The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-16

why he should be pardoned, the governor
commuted his sentence TO So. The COVER
nor also granted pardon 10 Frank Frank
lin, who was sentenced 10 twelve months
in the penitentiary at the August term of
! the city court for stabbing At the time he
was sentenced Franklin was in very poor
health, and has been confined to his bed
most Of the time he has been in the pen.
one of the interesting cases TO be tried
10 Clarke superior court next week Will
be that Of Mrs Mamie Mcintosh Brown
vs.. w. w Thomas and 4. T. Griffith, ex-
/ ecutors of the last viii and testament OF
the late Judge Young l.. G.. Harris. This
| case arises over a suit by Mrs. Brown for
| $50 for services rendered Judge Harris
as nurse during several years preceding
| his death. Mrs Brown was then Miss Ma
mic Mcintosh, and was a niece of Judge
Harris wife. For several years before
Judge Harris death she lived at his home
and looked after him. When Judge Harris
died no legacy was left her in the will,
although it appears that previous to his
death he had given her a number of sums
of money. Al the last session of Clarke SUI
perior court Mrs. Brown won verdict of
g. 500 against the Harris estate, but Judge
Hutchins granted the executors Of the es-
tate a new trial, and the case win be tried
again next week.
A. NJ Quarles Of Agnes, Lincoln county.
In November, 1894, he had been out to buy
his brother three morphine pills. the
brother took one of the pills and Colley
took the other two and fell asleep in front
of the fire and was burned. As a result
Of his injuries he has no nose, no eyes,
no lips, no scalp, and his right ear is COM
pletely gone. He has no bone on the top
of his head except the inner bone Of the
L.. H. .4.rp
and healthy. According to the Augusta
Morning News the little fellow can dis
Germ light from darkness through what is
left Of his left eye, but he cannot distin-
guish any object. He was twice given up
for dead, but recovered after months of
suffering under the careful treatment of
Dr. J. b. Halves of Lincoln. The boy has
pulled out his chin and both cheek bones
which were parched by the flames He
can hear distinctly; he sleeps well, he eats
heartily while laying on his back and never
complains from suffering from any pains.
1t is indeed a miracle how the lad has
survived his injuries. He is such an aw-
full sight to behold that when taken on
the streets, in order not to frighten or
sicken the people, the unfortunate lads
head is entirely concealed with linen
covering.
Athens is thoroughly worked up over the
prospect Of seeing a number of University
students indicted by the grand jury for
rafting Last week a rattle was conducted
in the store of Hershheld & Blumenthal,
at the corner of College avenue and Lump
kin street This is a cigar and soda water
establishment, and a favorite resort with
the students, and therefore deemed an aus
picious place for the affair to be held.
The prizes were very valuable, consisting
as they did of a gold watch, a brace of
pistols and a silver watch, first, second
and third prizes, respectively. There was
a large crowd on hand at the time set, and
everything went off smoothly The Red and
Black, the university paper, in the issue
following the event, contained the follow
ing paragraph in reference to it: "Bloon-
ues rattle was quite exciting, and the fol-
lowing men, beside him, were benefited by
it: Frank Flepnng threw highest and won
the gold watcn; l.. NJ. Rambo threw next
and received the pistols; Paul Jones made
the lowest and won the silver watch"
While the rattle was in no wise a secret
affair." it seems that it was not until this
paragraph appeared that the knowledge of
its having been held spread abroad. The
grand jury convened Wednesday, and the
matter was brought to their attention.
They have been examining witnesses in
reference to il, and while none have yet
been found, the announcement of true bills
against the participants as well as against
the proprietors of the store is expected
with certainty. These young men are uni
versity students and the incident has
created tremendous excitement at the uni
versity as well as in the city.