The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-08
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VALDOsTA's NEWS LETTER.
accidental shot May End In Death.
The New Railroad.

accidental shot May End In a Death.
The New Railroad.
Valdosta, Ca, Jan. 7.-Walter Wisen-
baker, son of L. A. Wisenbaker. of Lake
park. was bathing his hands when his
little brother, Willie, years old ran up
behind him and pulled pistol from his
hip pocket. In some way the weapon was
discharged. the BAH entering the young
mans body and lodging in his bowels
prs Gates ana Hail were summoned and
made an effort to find the ball but were
not successful. They pronounce the wound
very serious, if not fatal Mr. Wisenba-
ker is about % years old and is married
should the wound prove fatal he will be
the second grown son of his parents 10
meet with tragic death. Four years ago.
or less, Willie Wisenbaxer, for whom the
child who caused this accident was named
met death in a shocking manner While
recovering from long spell of fever and
in weak condition, he went out to see
some one butcher a beef. AS the gun was
discharged at the animal, he tainted from
the shock and died soon afterwards
While negro named Jake was saving n
tree on the place of Shaw Bros, a mile
from town, Wednesday, a tree fell against
another, and limb, which had lodged
irnits branches, probably twenty-five feet
above the ground, fell on his head ana
knocked him insensible The knot which
struck him was fat lightwood and weighed
about twenty-five pounds. He was
brought to town, where DR. Moore took
twelve stitches in the wound and sent him
back 10 saw wood.
The civil engineers of the Atlantic Val
dosta and Western Railway will be in Val
dosta Monday and will begin preliminary
survey from this city to Haylow. The route
has been partially selected and the survey
viii decide definitely which way the road
will run. The new road will furnish a
direct route from the North to Jackson
vile. and it is understood that the South
ern Railway is anxious for the line to be
completed as it will give them a direct
route by which they can battle for Florida
traffic.
The hearing of the application for a new
trial in the case of the state against Plimp
Hodge, who was tried in the November
term of court here charged with the muir
der of his uncle, Sam Hodge, and who has
been out under bond pending the hearing
of the motion, was to nave come up before
Judge Hansell at Townsville to-day. 1t
is understood that the motion claimed a
lack of evidence, and that the brief of evil
dence was not filed in the time allowed by
law. 1t is also understood that the de-
fendants attorneys will meet the exigen-
cies by filing an extraordinary notion
claiming that two of the witnesses in the
case are related to the wife of Sam
Hodge. If the motion for new trial is
sustained, Hodge will have to go back to
jail unless he is allowed bond. If the mo-
ton is overruled. he will have to serve
his sentence in the chain-gang, or carry
the case to higher court. The present
phase of the case will attract as much at
= fx.t1l IL,
The burning of the court house In Ech-
OILS county, a report of which was printed
in the News, will bring up litigation with
out limit. The records of all the deeds
recorded in twelve big books were destroy
ed, as well as records of transactions
court minutes, etc. 1t viii take a long
time and much expense to get these
Strengthened out.