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THE 5E..11-WEEKLY SIM TER REPUBLIC AIN.
ESTABLISHED IN 1831,
ByCHAS. W. HANCOCK. (
VOL. 18.
The Sumter Republican.
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B. P. HOLLIS
Attorney at Law*
AMERICUS, GA.
Office, Forsyth Street, in National Bank
building. dec2otf
E. G. SIMMONS^
Attorney at Law,
AMERICUS GA.,
Office in Hawkins’ building, south side of
Lamar Street, in the old office of Fort*
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND SOLICITOR IN EQUITY,
Office on Public Square, Over Gyles’
Clothino Stork, Amkiiicus, Ga.
After a brief respite 1 return again to the
practice of law. As in the past it will be
my earnest purpose to represent my clients
faithfully and look to their interests. The
commercial practice will receive close atten
tion and remittances promptly made. The
Equity practice, and cases involving titles of
land ana real estate are my favorites. Will
practice in the Courts of South west Georgia,
the Supreme Court and the Uuited States
Courts. Thankful to my friends for their
patronage. Fees moderate. novlltf
Charles F. Crisp,
Attorney at Law*
AMERICUS, GA.
dec!6tf
CAHD.
I offer my professional services again to the
good people of Ainericus. After thirty years’
of medical service, I have found it diiiicult
to withdraw entirely. Office next door to
Dr. Eldridee’s drugstore, on the Square
janlTtf R. C. BLACK, M. D.
Or. D. P. HOLLO WM
Dentist,
Americas, - - -• Georgia
Treats successfully all diseases of tlie Den
tal organs. Fills teeth by the improved
method, and inserts artificial teeth on the
heat material known to the profession.
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SLAV JOHNSON, JOHN W. M’PHEHSON,
BTKVE R. JOHNSON, JAMES B. WILBANKS.
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FOREIGN and DOMESTIC FRUITS, Veg
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maystf
Commercial Bar.
This well-established house will be kept
in the same first-class style that lias always
characterized it. The
Choicest Liquor and Cigars,
Milwaukee, Budweiser and Aurora Beer,
constantly on hand, and ail the best brands
of fine Brandies, Wines, Ac. Good Billiard
Tables for the accommodation of customers,
maystf JOHN W. COTNEV, Clerk.
Commercial Hotel,
G. H. HAT, Proprietor.
This popular House is quite new and
handsomely furnished with new furniture,
bedding and all other articles. It is in the
centre of the business portion of the city,
convenient to depot, the banks, warehouses,
Ac., and enjoys a flue reputation, second to
none, among its permanent and transient
guests, on account of the excellence of its
cuisine.
Table Boarders Accommodated on
Reasonable Terms.
mayO-tf G. M. HAS’, Proprietor.
GEORGE ANDREWS,
BOOT MB WE IMEI,
At Us shop in the rear of J.Waxelbaum
A Co.’s store, adjoining the livery stables,
on Lamar St., Invites the public to give him
their work. He can make and repair all
work at short notice. Is sober and always
oa hand to await on customers. Work
guaranteed to he honest and good.
epr!<tt
2 For ivyspepsia,
Costive nest,
Sick Headache,
Chronic Diar
rhoea, Jaundice,
1 nipurity of the
Blood, Fever and
aml*a’ll Disease.
JSS, caused by De
rangement of Liver, Bowels and Kidneys.
KYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LIVER.
Dad Breath; Pain in the Side, sometimes the
Sain is felt under the Shoulder-blade, mistaken for
.heumatismgeneral loss of appetite; BowcU
generally costive, sometimes alternating with lax;
the head is troubled with pain, is dull and heavy,
with considerable loss of memory, accompanied
with a painful sensation of leaving undone somethin*
which ought to have been done; a slight, dry cough
and flushed face is sometimes an attendant, often
mistaken for consumption; the patient complains
of weariness and debility; nervous, easily startled;
feet cold or burning, sometimes a prickly sensation
of the skin exists; spirits arc low and despondent,
and, although satisfied that exercise would De bene
ficial, yet one can hardly summon up fortitude to
try it—in fact, distrusts every remedy. Several
of the above symptoms at tend the disease, but cases
have occurred when but few of them existed, yet
examination after death has shown the Liver to
have been extensively deranged.
