The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-09
ITEMS IN THE THREE STATES.
GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA BRIEFLY PARA
GRAPHED.

A Negro Held for killing Another
Set Free on the Ground of Justifi-
able Homfcide-A Woman Meets II
Horrible Death at Saw Mil.
Death of Prominent Citizen of
Athens.
GEORGIA.
w. +. VIM, a man about forty-tive years
of age, who lives al Fort Valley, died at
Admission, Ala, Friday.
Macon has $4,000 worth of cotton in her
warehouses and piled in her streets Far
mers are holding it for S cents
Mrs. Charles H. Rodgers widow of the
late Charles H. Rodgers, died at her home
in Vineville, a suburb of Macon Friday
night.
The motion for a new trial for Ryder
was not heard at Columbus Friday, as
Court Stenographer Palmer had not com
ple.ed all the evidence in the case. Judge
Butt continued the hearing until Dec. B.
and a supersedeas was issued, deferring
the execution, which was to have occurred
on Nov. "a.
Henry Shelley, the negro held upon the
charge Of killing Bob Young, the negro
VINO was IOunu uEdQ near TIC tOiOl th 1NAiA-
etery at Americus several weeks since,
had committal trial before Judge May
nard Saturday and was discharged, the
evidence of witnesses showing that the
shooting was done in seh-defense.
There was terrific head-end collision
some distance below Rome, on the South
ern railway, Friday night Two freight
trains ran together and the engines were
completely demolished and the track bad
" torn up. The trainmen jumped from
the engines and saved themselves, but
the engines were completely demolished.
Railroad men say the track will be clear
by morning.
During the past month there was ship
ped from Darien, coastwise and foreign,
224s,753 feet of hewn and sawn timber
and lumber. During the month ending
on the 3lst ultimo there was measured
at the public boom 100000 feet of square,
scab and sawn timber. This does not in
eude the sawn timber and lumber which
came in during the month and was car
ried direct to the private booms.
Mrs. E. Swilling was killed at Capt. J. w
Smiths steam gin, eight miles below Hart
well, Friday Mrs. Swlling attempted to
step over a counter shaft that was revolv-
ing rapidly on a line about eight inches
above the ground, when her dress was
caught by set screw. She was hurled
around the shaft several times before the
machinery could be stopped. Both legs were |
broken, and in fact, every bone in her body !
seemed broken or badly jerked out of joint. |
Mrs. Swillng lived only a few hours.
Lester Echols, the young man who is
charged with killing Marshal Tidwell, of |
Seney, was captured Friday morning and |
is now in the Floyd county Jail. Tidwell |
had arrested Echols and was on his way |
to the lock up with him when Echols, il is |
alleged fred the fatal shot and escaped |
in the darkness. The authorities of Seney |
offered 300 reward for his capture and to |
this Gov Atkinson added a reward of 5000 |
Mrs. Echols, Testers mother, went to |
Rome Saturday, and employed Wright & |
Ewing to defend the case. Mr.. Ewing went |
to Seney and after a thorough investiga- |
tion decided that Echols is not guilty of
the killing. He says that he found credible
witnesses who will swear that Echols did
not fire the shot that killed Tidwell. but
that 1t was fired behind his back while |
several parties were engaged in a fight |
The preliminary trial will occur in a day |
or two.
Hiram H. Crawford, a prominent citizen |
of Athens, died at st. Joseph's infirmary |
at Atlanta Friday. Until about six months |
ago he had enjoyed good health, but at |
that time he was suddenly taken III and |
the physicians announced that he had |
fallen a victim to consumption. Some |
weeks ago he decided that a trip to Mexico |
and California would benefit him and he |
accordingly set out on his journey. When |
he reached Atlanta he was so i'll that he |
could go no further. and he was taken to !
the nflrmary, where he received the best |
of treatment, but he steadily grew worse |
and died Friday. Mr.. Crawford had reach |
ed the age of thirty years and was unmar-
ried. In Athens he was recognized as one |
Of the most progressive citizens of that
place and he stood high in business circles |
He was connected with several banks of
that place and was a partner in the firm
of Webb & Crawford, one of the leading
wholesale grocery houses of Northeast |
Georgia.