Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-14
Condensed Neu Items Gathered From o4H Parts of the State

SNS~Se~ - ~N~S 49,
JEsUP, Ga, May l0.-The three escaped ne
wounded deputy, have not yet been captur-
ed. but an exciting chase Is under way. Dur
near enough to the fugitives to exchange
shots with them, but there other
iynching is frequently spoken Of
Frank Murphy. the wounded deputy. has
but small chance OF recovery.
AUGUSTA. Ca, May 1l.-1Fred wseman, H.
Fl. wiseman, James Hamilton. r. D. Stevens,
W. NJ. Scrogglns, G. Brush, Frank Rice and
to Asheviile to attend. at witnesses. the trial
OF Robt. Christian on the charge of peonage,
vent to arrest Christian, has also returned. He
arrested his man and carried him to Macon;
where he was released ts q on tbe ss Inc ia WI"
The boys claim that they were carried Oft
to work With tSe PrSRse Sasr gOSS theT
we're forced to work for nothing. They also
claim that they were g, cruelty treated ths
man In charge OF the work
ABEL. Ga. May f1.-Fire broke out in the
Parrish block here last night and for while
II was a dangerous looking blaze. The fire
originated I'm the rooms occupied by willing
hams photograph gallery, but just how i not
known, as the proprietor Just came oSW IN.
stairs and talking to Ray, manager OF tne
cafe which occupied the lower floor when
the fire discovered
The fire department responded promptly 70
the alarm and succeeded in extinguishing the
Maze before a Rerat deal Of damage was done.
Mr. r. X. willingham. the photographer. es-
DIR r o. Morrison's handsome dental office
was flooded with water This outfit was
worth about $3.50 and he carried insurance OF
$500 Roy G. Ray, proprietor Of the Gaze.
has his fixtures insured, but the amount could
The block in which the fire occurred has one
two story and three one-story brick buildings.
1t is owned by A. w. Parrish and his loss is
probably covered by insurance; The fire was
department did good work and prevented a
serious conflagration.
SAVANNAH. Ca. 11-Just whether Alonzc
L, Pitts better known as Lovey Pitts ls
going to die from pistol wounds inflicted py
I. A. Cassidy Saturday night remains 70
be tseen He Is shot through the intestines
and his physicians give verv little hope Oh
his recovery -.
! Pitts was in a crowd on Saturday night that
had tried to rob Cassidy and the latter seems
TO have elected him his victim. He Is In
the barracks. He contents himself with saying
that he shot Hell out Of Pitts ana tnat 'ne
deed was committed in sef-defense. Pitts Is
q comparatively young man. who has hau
varied career. He has been in number OF
scrapes the most serious being when he killed
an aged man behind a bar counter because ne
did some act that displeosed Pitts. The young
man was tried for murder and sent to me
penitentiary for life. He was servir& MS
sentence at the Chattahoochee Brick company
brick yards when, one daV fire deVeiopeu
In the works. The fire department from Az
lapta went to the scene. Pitts had been O
nieinber of the Savannah fire department and
when the flames began TO get in their WORK
at the brick yards he took charge OF squad
and directed the fight against them. This at
! tracted the attention of Fire Chief Joyner OF
Atlanta. who took an interest In Pitts and Sc
cured him pardon ne came PACK 70 70 9 1Ss
fire department for a second time. He was
not steady enough for the lob. however. AND
lost out '
| MoNTEZUMA. Ca Nav 12-Isaiah Hicks
was given a speedv trial Tuesday In the sr-
perior court for the murder Of Banks Lofiey.
The jury was out only fifteen minutes ma
ing verdict Of guilty.
Judge Iattleiohn immediately sentenced the
man TO be tn secuted II the law allows
The story of how the desperate negro shot
Lofley from ambush without provocation' ana
how the citizens generally were so enraged
as that business was practically suspended In
an effort to effect his CAPTURE. Is wei known.
Hicks was captured by posse Sunday mar
rowly escaping mob violence.
corIJNBUs.-one of the features OF the
Grand Lodge of the Knights Of Pythias, which
will meet here on the 18th and 2Oth, will be
the competitive drill on the goth by the Geor-
gia Brigade Uniform rank at the Columbus
DRIVING park The drill Will be complicated
and 1t is expected to be largely attended.
CoIUMBUs.-The ladies of the Home and
Foreign Missionary society OF this district OF
the South Georgia conference are preparing for
| ference, which will be held here from June
1oth to 18th. More than a hundred delegates
are expected "'
COLUMBUS. Deputy Marshal Blue and
Deputy Collector Williams, returning to the
| city Tuesday. report the destruction by them
of two large stills. one In Marion county. and
another in Taylor county. Both have made
great record in the matter OF breaking up
Illicit distiilerfes in this district.
C.oIIJMBUs.-Early Tuesday morning the
store and residence occupied by George l.
Sapp and Joe Brooks were destroyed by fire
| Nothing was saved from the flames, but there
| was $500 insurance on the stock Of goods.
VAI.DosTA.- Bob Collins. the negro convict
who has the record of having escaped from the
| chSinGanE eighteen different times lies
| wounded at Jennings, Fla. as the result OF a
row with negro at that place, who shot him
| several weeks ago and Collins promised to
get even with him later on.
DALTON. -Georgia Gilbert. eldest daughter
of Sheriff and Mrs. j. H. Gilbert, died in this
city last night at 10 o'clock. pneumonia being
| the cause of her demise. Miss Gilbert was
| seventeen years OF age. She was stricken with
the disease about ten days prior to her death,
the illness gradually becoming more serious
As she was large robust girl, her sudden
death was severe shock The funeral and In
terment took place at Dawnville this after
noon, Rev. c. c. Naples and Rev. H. d. Keith
officiating
VALDOSTA Marshall Lewis, the negro
who killed young Clifford Rutherford at Lenox
| two weeks ago, is safely in Jail at Nashville
| according to reports from there. He was
brought from Savannah Sunday by Sheriff
Avera who thinks that the danger of mob vio-
lence has passed away. The people are will
ing to wait upon the courts 1t is said that
| the reason for bringing the negro back was to
! try and get information out Of him about his
aocompliees. His latest story Is that he had
| two helpers in burglarizing the stores at
! Lenox. According TO his description, one Of
them is a negro who was arrested by Chief
Dampier and is in pail at Nashville. The
other is yellow negro, knawn as ''Spaniard,
who was arrested the day of the killing, but
was released.
WRIGHTSVILLE.-A revival which has
been in progress at the Baptist church in this
| city came TO a close Sunday night. Rev.
| William II. Rich, of Macon, has been preach
! Ing, and large crowds have been attending.
! MACON.-Master Mechanic Fetner, Of the
Central railroad shops Of Macon, has devised
| a night school plan whereby the apprentice
! boys may go direct from the workshop in:o
I q class room AS the Central
/ shops are completed in Macon a room VIII
/ be set apart a class room. Master Me-
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