The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-16
ATLANTA'S DEPOT SCHEME.
STILL HUNG Up IN MID-AIR, LIKE
MAHOMET'S COFFIN.


shut PrOpositiion-Mrs. Wistwnll
rives TO Defend the Reputation OF
Her Dead Husband. Who Fell
Down Mr.. DeGivc's Stairs-The
Methodist Book Matter Come Up
once More.
Atlanta, May 15-There was another
coming together of the city fathers
ana the representatives, OF the railroads
to-day. But stir Che new depot seems as
far away as at the most remote period Of
lis fancied existence Ten days ago the
councilmen and the representatives Of the
railroads met for a few moments, then
the Council adjourned, without giving the
railroad men time 10 say a thing, even If
they had wanted.
This action caused something Of sem
sation, and it was alleged that the coun-
cilmen had treated the railroads discourte-
ous'y and, therefore the city's chances
for getting The new depot were much
Iessened Mayor Woodward and his adj
visers finally became convinced that they
had acted hastily. Several days ago the
Mayor wrote a letter to the representa-
tives of the roads inviting them 10 appear
before Council this afternoon and present
their plans. if they had any.
When Council met This afternoon Messrs.
}. Carroll Payne represented the lessees
OF the Western and Atlantic road and J.
h. 5. Thompson, representing the South
ern, were on hand Mr.. Payne made
nice little talk telling what the roads
Il I'll
way under the roads at Pryor street, and
the city to viaduct at Whitehall. But he
did not make any regular proposition.
Therefore the meeting ended, like all the
others that have taken place on the de-
pot subject, in a fasco.
The city fathers gave the railroad men
to understand that they wanted an open
and shut proposition. and when they gee
that they will be ready to talk business.
This Is understood to put the onus on the
railroads.
The WisfwaIl-DeGiVe Case.
The case of Mrs wistwall against Man
ager De Give of the Grand Opera house
for damages on account of her husbands
death in falling down Mr.. De Gives stair
way, continues TO attract a good deal OF
attention on account of its various 1ea-
lures of peculiar interest
A new element of attraction was added
to the case to-day by the arrival upon the
scene of Mrs. Wistwall, the plaintiff. The
lady is a resident of Boston, and did not
intend to appear in person in the case
until an attack was made by the defense
upon the character of her deceased nus
band. Then she decided that it was time
10 come down to Georgia 10 defend his
memory in the courts. The defense, It
will be reconected takes the position thar
Mr.. Wistwal was a very gay old gentle
man. though he has got a handsome young
looking wife. It was set up that he went
out TO see the town, spending whole roll
OF money with the girls about town ana
finally falling down Mr.. De Gives stair
way in a fit of intoXication, while en-
deavoring to make his unsteady way back
TO the Afagon House, where he was stop
ping
IA bv Mr.. W. H. wellington, a Boston
CAPITALIST. 1t is understood that both will
90 upon the stand in rebuttal of the testf-
mony rejecting upon the character of the
deceased
In the trial to-day Mr.. De Give had
large number of his friends to testify that
there was little likelihood of a sober man
Enistakng the opening down which Visit
wal fell Of the entrance to his drug store
He also had some of his employees to
when Wistwan was found there There
is saloon on one side of this stairway
but the witnesses were positive that the
whisky they smelt was what Wistwall had
been drinking and not the odor from the
saloon 1t seems that the saloons do not
sell the same sort of liquor that is deal out
to a gay old gent when he goes down
the line" The latter not only causes its
partakers to fall down stairs, and then
at.1 l,rTf 10. Il 10.
young sport can tell the difference by the
smell ten feet off.
Methodist Book Concern Again.
The Methodist ministers of Atlanta took
up the action of the bishops recently in
disposing of the controversy over the
money secured from Congress through
the efforts of Maj. f. b. Stahlman. A
heated discussion ensued over it, and
finally resolutions condemning the action
of the bishops and appointing q commit
tee to go before the conference and ask
that an extra general conference of the
church be called TO go entirely over the
matter again. Some of the ministers re-
ferred to the action of the bishops as
"hushing up" the matter and causing
great dissatisfaction among the church
by the manner in which they had seen fit
10 dispose of the matter DR.. Lovejoy of
Atlanta was given the approval of the
ministers for his course in resigning from
the book commission in consequence of
the controversy over the money
Death of DIR. II. N. SIedd.
DR.. n. N. Sledd, pastor OF the Main
Street Methodist Church of Richmond.
Va, died at the Grady hospital in this city
this morning, after an illness of but a few
days. DR.. Sledd was on his way
home from the bishops meeting at Nash
vile, and stopped over in Atlanta on Fri
day, intending TO go on 10 Richmond IN
time TO fill his pulpit yesterday. He was
taken suddenly III, however, and went to
the hospital, thinking that he would he
soon able to leave. Typhoid fever deveI-
oped rapidly, and in a short time the dis
unguished minister had succumbed 10 II
Dr. Sledd's son, Prof. Sledd. of the mi
versity of Virginia. accompanied bv his
wife who was formerly Miss Gambler
daughter of Bishop Gambler arrived this
morning, and win accompany the remains
back 10 Richmond.
4 Reward Ohered,
Coy. Gambler to-day offered reward Of
500 :or he arrest and delivery 10 ne
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