The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-17

pened. The terrified horses were burned to
death.
Some important developments are like
" to arise in the ReidHalstead case
when the trial of Charles Reid occurs at
Macon on May 81 for the killing of l.. w.
Halstead. letter has been received in
Macon by a prominent official written by
a lady in the far west, asking that a de-
scription of Halstead be sent her imme-
diately. Something interesting may arise
from this. There will be sensational
feature at the trial If certain evidence is
sworn to which rumors says will be pre-
scented. The testimony Will be of so inn
probable a nature that a new turn may
be given to the case, and 1t will not be
unfavorable to Reid and those who have
been indicted with him.
Mrs. j. c. Trypp, a bride of about three
months standing, arrived at Atlanta with
her husband a week ago and they took
up their lodgings at the Novelty hotel.
Mrs. Trypp, from all accounts, was as
credulous as most young brides and re-
posed absolute faith in her untried hus-
band Things wore along without very
much friction until Friday, when Trypp
mysteriously disappeared and left his
young wife to battle for herself 1t is not
known why he left unless he found the
he could bear and rather than confront
her with it he took leave without giving
any warning whatever When Mrs. Trypp
caught on to the game that she had been
fooled into she appealed to friends i'm the
hotel and Saturday she was packed up
and returned to her parents at Bamberg,
$. G..
A queer suit was filed in the city court
at Macon Saturday by Harry Owens,
through his attorney, +. S. Fielder, against
Edward r. Anthony. The petition al
leges that in 1894 Owens bought of An
thony an acre of ground in the suburbs
for $50 He paid $75 in cash, leaving a
balance of $40 A short time after Owens
was arrested and put in jail, charged with
felony. Later on he was convicted and
sent to the penitentiary. His wife, acting
as his agent while he was convict, went
to Anthony and rendered the balance due,
he says, within the time specified in the
contract. Anthony, it is alleged, refused
to accept the money and give a deed. The
petition further states that there was some
valuable timber in the premises, which
Anthony cut and sold. 1t is also alleged
that the property has appreciated in value,
until at this time it is worth at least $500.
Owens was pardoned by Gov. Atkinson
and is on hand to fight for what he claims
is his land or a return of the money he
claims to have lost.
Atlanta Journal: A marriage viii short
ly take place in Atlanta under the most
novel circumstances. The lady in the
case is now a widow. But the man who
viii wed her loved her bef6Fe she mar
ried. She loved the other fellow and mar
ried him. My persistent friend also mar
ried. Time wrought changes in the affairs
of both; although both little dreamed else
than that they had been separated for all
time. The husband of the lady died. The
wife of the persistent one died. When the
proper time afterwards came for a com
munieation on the subject he wrote her
that he stil loved her. She hesitated,
however, and said that she did not be-
lieve she cared for him yet In despair,
and being a marrying sort of man, he
won the affections of a certain young wo-
man and the day was set for the nuptials.
He wrote the longtime object of his heart
of the event; and she changed her mind,
as women sometimes do. She said, now
that he seemed to go out of her life she
really thought she might love him. Forth
with he backed out of the other engage
ment, FASTENED to the foot of the lady
and now, after all these vicissitudes. after
two marriages and almost a third, they
will become man and wife.
A. Daus of Macon was sum-
moned before the recorder Saturday
to answer to the charge OF
selling beer without license. Daus is
the head of the firm of A. Daus & Co.,
wholesale liquor dealers. and had only
taken out license for spirits and vinous
liquors. The city demands that an extra
license of $50 shall be paid for the priv
ilege of wholesaling beer. Daus appeared
before the recorder with Attorney Marion
Harris and contended that the tax was an
unjust one for the reasons that the city
charter gives the city council authority to
exact license from retailers, but not from
wholesalers, the latter right being vested
in the authorities of Bib county and not
in the city. as the legislature only grants
the city power of police control which is
only affected by the retail whisky trade
and not by the wholesale. The city has
no authority, the defense claims, admit
ting that IL can tax wholesalers to divide
up their authority and put special license
on beer. The police power of a city does
not extend to regulation of wholesale llq-
uor dealing. but only 70 retailing IL was
also contended that wholesalers came I'M
der the general license of merchandise aud
under this license they can sell In whole
sale quantities or original packages. Re-
corder Freeman decided that extra license
must be paid, but the case will be appealed
to the supreme court over the recorders
decision.