The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-24
PEOPLE ARE AFTER PEGLEG.
WILLIAMS OPERATIONS ARE NOT
TO THEIR LIKING.

One of His Experiences Bccalled-Hc
Owes Considerable License Money.
Felix Rhodes to BE Indicted ana
Tried at Once for Representing Al
legged wildcat Insurance Com
panies-FuIton County Grand Jury.
other News at State Capital.
Atlanta. Jan. 23.-The people of Eastern
Georgia are greatly exercised over the ell
forts of "Pegleg" Williams 60 enuce away
their farm labor, and it is hinted that
should Judge Newman of The United
States Court release him on habeas corpus
proceedings and he undertakes business
again at the old stand, that he is liable
some fine morning TO come up missing
In this connection it is not amiss to recall
the narrow escape from an assault Will
Jams had several years ago at Montozuma,
when he was saved just in the nick Of
time by Dr. Fleetwood of Hawkinsville.
The enraged sufferers from Williams
work were going 10 weight him down with
rocks and give him a plunge in the con-
venient river nearby. The scare given
Williams then had a salutary effect, and
he has since religiously avoided operations
in Southern Georgia, combining his work
principally 10 Northern and Eastern Geor-
gla.
Controller General Wright says Williams
is liable for the $500 tax in the four coun-
ties of Walton Newton, Morgan and
Greene. lie paid the tax for 1900 in Greene
county but owes the tax for 1899 in that
and the other three also making his Ii
cense Indebtedness reach 5000 additional
TO the $500 already paid
school Commissioners.
State School Commissioner Glenn has
changed the date for the examination of
applicants for the office of County School
Commissioner from Feb 6 to Feb. TO- The
change was made because of the former
date falling on legal sales day, and there
were many requests for a date later in
the week.
Trial of FeIixNRhodes.
Felix Rhodes, the insurance agent, who
has been Illegally writing fire insurance in
Columbus and other Georgia cities, and
who was arrested yesterday in Griffin,
will be indicted and tried in Muscogee
Superior Court next Thursday, and this
promises to be one of the quickest trials !
on record in this state Solicitor General
Price Gilbert of the Chattahoochee cir !
cult notified Col. Wright to-day to go to
Columbus Thursday in order to appear
before the grand jury that day for the |
purpose of giving mis- evidence against
Rhodes. 1t is understood that Rhodes will |
be tried Immediately after the Indictment
is procured so as to relieve Col. Wright |
of the necessity of making another trip |
TO Columbus. The controller general will |
testify that the companies represented by |
Rhodes have violated the law in three |
particulars. In not filling a semi-annual |
maxine rppuirpd |
bon deposit of $1,000 and in failing to |
take out the required license, and paying |
the tax therefor The penalty for mis- |
demeanor attaches to each failure
Named Repositories.
Gov Gambler this afternoon reappointed |
the following banks as state repositories: |
Neal Loan and Banking Company, Allan |
ia; Bank of Hawkinsville, the State |
Banking Company, Gainesville, the Mill
ledgevile Banking Company, the Ex-
echang Bank of Albany and the Bank of
Blackshear.
Secretary of State Cook granted a char
ter to the Bank of Conner, and granted !
an amendment to the charter of the Geor-
gia Home Insurance Company of Column |
bus, to-day. The Bank of Conner is w. S. |
Witham's tWenty-eighth bank in the |
state. The amendment to the insurance
companys charter provides for the Of
fees of one or more vice presidents.
FuItOn's Grand Jury.
Contrary to general expectation, the
grand jury of Fulton county adjourned
to-day without giving the public any more
sensations, there being nothing sharper
than the touching up of the unsanitary
condition of the jail, the care of which
is pronounced inordinately, expensive and
difficult. The subject of barratry from
which so much was expected. was dis
missed with the following paragraph
I'VE recommend that the fight against
barratry and barrators be kept up by flu
ture grand juries'
The grand jury also recommended that
the dog law passed by the last general as
sembly, approved Dec 7, 1899, take eff
feet al once. 1t is estimated that the
school revenue of this county win be in
creased 5000 per annum from this source
alone.
Atlanta's National Park.
The movement for a national park for
Atlanta was given an impetus to-day by
the proffered service of Gen. John b. Cor
don to go with the committee from At
lanta to Washington TO urge upon Con-
gress the passage of the two bills intro
duced in that body for The establishment
of the proposed park. Gen. Gordon's in
terest in the movement was made known
to Secretary r. II. Martin of the Bush
ness Mems League today in a letter re-
ceived from the General, who is now on a
lecturing tour.
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