The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-03


tizing near here. One colored brother
was baptized in a seersucker suit, and
when the suit got wet ii drew up until
his pants were above his knees. A good
old sister met him as he stepped out OF
the water. grasped his hand and asked
him how he felt. The negro hesitated as
he looked at his person and said: IL
feel like a darn fool ="
A telegram from Scotland announced
to the people of McRae Monday morning
that a mad dog had just left that place
in the direction of the latter town. Be
fore the citizens could prepare for the in
vasion, however. the rabid visitor made
his appearance and ran through the town.
biting five other dogs on the way and
tearing the trouser leg of a Mr.. Fletcher.
The latter mounted a horse and set out
in pursuit. He came up with the ami
NAL a mile from McRae and killed it.
The presence of mind of aunt Annie"
an old colored servant at the home of
John Swearingen Of Irwin county, recent
~ prevented the attempt of a burglar
during the absence of her master. The
old woman was awakened by a noise at
the window and saw the man trying to
raise the sash. Shoot him, Matte" she
cried out instantly. Shoot him" The
advice was purely fictitious, for the girl
she told to shoot was asleep at the time
The burglar took alarm, however, and
scampered away as fast as his legs could
carry him.
Camilla Clarion: There was an inter-
esting trial before Justice McNair last
Monday, Mr.. Jesse Taylor was prosecut-
ed by Mr.. William Bettison for kidnapping
Miss Susie Bettison the 17-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. Bettison, and OBTAINING her
from home. From the evidence introduced
il seems that the girl Susie and Mr.. Tay-
Tor were at a social gathering and when
Mr.. Taylor left Miss Susie went with him
and ii was nearly a month before she
was seen by her parents again. Taylor
was bound over under a $3.50 bond to APP
pear at the next term of the superior
court.
Thomas w. johnson of Charleston, an
employe of the Georgia Railroad Com
pany, was crushed to death under
freight train on that road at Union Point
Sunday. johnson was the brakeman on
the train. 1t is supposed that he came to
the point where the air brake was not
working right and dropped down between
the cars to adjust the brake. The train
was still moving and 1t is believed that
as 1t jerked Johnson was thrown from
between the cars to the ground. she
train stopped at Union Point and john
son was discovered pinioned under the
brake beam. which had caught him as
he fell. He was badly mangled and died
in few moments after being taken from
under the cars.
At Atlanta Monday the supreme court
heard by brief the appeal for new trial
OF M. Lowry, the Croatan Indian, who is
under sentence of death in Glynn county
Lowry was convicted of having shot and
killed Patrick Burns, and found guilty
without recommendation. Burns and Low
ry were fast friends and frequently hunt
ed and fished together They subsisted
chiefly on the game they caught and kill
ed. One night Burns was badly wounded.
and, going to neighbours house, he laid
the blame on his quondam friend, the In
dian. At the trial Lowry introduced no
testimony and left the burden of his guilt
with the state to prove. The supreme
court has the granting of a new trial I'M
der consideration.
The bond of Vincent T, Sanford, tax coll
lector of Floyd county, has not yet been
received by the controller general. Mr..
Sanford insists that the bond was APPROX
ed by the county commissioners of Floyd
county ana mailed to the executive depart
ment ON Dec s, 1895. 1t
was reported that the tax
collector of Douglass county had not
forwarded his bond, but it was found Sat
urday morning in the governors office.
Probably MIR. Sanfords bond has been like
wise misplaced, but a diligent search has
failed to find it. or course if Mr.. Sanford
can prove that his bond was miscarried
by the mails the matter can be easily add
justed. But IL IL is shown that he has
been careless and derelict, and has failed
to comply with the law IL rests entirely
with the governor whether he shall be al
lowed 20 take charge of the Office or not.