The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10

the Savannah Florida and Western rail-
way some time since. Solicitor General
Fraser was a passenger and witnessed
the occurrence, and had a warrant for his
arrest
The Chickamauga commission for Geoi-
gla appointed TO accept bids for the monu-
ment to be erected a Chickamauga, has
adjourned, and without accepting a bid
or making any final arrangements. The
commission threw out all the bids it did
not wish to consider, and only a few are
left. These are TO be considered at
meeting to be held some time in the near
future. This meeting will be held when
all of the members of the commission can
be present, and the matter of accepting
bids will be finally decided
An order in the case of Norman w.
Dodge VS.. Lucius l.. Williams and others
was taken in the United States court at
Macon Friday relative to the taking of
testimony. The order provided that com
plainant have thirty days in which to file
his documentary and oral evidence with
Examiner J. N Talley and the defendant
to have forty-five days in which to accom-
plish the same purpose. The suit involves
one of the largest land suits ever brought
in the United States court at Macon. The
titles to lands in Telfair, Dodge, Laurens
and Montgomery counties are involved.
Detective Bill Jones, better known as
Swamp Fox" has arrested the two ne
groes who burned the barn and stables of
Robert Bradley at Washington a month
ago. One of the negroes confessed the
crime and implicated the other. 1t was
done through a spirit of revenge. one had
been whipped for using insulting language
before Mr.. Bradley's wife and the other
had been discharged. They resolved to
ire the barn and stables out of revenge.
The negro who made the confession was
taken before a magistrate, where he swore
to the truth of his statement. Both are in
jail.
In the case of the heirs of B. f. Walker,
deceased, against Capt. James Liddell, a
suit for $25,00O a mistrial was declared at
Atlanta Friday. This is the second mis-
trial In the case, the first having occurred
in November last. Several years before
the death of b. F. Walker he sold a tract
Of twenty acres of land near the city linn
its to Capt. Liddel Mr.. Walker only had
a life estate in the land the remainder
going to the children. In order that he
could make valid deed to the property it
was necessary to get a quit-claim deed
from the children, conveying their inter
est in the property to their father. Out of
this thing the suit grew. The heirs, who
are the plalntllIS, claim lnat capt LID
dell, in order to get them to sign the deed
to their father made them an express
promise to pay the interest, computed at 6
per cent to Mr. Walker during his life
time, and at his death to pay them the
principal of $4,000 They say that no
agreement to that effect was made in
writing, but it was fully understood by
Capt. Liddell. AS soon, they claim, as the
deed was executed and delivered to Mr.
Walker Cant Iiddqll viola ted his agree
ment with them by paying the entire prin-
eipal to their father instead of only the
interest, as he had agreed. Capt. Lidden
doesn't deny that the children executed
the deed conveying their interest to their
father. but denies any agreement to pay
him only the interest and to hold the prin-
cipal for the children.