It should he used by nil persons, old and
young; whenever any of the above
symptoms appear.
Persons Traveling or Living In Un
healthy Localities, by taking a dose occasion
ally to keep the Liver in healthy action, will avoid
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sea, Drowsiness, Depression of Spirits, etc. It
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IT IS PURELY VEGETABLE,
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Quinine, without any of the injurious after effects.
A Governor’s Testimony.
Simmons Liver Regulator has been in use in my
family-fir some time, and I am satisfied it is a
valuable addition to the medical science.
J. Gtr.t. Shorter, Governor of Ala.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens, of Ga.,
says; Have derived some benefit from the use of
Simmons Liver Regulator, and wish to give it a
further trial.
“The only Tiling that never fail# to
Relieve.**—l have used many remedies for Dys
pepsia, Liver Affection and Debility, but never
have found anything to benefit me to the extent
oimmons I.iver Regulator has. I sent from Min
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P. M. Janney, Minneapolis, Minn.
Dr. T. W. Mason says: From actual ex
perience in the use ol Simmons Liver Regulator in
my practice 1 have been and am satisfied to use
and prescribe it as a purgative medicine.
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A DESOS%D£f3ED LIVER
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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MAY 23, LBB3.
VO'S.tR.X. ■
THE DKAtO.VS FUAYEH.
In tho regular evening meeting
That the church holds, every week,
One night a listening angel sat
To hear them pray ana speak.
It puzzled the soul of the angel
Why some of that gathering came
But sick and sinful hearts he saw,
With grief and guilt aflame.
They were silent, but said to the angel,
“Our lives have need of him!”
While doubt with dull, vague, throbbing pain
Stirred through their spirits dim.
You could see ’twas the regular meeting,
And the regular seats were filled,
They all knew who could pray and talk,
Though any one might that willed.
From his place in front, near the pulpit,
In his long accustomed way
When the Book was read, anil the hymn was
sung
The Deacon arose to pray.
First came the long preamble—
If Peter had opened so,
He had been, ere the Lord his prayer had
heard.
Full fifty fathoms below.
Then a volume of information
Toured forth, as if to the Lord,
Concerning His ways and attributes,
And the things by Him abhorred.
But not in the list of the latter
Was mentioned the mocking breath
Of the hypocrite prayer that is not prayer,
And the make-believe life and death.
Then he prayed for the church; and the
pastor;
And that “souls might be his hire”—
Whatever his stipened otherwise—
And the Sunday School; and the choir;
And the swarming hords of India;
And perishing, vile Chinese;
And the millions who bow to the Pope of
Home,
And the pagan churches of Greece;
And the outcast remnants of Judah,
Of whose guilt ho had much to tell—
He prayed, or he told the Lord he prayed,
For everything out of hell.
Now, if all of that burden had really
Been weighing upon his soul,
’Twould have sunk him through to the
China side,
And raised a hill over the hole.
’Twas the regular evening meeting,
And the regular payers were made,
But the listening angel told the Lord,
That only the silent piayed.
ft C.Y.I/LV&Y.OY ft.
The Beginning- and the End.
It began in this way: Two boys came
to the city from the country. They
left home with kindly words of advice
ringing in their ears. Their parents
bade them remember the good counsel
given them in youth, and earnestly en
treated them to resist the many tempt
ations which the city would place be
fore them. And they promised to re
member the words of loving counsel,
and went out from the hearthstone of
home to tace tlie world and tight' the
battle of life; brave of heart and hope
ful of overcoming in the strife.
One day they were going by a sa
loon. On the screen, which stood a
little way back front the open doors hi
ding from the passers-by what took
place within, was displayed a card on
which was written: “Fresh lemonade.
Only five cents a glass.’’
