The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-13
THE NEWS AT VALDOSTA.
Exciting Runaway, Interesting
Court Cases and other Items
of Interest,


valdosta. Ga, Jan. 12-There was an ex-
citing runaway scrape on Patterson
street yesterday and but for a convenient
telephone pole. a mule team would have
gone through the plate glass windows in
to a prominent drug store.
The team was from the Strickland Cot
ton Mills and was hauling load of house
hold goods from the Plant System depot.
On Ashley street, the team turned through
East Alley leading to Patterson street.
In coming through the alley a box fell
from the wagon on one Of the mules and
the runaway followed. The driver was
thrown off and the mules started in bee
line toward Dunaways drug store. 1t
happened that there was a sign post,
hitching post and a telephone pole in front
of the store and the team collided with
these, breaking two of the posts down,
but coming to a halt when the telephone
pole was reached. No serious damage
was done, but good deal OF excitement
was created for the time being.
An interesting case in law goes to the
Supreme Court from Berrien county. The
case was one in which a negro was
charged with stealing from the house. He
was on trial in the December term of the
county court at Nashville. After the evil
dence was all in and just before the Judge
rendered his decision, the negro's attor-
ney made exceptions to the charge as
made by the county solicitor, but the eX-
deptions were not allowed, as they were
entered too late in the trial of the case.
Upon the judges refusal to enter the ex-
he nj Of cr1tfIt ~,
was Withdrawn and a plea of guilty was
made. The attorney then applied for a
writ of certioari before Judge Hansell of
the Superior Court, to refute his own plea
and has been refused. The case now goes
to the Superior Court. The lawyers say
that there are one or two good legal points
on both sides of the case, though pro-
ceedings OF that kind are rare.
Three white men employed at the
Strickland Cotton Mills and in debt to the
company for transportation, supplies. etc.
| attempted to jump their contract Thurs
day night about midnight Wagons came
to their places from Brooks county and
were hauling the men and their effects
off when the officials of the mill were no
tilted. Officer Mcintyre was put upon
| their track and caught them near Quitman
The men returned to the city, and II is
understood have settled with the COM
pany.
News has been received here from
| Clinch county of a distressing accident
| to Mr.. Harrison Guest at Sirmans' mill.
| Mr.. Guest was trying to change a belt
| from the fy-wheel of the mill to that
of the gin when the engine started to run
ming and caught him in the betting. His
arm was broken above the elbow and
much of the flesh was torn off. He re-
| ceved severe bruises about his face and
was otherwise injured.
Emanuel Ledbetter young white
man here. was adjudged insane yester-
day and ordered sent TO the state sani-
| tarium.
Col G. A. Walker received notification
this morning from Judge r. r. Russell
that the motion for a new trial In the
case against Andrew Dasher has been
overruled. Dasher is the white man who
| has been up before nearly every session
| Of court for twenty years on the charge
| of cattle stealing. He has managed TO
| come clear in every case until the last
| term when he was found guilty and sem
| fenced to the penteutiary for three years
! 1t is understood that his case will go to
| the Supreme Court.
Mr.. +. r. Thrower a travelling sales
| man for Briggs e. Briggs, lost his pocket
| book yesterday, between Paco and Pid-
COCK, containing eighty dollars I'm money
| and a check for seventy odd dollars
The committee to solicit subscriptions
| for the fair next fall added a little over
| $1,000 to their list yesterday, making not
! quite s.. 600 from the citizens of the town
/ The committee has another 81 900 in sight
! and the total subscriptions from the citi-
! zens will be $4,000 This money is to be
used in increasing the premiums for pro-
| duets of all kinds