The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-23
DAMAGES AGAINST ATLANTA.
PLAINTIFF GETS A GOOD VERDICT
ron HIS INJURIES.

TrOops-WOmnn Made Deed 10 u
soldier and Now He Is Being 2scI.
Palmetto Wants a Military Com
pany-Insurance Companies in
Trouble.
Atlanta. Ga. March 22.-W. T. Fuler,
a young man of this city. has won a YER
dict of 81. 500 damages against the city for
the negligent leaving Of a belgian biocN
on the street.
Fuller was riding along Georgia avenue
on his bicycle at night, and ran into this
block, which threw him violently to the
ground and caused him to sustain serious
injuries.
The city had been repairing water pipes
and the paving block was not put back
as it should have been. The city attor-
neys claimed that the street was we'll
lighted, and the young man should have
seen the block without there being a red
danger signal upon it, but the jury did
not look at the matter that way, and gave
The damages, which is one of the largest
verdicts against the city rendered in some
time.
Savannah has been drown into the sit
uation relative to the selection of Atlanta
as a point for the mastering out Of troops.
il looks as il the gentlemen who have
been at work TO get these troops here are
preparing to lay part of the blame, if they
fall, upon Savannah.
This morning the committee that went
20 10 xr,ffI he
tary of War in regard 10 establishing a
summer camp here, returned. The gen
tlemen declared that prospects were
bright for success, Secretary Alger hav-
ing given his word that he would order
troops 1ere, prov ded Savannah would per
NIT them to pass through there when
coming from Cuban points. The idea was
that quarantine would be applied and the
troops shut out of Savannah. With this
exception, the members of the commit
tee feel that they have succeeded in COM
hitting the war department to a definite
promise to muster out the returning vol
unteers here
So far as the committee could learn, the
volunteers are 20 be mustered out with as
little delay as possible, regulars being sup
piled to take their places.
To Set Aside "a Deed,
Judge J. H. Lumpkin now has a peculiar
matter of litigation before him. 1t is a
suit brought by the county administrator
in behalf of the heirs at law of the late
Mrs. Martha Mulligan to set aside tire
deed to certain property near Mcpherson
barracks, which was made by the deeeas-
ed to Patrick McCrann, a private in the
Fifth Infantry, formerly stationed at Fort
MCPHERSON. The property is valued al
about $780,
A couple of years ago Private McCrann
and Mrs. Muligan, who was almost three.
score and ten years, formed quite a friend
ly attachment for each other. In fact Il
is alleged that the old lady was much
infatuated with the sturdy TROOPER and
that he used his influence over her to in
duce her to transfer her property to him.
The deed shows an alleged consideration
of $500
Just after the deed was made. the old
lady left for McCrann's former home in
Massachusetts, and died while there. She
left son, and ii is this son who now
comes forward through the county admin
lstrator and seeks to have the deed set
aside on the ground that there was no
consideration and that it was procured by
undue influence.
AT a former hearing of the case a re-
celver was appointed for the property,
but the receiver was subsequently, dis
charged, and Mccrann allowed TO con
tinue in the possession and enjoyment of
the property. This time the trial is be-
fore a jury, and the result may not be
the same, though McCrann, the soldier
who has just come back from the san
tiago campaign, where he fought bravelv
claims that the purchase was a bona fde
one, and is making out a strong defense
Palmetto Wants Military,
Annlinatiap
tants generals office this morning from a
body of citizens of Palmetto for admission
into the state service as military com
pany, under the name of the Palmetto
Guards.
The company was organized several
days ago in consequence Of the recent
reign of terror at Palmetto Forty-two
of the best young men and older ones too
of the community have signed the muster
rolls, and these officers have been nomi-
mated; T. p, Bullard, captain; H. T. Dan
TEL hrst lieutenant, and w. H. Austin
second lieutenant. The good people OF
Palmetto feel that they need military pro
lection and the moral as wen as actual
effect of the organization of the new com
pany, is relied upon to prevent a repetition
of the recent troubles and outrages.
Company Refused "A License.
Controller General w. A. Wright TO-
day issued an order refusing to renew The
license of the Southern Fire Insurance
Company, which has its main offices in
this city. The reason assigned by The
controller for refusing the license
70 do business is that the com.
pany isH not in good, sound financial
condition, and acting under the law II
is his duty TO refuse permission to carry
on business to any insurance company
when such appears to him from the state
ments filed in his office.
At the same time, Controller Wright
has refused renewal license to the Globe
Fire Insurance Company and the Insur-
ance Company of New York to do brok-
erage bushes in this state for the same
reasons. j. II. Brown, vice president OF
the Southern Fire Insurance COMPANY.
declares THAT he will be able to show the
sovency of his company 20 the controller
general and yet secure the necessary H.
cense.
RELIEVED OF PROVOST DUTY.