The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-10
F. COBB A SUICIDE
PROMINENT LAWYER AND POPU.
LIST POLITICIAN.
HAD SELECTED HIS COFFIN.
NCTE REVEALS UNHAPPY MAR
RAGE As THE CAUSE.

Practiced Law in CarrOIlton and
Was Candidate for Attorney Gen
erRI on PopuIist Tlcket-Crime
Seems Rampant in GeorGia-Many
Rewards offered by the Governor
Crazy Woman Wanted Governor to
Suppress telegraph Lines-The
RaouI-Cunningham MarrinGe.
Atlanta, Jan. 9-Felix Cobb Of Carroll
ton, Ca. a wel-known lawyer and pop
ulist politician, was found dead in the Of
fee of his uncle Joseph l. Cobb in this
city this morning. Cobb committed sui
eide by swallowing a mixture Of NOR
phine aud cocaine.
Yesterday afternoon, while with a
friend, he went into an undertakers shop
to select coffin for himself The friend
took it as a grim joke, and gave the mat
ter little further thought.
Near the body of the man was found
the following note. 1t was written evil
IDENTIFY after the dying man had drank
the poison
It is as follows
fast ebbing out. Weep not for me- I feel
that. 1t is weu things that come from
an unhappy marriage produce much in
this life that is unpleasant, as I write my
heart grows weaker, and before you see
these lines. my last words I will be dead.
Now do not grieve. l am dying Loving
iy, Felix y. Cobb"
Cobb pracuced law in Carrollton and
was prosperous. He was local represen-
tative Of the Southern Railway. He was
prominent in politics and two years ago
was nominated for the Office Of Attorney
General Of the Populist ticket.
Many Rewards offered.
The Governor offered a reward to-day of
$50 for the capture of Bud" Bankston.
indicted for assault with intent to murder
Mrs. Alex, Stephens of this city.
From the number of rewards issued this
year crime seems to be on the increase
In Georgia. Gov. Gambler has received
many petitions to offer rewards since Jan
for the arrest of criminals who had com
mitted murders and escaped. He has Of
fered about $3.50 in rewards, counting
only sl0e in the case of the Rome lynch
ers, for whom SEQ each was offered. The
New Year and new century were evident
ly ushered in by a carnival Of crime all
over Georgia, as there has been scarcely
day but report of a murder was sent
to the executive office.
The blight of Electricity.
At the dinner hour at the Governors
mansion to-day. woman with a queer
hallucination presented herself. and after
talking incoherently for some minutes
asked the Governor to send ten regiments
of troops to Walton county, her home. to
suppress the telephones and telegraph
lines. She declared they were permeatins
the country with a blightng fluid anC
spreading ruin everywhere. Gov. Candlei
understood her condition and HUNDRED
her, but she left, promising to call again
and insist upon his acting at once.
The Baker Jury Hung Up.
The jury which tried James L. Baker
the wife murderer, on the question OF
his sanity, has been out thirty-six hours
Judge Gambler has adjourned court until
Monday, and although the jurors have
sent word they would probably disagree
the judge said he intended to keep them
there until they decided one way or the
other. II Baker is declared sane, he will
hang; if insane, he win go to the state
Sanitarium, and Judge Gambler will ask
that he be returned to be hanged as soon
as he RECEIVERS his sanity.
The trouble seems TO be the presence on
the jury of man who is opposed to cap
ital punishment.
Tech Seniors May Get on Easy,
1t is probable that the penalty of sus-
pension imposed on the seniors of the
Georgia School of Technology for their
violation of the decree of the faculty will
De commuted and the unpleasant relations
adjusted. A movement was projected sew
eral days ago by committee of Atlanta
citizens whereby it is hoped that the fac
uity OF the Tech. will be induced to agree
TO accept an apology from the students
and permit them to return to the institu-
tion on the basis existing before the pres
ent unpleasantness sprung up. While
nnal plans for effecting the desired end
had not yet been decided, the committed
is at work, and members COMPOSING n
express the belief that both faculty and
students will be induced to agree to the
compromise suggested.
RaouI-Cunningham
The marriage of Miss Ruth Cunning
ham and Mr.. William Green Raoul, which
took place this evening at the Second
Baptist Church. is socially the most i'm
portant event of the week here. Miss
Cunningham has been an admired belle
and beauty since her debut in Atlanta
society.
Mr.. William Green Raoul is the son OF
MIR. William Green Raoul. the president
of the National Mexican Railroad and is
himself secretary of the Southern Saw
Works. and is IN society most popular.
Patterson Refused Pardon.
Gov. Gambler to-day refused to pardon
Henry Patterson of Hall county, sen
fenced for life for wife murder. The Pris
on Commission recommended adversely
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