The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-04
NEWS OF A DAY IN
GEORGIA'S CAPITAL
CITY OFFICIAL IN A FIGHT
THAT FINDS ITS WAY INTO THE.
COURTS.

Commissioner eff Public Works Col
ner and Contractor Crane the
Parties to the DifHcuIty-COIIier's
Daughter Also Took a Hand, Try
ing TO Aid Her Father.
Atlanta, Sept. 3.-As the result of a
Police Court investigation. the facts
IN a serious encounter between Com
missioner of Public Works H. L. Col
lier and ]. NJ. Crane, a we'll known
contractor, came out to-day. The diff
fculty took place at the residence of
commissioner Collier late yesterday
afternoon, when Mr.. Crane went there,
as he claimed, to get a permit to blast
inside the city limits. Crane had been
fined in the Police Court a few days
before for blasting without a permit
and Collier had testified against him.
When Crane approached Collier at
his residence a wordy war followed,
which waxed warmer until Collier fin
ally drew a pistol and attempted to
batter Crane with the butt end of it.
Roth men had hold of the pistol and
were fighting for control of it when
an outsider interfered and took the
gun away.
During the fight. which lasted sew
eral minutes, Miss Sarah Collier,
daughter of the commissioner, took
hand in it and Crane says she struck
him several times on the head. AS
Crane puts it, she kept "pecking him
on the head from behind"
Crane swore out three warrants
against the commissioner, charging
him with assault with intent to muir
was fined in Police Court and carrying
concealed weapons.
A case of disorderlv conduct was
made against Crane, but when it came
up to-day investigation was postponed
until next Wednesday,
Warned to Look Out for Him.
\ telegram has been received here
telling the United States secret service
officials to be on the lookout for a man
by the name of Harrison, alias
Schweitz. who is said to be one of the
sMckest postal money order raisers in
the country. He he's been operating in
Philadelphia and other Eastern cities
with startling success. So far the al
legged crook, who was supposed to be
coming direct to Atlanta, has not
been found.
Normal School Trustees.
The new trustees of the State Nor
NAL School, appointed under an act of
the last Legislature, met here to-day
in the office of State School Commits
sioner w. B. Merritt for the purpose of
organization. The following officers
were elected: r. ]. Quinn of Atlanta,
chairman; Hugh j. Rowe of Athens,
vice chairman, and G. G. Bond of
Athens. secretary. Very little bust
ress of Importance was transacted,
though the trustees were in session
for some time.
Careless with $4,000.
President Toe Dunson of the La
Grange Banking Company left Atlanta
yesterday with $4,000 in currency,
which he placed on a seat beside him.
When he got off at LAGRANGE the train
had pulled out before he remembered
that he had left his cash on board.
The flagman came along and took the
package for a loaf of bread. He care
lessly tossed it up into one of the
racks. A telegram to West Point re-
covered the money, and President Dun
son went after it in high glee.
Labor Day Celebration.
Final arrangements have been made
for the Labor Day celebration on Mon
day. The parade will be one of the
largest and most complete in detail
ever seen in the South. 1t will be fol-
lowed by appropriate Labor Day exer-
ciseS at Ponce De Leon