The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-07
GEORGIA.

Mrs. Mary Dumas, wife of J. C. Dumas,
of Macon, died Sunday morning at her
home in that city. after a long illness.
She leaves five children.
Gov. Atkinson has appointed sergt. Law
son Brown to the second lieutenancy in
the First Georgia Regiment, made vacant
by the resignation of Lieut. Robert HAZE
hurst. Lieut.. Brown is a member OF the
Macon Volunteers.
The state convention of the Daughters
of the Confederacy will meet in Rome on
Oct. Il, and the local chapter is making
extensive preparations for entertaining the
large number of ladies who viii be present.
Mrs Halle Alexander Rounsaville of
Rome is president of the organization
Plant System train %, from Savannah
Monday morning, struck and killed ne
gro man at the Spanish creek trestle, just
below Waycross. The man was asleep on
the track and started 10 get up just as
the train struck him He was taken on
the train and died shortly after. His re-
mains were left at Folkston.
Lewis johnson, an old colored man. was
arrested in Atlanta Saturday night be
cause his actions aroused the suspicion of
the police. Johnson was searched at the
station, and a dried frog, a raw potato, a
deck of cards, a hymnbook and a dead
chicken were found on his person. The
combination Of articles supported the sus-
picions of the arresting officer
The Christopher Columbus Club at At
lanta was raided by the police Sunday,
and the crowd found in the building rode
in patrol wagons TO the police station.
Charges of disorderly conduct We're pre-
ferred against all except Chris MOninger
,nv.lae tr-n ar-a,
charged with keeping and running a tip
ping house on the Sabbath. The club
bearing the name of The great discoverer
was the scene of the difficulty between
Perlno Jordan and Jeff Hardin some time
ego.
William o. Williams and Miss Rosa Bla-
lock went from Paulding county to Al
lanta 10 get married. and were arrested
there for roaming the streets at night.
They were released, however, after they
had explained their predicament, and We're
permitted to go their way rejoicing. VII
hams explained that they walked around
the streets as an economic measure in or
der TO save board bills. The police rec
ognized the wisdom of the course, and the
couple returned TO their home, and Will
be married there instead of the city OF
Atlanta.
Some excitement was caused in William
son Friday by the death of Mollie Hicks.
IT was at first thought that her death was
due to the brutal treatment of her hus-
band, lack Hicks. She had sworn out a
warrant for him for wife beating and
early in the day Bailiff johnson went over
to arrest Hicks and the woman, who was
very feeble from previous confinement, be
came excited and swooned away, dying in
two minutes. Judge Williamson held an
inquest and, being unable to find any
marks of violence upon her person, de-
cided to bold a post norton. DIR. ]. c.
Beauchamp performed the operation and
found that heart disease had probably
caused the womans death. The jury so
rendered Its verdict.
]. H. McWiIiams, captor Of Tom Delk
is in a dangerous condition at the Grady
Hospital in Atlanta. McWilliams has ty-
phoid fever, and is slowly waistlng away
The once remarkably robust man is fast
becoming a skeleton of his former self
He was taken from Fulton county Jail to
the hospital. McWilliams has been a pc
culiar character since his boyhood which
mas not been long, as he is yet a young
man. he frSt bloOmed out into more
than neighborhood prominence when he
captured Tom Delk more than two years
ago. Delk was wanted on the charge of
having murdered Sheriff Gwynn of Pike
county. Delk was in hiding at a point
between Newman and Senoia. McWil-
Hams lived near by, and he went in seach
of the man accused of murder. He went
hoping to capture him and receive a large
reward that had been offered Delk was
captured, taken to Atlanta for safe keep
ing and was finally hanged. The stories
OF the capture, as told by Delk and Nc
Williams, differed widely. Delk ALWAYS
declared that he was betrayed by the man
who, after getting into his confidence
made him drunk and tied him while he
was in helpless condition and then de-
hvered him into the hands of the officers
McWilliams has sworn positively that this
was untrue. He told, Just after the cam
ture of Delk, that he had come upon the
fugitive while he was in the woods near
Senoia, and that a terrible fight followed
McWilliams would always describe the
battle as horrible one, in which each
knew that his life was at stake McWil-
liams was hero in his neighborhood a fter
the capture, as Delk was greatly feared
soon after the execution of Delk McNil-
hams fell from grace and was arrested by
government officers charged with Illicit
Installing. He took his arrest good natur-
ediy when taken before Judge Newman
at Atlanta for trial. After the trial the
prisoner asked permission of the court
20 return TO his home. He said he was a
FARMER and If taken from his work would
lose good crop, which was then lust
maturing Judge Newman granted him
uihe IN Whlch 70 lay by has crop. The trial
was IN April, and McWilliams was given
until July 8. on the day that his leave es.
pred, the man reported to the proper Of
neers at Atlanta, and was sent to Jail
He was given the same privileges allow
ed other prisoners confined for similar Of
lenses, but the Jail life told on him and
his chances of recovery are now very
small
FLORIDA
Mrs. Dan Devane of Bowling Green.
while out driving, dropped dead of heart
disease.