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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-11
WARRENTON UP TO DATE.
Interesting Items From Warren
COunty's Thriving CAPITAL.

Warrenton, Ga, Oct. 1O.-Warrenton
promises to get on a boom soon An ar
tesian well, water works and electric lights
are among the improvements under con-
temptation, and with fair prospect of being
obtained. The grand jury, at the session
of the superior court this week. unani-
mously adopted a resolution authorizing
the county commissioners to bear one-half
of the expense of boring an artesian well
mere the town to assume the other half
OF the burden. A committee of three was
appointed to confer with the town authori-
ties for this purpose. The county commits
sioners were also authorized to equip the
court house with water and sanitary ap-
planes when the well shall have been
completed. 1t is worth while to note that
the majority of the grand jury are popu-
lists.
Prominent citizens of Warrenton are
now comforting with an electrical manu-
featuring company with view to secur-
ing an electric light plant here A proDo-
sition has already been made by the com
pany, which is regarded with favor The
idea is to utilize the power from Cody's
branch, stream about one mile from the
town, the flow of which is said to be am
pie Tor the purpose. The town is already
well lighted by kerosene lamps, but it is
claimed that the electric lights will be
more economical, as well as more desira-
BILE in every way.
Several new residences have gone up
recently, and others are I'm prospect.
The Warren county fair, which opens
here Oct. 10. promises to be the best the
county has ever held. A number of good
displays have been secured, among them
Ludden & Bates Southern Music house
The racing promises to be especially fine
Interest has been aroused in this feature
through all the surrounding counties
twenty eight horses having been entered
A number are now here in training, Some
good purses are offered and the racing
promises to be very lively.
There was one murder trial this week a
negro, Dan Duck. for the killing of a ne
gro preacher named Hall in the upper
portion of the county over a year ago
There had already been a mistrial. Duck
was defended by Hon. Thomas e. Wat
son, who made one of his characteristic
spirited, humorous and pathetic appeals
The jury, after remaining out all night
returned a verdict of acquittal
Judge Seaborn Reese, who presides over
this circuits was serenaded last night by
the Warrentop brass band and promptly
responded with a contribution to aid the
youthful organization.
Among the new improvements here is
long distance telephone connection with
Atlanta, Augusta and Athens.
Cotton is practically all open and the far
mers report that the greater part of their
crop has already been marketed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-11

big rifles to be erected on the new battery
on Sullivan's Island has reached the city.
IL reached here to-day over the Atlantic
Coast Line, a special car with two extra
trucks having been built to bring it safely
through from New York to Charleston.
The gun is from Sandy Hook station and
weighs $1,000 pounds and Is a veritable
monster of war. With two other guns of
the same make and calibre and with the
mortars and numerous other smaller guns
and torpedo tubes, advantageously placed
at Fort Sumter Fort Moutrie and the new
batteries on Sulivan's Island, it viii be
almost an impossib.lity for the big cruiser.
AlphOnso XIII, to even stand off any dis
lance from Charleston harbor let alone
run the gauntlet of these weapons of war
and enter the harbor. The gun will be
moved over to the island and mounted
next week.
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TAYLOR SUPERIOR COURT.
~. II. StaInnker, slayer of J. c. HamlI-
ton, Gets Twenty Years.


Butler, Ga, Oct. 10.-Taylor county SUI
perior court adjourned Saturday to second
Monday in January, next, when Judge
Butt will hold term mainly to try the
railroad damage cases, which grew out Of
the passenger train running into the sand
pit switch in the extreme western part
of the county during the first trial of Dr.
Ryder at Talbotton, Ga.
Among the worst hurt were DIR. John
son of Richland, Ca, and ex-senator Sam
s. Monk of Butler, Ga. Both have suits
pending in Taylor superior court. Dr.
Johnson's is for $4,000, the largest amount
ever sued for in a similar case in Taylor
superior court.
The main business transacted last week
was the trial of j. p. Stalnaker, charged
with the killing of John c. Hamilton in
April, 1896. The prisoner put up no wit
nesses, relying on his statement, and his
attorneys opening and conclusion. The
jury returned a verdict of guilty of volun-
tary manslaughter and Judge Butt SEN
fenced Stalnaker to the penitentiary for
twenty years, and prisoner and counsel
are so well pleased they will not take an
appeal, but depend on the future for re-
lief
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FLORIDA.

