The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-29
POLITICS IN WARE.
Democratic Executive Committee
Meets-ActiOn Taken.


Meets-ActiOn Taken.
Waycross, Ga, April 2S.-The Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of Ware
county met to-day at noon. Hon. War
rem Lott was elected chairman, and
Mr.. w. NJ. Wilson secretary. Reso-
lutions were carried, adopting the same
rules governing the state Democratic
primary as far as applicable to the
county June was selected as the
date for holding the primary, and each
Of the candidates now before the people
were assessed $40 to defray the ex-
penses OF the election. The candidates
for coroner and surveyor are excepted,
they pay S. each. These amounts are
to be paid by May Is or the candidates
failing to pay viii not have his name
printed on the regular ticket. This
includes the congressman, but not
state house officers. Voting precincts
were established at Needham and at
Fairfax. ! committee of five was APP
pointed by the chairman to meet the
day after the primary and consolidate
the returns. The committee consists of
w w. Sharpe a. M. Knight, w. S.
Booth, D. II. Bennett and Chairman
Lott. The committee fixed the hours
for opening and closing the polls at the
opera house and court house to open
O'Clock and close at 6 p. m, and the
country precincts to open at a. m.
and close at 3 p. m.
Fine Rye and Oats.
Mr.. ]. G. Stefis, who purchased the
Ruskin Commonwealth property, for
merly known as Duke, exhibits some
especially fine specimens of rye, oats,
blue grass, and alfalfa. The rye meas
ures seven feet. The oats five feet, and
the blue grass and alfalfa, two feet
each.
Twelve Years for NansIaughter.
Arthur Reeves, the negro who had
been indicted for the murder of a wo-
man with whom he was living, entered
to-day in the Superior Court a plea of
guilty of voluntary manslaughter
This killing occurred nearly a year ago
at house in Old Nine. The evidence
showed that the woman was killed by
being struck over the head with
smoothing iron. Shortly after the kill
ing Reeves escaped and was not cap
tured until a short time ago. Judge
Bennett sentenced him to twelve years
in the penitentiary.
Jim Dasher was convicted of carry
ing concealed weapons and fined $50,
including cost, or twelve months on
the changing.
Clifford Beaton entered a plea of
guilty of allowing minors to play on
his pool table and was sentenced to
twelve months or the payment of fine
of $50 and costs.
j. w. Scales entered a plea of guilty
to the charge of assault and battery
and the judge assessed a fine of $40
including costs, or twelve months on
the chaingang.
General Atkinson was found guilty
of assault and was fined $25 and costs
or twelve months on the gang.
1t is understood that the celebrated
car robbery cases will be begun in the
Superior Court tomorrow morning
There is a large number of witnesses
TO testify in those cases. and consider
able interest is manifested in the out
come of this investigation by our peo-
Pile, who have watched the progress
of this case from the first arrest hy
the detective to the present time. Some
spicy developments are expected IN
these cases, as every inch of ground
VIII be closely contested by both the
state and the defense.