People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-12
HERE IN OLD GEORGIA.


The Latest News of Interest From Our
Brightest Exchanges.
Fourte en- divorces were granted by
the Savannah court in one day.
Mr.. Chas. Thigpen, living near Adj
son was killed by being thrown from
his buggy.
Near Gibson, Tip Usry killed his
brother on Sunday. The trouble be-
tween them originated at dance the
night before.
Georgia lumbermen are shipping
yellow pine lumber to Europe. Won
der if they want a protective tariff to
keep it from coming back.
Bud Brooks, the accompice of Grady
Reynolds in the assassination and rob
berry of Mr.. Hunt two weeks ago, was
captured in South Carolina on Friday.
Sidney Lasalles, otherwise known as
Lord Beresford, has secured the priv
iege of supply ing Fitzgerald with cleo
trio lights, gas and water for the next
twenty years.
While out hunting near Gainesville,
d. B. Langford accidently fired load
of birdshot into the shoulder of Mr., Ed.
Thomson. The wound is not consid-
cred fatal
Mr.. o. N. Dana, of Macon, shot him
self on Monday morning. He had
been unwell for some time and despon-
dency was likely the cause of the sui
eide.
Willie Bland, Thomasvilie boy of
IS years, has been arrested for robbing
the mails. His plea is that his falary
was too small to support his old father
and mother.
The trial of John McCulloch charged
with wife murder, which was to
have been taken up on Monday by the
Clayton county court, was continued
on account of the sickness of his attor-
ney, Col. Glenn of Atlanta.
John Flanagan, negro, of Telfair
county, killed the father and mother of
his wife with a razor and slashed
two other members of the family He
took to the woods in time to escape
lynching by the lnfuriated negroes of
the vicinity.
Tom Cain, of Macon, while on spree
Saturday night cut Carrie Hollis, a
demimondain twice with knife. The
cuts were serious and may result in the
she expresses regret that the wretch
has been jailed
Ten thousand people went out to
hear Sam Jones at the Tabernacle on
Sunday afternoon. Sam will remain
in Atlanta for "a month and aided by
George Stuart will wage relentless war
on Atlanta's sins and shortcomings.
Sam and George make team that is
team. No two men can draw bigger
crowd nor hold them better.
An effort was made to assassinate
Sam Doss, young farmer, near Rome.
Doss was called to the door and fired
upon from the darkness, the shot cut
ting the leg of his pants. A recent
charge of seduction against Doss prob
ably explains the motive OF the as
sault.
M. j. Daily, of Savannah, was sent to
Jail by Judge Falligant for refusing to
pay alimony to his divorced wife. Daily
made the plea that he did not have the
money and meant no contempt of court
but the judge decided he could pay if
he would and ordered him to Jail till
the money was forth coming.
The Fulton county grand jury has
found indictments against W. G. Hale,
the defaulting president of the South
ern Mutual Building and Loan Asso-
citation, for embezzlement: Hale was
last heard of jim New York nearly two
weeks ago. He may still be in hiding
in the great city, but it is more lik ely
that he has skipped the country. Sher-
if helms will make a vigorous effort
to find him and bring him back
1t has been recently discovered that
a negro, Major Lee, has been at hard
labor in the penitentiary for fourteen
years contrary to law. Pending an
appeal for new trial Lee was sent to
the chain gang. The Supreme court
granted the new trial but Lee was
none the wiser and none the better off
for it. Solicitor Osborne only recently
discovered the facts in the case Lee
will now get a new trial and will likely
be found not guilty, yet he will have no
redress or compensation for his long
imprisonment.
Atlanta's detectives Conn and Cason,
who were sent to New Orleans, at the
request of the chief of police of that
city, to help spot the crooks attending
the Mardi Gras carnival, will bring
back with them two or three noted
crooks to answer to the charge of rob
berries committed in this city. AS
trophies of their clever work they will
bring back a costly diamond scarf pin
taken from Roland Reed, the actor,
during the Exposition and fine gold