume the manage
ment of the institution after that ume-
Hon. James C. Parks. while riding his
bicycle at Dawson Wednesday came in
HfrrreIp Col Parks
was violently thrown from his wheel ana
one of his cheek bones fractured. lie also
received other severe injuries. he was car car
ried into the house OF a friend ana Two
doctors called in, who pronounced ms IN
juries severe but not necessarily laIal'
A queer suit was filed in the office of
Clerk Tanner at Atlanta Thursday. Mary
Loving. a young girl of 16 years, placed
in a petition for 5000 damage on the
ground that while making purchase at
the store Of NJ. Rich a. Bros, on " hlte-
hall street, she stepped on a nan an9
was permanently injured. II IS stated
that her foot was Injured Tor lie, ana
that she is rendered almost helpless
serious difficulty occurred between
two young men Of Athens, day or two
ago. Mr.. Haynes, a merchant, and George
Collins a cotton man. In the AFFAIR the
former was badly beaten about the face
and laid up a couple of days. Hayhes
took out a warrant for Collins, VINO gave
bond IN the sum OF s-VV- \ ~ 10 - -
assault with intent TO murder. The or
igin of the difficulty was some remarks
made by Haynes concerning Collins.
Mrs. Delk, wife of Taylor Delk and moth
er OF Tom Delk, the notorious outlaws
drove over to Zebulon from Concord
Thursday and managed to secure the re-
lease under bond OF her son, JAKE 10 ear ear :
old, CHARGED with misdemeanor. IL was
rtlrnored that Mrs. Delk had gone 70 ar
range for the surrender OF her husband
and considerable excitement was created
Mrs. Delk denied having any. sucn inten-
ton She stated, however, that she De
lfeved her husband would give himselI W
IL he could be assured of protection against
would-be lynchers and given a fair trial
Mrs Delk declares that her husband dld
not kill Sheriff Gwynn and was not IN ihe
house when the fatal shot was nred. Sht
saws she was hiding in a closet and don
know who killed the sheriff. Ii Is generally
believed that old man Delk VIII SURRENDER
when he thinks the state of the public
mind warrants such action.