The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-01

charms and took the life of his wife with
"a view of clipping with Mrs Chambers
Patterson viii be tried for murder at the
July term of Han superior court.
An unfortunate affair occurred in JUS
tice J. w. Flanders court at Wrightsville
Wednesday. During the progress Of the
trial of a case between r. II. Rogers and
a. o. Kennedy. the former received
fearful cut on the left side of the neck
penetrating deep and an inch or more in
length. The trouble grew out OF diner
ence in the statement Of the two gentle
men in the case during which IL Is said,
the lie was passed They came together
and before they could be separated, Mr.
Rogers received the dangerous wound as
above stated. At last accounts his condi-
ton was dangerous. Kennedy escaped.
Atlanta will be overrun with prominent
medical men from all parts of the coun-
try next week. as three national medical
associations are to hold their annual con-
ventions there. one the American Acad-
envy of Medicine. will meet Saturday Of
this week, and will be in session sat
urday and Monday. Another, the Ameri-
can Medical Association. will meet Mon
day and will be in session through the
Sth. The third the National Confederation
of State Medical, Examining and Licens-
ing boards will meet on Monday, and Will
be in session for several days. These meet
ngs will bring together more distinguish
ed medical men than have ever been
gathered at Atlanta before at one time.
one of the most interesting of them, to
the people of Georgia, will be DR.. Hunter
Mcclure of Richmond, Stonewau Jack
sons old physician
with four warrants charging him with
as many different ofenses, DR.. w. S. AFRO
wood, a we'll known young physician. oc-
cupies a cell in the county jail at Atlanta,
awaiting preliminary hearings on the va
rous warrants. DIR. ArrOwoOds troubles,
1t seems, grew out Of some dealings with
]. B. Redwine, the money lender whose
ala lr 10 a nFOER=
cutor. The warrants against DR.. AFRO
wood charge him with larceny, larceny
and swindling. He will be given prelimi-
nary hearing next Tuesday In May, 1888,
the wife of DIR. ArroWood died and he bor-
rowed money from Mr.. Redwine with
which TO paw the funeral expenses, putting
up as security deeds to certain properties.
Later DR.. Arrowood induced Mr.. Redwine
to let him have the deeds as he intended,
so he claims. to sell the property and to
repay the loan with the proceeds Of the
sale. He failed, however, to return the
deeds and was arrested Saturday upon
complaint of Mr. Redwine, on a charge
of cheating and swindllng.
G. d. Blair, a railroad man. found his
wife in a room over a Mitchell street bar
room at Atlanta about noon Wednesday
and, drawing a pistol, attempted TO shoot
her. The woman ran down the steps and
up the street and, pursued by her irate
husband ran into the Globe clothing store
and hid under a counter. The spectacle Of
a woman running through the street pur-
sued by a man with a pistol in his hands
attracted a. large crowd and created much
excitement. Among those attracted We're
Patrolmen Thompson and Norman. Just
as Blair darted around the corner of
Whitehall street, Parolman Thompson
! caught him by the tail of his coat Blair
whirled around and putting the point of
| his pistol in the officers face, was about to
null the trigger when j. NJ. Coleman caught
| his arm A struggle ensued and Patrol
man Norman came up. The officers man
| aged to subdue the Infatuated man and
sent him to police headquarters on a
! charge of assault with intent to murder.
| Half an hour later Blair was taken to the
! courtroom of Justice Orr for a hearing.
| The hearing was postponed and while he
was being held for the bailim to come af-
/ ter him to carry him to jail, Blair climbed
out front window on the awning below
and made his escape.