The herald., 1897-01-18
THE Days RECORD OF CRIME
An Election Riot in a Georgia
Town
POLITICAL LEADERS SHOT
10 the Effort to Avoid q Second Tie
Vote
AL LEADERS SHOT
4 Kansas Judge Arrested While Sick
in Bedt-An Unusual Number OF
Robberies Reported.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. ia special
to the Commercial Tribune from Ameri-
Gus, Ga, says: For over "a hours the
village Of Byron, in Houston county,
has been in a state of riot, in which four
men, Messrs. c. c. Richardson. c. c..
Bateman, c. L. Bateman and r. H. Bas-
kies, were shot and others held in terror.
The trouble grew out Of an election for
municipal officers held two weeks ago
which resulted In a tie. the town divid-
ing into bitter factions and charges of
fraud being freely interchanged be-
tween the leaders. A second election
was called for yesterday to decide the
contest In which every voter was
brought up to the polls, not change
taking place in the political alignment,
thus causing fear of second tie, which
was actually the result The leaders
Of the factions were Charles L. Bate
man and. C. c. Richardson. Unfortun-
ately they approached the polls at the
same moment, when personal colli-
sion took place, in which shotguns were
produced. Their followers made rush
home for arms. and in a few moments
the village street presented a warIike
scene. The telegraph operator, who
was woman. abandoned her key in ter
ror, and thus for hours the outside world
was cut off from communication. The
arrival Of the sheriff after dark restored
comparative peace, but at 9 p. m. the
trouble was renewed, and a t the ringing
Of the school bell the entire population
was once more in the street The
sheriff succeeded in establishing his
authority, but the feud now started,
especially since the election has to be
held over again, Is looked upon as one
to result in further bloodshed.
AUGUSTA, Ca. Jan. IA special to
the News from Byron. Ga, says: Re-
ports sent out from this place of a riot
were greatly exaggerated. There was
no bloodshed. 1t was only fisticuff be-
tween three men,
A SUSPECT ARRESTED
ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Jan. ia special to
the Republic from Birming CHAM, Ala,
says: The statement was given out by
the sheriff late tonight that Hungarian
tramp gained Sam Palatka had been
arrested at Eastman, Ga, on the charge
of being one of the men who wrecked a
Birmingham Mineral train at Cathaba
river bridge December 27th. whereby
twenty-six lives were lost Deputy Sher-
iff James Ball has gone for the prisoner.
The principal evidence against Pa
latka is the alleged fact that he told per-
sons at Eastman of the wreck and de-
scribed it very vividly. This directed
suspicion to him by Eastman authori-
ties and when information was wired
here his arrest was ordered. 1t was ru-
mored that confession sas been made,
but this lacks confirmation.
WAYLAID AND ROBBED.
night George p Beauvais was waylaid,
robbed and beat over the head by
negro in the Texas Pacific yards. The
weapon used was coupling pin. Beau
vais reached the hotel and gave a de-
scription of the would-be murderer.
Before midnight the highwayman had
been arrested, was brought before his
victim and fully identified. The negro
was placed In JAIL but at daybreak this
morning his body was found dangling
from tree where 1t remained for sew
eral hours. The coroner's jury investi-
gated and returned verdict of death
by hanging in the hands of some un-
known parties.
EMIGRANTS ROBBED.
GUTHRIE, o. T., Jan. ia party
OF emigrants en- route from Missouri to
oklahoma by wagon were held up and
robbed of all money and valuables in
the mountainous cocintry on the west
ern line Of the Creek reservation The
robbers secured about $1,000 There
were six bandits under the leadership
OF man whom one Of the Missouri
ans recognized as George Taylor. the
escaped murderer of the Meeks family.
This is the same section in which
travelling man recognized Taylor a
month ago. and is a rough mountain
Gus district, where the Dalton. Cook
and Doolin gangs formerly held their
rendezvous
POSTAL THIEVES
SALT LAKE Jan. IF. M. Nc
Bride, assistant postmaster, and J. w.
cunningham, stamp clerk of the Salt
Lake postoff1ce are in the custody of the
United States marshal on a charge of
embezzlement, The former is said to be
short in his accounts $4,000 and the latter
to the amount of $3.50.
The complaint was made by Captain
Nichols, the inspector for this district.
Mcbride has always been considered
one OF the most efficient postoffice off
cials in the west. He is the son of Judge
Mcbride of Spokane. Wash, and has
been in the postal service here for sew
enteen years.
SUCCEEDED AT LAST.
SANTA ROSA, Jan. 17-John Mize. a
middae-aged man, we'll known here
committed suicide by drinking carboIio
aclf dt MS nome on the Iiea ldsburg road
this afternoon. Insanity is supposed
to be the cause. Mize had been in the
insane asylum some months and came
home few weeks ago 1t was not the
first time he attempted to commit sui
eide About two years ago he shot
himself in the head with revolver. but
recovered. He carried a big bullet in
his forehead nearly three years without
any apparent suffering
A LIBRARY THIEF
BOSTON, Jan. F.-Carl B. Christen-
sen. who says he was a professor in
Waterloo college, Waterloo City. Ia.
was arrested today charged with taking
about thirty books ofvarlous kinds from
the public library. In Christensen's
room were found thirty three books
which came from the Hartford public
library. He admitted he took the books
In Hartford, where he stopped few
weeks last summer Christensen is SO
years old, Dane and unmarried.
ARRESTED IN BED.
FORT SCOTT, Kas., Jan. 17-While
stck In bed Judge j. F. Mcdonald, ac-
oused Of the embezzlement Of several