The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-09
BISx SIGNED THE BOND.
Prosecutor HIS Brother-in-Law and
fhen Procured His Release.

The piney woods Of Efingham county,
some twelve miles from Guyton. was the
scene Monday of an interesting. not to say
'nique. judicial proceedings. 1t all grew
out Of the fact that on Saturday night
Binx Usher was shot by his brother-in-law,
G. 5. Elliott, and a warrant for assault
with intent to murder followed.
Usher and Elliott had been at outs for
sometime. the quarrel being over the title
to piece of 1ahd. Saturday night by the
light Of the moon Elliott and his wife were
driving honeward on wagon loaded with
lumber, their feet dangling carelessly over
the sides. when Binx rode UP. Blink, it
appears had anger in his heart. He began
cursing his brother-in-law, IL is stated,
and there was a general family dispute
right then and there, until finally Elliott
got down from his wagon and took his
shotgun with him, saying he was going 10
shoot Usher right then and there. After
further dispute he did shoot. the shot from
the shotgun grazing the side of Usher 5
head. Again he shot. and one of the small
shot from the second barrel struck Usher
in the back of the head.
Soon after that Elliott found himself in
the hands of the law. Justice of the Peace
u. F, Marsh had issued warrant return
able before himself instanter, and Elliott
was arrested. = IT happened that Mr.. ID. H.
Clark was at his home near Guyton on
Sunday as usual, and Elliott secured his
services to conduct in his behalf the pre-
liminary examination, which was to take
place the day following.
Mr.. Clark drove over to the Justices res
idence Monday morning, a distance of
some twelve miles or more from Guyton.
and place almost inaccessible without a
guide. The prisoner was there and the
prosecutor was there. Meath the shade of
the soughing pines the justice called the
court to order by picking up his glasses
from little table one by one and half
feet In size. 1t was purely an open air
proceeding. The testimony as to the shoot
ing was adduced, and a pretty bad case
was made out for Elliott. After a little
impassioned oratorical effect by Mr.. Clark.
it appeared that the Justices views were
somewhat modified and he decided he
would have TO turn the defendant over for
shooting at another not in his own de-
tense.
Taking the lawyers view of 1t, Mr.. Clark
having attended to all necessary prelimi-
naries, asked no further questions, but
went for his buggy to return 10 Guyton.
Hold on" shouted one of the party
gathered around the judicial bench.
WHAT'S the matter! asked MT. Sidrk,
coming back with some show of surprise.
why, I'm afraid I'll have to send
George to jail, z remarked the justice with
some uneasiness. There's nobody to
stand hts bonds"
why, 1 don't want him to go to Jail.
said Blink, who had been prosecuting the
case. Hes my brother-in-law. hadn
thought of that"
THE case has gone out of your hands
now, and the state is prosecuting it," MIR.
Clark said. But. if you don't want him
to go to jail suppose you sign the bond"
''Can Binx do it?' was asked by several
voices aafitf
''Of course he can," Mr.. Clark replied,
and Binx after having been shot, and af-
| ter having his bFother-in-law arrested,
signed the document which procured his
/ temporary release and kept him from go
| ing to the county jail.