Mayor John G. McGriffin of Fernan-
dina recommends to council, among other
public improvements, the building of
city hall.
All the working people are busy in Tai
lahassee, and skilled mechanics, painters,
paper hangers, etc, could find employ
ment there.
General Superintendent c. B. Knott, of
the Henry NJ Flagler, East Coast Line
hotel system. has decided to open the AL
cazar on Nov. 7, for the season of 1S97-9S
as he believes the increasing business. to
Florida demands early accommodations
for guests.
The seminary west Of the Suwannee op-
ened formally last Wednesday. On Mon
day, Oct. 4. all the students assembled
in the chapel at the seminary for entrance
examinations and to be classified. The
state superintendent of education, W. n.
Sheats, made an excellent address.
Charles E. Mastyre and family of Wash
ington, D. c., went to Tallahassee a few
days ago. and yesterday Bernard & Son
sold him the Choate place Just beyond the
city limits. There is a dwelling and other
buildings on the place, and the tract con-
tains hfty-two acres of excellent land.
Jacksonville has a new corporation, the
Security Investment Company, with a cap
ital Of 5000, for which letters patent were
issued to-day The company will buy and
sell real estate, stocks, bonds, securities
etc. The incorporators are J. d. Baker
VIM. Bostwick, Jr, p. d. Cassidy, I. l..
Aeosta and L. J. Geregle.
The concensus Of opinion with the dozen
prominent Cubans, living at Fernandina
as refugees from Cuba, is that only Cuba's
Independence viii be tolerated by the in
surgents. They laugh at the idea of au-
tonomy as 1t recalls to them the promises
made in order to end the ten years war
They think it peculiar that Spaniards are
welcomed TO travel uninterrupted over the
United States and that American citizens
are not allowed to land on Spanish (Cu-
ban) soil, or permitted moving anywhere
thereon without a known SPY at their
heels, even then, they say, an American
cannot leave Havana; and is imprisoned
just for the dropping Of their hats
The HopkInsville CKy) Kentuckian says
that about twenty-five young men, repre-
sentiug the best families IN South Chris
tan, taking with them more or less capt.
tai are arranging to go to Florida this
1all to engage in the cultivation of the
cuban type Of tobacco. Christian conn
~ Kentucky, has been for years one of
the chlei tobacco producing sections of
the state, and il U.s. very likely that the
newcomers 70 Floridawill be of q success
1ul class Of men. The 5O-cent tobacco of
Florida Is something like a KlondIso mo
se' 70 the Kentucky grower who goes on
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-11

FUNERAL OF REV. PITCHER.
The Baptist Minister Dies Suddenly
at the Age of II.

Warrenton, Ga, Oct 10-The funeral of
Rev. Thomas ]. Pitcher, a well known and
widely beloved Baptist minister. took
place yesterday from the Baptist church
here. The deceased was Il years of age
and leaves a large family Miss e. b.. T
W, and NJ. b. Pitcher of Augusta. and
Mr.. A. c, Pitcher and Mrs. J. E. McMn-
Ian of Savannah being among the num-
Der. Mr. Pitcher had been a resident of
recent years Of Stellayille, Jefferson coun
ty. but was here on visit to relatives He
had started 70 return to his home and was
taken suddenly III two miles from town
at the residence of his friend Hon. Mala
Gin Norris. His Illness was not regarded
as serious, but the second day he was
taken much worse and died Thursday
night. He had been faithful Christian
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the breaks al Louisville and takes any
thing from cents up for Nis crop.
A thief was discovered about l o'clock
Saturday morning climbing out of the
pantry window, at the boarding house
OF the Misses Argyle at Tallahassee and
some of the young men boarding there dis
charged their pistols at him as he ran
away Early the same morning George
Cummings, a noted negro gambler in the
turpentine camps, was found within two
blocks of where the shooting occurred at
/ O'Clock shot I'm the side once and twice
in the back. He gave the name Of negro,
whom he said had shot him, but the gen
eral impression is that he is the pantry
thief. He was removed to a house, Dr.
Gum was summoned to see him. While
the wounds are very serious they are not
necessarily fatal.
Fernandina, Fla, Correspondence Morn
ing News: The thief who stole the con-
tents Of a cash box. amounting to $1,1O0,
from the drug store of DR.. j, L. Horsey
was caught yesterday. The boys name is
Boisey williams. He walked into the
First National Bank this morning and
asked Mr. Frederick w. Hoyt what the
coin which he had was worth. 1t was a
50 gold piece and coins of this kind are
very rare, and the one that DR.. Horsey
had in the tin cash box was probably the
only one in the city. Mr.. Hoyt had been
notified Of this coin, and several others,
so he was on the lookout for it. He told
the boy he would see what it was worth
and for him to go with him to Horsey's
drug store. where a test of the coin was
to be made. A policeman was called and
the boy was arrested. A search was made
for the property, but none of it was dis
covered beyond the 50 gold piece.
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MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION co.
RATES OF PASSAGE.

