The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-19
THE FEDERAL PRISON SITE.
DICKEY PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH
ERN WAS SELECTED.

Atlanta VIII Pay $4,000 and the
Southern S35,OOO for the Property.
Joe Carroll Found Guilty of Muir
der and Sentenced TO BE Hanged.
Keener on Trial Tor Counterfeit
ing-Clafms Dice Gave Him Pack
ages of Which He Knew Nothing.
Atlanta, May ls.-Unohicial informant
reached here to-day from Washington TO
the effect that Attorney General Griggs
has decided TO select what is known as
the pickey property, as the site for the
new federal prison which Congress has
authorized 10 be built at Atlanta. The
property Is close TO the city on the South
,ern Railroad. that road in fact running
alongside Of it for several thousand feet.
The tract to be occupied by the prison
is 500 acres. and the options upon II ag-
gregate $4,000. OF this sum the city OF
Atlanta is to pay $1,000 and the South
ern Railway Company $4,000 the agree
ment being that the site should be given
free TO the government The city will
also have to run a water main out to the
prison. which viii cost about 5000
Several other sites were under consid-
Grafton by the Attorney General. includ-
Ing one offered by the Central Railroad
The Dickey site is ON the Southern's line
10 Macon and Brunswick.
With the selection of the site an ac-
complished fact, it is expected that the
actual work of erecting the prison viii
soon begin. Architect Henry Ives Cobb
government to provide the plans and he
mas already been over the grounds.
Sentenced 10 the GaIIows.
Joe Carroll a negro emploved formerly,
by the Palmer Brick Company. was CON
Nicted Of murder in the Superior Court
to-day and sentenced to be hanged on
June S, by Judge Gambler
Carroli killed Josephine Alexander the
wife of fellow workman. at the hrick
yard. He and Alexander were in a omar
rel when the woman appeared on the
scene. She took a hand in 1t and Carroll
claimed was about to use razor on him
"hen ne snot her. A razor was found In
her pocket after the killing.
heener Standing Trial.
John E. Keener. alleged to have been
partner Of George W. Dice, a noted coun-
terfeiter who is now serving tern, in
h<--4'NiiNitAlE a4AFl CONVECTION IN the
federal court at Atlanta, was TODAY
placed on trial before Judge w. T. New
mann, upon Indictment for counterfeitfne
The indictment against Keener has been
pending since 1897. At the time of his ar
rest he was engaged in the bicycle bust
ness here. Several counterfeit bills were
found by the officers on his person and
package containing $1,000 of the spurious
money had been forwarded by him to
Dice under an assumed name, through the
express office.
Keener made no denial of these facts.
but on the stand to-day admitted their
truth. He said that he had known Dice
In the West, when he was engaged in the
cattle business During the late cotton
states and international exposition Dice
came 10 Atlanta, and calling at his shop
asked him to forward a package TO a GER
tain address for him. without telling him
what the package contained. He also
gave him a packet, which he told him to
destroy.
Forgot to Destroy 1t.
Keeuer forwarded the first which con
tanned the spurious bills but forgot to de-
stroy the latter, and when he was arrest
ed il was found in his possession. 1t was
expected that Dice would be a witness for
the defense at the trial to-day but Keen
er could not raise the $500 necessary 10
bring him and a guard from the Column
bus, O.. penitentiary to Atlanta He had
sent 500. but that was not sufficient for
the trip. The trial will be finished to-
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