“A glass of cool lemonade would
taste good this hot day,” said Johu.
“Let’s go in and get some.”
“I’d like the lemonade well enough,”
said Philip, “but I don’t really fancy
the idea of going to a saloon taget it.”
“Pshaw!” laughed John. “What
difference does k make whether you
l buy your lemonade here or somewhere
else? We needn’t drink anything else
if we don’t want’to.” ‘ ’
“1 know that,” answered Philip,
hesitatingly. “1 was thinking that
father wouldn’t like it if he knew.
He’s opposed to saloons, yon know.”
“Yes, but how’s he to know any
thing aborit it?” nrged John. “Come
cn; I’ll pay for the lamonade.” And
he drew his companion into the saloon.
They drank their lemonade. The
proprietor exerted himself to make
their call pleasant and when they were
going he nrged them to have another
drink.
“Better have a little something in it
to give it the right kind of flavor he
said, smilingly. > f l '
“All right,” said John; and the man
poured some of tho contents of a long
necked bottle into each glass. The
boys drank it down. The liquor. was
strong euough to produce considerable
effect upon them. It made them “jol
ly,” they told each Other; but t' dbn’t
think either of them would have called
the effect that if they could have fore
seen what the end would ; be. ‘ '
Well, they weht to, that saloon
again. It was not long before they
felt a kind of contempt for a man
who would drink anything as mild as
lemonade. That might do for boys,
but they were men and they could
drink whisky and brandy and gin. And
they could smoke, and play cards and
billiards, and talk slang. This kind
of an education is acquired with won
derful rapidity. In six months they
were good scholar* in the school of
ruin.
The end came to one two years ago.
In a drunken brawl he was stabbed to
the heart. To the other the end came
only last week. “Died of delirium
tremens,” a friend said.
It is sad to think that daily boys
are beginning this kind of life, and
sadder to think what tbe end may be.
0! boys! be careful, be careful.-— Eben
E. Rex for R, iii Youths' Temperance
Banner. ■ ■ •
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Shriner’s Indian Vermifuge saved
three thousand children from disease
and death. It is the wonder of tbe!
age. It will not deceive you.
JONES JERKED.
The Oglethorpe County Mu r< lcre r
Hanged at Lexington, (in.,
Friday the 18tli.
J. E. Jones, who Muriierf.ii ins wipe
last March, pays the I’en.u.ty of
ms Crime at the end of a Rope —
Full Details History of the
Crime.
Lexington, Ga., May IS, via. Cra
wford, Ga. —Up to Wednesday niter
noon Jones had strong hopes of a re
apite on account of three letters he had
written to the Governor begging for it.
He was then informed, of the Gover
nor’s final refusal. He then abandon
ed all hope, and alter some conversa
tion with visitors he called Sheriff
Doster and told him he wanted a light
to do some writing, and that he did
not want any visitors on Thursday;
that he did not want to see any minis
ters even. The Sheriff furnished the
light and left him alone. Nothing
more was heard trorn him until Thurs
day afternoon when tho Sheriff found
him in his cell in an almost uncon
scious state from loss of blood caused
by several veins in the left arm which
had been cut in three places with a
•mall piece of tin that he had procur
ed by some means unknown to the
Sheriff. Physicians were summoned
and partially restored him. Telegrams
passed between the Sheriff and Gover
nor. He was much better this morn
ing and apparently cheerful and dis
posed to meet his fate bravely. About
five thousand persons were present.
