The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-15

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GEORGIA.
William Mcknight. one Of the oldest and
best known Of Atlanta's citizens. died
Tuesday.
The peach crop Of Randolph county
seems to have escaped the cold weather
and is now safe.
The annual meeting Of the State Medi-
cal Association viii be held in Augusta,
commencing to-day.
The condition Of Hon. Jonathan Nor
cross Of Atlanta is unchanged. He is stin
confined TO his home by the general
physical debility, which has been brought
on by his age.
Monroe Etheridge, who killed Frank
Hardness, colored. in the eastern part or
spalding county. was given prelim-
mary trial Monday and was bound over
for voluntary manslaughter
Mrs. A. a Bradley died Monday at her
home at Atlanta, as a result of a fan
which she received about a week ago.
Mrs Bradley's spine was injured by her
falling from porch, and since that time
her condition has been critical She
was 20 years OF age.
Detective Patterson and Deputy sher-
IFS Jobson and Raney Saturday captured
Martin Brantly. who almost fatally shot
Mooholk place in the Warrior district of
Blbb county. Brantly was bound over
jail.
Tom Haynes, IS years of age. was ar
rested at Harmony Grove Monday on a
warrant from Sheriff Brooks of Madison
county, where he is wanted for robbing
Ihe Niece postofiice, a small country Of
nee in that county Although yet a boy
ne mas already served two sentences IN
the chain-gang for burglary.
A special edition of the Macon Tele-
graph is 10 be issued the first week in
August to be known as the Industrial
Exposition edition of the Macon -Tele
graph. That II will be a triumph of news
paper work is guaranteed by the fact
mat Editor A. A Allen is at the head of
the paper. Editor Allen is not only
nrst-class newspaper man, but a noble
hearted gentleman as well.
The Atlanta Electric Railway Company.
the line which connects with the Trac-
ton Company and runs to Lakewood PARK,
MED Saturday a trust deed to all its
property in the clerks office for record
IN favor of the American Loan and Trust
Company of Boston for S2l. 900 The Ar
lanta Electric Railway Company lately
issued series of ten-year trust MORTGAGE
gold bonds for the amount Of S21 900 to
secure the amount of the trust deed.
Charles p Afford, Morgan county far
mer, was given a preliminary hearing on
a charge of counterfeitng before United
States COMMISSIONER Broyles at Atlanta
Monday. Afford is 40 years old unmar-
ried, and comes from a good family. He
strands well in the community in which he
Hsves, ms nome being about seven miles
from Buckhead. According TO the testi-
mony brought out however, Afford has
Deen In the business of making and PASS
ing counterfeit five-cent pieces for wears
past.
A queer case was before the superior
court at Preston last week. 1t was the
state vs.. James T. Bell Bell was prose-
cuted for the rape of Minnie Bell his own
uaughter. The deed was committed in
March, 1895. He ran away and was ar
rested not long ago. Minnie Bell, when
lne deed was committed fled from home
70 neighbors. Her step-mother and chill
aren were absent the day of the rape
iMIhnle is ~ years Of age an9 rather fine
looking. Judge Fish sentenced Bell 10 inn
prisonment for twenty years, the extent
OF the law.
The State Bar Association will meet at
Warm Springs, Meriwether county. on
June p. Chief Justice Fuller of the United
states supreme court has been selected
as the speaker TO deliver the annual adj
dress ana an invitation to that effect has
neen forwarded to him. Judge Howard
v an EpPs, Judge Logan L. Bleckley. w
q; dill, Pope Barrow. Peter w. Meidrim,
". NJ Hammond, Ben Ccnyers and Col
N J. Hammond have been selected TO nre-
pare papers TO be read at the convention.
Judge BIeckley has been complfmented by
Htetime membership an honor that has
peen conferred upon but one other man in
the state by the association and that man
Is Bill Arp, Maj. Smith of Cartersville.
David Cumming and Arthur Holloman.
the negroes who killed Arthur Stanley
N irwin county last August, have been
round guilty of murder and have been
sentenced by Judge Hart to be hanged on
May Is. On the night of the KILLING Mr.
STANLEY was returning in a wagon from
school exhibition, and while attempr-
ing 10 pass buggy in which were the
negroes, Cummings and Hoiloman a
wheel of the wagon became entaneIeS
with wheel Of the buggy, breaking the
buggy. After the negroes had taken +heir
mule from the broken buggy thew FOL.
lowed Mr.. Stanley to his home. where
ssney found him unhitehing his mules
from the wagon. The negroes began to
abuse him for breaking their buggy ana
upon his ordering them off his premiseS
Davld Cummings stabbed him in the hea6
with Knife the wound proving fatal
Macon Telegraph: A few days ago n
prominent business man of Macon boueht
a handsome piece of bedroom furniture
the most attractive part of which v,as ~ =
long mirror reaching down nearly 70 ~
moor Within a few days after the f,ir-
nllure had been placed in his sleeping
a SLt the gentleman awoke in the
mlSht suHering tortures from a headache
me moon was shining brightly. and The
curtains were so drawn back that a ner-
1ect Hood Of light fell into a nortion
OF the room. The sufferer arose from his
couch and staggered half-blinded bv main
10 the mantel, to get a remedy for The
headache His pistol lay on the manteI
put this was not the remedy Sought In
turning about and feeling for the water
pitcher, the gentleman discovered a man
standing within a few feet of him With
ms usual presence of mind he reached
Tor his pistol and then quickly covered The
intruder AT that moment the gentle
mans wife, having heard him fumblinp
in the dark, struck a light. She was mo-
mentarlly frightened at seeing her hus-
band in the middle of the floor. with
q glittering pistol drawn and pointing,
but she, more than he, enjoyed the Joke
when she saw that he was trying to Shoot
his reflection in the large mirror.
Marietta correspondent Atlanta Jour
nal: Mrs. Amanda Moon, who was found
by her husband with her throat cut at an
early hour Tuesday morning last at her
home near Powder Springs has confessed
that she attempted to murder Mrs. SAN
ford, who was occupying an adjoining bed
and failed in her attempts, tried to end
her own life. Mrs. Sanford was passing bv
the Moon residence Monday afternoon and
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