Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-28
Condensed Nequs Items Gathered From air parts of the State

county grand jury and when she left
them it was to return to a cell In the
county Jail here charged with. being an
accessory in the crime that made her
widow.
She will stand trial next Tuesday with
Charles Gordon, who is charged with the
murder of her husband. William n.
Faulling, Jr.. Hitherto the young widow
has not betrayed any emotion in the case
but when the grand jury had taken its
action she was near collapse, sobbing in
her cell.
The arrest of Gordon and Mrs. Fault
ing is on the theory that Gordon killed
the husband fearing that punishment I'M
der the "unwritten law might be melted
out to himself.
MILLEDGEVILLE Ga. Sept 25.-John
Milledge tent, knights of the Maccabees
of the World, was instituted in MiIedge-
VILE on last Tuesday evening. the 21st
inst, being composed of some of the lead
ing business and professional men of the
city.
State Commander A. c. Hamrick, of At
lanta, was present and explained the OBJ
jects and aims of this organization, and
he also acted as installing officer.
The following officers were elected: Past
commander. r. L. Wall; commander, ]. c.
McAuliffe; lieutenant commander. Jerome
Babb: record keeper, W. W. Stembridge;
chaplain. W. Z. Breach: sergeant, f. w.
Hendrickson; physicians. DIR. j. P. At
kinson and DR.. G. d. Compton; master at
arms, c. /. Brown: first master of guards,
n. E. McAuliffe; second master of guards,
E. F. Stembridge; sentinel, ]. B. Cox;
picket, J. e. Smith; trustees, G.. Won
Rentz, E. /. Grant and N. B. Brooks.
MACON. Ga. Sept 25-It is believed
that at the coming meeting Of the board
Point railroad the announcement will
be made of the purchase of the Macon
and Birmingham railroad. q road now in
the hands of Mr.. S F. Parrot, re-
ceiveT.
The road runs from Sofkee to LAGRANGE.
Sofkee is just eight miles from the city.
and the NJ. & B. has traffic arrangements
with the Georgia Southern and Florida
whereby it used the tracks of the latter
to Sofkee. where its own connected.
By taking over the NJ. & B. the A. &
W. p. gets a line into Macon which Is
quite a competitive point and will be
able to run coal and other heavy COM
modities from the west into this city.
MACON Ga. Sept. 25.-w. H. Adamsou. who
has been under guard at the hospital charged
with forgery of checks a. Hawkiusvillc, today
confessed 20 the crime.
lie made the confession at the jail. where he
was taken this morning. He refuses to divulge
his real name. but II is not Adamson.
JULIETTE, Ca, Sept. 25.-The cotton crop Of
this section has been considerably damaged by
tn incessant rain of the past several days
Great quantities Of cotton open in the fields
have been washed from the bolls and lots Of IT
From present indications only about half a
crop Of cotton will be harvested throughout this
1T ktA Ghn rfn In
years
WTlGHTSVI LILLE, Ca. Sept. 3D..
Fields, one of the wealthiest planters
of Emanuel county is dead at his home
at Adrian, Ca, while his brother-tn-
law, Nj. j. Webb. is prisoner IN the
jai! here, as the result of fight be-
tween the two men in an open held
near Adrian last night.
The two men Jointly owned farm
and disputed over the division OF the
crops. At first they fought with fists
but Webb ended the trouble by drawing
his pistol and shooting his kinsman
through the head. Fields dropped un-
conscious to the ground while Webb,
II is said, declared his intention not to
submit to arrest.
He was not taken into custody until
today Fields brother is sheriff or
Emanuel ounty.
G. j.. Rhodes. aged about 20 years. at
tempted suicide Saturday morning short
ly after 8 o'clock. by cutting his throat
and jumping into the lake at Lakewood.
Hired men at J. Blllets place, hearing
him floundering in the water. called out
for help, and a boat was hurriedly sent
to the rescue. He was towed to the bank
and rushed to the Grady hospital. He
will recover.
For nearly a year Rhodes has been in
III health, il is stated, and only recently
he returned home from long siege in
the hospital. Saturday morning soon after
breakfast his mother missed him, anG
after making a thorough search of the
premises, hurried to the store of Charles
NJ. Dwight, not far from her home. A.
the very moment she was there making
anxious inquiry. Mr.. Billet and his nell
were rescuing Rhodes from the waters
of the lake.