The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-07
MADE ANOTHER CONFESSION.
PENDLEY SAYS HE Is 4 POLYGA-
MIST WITH THREE WIVES.


when He Went to the Chain-ganG.
Impression Is He l. Now Trying
10 Lay n Foundation TO the Lunacy
DodEe-Judgc LumpI<iE Cuts Down
the Divorce Dockct-New Depot
for DuhIin-A Real Estate Deal.
Atlanta. April 6-Johu Pendley. the man
who has broken the local record for con-
Tossing first that he killed Policeman Pom
der. and next that he did not do the deed,
but simply was working a scheme 90 get
out of the chain-gang into jail added an
other chapter TO his wonderful ta.es to-
day.
This time he makes confession that he
Is polygamist. having three living wives,
and that he was engaged to marry the
fourth just prior to his arrest and incar-
ceration in the DeKalb county chain-gang
for selling whisky without license.
As confessor Pendley is certainly
star He says he expects to be prosecuted
for bigamy, as an three of his deserted
wives are sull madly in love with him,
and win seek revenge as soon as they
learn of his dupHcity.
Pendley says wife No. ! was Miss En-
ma Williams of Tuscaloosa, Ala, whom
he carried to the altar TWO years ago and
a little more Fifteen months ago he
married Miss Carrie Ellis in Birmingham,
ne says, and while in Meridian. Miss, a
year ago, he declares that he took
Miss Lula Jackson of that place for
wife After living a short while with her
he came back to his home at Stone Noun
tain and became engaged to prospective
wife No T.
Pendley says he gets letters from all of
his wives. and is somewhat worried with
correspondence. Pendley's statements
have caused a good deal of commouon
among the officers. who have counted upon
his conviction. He has told enough tales
since his arrest to entit.e him to a plea
of insanity, even if he did commit the
Ponder murder, and his lawyers will
doubtless take advantage of that, if other
things fail
His trial is set for next week before
Judge John S. Gambler Judge Gambler has
a record, however. that is not at all ia
vorable TO the insanity dodge. and il is
likely to go hard with Pendley if he is
laying foundation for that sort of a de-
tense.
Divorces Cut Short.
Judge J. II. Lumpkin Of Fulton Superior
Court to-day promulgated a new divorce
rule that is agitating the minds of those
attorneys and clients who are interested
in the severance of Cupids bonds
According to the new rule, which the
judge says he is confident will work for
the public good. only four divorce cases
can be tried a week, and these must be
set al the bar meeting like all other cases
put down for the week ensuing, instead of
being taken up at special times.
The lawyers have figured it out that
under this rule il will be impossible for
more than "A sets of matrimonial bonds TO
be sundered each year in Fulton county.
AS the past record greatly exceeds this
it is easy TO understand the dsquietude
among the patrons of the divorce court.
They will probably have to go elsewhere
with their troubles, if they are in a hurry
for hearing.
Must Build New Depot.
The State Railroad Commission to-day
issued an order requiring the Macon. Dub
lin and Savannah Railroad Company to
erect a new depot at Dublin within sixty
days from date, plans 10 be presented 10
the commission within thirty days, show
ing the design and location of the new
depot
1t is provided, however that in case the
Macon, Dublin and Savannah and the
Wrlghtsvlle and Tennille wish to occupy
a union station they may do so.
The people of Dublin recently made com
plant thai they were not being given ade-
quate depot facilities, and the commission
ers, upoa hearing from the compainants,
made a personal inspection of the situa-
ton there, with the result above stated.
Property Changes Hands.
The Vale Royal Manufacturing Company
of Chatham county has filed in the office
of the clerk of Fulton Superior Court a
deed to 10.S5 acres of land in this county,
on the Central of Georgia Railway, in
favor of three stockholders of the COM
pany. The consideration named in the
deed is $4,000, and the purchasers are D.
c. Bacon of Savannah, II. p. Smart of
Savannah, and A. G. Smart of Atlanta.
Mr. Bacon acquires one-half and the 9TH
ers one-fourth each of the property.