Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-26

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morning and placed in Jail.
AMERICUS, Ga, Nov. 23.-In a pistol
battle last night between members Of the
crew Of the Seaboard train and negro
tramp, the colored porter, Mack Brown,
Of Americas, was shot twice in the abb
domen and will probably die. Brown had
attacked the tramp, who turned upon
him.
Conductor Hurley, I'm rendering assist
ance to his porter fired several shots at
the fleeing tramp, possibly wounding him.
BYROMVILLE, Ga, Nov. 23.-William
Hollan, proprietor of a fruit stand near
this city, was killed last night at $50
o'clock. He was found on the door steps
of his home with wound in his head,
caused by a blunt instrument.
The object of the killing was evidently
robbery, as $35 was taken from his
pocket.
Two negroes, Will Chiles and Ozzie
Hooks, were arrested in this city this
morning on suspicion, and carried to the
Vienna Jail by Sheriff Bennett to await
further investigation.
AMERICUS, Ga, Nov. 24.-Ten thou
sand dollars loss was sustained this
morning in the destruction of the seed
house connected with Farmers Cotton
Oil company here by fire. The large
building with contents of meal, cotton
seed bulls and machinery, was destroyed
while several loaded freight cars were
damaged.
The flames were confined to the build
ing, where originating and a general
conflagration thus averted, as several
guano plants and large planning mill
yards are in the immediate vicinity. Had
the flames crossed Church street a loss
of 100000 would have been sustained.
The fire loss is partly covered by in
slrance and will not interfere with OPP
Grafton of the plant.
CUTHBERT, Ca, Nov. 24.-Lucius Pat
terson, the 16-year-old son of DR.. F. d.
Patterson, is being congratulated by
Cuthbert people for the heroism display
ed in aiding the victims of the auto
mobile accident of Sunday night. Young
Patterson was the first white person to
reach the scene.
He put the dead body of Williams and
the mangled forms of Sheppard and
Lumley on a hama car and assisted by
two negroes, started for the Central de-
pot, two miles away.
He rendered the unfortunate young men
all the aid he could on the way, taking
off his coat and wrapping 1t around the
dying body Of Sheppard.
The road leads through a dark and
dreary way and many would have shirked
the responsibility.
KENNESAW, Ca, Nov. 24.-Mrs. Sam
Ellis, an elderly lady living in Kenne-
saw, mother of DR.. J. W. Ellis, a we'll
known physician Of this place, caught
fire from an open CRATE this morning,
while churning and was fatally burned.
She was alone and noteNag was
known of the accident until she came
out on the veranda, a sheet OF flame.
She had wrapped quilt around her IN
her endeavor to extinguish the flames
herself.
WRIGHTsVILE. Ca. Nov. 2S.--The municipal
executive committee has named November so
as the date on which the city primary win be
held for the election OF mayor ana council Tor
the years 1910 and 1911
THE urinary promises to be very interest
ing one. 7. L. Martin and w p. Norris have
already announced their candidacy for nomina-
ton and others are expected to enter the race
for the same honor
The nresent board consists of ]. NJ. High
tower. mayor. with T. V. Kent ]. o. Kennedy,
IT T. Martin W. c. Chester and B. H. Lord
as councilmen. None Of the present encum-
Martin. who has entered the race for mayoralty
honors.
AUGUSTA. Nov. 24-F. C. Dospassos,
an aged barber, committed suicide early
this morning by placing a revolver par
rel i'm his mouth and firing a bullet into
his brain. 1t is stated that Dospassos
has several times threatened to Kill him.
self and is quoted as saying yesterday
.What is the use of living. 1 might as
well end ii ALL"
His wife noticing his frame of mind
was making arrangements to send him to
a hospital and Dospassos knowing OF this
placed a revolver under his pillow Tues
day night, saying he would kill the first
one who tried to move him.
The man rose early and went into his
yard where he shot himself. Dospassos
came to Augusta from Santos, Brazil,
about thirty-seven years ago and has
been known to have been in i'll health
for some time.
HAwKINSvILLE, Ga, Nov. PAR. L.
Russell, proprietor of the Robert L. Rus
sell Electric shows, who is charged with
KIDNAPPING Miss Tiny Wingard, the IL
year-old Atlanta girl, who, it is said,
was found by her father with the show,
has issued the following statement:
while 1 was in Atlanta, Tiny Win
gard came to me with her sister and ap-
piled for the position, and said that their
mother and father were both dead and
that she CTiny) was out Of employment.
engaged Tiny, and her sister has known
where she was all the time. She told me
her name was Irene Jones, and I did not
know differently until she was arrested at
Cochran, Wednesday, November II.
81 have been showing in this state for
three years and have lots Of friends all
over the state"