TO NEW YORK-Steamer and rail-
Cabin, limited 4 days. SIS 80. Cabin, I'M
limited, 5000. Excursion, limited
months, $32. Second class, limited days,
$14.75.
TO BOSTON-Steamer-C limited
days, $24 Excursion, limited months, $40
Second class, limited 8 days, $19.
TO WESTINGHOUSE and rail-
Cabin, unlimited, $500. Second class,
limited days, $11.20.
TO PHILADELPHIA-St and rail
Cabin, unlimited $3.50. Excursion, lin
tied months, 5000. Second class, liml-
ted days, $3.50.
TO PHILADELPHIA-Ste amer-Cabln
unlimited, ST. Second class. limited {
days, $11.5O.
TO BALTIMORE-Cabin SIS. Excursion
limited months $25. Second class, $40.
The steamships of this company are ap-
pointed to sail from Savannah to BaltI.
more as follows STANDARD time):
D. H. MILLER, Capt. Peters, WEDNEs.
DAY, Oct. 49, at 1880 p. m.
ITAsCA, Capt James, SATURDAY,
Oct. 16 at 1000 D. M
BERKSHIRE, Capt. ]. w. Kirwan, WE'D
NESDAY, Oct. 20, l p. m.
And from Baltimore every TUESDAY
and FRIDAY.
J. j. CAROLAN. Agent.
W. F. TURNER, G. P. A.,
A. D. STEBBINS, A. T. NJ
j. c. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices. Baltimore, Nd
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A BUDGET FROM BRUNSWICK.
Death of DIR. GaIe-LittIe Cumber-
land Island Not Sold.

Brunswick, Ga, Oct. 10.-Dr. A. D. Gale
Sr., one of Brunswck's old and honored
citizens, died at his home this morning al
l ocock. He was the father of DR.. Frank
p. Gale of Atlanta, and leaves a family
of four sons and five daughters, who were
at his bedside when death came.
The American schooner Frank A. Pal
mer sailed this morning at 3 o'clock with
49, 400 cTossties on board. This is the big
gest schooner in the world, and is carry
ing out of Brunswick the largest cargo of
ties ever loaded on similar vessel south.
The agents for Little Cumberland.
Brobston & Fendig, deny the statement
In the Morning News Atlanta correspond
ence that Little Cumberland has been sold
TO the Jekyl Island Club. They say Rep
resentative Felder's informant was not
familiar with the facts. The efforts to sell
Little Cumberland to the state for a penal
island colony are being made as vigorously
as possible.
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Ocean Steamship Co.
New York, Boston
--AND-
THE EAST.