At one o’clock lie was taken from jail
under a guard of thirty men and car
ried in a buggy with the Sheriff to the
gallows. Arrived at the gallows ho
ascended the steps without a quiver and
took his seat. After a short interval
he rose without apparent fear and ad
dressed the audience, and said that lie
was there to answer for his crime, and
that he wanted the crowd to understand
that he did nut fear to die, and that his
wife was the dearest, thing on earth to
him. He did not allude to his spirit
ual condition. He said bis death was
ignominious, and this was the only
thought that troubled him. lie told
the minister, Rev. J. G. Gibson, pri
vately, that ho could not say that he
knew he was changed, but that he had
a hope, and trusted in Jesus alone, and
that it was sufficient to rob death of
its terrors. He told Mr. Gibson this
morning that the reason why lie at
tempted suicide was that it could only
rob him of one day and be an easier
death. He also said that the Sheriff
had been kind to him, but that in liis
kindness to him he had been faithful
as an officer, and had well discharged
his dual duty of officer and kind-heart
ed man. At fifteen minutes before
three the cap was adjusted and he said
“Good-bye, Mr. Gibson,’’ and swung
off into eternity. He was dead in ten
minutes. The neck was broken. In
thirty minntes the body was cut down
and turned over to his friends.
THE CRIME.
On Friday the 16th day of March,
1883, there occurred near The Glade,
in the Eastern portion of this county, a
homicide of a peculiar character, which
for apparent cold-blooded heartlessness
and deliberate malice lias seldom been
equaled in the annals of crime.
Joseph E. Jones, a young white man
about twenty-five years old shot his
young wife three times, once in t’uca r m,
once in the back and once through the
head, iu tho presence ol five other per
sons, The last shot proved fatal in a
short time. Just as he was in the act
of shooting the last time she raised her
eyes to his and pleadingly said, “Oh,
Joe.” Instantly the keen crack of the
pistol rang out and the young and ten
der form fell lifeless at his feet. He
was then seized from behind by Mr.
Broach and he instantly threw the pis
tol back over his shoulder and shot at
Broach, barely grazing his head.
Broach then threw him to tho ground,
when he again placed the pistol to
Broach’s side and snapped it and would
have killed him but for the fact that it
was empty, He was at once securely
lied and carried to The Glade and kept
under guard that night. During the
night he complained of being hungry
and asked for some eggs, which were
given him and his hands loosed to
allow him to cat - He then took from
hiß vest pocket an over-dose of mor
phine securely wrapped in paper and
awallhwed it. The quantity and paper
prevented a fatal effect. On Saturday
morning a court of inquiry was organ
ized and Jones put upon trial and com
mitted for murder and sent to jail at
once.
When the news had obtained general
circulation, excitement ran high and
strong. Threats of lynching was heard
on alt sides. But sound sense prevail
ed, and all such ideas was abandoned
until a report went out that efforts had
been made or would be made to rescue
him. Public excitement then ran
higher than ever, and a demand was
made that the Sheriff have him secure
ly guarded. This tlie Sheriff did, hilt
the fact not being generally known, a
party was organized to lynch him, and
came to Lexington for that purpose.
.When they found the jail securely
guarded, they abandoned their purpose
abd determined to let the law take its
course. Be it said to the great praise
and ctedit of the people that they were
willing for the law to take its course,
but were fully determined that Jones
, ahould not escape trial,
j- On Thursday morning, April 19th,
Jones wa* ptit. upon trial, and a jury
readily obtained, composed of as fair
minded and intelligent and impartial
men as live in the county. At the re
quest of Mr. W. M. Howard, the re
tained counsel of Jones, Messrs. Sam
uel Lumpkin and Hamilton McWhor
ter weie appointed to assist in the de
fense. He was ably defended upon the
ground of insanity, but the plea did not
avail, and the jury found him guilty
without recommendation to mercy, and
he was sentenced to be hanged publicly
on the 18th instant—thus meting out
to him the just penalty of his crime;
thus making the shadow of his gallows
shade and protect the flowers, and his
foul blood nourish iuto luxuriance the
grass that grows upon his wife’s new
made grave.
Since the trial Jones lias requested
of his mother-in-law to allow his re
mains to be buried beside those of his
wife. This request was rejected with
scorn and indignation.
THE PRISONER.
