The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-28


doctored it carefully, but it refused 10 get
well until Il was prescribed for and had
taken a lot of chill medicine from a young
doctor living near.
Lafayette is a prohibition town, yet some
OF its citizens cannot stand temptation.
A barrel of choice wine had been hauled
TO the depot to be shipped 10 Lyerly and
had been left on lhe Platform Saturday
night. Next morning il was the worse for
wear Some dram thirsty soul had cut
into it with an ak and taken OUT five or
six gallons.
Burglars entered the jewelry establish
ment of Phil Harris on Washington street
in Albany. Thursday night and succeeded
in getting away with piundor valued at
between 500 and $loC0. Entrance TO the
store was effected through transOm over
door opening into the back yard. A large
hole was first cut through a panel of the
door, but the aperture NOT proving large
enough 10 admit the passage of either OF
the burglars bodies the transom was
knocked out with a huge lump of coal.
One of the burglars then crawled through
and opened the door to admit his compan-
ion.
Marietta Journal: We asked Mr.. W. j.
Brown, worthy farmer Of this county,
if. in his opinion, the farmers put in $50
work days a year. He replied he didn't
believe they averaged over that. Some
work more, others less. Taking this into
consideration, what business man could
succeed in working only $50 days a year"
Leaving out Sundays they work every
day and sometimes work al night over
books, planning for the success of their
business Ii farming was pursued with
the same expenditure Of work as other
pursuits in lite, wouldn't there be greater
results?
Irwinion Bulletin; Peter Massey. a blind
negro, who is parity supported by the
county, got into a negro row last week,
and shot Arthur Baker, another negro.
The blind negro is now in jail. The grand
Jury returned true bin of assault with
intent to murder against Massey. The
case was called TO be tried this week, but
as the shot negro is stili in a dangerous
condition, the judge ordered Massey to be
confined in jail for ten days longer, and
if at that time the wounded negro is alive
for the sheriff to allow Massey 70 give
bond. Massey says the other negro was
cutting him, and chat he felt for him and
shot him. Massey has been blind for more
than twenty years.
Decatur Democrat: On Saturday last
six miles below Faceville in this county
negro woman named Shackelford, living
on the Hill place locked her three very
small children IN her house and went from
home and when she returned found the
house wrapt in flames and her three chill
dren burning up-the three perlshng In
the flames. She gave the alarm and circu-
lated the report that three white tramps
had been 20 her house and demanded
something to eat and on being offered only
bar fro
home and then fired the house and threw
the children in the burning building. 1t is
believed that the woman started the re-
port to divert suspicion from herself and
her own criminal neglect. The Oldest
child was only large enough to walk-the
others being younger.
Atlanta journal: There is a vacant chair
in the hall of the House of Representatives
which has been reserved for the member
from Coffee. AS yet the representative
has failed 70 appear. and no one has made
application for the seat. In several coun-
ties there have been contests, and two
candidates have contended before the COM
mtttee on privileges and elections for The
honor of becoming members of the gen.
eral assembly. But from Coffee there has
not been a single applicant Chairman Me-
Laughlin of the committee said TO a Jour
disposed of all contested election cases
except from Coffee county, and as no one
has appeared claiming the seat, there is
nothing for the committee to do. The
House can do nothing in the matter until
some one claims the seal, and then il will
be the sole judge The committee would
be glad for some one from Coffee to put
ia a claim" Mr.. Mclaughlin knows of no
grounds why Coffee should not be repre-
in ha no
to be that before the vote in that county
was consolidated the court house was de-
stroyed by fire and the returns lost. AS
an election was held, however Mr.. Nc
I.aughlin thinks the House would have
authority 10 pass upon the contest. The
lisa of members-elect which was issued
just prior to the converting of the general
assembly contains the name of John Wick
ers Of Wiuacoochee as Coffee county's rep
resentative.
Gainesville Cracker: Dave Shoemake, a
young white man, was arrested last Sat
urday morning by Chief of Police Smith,
charged with the murder of Mrs. Eliza
beth Cross, which occurred on the 18th
instant. He was given preliminary hear
ing before Judge Sims at II o'clock Tues
day morning. Being unable TO employ
counsel. Co.'s. Lester D. Pickett and Sam
uel C. Dunlap Jr., were appointed by the
judge to represent him at the hearing. A
number of witnesses were sworn and testi-
fed. Evidence of a very damaging char
acter was brought out against him, tend
ing to place the crime upon his shoulders.
Witnesses testified that Shoemake had told
them the night of the murder before the
body was found that Mrs. Cross had been
murdered and that bullet hole was found
in the back of her head. 1t was also
brought out that Mrs Cross had $25 the
day previous 10 the murder and that Shoe
make who was trying to get a man named
Redmond TO go to South Carolina with
him. had said to him that he would soon
have SIS with which TO make the trip.
After the murder this money was found
In Shoemake's possession This fact and
others equally as damaging were brought
out, which strongly indicates Shoemal1e' 5
connection with the crime. The evidence
was sufficiently strong to authorize Judge
Sims to bind Shoemake over to the jan
uary term Of Eal Superior Court, when