Unsurpassed cabin accommodations
All the comforts of a modern hotel.
Electric lights. Unexcenel table Tickets
include meals and berth BOARD ship.
Passenger Fares From Savannah
TO NEW YORK..
Cabin, $50; Excursion, $32 Intermediate.
SIS; Excursion, $24; Steerag4 so.
TO BOSTON
Direct Ships)
Cabin, s22; Excursion, $36 intermediate.
81; Excursion, SIS; Steera@, $11.75.
TO PHILADELPHIA.
Via New York;
Cabin, 500; Excursion, $95; intermediate,
SIT; Excursion, $27; Storage, $12.
The express steamships of this line are
appointed to sail from Savannah, Central
(90th) meridian time, as follpws:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
NACOOCEEE. Capt. Smith, MONDAY,
CITY or AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett,
TUESDAY. Oct. u, 6 p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt. Burg,
WEDNESDAY, Oct 49, Il a. m.
LA GRANDE DUCHESSE. Capt. Hanlon,
FRIDAY, Oct Is, 1880 p. m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, SATUR-
DAY, OCT 10, at D. M,
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, MONDAY.
Oct. IS. $50 p. m.
NACOOCHEE, capt. Smith, TUESDAY,
Oct. 49, al 1870 p m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA. Capt. Daggett,
WEDNESDAY. Oct. %. at 2:3O p. m.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Capt Burg.
FRIDAY. Oct. % at 400 p. m.
LA GRANDE DUCHESSE, Capt. Han
Ion, SATURDAY, Oct 49, at 500 p. m
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, MON
DAY, Oct. %, at 500 p. m.
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON DIRECT.
GATE CITY, Capt. Googin, THURSDAY,
Oct. A. $50 p. M
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, SUN
DAY, Oct. II, 1890 a.. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis,
THURSDAY, Oct. p. go p. m.
GATE CITY, Capt Googin, TUESDAY,
Oct. 26 $50 p. m.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, THURS
DAY, Oct %, $50 p. m.
w. G. BREWER, Ticket Agent, 80 Bull
street, Savannah Ga.
E. w. SMITH, Cont Frt. Agt.. Savan-
nah, Ga.
r. G. IRRELEVANT, Agent, Savannah,
Ga.
E. H HINTON, Traffic Manager.
JNO. NJ. EGAN, Vice President
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worker and during a long service in the
Masters cause had baptized hundreds in
this and adjoining counties.
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FOR BLUFFTON AND BEAUFORT

Steamer Clifton leaves from foot Bull
street Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at
10 a. m, city time.
H. S. WESTCOTT, Agent
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Steamer Doretta will leave wharf foot
of Whitaker street at p. m. for Bluffton
daily except Sundays and THURSDAYS.
Wednesdays trips extended to Beaufort,
leaving Button Thursdays at a. IN. Re-
turning same day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-11

Saturday nights only IL p. m. from Boil
ton street, cars leaving and arriving into
Bottom street. Passengers change at
Thunderbolt
For Montgomery 9 and 1927 a. m. and
2:30 and $50 p. m.
Leave Montgomery 1880 a. m, 1920 and
4:15 p. m.
For Thunderbolt cars leave Bolton street
depot on every hour and half hour during
the day and evening.
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sends Advance sheets of His Annual
Message 10 the Fenitentiary Com
mittee For Its Information and
Guidance-The ola system Must Go.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-11

Unsurpassed cabin accommodations.
All the comforts of modern hotel
Electric lights. Unexcenel table. Tickets
include meals and berth aaoard shin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-11
For BIuffiOn and Beaufort, S. C,

7. c. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager,
General Offices Baltimore Ma
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-03

stated that all bills are paid at 10 per cent
discount, and that the roads leading from
Sites are covered by worklngmen VINO are
leaving in disgust at the treatment re-
ceived at the hands of the contractors.
A letter was read from the Governors
private secretary stating that Governor
Budd will investigate the complain ts
made relative to the manner in which the
work on the ferry depot and Affiliated
Colleges is being cone, and that ne Will
send a personal answer TO the council
very soon.
J. w. Rose of the Paper hangers Union,
and William O'Donnell OF the Laoorers
Union were added 10 the special commit
tee now looking into these matters. They
will meet next Sunday preparatory to 60
ing before the Board of Regents relative
10 the Affiliated Colleges matter. The re-
port was made that there is but little work
being done on the Hall OF Justice. The
Buildings Committee of the Board OF Su-
peryisors has promised to keep sharp
watch on this work, and particularly that
where sub contracts are let
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-03

