The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-19

ed Judgment for Mr.. Perot for SO ,6O3,lT. This
being the fun amount sued for. Inc SUIT
was on one of personal notes given 10 the
Equitable Engineering and Construction
Company of Philadelphia, the contractors
who built the street railroad in Athens. II
was agreed that Judge Berry try the case
without the Intervention OF a jury.
Hazlehurst correspondence Morning
News. Last Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Thompson gave a valentine enter
tainment at their beautiful home, Whlch
is unequalled for unlimited hospltally
and elegance. The Thompson dwelling is
of recent construction, ana 1lulshed IN
modern style, is large ana spacious ana
stands an attractive mark in the midst or
the old pine woods about Twelve mles
from Hazlehurst party numbering
seVenty-nive ladies and gentlemen leit
Hazlehurst at p. m. on special train
for Mr. Thompson's residence, under the
direction and control of Mr.. h. Burdette'
superintendent of the Southern Elne COM
panv's mills. The party comprised the
elite of the vicinity and town, married and
single all on pleasure bent; Mr. ana
Mrs Thompson received the visitors win
characteristic kindness. A supper or va
ried and tempting delicacies was served
to one hundred guests, after which dane
ing to the music of nrst class slIlhs
band was INDUCED in. REGULATIONS, eN-
qusite singing, and piano solos We're 1ea-
lures of an entertainment anu pdnqutgII
which for hospitality and refinement Will
be remembered for years by the dehght-
ed participants. Among the guests from
Hazlehurst were Mr.. and Mrs. ~ Bur
dette and Miss Lula Burdette. Mr.. and
Mrs p OSeefe. Mr.. and Mrs AVeritte, MI
and Mrs. Mccall Mr. and Mrs. koote,
Mr. J. and 7. Pace, Mr.. Middleton, May OF
baltimore and members OF the council
A special to the Atlanta Journal, from
Madison, gives the following fuller ac-
count of a tragedy reported in a telegram
in the Morning News of Monday: John
Nolan shot and killed Charles Cowan sat
urday night, four miles from Madison.
There were no witnesses 10 the SNORING,
and Nolan says " was accluenlal. Inc
Young men We're farmers and neighbors.
Saturday morning they went to Madison
together, riding in Cowan.s buggy Ihey
spent the day in Madison together.
Early in the afternoon Cowan tried to get
Nolan to go home with him, but Nolan
was drinking and declined to leave town.
Later however, COwan persuaded him TO
go and together they left town. In the
buggy was a ten-gallon key of whisky.
About dark Nolan drove the buggy up to
DR. Stones office and requested the doc
tor to go out to the buggy and attend to
Cowan, whom he said was wounded, DR.:
Stone hurried to the buggy, but found
Cowan was dead. The body was taken 10
the hotel. Nolan said that when about
four miles from Madison, while on their
way home he took his pistol from his
pocket and put some cartridges in it; that
while putting the cartridges in COwan
grabbed the weapon and in the scntfle it
was discharged. He saw that Cowan was
shot and turned the buggy round and
started for rMadisoN for medical attention,
bringing Cewan with him, and that the
first time he knew he was dead was when
DIR. Stone told him of it. Ed Cowan,
brother of the deceased, thinks his brother
was murdered. He swore out a warrant
for Nolan, charging him with that ,offense
and he is nowsin jail. The coroner's jury
returned a verdict of murder Monday,
based on testimony that Nolan said be-
fore leaving town that he meant Ito shoot
Cowan's id brains out before he got
home" A year ago Nolan shot young
man named Wheelin in Walton county,
and made his escape. He eluded the Of
ficers for a long time, and it is said during
that time Cowan assisted him in hiding
out Wheeln recovered and Nolan is now
under bond to answer the charge of at
tempting to kill Wheelin."