The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-29
CHAINGANG OR THE ASYLUM.
ATLANTA'S NEW PARANOEIC BOUND
FOR ONE OR THE OTHER.

More Testimony Heard in This Queer
Case-ArrOwood to he Tried for
Lunncy-GeOIogicaI Inquiry Com
pIeted - Freight Considerations
Reconsideration in the Street
Railway Case-FIOrida soldiers
Going Home.
Atlanta. Jan. 2s.-Dr Arrowood, the
west side physician, whose mania for
school girls got him into the clutches OF
the police several days ago, viii either go
70 the funatic asylum or to the chain-gang.
This afternoon the recorder finished
hearing the complaints against the doctor,
and announced his determination to send
him 10 the rock Pile for thirty days 90
ponder upon his strange conduct. The SEN
tence was. however, suspended until Mon
day, uROn the request Of his brother, who
said he would take out a writ of lunaey
for the doctor and have him committed to
the asylum as 'paranoeic."
The little Kittrell girl, who was the i'm
mediate cause Of the doctors troubles with
the police because of his effort to marry
her, did not testify to-day, as was expect
ed, but there were a number Of others
whose stories, told to the recorder estab-
Iished the accusation against the doctor
DR.. Arrowood is sim confined in the city
prison. The officers and other people who
have been watching HIM are sure that he
needs either a term in the asylum or on the
rock pile TO bring him to his senses.
Geological Investigation.
The investigation of the geological bu-
Teau was completed to-day. That is, all
the testimony was finished. All that now
remains to be done is to take a vote on
the two propositions, whether the depart
ment is to be sustained, and whether the
present administration is to be sustained,
then make out the report to Gov. Can
der. This vote will be taken on Monday.
AS has already been stated in these re-
ports, all the indications point to an in
dorsement OF both the department and
the present administration of it. Prof.
Yeates, the state geologist, was before
the committee to-day, and made final
statement In defense of his work
CIassiRcatiOns Changed.
The State Railroad Commission held a
meeting to-day, and took up the question
of changing the classification of the At
Ianta and West Point Road by lowering
local rates 10 per cent, but postponed ac-
ton upon It,
The commission had before 1t several
changes in classification, which were pass
ed upon. Another Encouragement of milk
and butter tariffs was effected, the mini
mum carload being reduced from 1900 to
5000 pounds, and the number of cords of
wood increased from TO 10 per car
Street Railway Middle.
Judge Gambler to-day began the hearing
of the Perkins injunction case. This is
one of the main branches of the fight
between the Consolidated and the Atlanta
Street Railway over the West Side fran
chises, granted by Council to the Atlanta.
Perkins is being used as a catspaw for
the Consolidated, stock Of the Atlanta
having been bought and placed in his
name, and then an injunction applied for
by him as a stockhoder to prevent the
taking up of the new franchises on the
ground that such an extension would
bankrupt the company.
one of the unique incidents of the fight
on this point is that although the Con-
solidated has also applied for the West
Side franchises, President Woodruff of
that company testified to-day that business
in this new territory would not pay oper-
ating expenses.
FIOridians Mustered Out.
About $50 members of the First Florida
Regiment, United States Volunteers mus
tered out at Huntsville yesterday, reached
Atlanta this morning on their way back
home They left tonight over the Central
for various points in Florida.