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

Mrs. ]. ]. Francis, the woman who bore
twins in prison at Atlanta, has been adj
judged insane.
Warren Jones of Gainesville, a boy 10
years of age, fell between the wheels of a
dray loaded with coal at a late hour Tues
cav afternoon, and the wheels passed over
his breast, crushing him into an almost
ureless state. He cannot live. The hoy
Jumped on the moving vehicle, and in some
way lost his balance.
While Judge" Brooks and Frank Clark,
two negroes of Dawson, were cleaning the
rifles at the Dawson Guards armory Tues
dav afternoon, one of the guns was acct
dentally discharged. the ban entering
Brooks leg between the knee and the an
Ike of right leg, fracturing the leg bone
SO badly that the limb had to be ampu-
taxed just below the knee
The municipal primary for the nomi-
nation of a Mayor and three aldermen in
Dawson passed off quietly. Mr.. w. B.
Chatham was nominated for reelection
over Prof. J. w. F. Lowery by a vote of
1873 to 119 Aldermen Jennings and Dean
we're renominated. and +. Nasworthy was
nominated to succeed Alderman w. II.
Davis. who was not a candidate.
Judge Sam Harris adjourned court at
LAGRANGE Tuesday morning on account of
smallpox in the northern part of the
county. Some important cases were to he
tried at this term of the court Besides
several important civil cases, there
are Two murder cases, Dr. John
Hardy, charged with the murder of ne
gro and Joe Reddng, charged with the
murder of his brother John.
Mrs Mary Augusta Holcomb filed at At
lauta Wednesday a suit for divorce from
her husband Sam B. Holcomb. They were
married in Grerna Green romance last De-
cember, in opposition to the wishes of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs Meyer The
tenor of the youifg wife's complaint is that
She was moLher-in-lawed into a sea of do
nestle trouble winch reached climax in
her husband taking sides with his mother
and heaping abuse upon her. IF we had
lived alone' she said in an interview, 1--WE
would to-day be living happily together.
Upon the consolidation of the returns in
Appling county, w. G. Brautley has a ma
jority of 80 votes For some unknown rea
son The returns from Haziehurst district
did not get In in time for consolidation.
Some of the leading negroes seem to think
that the Popufsts did not stick to their
bargain and deliver the votes promised,
but nearly all the Populists who voted at
all voted the Republican ticket. Many of
them refused TO vote at all. Some Popu-
lists who are now holding office, as a re-
suit of fusion, refused to vote. One lead
ing negro stated publicly that they had
accomplished their purpose in establish
ing a white Republican party in that sec
ton. a thing which did not exist before.
Facts which have been received at Col
lmbus totally contradict the story that
Rev. Ed. F. Cook, chaplain of the First
Georgia Regiment, has been subjected to
i'll treatment at Browns Hotel in Howard,
on the night of Oct. IA. The publication 10
this effect went on TO say that the hotel
keeper, with a drummer who was one or
Lis guests for the night, entered Mr.. Cooks
loom and insisted upon his drinking WINS
Ky and so on. The contradiction of he
sorry comes from Mr.. Cook himself, vino
declares that he was Hospitality received
and well treated by all with whom he met.
]. was true that the Motel keeper and the
drummer in question, in ignorance of Mr..
Cooks profession, had offered him drink,
hut that upon learning that he was a cler-
gyman apolOgized most earnestly ana
treated him with the highest possible re-
epect
For the second time The case of w. H.
Bagley, at Cussetta charged with murder
ing ]. NJ. Adams, a prominent citizen and
Democrat of Chatta hoochee county, was
postponed again Tuesday. The illness of
Mrs. Parkman, alleged to be one of the
main Witnesses for the defense, was one
Of The points made; another was that Hon.
j. H. Worrill of the defense, the leading
counsel, it was affirmed, was detained by
sickness in his family. The claim was
made Monday that Mrs Parkman was rot
tco i'll to go to court but her relatives stat
cd to-day that she was These two points
OF illness were argued so intensely that the
court sent for DR.. Walker of Columbus, 10
give testimony in them. The defense finally
won the fight for a continuance, the trial
leing postponed until the first Monday in
February An elegant speech by Tom
Watson helped turn the tide. Judge Butt
warned all witnesses to be present at that
ume or he would have them in jail, and
mat he would accept no fine in lieu there
Tor He also added that long sentences
would be imposed in any cases of intimi-
cation of witnesses