The Savannah morning news., 1901-05-17
AN IMPosToR IN THE PULPIT.

Last week an evangelist by the name
of ]. NJ. P. Sinner arrived in Ellijay, hav-
ing come with his bride of three weeks
from Ducktown, Tenn, where, according
to his statements, he had been conducting
a successful rival. He claimed to be a
Baptist minister, but protracted
meeting was going on at the Methodist
Church when he arrived, he was allowed
70 preach first in that church. Afterward
the services were changed to the Baptist
Church, Tuesday night. just before the
minister rose 20 take his text, Rev. L. II.
Green, the Methodist minister, came for
ward and demanded the attention of the
audience for a few moments. He pro-
duced two letters from Sewanee, Tenn.
and read them to the audience. The let
tiers set forth in forcibe terms that Sim
er was a notorious impostor, specifying
several crimes he had committed The
audience was Mortified. The preacher pro-
tested his innocence and wanted to go on
and preach. but was refused the pulpit
The audience Immediately dispersed. and
the preacher was placed under arrest
GEORGIA MILITARY INSTITUTE.
The Georgia Military College commence
ment at Mi1edgeville will begin with a
sermon. to be preached by Bishop w. w
lege chapel on Sunday morning May g.
Bishop Duncan win also preach in the
Methodist Church in the evening, adj
dressing particularly the college and city
Young Mems Christian Associations. The
members of each society will be present
in a body. Col. F. II. Richardson, of the
Atlanta Journal will deliver the COM
mencement grafton Tuesday. May Is.
The cadet battalion is in splendid shape
W fin 1ril he
two days of commencement. There is the
sherpest rivalry between companies A and
B for the gold medal awarded at each
commencement to the best drilled COM
pany. A unique feature of the commence
ment will be a speech in Spanish by one
Of the Spanish students of the college.
1t is generally known that the school
has had six young Spaniards in attend
ance during the session now closing. They
have made splendid records both in the
military department and In their studies
DIED FROM POISONED WHISKY.
Jabez johnson. a we'll known negro OF
Madison county, is dead from the effects
of poison and the sheriff of the county
has in his pocket warrants for two young
men. both we'll known. charging them
with the negro's death. johnson was at
the home of Sallie Neal a negro woman
when two white men ceme up and called
him to them Soon after leaving the
house he returned, asking for salt water
to make him vomit, saying that he had
been poisoned and would die He was
helped into the house. when he began to
have spasms. Before dying. johnson said
1t was two white men. John Bragg and
Dock Moon, who had called him out. They
asked him to take a drink, Moon offering
him bottle. He took 1t and drank from
1t. This. he said, was good whisky. Soon
Bragg offered him another bottle and he
drank from it, He says this stun was
mean and bitter and that he began to feel
the effects at once when he started TO the
house. johnson lived about two hours
having spasms until he died. Dr. G. T.
Ridgway of Roysten, took out Johnson's
stomach and carried 1t away The cor
oner's jury returned a verdict that the
negro came TO his death from poison; that
1t was murder, and charged John Bogg
and Dock Moon with the crime The cor
oner issued warrants for their arrest and
placed them in the officers hand.