The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-11

Against John ConIey at Atlanta.
GEORGIA
The Ber-lion system for the illntd-
cation OF criminals by measurement has
been adopted AZ Atlanta, and VIII so into
effect al once
Mrs. Anna Evans of Atlanta has filed
suit against =. Sausone. an I-aiian fruit
dealer. for $500 damages. claiming TO
have been run over ly one or IBIS wagons
and injured seriously lu several d-ii-reni
places
Washington correspondence Morning
News: The board OF education held "a
meeting on last Friday and elected r. =.
ho-.nssWor or CafrQiton, sup Jenl-
emit OF the public schools. MI. Holdings
worth has held this position at Carrolton
for number Of years
In the superior court at Atlanta. Tues
day. Mrs. Florence Z. Ormond was grant
ei a total divorce from her husband.
James i. Ormond, 90 whom she was mar
RED in 1873. The jury. In granting the die
vOrce 10 Mrs. Orm0nd. granted Mr.. Or
mond the right TO marry again.
At Atlanta, Tuesday. the jury I'm the
case of W. T. Walker and others against
J. T and C. w. Pope to recover fifty acres
OF land in Fulton county. that was the
brought I'm a verdict for the defendants.
Tht plaintiffs alleged that b. j.. Walker,
as trustee sold the land TO the Popes and
that he had no right TO do so and sued
20 recover H.
Isaac Paynter. Bob Smith and Tom
Fountain are on trial in the United States
court at Atlanta Tor conspiracy. The
charge grows out of the alleged WhlD-
ping Of G.. n Hammett i'm Rabun county
by the defendants. Hammett was sus-
pected or reporting several illicit distl-
leries to the revenue officers. and one night
he was taken out by Whitecappers and
given severe whipping.
The Georgia Weekly Press Association
Will hold it's tenth annual meeting In Ell
berton, July IA and Is. The Georgia Wo-
mans Press Club will meet I'm that city
the same date. Wednesday afternoon, July
10, al o'clock, the editors and ladies' will
leave Tor Atlanta, whence the party viii
so on an excursion TO the Mammoth Cave
IN Kentucky, stopping at other points Of
interest en- route.
serious accident happened on the
AIilledgeville road near the two-mile
crossing OF the Georgia railroad In Rich
mond county Tuesday. Mrs William
Sample was driving along IN n buggy
when her vehicle was run into by a run
away morse with wagon attached. Mrs.
sample had her baby with her. The We
hicle was overturned and both thrown
out. Mrs. Samples collarbone was brok-
en- and the baby painfully bruised. but il
Is believed that neither is seriously in
jured.
1t was reported at Americas. Tuesday.
night that Charles McKissack, a young
man living out near the L. c. Hudson
place had been shot and perhaps seriously
wounded. From the best information OBJ
tainable, IL seems that Mr.. Mc&issack was
engaged IN difficulty with a negro farm
hand, when Mrs. McKissack, realizing his
danger, came to the rescue with a pistol
In hiring the weapon the bullet accidentally
struck Mr.. McKissack in the shoulder
Inc extent Of the wound is not known,
as the shooting took place several miles
In the country.
b. l. Hughes has returned to Rome from
New York with the necessary papers rat
flying the sale of $4,000 new city bonds
OF Rome, recently negotiated at ~ per
cent; tuesday council met and passed
resolutions formally accepting the terms
and the New York Life Insurance Com
pany the purchaser, was notified of the
ratification of the sale Mr. Hughes has
been congratulated on his success in Sc
curing such advantageous terms The
ehgfaVer VIII proceed with his work at
once so that the bonds may be ready TO
take the place of those maturing Jan. l.
Ihoma5 Whaley, an old citizen of GWin-
nett county committed suicide Monday
afternoon by drowning himself In Yellow
river. For several months past his mind
had been unbal anced, and he had to be
closely watched.
Tweed correspondence Morning News:
quite a heated coloquy ensued between
Kew John Wilkes and Rev. Jacob Barber
last Sunday. at the OcOnee school house
A large number of people and children
We're present to attend the Sabbath school
exercises. Mr.. Barber was questioning the
classes IN reference to a chapter read
When a certain question asked by him
Drousht up the subject Of commentators
Parson Wilkes suggested that Mr. Barber
might with the aid of the reference book
ind the answer. mo sir Uncle John I
nave no use for those kind of books. The
Blple Is guide enough for me, and I'll use
Il, answered Mr.. Barber in a loud TONE
tnnk the Bible commentator is useful
IN referring, and is necessary and i believe
IN them, replied the venerable white hair
ed MI Wilkes. The argument lasted for
some time. Some one suggested that the
matter would be brought to the church
Let II go, I'm not afraid Of them I'll fight
them with the Bible" said Mr.. Barber.
An interesting case, in which the nron-
erty of dead man, managed by a man
who went crazy and then died. figures "a
the bone of contention. was taken I'M
IN the superior court at Atlanta Tues
gay, before Judge Lumpkn. Several
years ago B. F. Cooper died and lanes
cooper was appointed administrator on
ms estate Among the assets was a life
insurance policy for 5000. which vvas a.
posted in the American Trust ana Bani--
ing, company by the administrator who
nad an individual account there and owed
ne Dahk note amounting to 5000. Mr.
cooper became untitled to manage the
estate and went to the asylum r. w
Boone was appointed administrator He
found that the American Trust and panir-
ing company had credited the estate with
1900 less than the $1,000 deposited. The
bank had James Cooper credited with
the 1900 which he owed on the mote. and
this left the insurance money off inst
that much. Mr.. Boone is suing TO re-
cover the $1,000. The bank alleges that
James Cooper had nothing but a ner~
sonal account with it, and thar The
money went to the payment of his debt
An important order in the
Broad will contest was taken
before Judge Lumpkin in the sr-
perior court al Atlanta Tuesday. the iu6Sa
overruling the exceptions to the auditors
report and dismissing the names Of Nav
nard Broad and Shumate from the hin
naming E. s. McCandless permanent a.
mlnlsuator and directing a verdict for
$ls,t5J principal and SHOPS interest apalnst
Jonn Conley. John Broad was a weaIfb,-
but eccentric old Englishman. who iive3
IN Atlanta years ago, and owned properfv
Worth about $4,000. He died, ana John
Conley was appointed administrator IN
the estate. When Mr. Conley had paij
out TO different creditors about S}0 OO0 Of
the money belonging to the estate. he was
removed as administrator in 1854 and 4,
) MeCandiess appointed temporary al
mlnlstrator in his place. He brought suit
against Conley for an accounting and ~
recover the amount of money due t6e
estate. The case was referred to w II
Ellis, as auditor. His report found for