Joseph C. Jones, the prisoner, was
horn in Griffin Ga., about 1858,0f poor
parents, whose names were Cohen, and
Joe was originally named for the State
and city of his birth, and was, there
fore Georgia Griffin Cohen. The fam
ily consisted of two other sons and one
daughter. When these children were
quite small the father died at Pollard,
near Mobile, Ala., whither ho had re
moved. Shurtlv afterward the mother
died, and left her children helpless or
phans upon the cold charity of the
world. They were then taken under
the protecting care of an orphan’s asy
lum of that city. In seme respects
Joo was more than ordinarily bright
and intelligent but of a peculiar erratic,
stubborn and sulky disposition, and
very difficult to manage and control.
While inmates of this asylum a kindly
and affectionately disposed lady, Mrs.
Bennigton Jones, of Oglethorpe coun
ty, but then of Mississippi, attracted
by their unfortunate condition as well
as their apparent brightness, adopted
the orphan children and brought them
with her to this county when she re
moved here and made them inmates of
her house. She exercised over them
the tenderness and care of a natural
mother and tlie other two sons and the
daughter grew from childhood to youth,
industrious, upright and deserving and
are good and worthy citizens. The
sulky, stubborn, erratic and peculiar
disposition of Joe could not be tamed
and his misconduct was oft times a
source of sorrow to his adopted mother.
He grew to manhood without a change
of disposition and at times was exceed
ingly melancholy and possessed of a
naturally pert mind, was at times very
religiously inclined. He is in many
respects physically, mentally, and mor
ally the counterpart of Guittcau. With
the same education he would have been
perhaps as pert and saucy as Guitteau
was. Jones is of medium height,
rather slcndor, with black liair and
brown eyes. His left eye is the smal
ler and they have a roving, restless ex
pression; his mouth is closely drawn
all tho while. His forehead is low but
rather broad and projecting. Most of
his upper teeth are gone, and when lie
speaks the mouth, slightly hidden by
a light brown mustache and stunted
black beard, has a sinister or maniacal
expression, llis face presents the ap
pearance of more than ordinary deter
mination or will power, but unsustain
ed by sufficient true intelligence to di
rect and control it. His appearance is
by no means prepossessing. During
his confinement he has talked frequent
ly of suicide, and has been very solici
tous to shave or be shaved, and it is
thought by some that this was his cho
sen wav to end liis own life.
HIS MARRIAGE.
At tbe age of twenty-one years be
met a young and beautiful girl named
Emilia Matthews, then just in her
teens, beiug between twelve and thir
teen yeais old and the daughter of a
widow lady in .humble circumstances
and, by some strange fate, fascinated
and won her affections, and the two
were married in May 1879, with tbe
hearty approval of her mother, but
against the wishes and counsel of Joe’s
adopted mother, Mrs. Jones, who op
posed it on two gronnds|to-wit: that Joe
was unfit to have a wife and because of
the tender and immature years of his
bride. Joe seems to have won the con
sent and confidence of Mrs. Matthews,
by his great familiarity with the Bible
and apparently religious character, she
believing he was almost the “ just man
made perfect.” After tho marriage
they settled down at the home of Mrs.
Matthews and there lived together in
the same house until during the year
1880, when some disagreement having
taken place, Joe and his wife removed
to a cabin on tho place, where they
lived until the fall of that year when
there arose a dispute about some
rent, which finally resulted in Joe’s
slicing out a peace warrant against
Mrs. Mathews and in her procur
ing a warrant against him for
an assault with intent to rape on her.
The trial of this warrant resulted in
Jones having to give bond to answer
the charge at the Superior Court to be
held in October, 1880. When court
came on all matters of difference and
dispute between them seemed to have
been settled and adjusted, and Jones
and his wife left on l the Sunday follow
ing to make their home in Arkansas.