was put in evide together with a written
figures contained in the alleged falsifica-
tion OF the tally list.
These writings were submitted to tue
jury, together with other testimony show
ing that Buckley had possession of the re-
turns together with L. M. Martinez for
the purpose of transmitting them TO the
Registrar of Voters and The Board of
Election Commissioners. Witnesses were
introduced to prove the time that elapsed
between the moment that Buckley and
Martinez left the voting booth and the de-
livery of the returns to the Registrar.
After hearing the evidence and compar-
ing the handwriting on the falsitied re-
turns with the handwriting of Buckley
a jury and Judge WaIlace's department of
the Superior Court decided that buckley
was the person who did the work. and re-
turned a verdict of guilty. Judge Wallace
refused to grant a new trial.
An appeal was taken to the Supreme
Court, and on the 1st OF last month an
opinion reversing the judgment of tine
lower court Was handed down, signed by
Justice Temple and concurred in by JUS
tices Van Fleet: Henshaw, Mcfarland,
Harrison and Garoutte. Justices McFar-
land, Harrison and Garoutte wrote sepa-
rate opinions on matters not altogether
covered by the opinion written by Justice
Temple. 1t was not held bv the Supreme
Court that any error ot law occurred at the
trial.
When the remittitur was presented by
Attorneys O'Byrne and Guilfoyle on be-
half of Buckley yesterday Judge Wallace
availed himself OF the opportunity to
express his views in regard TO the status
Of the case. He said that while he holds
the Supreme Court and the learned JUS
tices composing it in the highest esteem
and respect yet he felt it his duty 10 refer
briefly TO the decision OF the appellate
court IN this matter.
One point made by the defendant Buck
ley is that he was not given d trial within
sixty days of the filing of the indictment
or information as provided by the Crimi-
nal Code. That question was raised at
the trial. and Judge Wallace ruled that
the rule of law which guaranteed trial
to defendant Thin sixty days applied
only to defendants who have not within
that time obtained a postpone Such
is the plain provision of the code.
Buckley's case was called for trial
within the sixty days, and the prosecu-
ton was ready to proceed, but the de-
fencant asked for postponement of one
day, and on his application it was granted.
Judge Wallace ruled that after that Buck
lev had no legal right to invoke the sixty
day rule in order to secure the dismissal
of the charge against him.
In commenting on the Supreme Courts
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-03
DRAWING THE DEADLY PARALLEL.
Supreme Court Decisions Conasted by Superior Judge
Wallace
MARCH 3-DuRRANr CASE.

MARCH 3-DURRANT CASE
This court sits in criminal cases solely for
the correction of errors at law. If in any
criminal case there be evidence adduced log-
cally tending and legally sufficient to show
the guilt of the defendant, this court cannot
and will not disturb the jury's determination,
even under a claim that there is conflicting
evidence, which might have raised a reasona-
BILE doubt of his guilt.
The province of the jury in weighing evil
dence and determining the degree of credi-
bility TO be accorded the testimony of wit
nesses is, under the rules OF law, exclusive.
Upon review of the evidence OF this tribu-
nal we may not examine with minuteness
claims that witnesses are discredited, or that
their evidence is unworthy of belief, or look to
see whether some other conclusion might not
have been warranted by the evidence. Blythe
VS.. Ayers, 1O2 Cal. 254. Ad que stionem juris
respondeant judices, ad Questionem facli re-
spondeant juratores-and than this no ma kim
OF the old law has been more Carefully pre-
served in its Integrity under our system.
When 1t is not clear that the verdict must have
been rendered under the influence of passion
or prejudice, onr examination of the record is
only TO determine whether legal evidence has
been offered sufficient to warrant conviction,
Tor the verdict OF the jury Is their declaration
that IL is this evidence which has been by
them accented. (Here follow citations Of
authorities.)
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-03
MARCH 1-BucKLEY CASE.

AS presented here Tin the printed record)
the transcript contains no evidence tending 10
show guilt in the defendant. II would appear
that the only inculpating evidence before the
jury consisted of the com parison by the jury
itself of certain handwriting proven To be
that of the defendant, with altered portions
OF the tally lists. The tally lists are not in the
records in any form (rhat is q mistake. See
printed transcript, folio 179) and neither
the orig in al nor any fac-simile of either paper
is presented here. The point is made that the
evidence does not sustain the verdict. OF
course, since tie only evidence consisted In
the comparison OF handwriting by the jury,
the record here (printed) does not show
whether there was any proDative force in the
evidence the defendant contends
that it was incumbent on the prose
cution to have put into the bill (of exception)
some evidence-if any there was-which would
make IL appear to this court that there was
any proof of the participation of defendant in
the crime specified. But although 1t
was incumbent upon the people to see that the
bill of exceptions contained some evidence
tending to establish every element OF the
crime, still they could not, under the statute
and the rules OF the court, incorporate into it
the original papers. Nor was II the duty of
the prosecu tion or indeed permissible under
the code to provide photogra phs of the writing.
1t was only possible. under the Penal Code, for
1t TO do just what II did do-state what evi-
dence was submitted to the jury. 1t then be-
came one OF the numerous cases in which we
are at a disadvantage in weighing the evil
dence. 1t cannot be represented or pictured
here as the Jury and the court saw 1t.