The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22
CALLED HIM LIAR AND CUR.
CoUNCILMAN THOMPSON DENOUNC-
ED ATKINSON.

~ ~
poIice Reserve was Called out.
,.,,,, ,,- 91-Tbe fight for street
,.. ,...r.,tses reached a climax to-
49,. a., ,.+;o, Of Council was
IN, s.ns,,ionaI Incidents
....i.,.,,,, 60. t.,. u NJ
N-l'' 't' - ''''
Atkinson and ms associates were SVEN
the grant was saddled with an ordinance
that kills It's potencv as a whip 10 Josi
,,. 49,, ,.3. ..u-a and tb. rao. lines
anu
u nulit. must he "a BONA HH7 enter P'i1N'
As a personal matter Mr.. Atkinson $
ouobf.d vicfor-, in securing his franchise
.,-.- ., -
was very "'aiiN "o"' ""''N'''7
hot ploughshares would have been de-
lirhtrnl sensation as compared with the
.,,,.t.,,~ ,7,,t,..,..,,d a. tho 7ey, Napoleon
nay '"7
OF the o.ai Stt't idii"dH "'i'N 'S 'ii''
btrs of the Council No such terrific do
,,,rct,tf,p. of "a man as was hurled into
.~t.-, ,,.i
ms race uN 'o""e''ii''" i"''''l '70'' am
Alderman Turner was ever heard before
in this city Mere words are powerless
80 5-.-riI.e. sbe Recommendation which v5as
r ~.
d" 'i' l""l So "7"'"e i'"i" 'iN l''' '''''
there was ttbe OF the coarse language
commonly used i'm the expression of highly
tnf,na5 human naesior
So pi"t'"'"S S'Hi'u "''' ''e 9A'0'' g"
tors that all expected a serious personal
collision. 1t seemed that nothing but
blood ro11d vim, out -urh scathinr in
,o,.t,.,s as tsa n,en be,r.d ,,,or Aim
son ma ~ -.r,,..,, e, '.,,,str,,',l n tba,
iir7 ~ ,,-1i.., 1870, me-. ma r., ,i,,
t-l,,,,.53 -, Mr. h, ,,,,,i,,,,,, t3.tt.ye,,,
If M ,,,lias bo,rd
Ron ljss -. ,,r.es.-,t in numbers and
,bC,feb Atli,,s,, ma 7.b,7,t,s,,, s+o,1 amt
as ne ,ott,-e b.Iligare1te a collision he
,v-eC,, tpor, T., ,,gs - ,,.,,,l.3 ,,ro-
,i,jta,, ri+-t.S l,,ttlg -, ,b,fr
friends
T,.rire +,e 5eli,,er,- Of his decentralization
IN which he stiprnafized hin, rs /, "liar
a vfpar ana "a .i1r v-s9riro the Collar
of his Passion masters" col TbouDEor
stood elaring srraight at Mir Atkinson
several Yards distant tn councilman
was pale and trembling with passion
while the street railway r,aopata sat
like a niece of marble i'm his chair
When Council had finished ana col
Thomson stepped outsida me rain Mr.
Atkinson stepped quickly m 10 him The
excitement Of the moment was intense
Before Atkinson was in striking distance
a by-stander intervened ana Kent tbem
apart. Thereupon Col. THOMPSON excleim-
ed with The most apgravatfnq ernnhasis.
Turn him loose. gentlemen: he does NOT
want TO fight"
Col. Thomson is q. much Older man Than
Mr.. Atkinson. and in a roueb and tumble
if is hard TO see how he colld exnect 10
hold his own with him Inn he showed mn
with plenty of grit and was evidently snoii-
me for q dght In denouncing Atl,inso,
for ipsultine the Council Col Tbornns,,,
fairly hesoueht him ia make tho insuIt a
personal one declaring that he would an
swer for every word he uttered al anv
lime ana upder anv conditiore
Ap,one o,bo, selSct ,,a,,,,Iin,c,4, ~,
Councilman sTbomnson rererrod 70 A Mn '
son as q "blue harlied yanl,ea ,, ana IN
bitterest tones he resented ne ottamn+ -
conc of thar INK" 10 come Soutb n insuIt
gentlemen "And 9" he said o. ,l,iriIr ~
e INC eo,Iai az gor -ls,,on NJ, ca -
an insult II males nv hiood hi, ~ thinil
Of hrine eireld ant f ti, -, 20 i,,
a H. 80 -, -, 49, = -.
~ - W 49, Nv !" ila' :" Nui nc - uu-
Nj, Toono,,i anu
Al,4,,,,,,r -r,,,, No., 1....
as CounciIman ,rbopnson IT. aI,lar,,,.t,,
~ t,'t. ,-,it,.t.',, ne "iNe' man
fop horn IL .tooJ XII ~ -, 81 80
where Mr. A+l-i,,son CO.. - ~ - t - ~
of his f1r,- WIN h., r1ilrt+ - -
hoard two bIncl,e 80, - -
turned mon hin, ,n1 fai,I, -, - a.
Administrations - IT,. @ - i'''iS Iod'eu ms
Il t4-as ar, f,,fare.l,- ..,-,f+tr,.~v
Atx5,eor ba,,,,,, 80 -, ''iOl'i I'm vi.
emily unrnoved NJ o,.e,, I,I' %ppai
dern,an sb,ol- bis -. "nei Nue al,
cbaIIaneed bir, 10 - Is - Gnu
covert 9ttaolrs ,,aIo - - PslsoI ,I,e
name in he naners Itd NJ t,i 'iia'l
show sensibiIitv 6f TO Az, a NiiiSo"
the evnloeioo 81 a. ,1y ms, A..
caused Nv a ,,-,,,s,a,,,,,. 'oInaS was
Frank r NIL, t,1,i,, oliu slsneu oy
90 d. .i-i'3 A'hi'I9oh was accused
his attsclS -, @ii'i ol .1SIhg TO nae
hind NIeador;s oar,a u -. M mn, - -
coDncilr,ap M - go S"iN Clidt
grants asl,ed For ~ ~, 'ne IId'lcIllse
tools Of loci tInrt "a ~, l,, W. ,iie
Ii is hardly nrobale that VI,
resi- where Il Is NJ NtI,,,,,,' ili' o., Ml'l
win hardly allou, -, -, '- Illelius
denunciatiops even if bo -, 80 'Ie
and The chances ara tt,at illOilli ne, 10
trouble Of a n,oro or 80 ,,rIle Mii pc
before tho fond 80 ieS9 serious nature
In granttne The franchisas - o,,-......
ora ~ -, "'''lil9e9 10 atkinson
1vbi,b $50. - % ,ne other side