There they lived until the spring or
summer of 1881, when they together
removed to some point in Mississippi,
on the Mississippi river, where Joe en
gaged in the business of rafting timber
down the river. At this point he re
mained until he and his wife were both
taken with chills when he procured the
means to send his wife back to Ogle
! thorpe county and sent her to his adopt
|cd mother’s, where she went and re
, maitied until he came during the Christ
mas following. After remaining to
gether for some time until the early
part of 1882, Jones procured work for
himself and a home for his wife in this
county at Mr. F. R. Howard’s, whither
they removed and lived together until
the fall, when Jones left Mr. How
ard’s employment aud carried his
wife back to his mother’s, and lie pro
cured work at Mr. E. L. Johnson’s,
about four or five miles off. Fioiu here
lie went to see his wife as frequently as
his work would allow. Thus they
lived until in December, 1882, when
his wife went to her mother’s. From
this visit she never returned to him,
but wrote him that she had ceased to
love him, and did not intend to live
with him any more, and besought him
to forgive and forget her. He then ex
pressed the feeling that he had rather
see her dead than separated from him,
saying that he had rather follow her
corpse to the grave than see her eventu
ally divorced from him and become the
wife of another man. He at once went
to see his wife, but was repulsed by her
and her mother. Again he went and
was repulsed. He then made threats
against them. But this availed him
naught. He took a friend with him
and received an emphatic rejection of
all his efforts at a settlement. He sent
another with the same result. They
then advised him to go off and let her
alone. He went to another friend, Mr.
E. L. Johnson, and sought his advice.
He also advised him, as did the others,
to go off and let her alone. He said
he would go back to Mississippi if he
had the money. He was asked how
much money he had, and how much it
would take to carry him there. He
said he had SB, and that S2B would
carry him. Mr. Johnson proposed to
and did loan him S2O, trusting entirely
to his honor to repay it. He went to
the depot and purchased a ticket to
Atlanta, whither he went, but turned
and came immediately hack. Shortly
afterwards he went to Athens and pur
chased the pistol and morphine and
came back; and thus armed, on the
morning of tho fatal 16th of March
last, repaired to the spring near Mrs.
Matthews’ house, from which the fam
ily procured their water, and there
awaited the coming of the mother or
daughter or both, until sometime in the
afternoon, when having despaired of
their coming, lie went to the house,
where he found them both in a room
together. He at once ordered Mrs.
Matthews to leave the room under pen
alty of instant death, showing her his
pistol at the time. Yielding to her
fears she obeyed. After leaving the
house she sent a negro to the Glade
for assistance and she remained in the
yard. After Jones and his wife had
been in the room sometime she came
out with the pistol and shot off all five
of the charges and carried it back into
the house and Jones made her a present
of it, and she put it empty into a
bureau drawer. After remaining a
while longer Jones and his wife came
out together and just as the men were
coming up from The Glade. The sight
of these men seemed to infuriate and
arouse all the demon of his nature, and
he went back at once into the house,
got the Jpistol and put four charges
in it and came out. In the meantime
his wife had gone near to where two of
the men were standing. He went im
mediately to her and stroked her hair
with one hand while he drew hiu pistol
with the other and commenced firing,
with tho results above stated.
Since his confinement, Jones has ex
pressed little sorrow and regret at liis
crime, and said he preferred to see her
dead to resigning her to what he feared
would be a more awful fate.
He has been hopeful of a respite and
eventually a pardon or anew trial and
final acquittal. He wrote three letters
to the Governor asking a respite.
Uncle Dill’s Speech.
When I was a drunkard I could nev
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The first year after I signed the pledge
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When I was a drunkard I owned only
one poor old cow, and I think she must
have been ashamed of me, for she was
red in the face; now I own five good
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as ever looked through a collar. When
1 was a drunkard I trudged from place
to place on foot; now I can ride in a
carriage of my own. When I was a
drunkard I was three hundred dollars in
debt; since 1 signed the total abstinence
pledge I have paid the debt, and pur
chased two hundred acres of wild land,
and I have the deed in my possession;
two of my sons, who are teetotallers,
are living on that lot. When I was a
drunkard I used to swear; I have ceased
to be profane. Tho last year of my
drunkenness my doctor’s bill amounted
to thirty dollars; since I signed the
pledge I have not been called upon to
expend a cent for medicine. - Exchantje.
Winston, Fohsyth Cos., N. C.
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