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THE VALDOSTA TIMES, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1905. TWO ROBBERS ARE James Hickey and Frank Moran They Were Accused of Robbing Mr. J. T. Roberts as he Got Upon the Train Here on his Way to Philadel phia—James King and Moran are to be Tried Separately, Though In dicted Together. Jas. Hickey and Frank Moran were found guilty of robbery by a Jury last night, the Jury remaining out only a short time on the case. The two men were accused of rob blng Mr. J T. Roberts as he got upon the cars here going to Philadelphia two weeks ago. There was strong ev- ldenco against w»e men. besides the evidence which showed that they were a gang of pickpockets. They were defended by Col. G. A. Whittaker and they made a state ment in their own behalf Introducing no testimony. Moran stated that ho and his wife and mother-in-law had gone from Cincinnati to Florida where they were to ronmln some time. He left the ladles at Jacksonville and came hack to Valdosta and was going to Halnbrldgc prospecting for a frlond Ho said that ho wns the son of a Vir ginian. an old Confederate soldier and that ho was not a robber. Illckey also mnue a statement In which ho told of his stay at the Pax son house while hero, lie said thnt he was sick and did not leave the house except to go and get some Llthla water and a cigar. He said thnt he was in the Florence Hotel when the alleged robbing was done. Grasping a Bible, ho opened It and clutched It between his bands, declar ing that ho hoped God would crush his bones If he woro not lolling the truth. But the evidence was against him and ho was found guilty. King Prosecuting King Today, James King 1* the defondant in a enseftoday, having been Indicted with ffdthaen 'of ’ Georgia Southern dopot here. King was found guilty Just before noon and Moran Is next to go upon trlnl In the second case against him. Mr. King from 8pnrks told of his robbery In a manner that impressed all who head his story. He recog nized the two men who robbed him. Ho paid the train had started toward the old depot and tho coachoa woro crowded. -Those men were between the coaches ami as he got on they robb*»d him. lie says that ho had his hand In his pocket and on his money when they grabbed him. Jerked his hand oat and robbed him by main force and thou Jumped from tho train, stating they were on tho wrong train. King ami Moran were Indicted to gether, tint they decided to be tried separately. After King's case goes to the Jury, it Is probably that Moran will be put on trial for the new charge against him. SON KILLS HIS FATHER. WHO HAD UPBRAIDED HIM FOR DRIVING TEAM. Will Owens Fires Upon His Parent While Under the Influence of Whis key Saturday, Commerce, Nov. 28—Saturday night about five miles from this place, An drew Ow’ens, fifty years old, was shot and Instantly killed by his son, Will. The facts seems to show that the Min was strongly under the influence of whiskey and upon his return from Commerce his father rebuked him for driving the team so hard. This enraged the young man and a difficulty ensued. Young Ow&ns says his father made an effort to strike him with a metal bucket and In Justice to himself he shot his father. Four shots took ef fect, one having enrered the mouth, and others at different parts of the body. No arrest has been made and tho son remains with the family. CASES SET FOR THE CITY COURT. Agreement Reached for Two Terms of the City Court. FACTS ABOUT CIGARS. Few cigar smokers are aware that all cigars are named according to their color and shape. A dead black cigar, for Instance, Is an "Oscuro," a very dark brown one Is a "Colors do,” a medium brown is a "Colorado Clara.” and a yellowish light brown "Claro.” Most smokers know the names of the shades from "Claro” to Colorado,” and that It Is far as most of them noed to know. As to the shapes, a "Napoleon” Is the biggest of all cigars, Is seven Inches long; ‘Perfecto” swells In the middle and tapers down to a very small head at tho lighting end; a “Panatella” Is a thin, straight up and down cigar without tho graceful curve of the Perfecto;” a "Conchas” is a very short and fat, and a “Londress” Is shaped like a "Perfecto”, except that It docs not taper to so small a head at the lighting end. A "Relna Victo-| ria” Is a "Londresa" that cornea pack od In a ribborf tied bundle of fifty pieces, instead of In tho usual four layers of thlrteon, twelve, thirteen twelve. BITS OF INFORMATION ChrlilniM In S'-nmlluaviM. In Si'uuilimtvla ChrtxtiuuM In celebrat- M in ilH literal sense of "peace on Ml:b. good will toward men.” The •oiirts are closed, quarrels are iuljti.il M and old feuds forgotten. It U the tome of the famous Yule log. mli« To Count W'lUf’i Opportunity. Count Witte stands out as the hero of the hour, says Charles Johnston In Harper's Weekly. More than Hint, he Is now one of the three most conspicu ous personalities In the world, and the nation at whose head lie stands Is the second In the worltl In point of terri tory and the tlrst of the white nations In population. Count Witte has de served well of the Russian empire. He has deserved well of the Russian poo pie. lie has deserved well of humani ty. The czar, left to reactionary conn selors like Pohlcdonostscff, might have deluged bis laud In blood and burled his throne In destruction. The people, led by the auurchists and revolutionists, might have plunged Into disorder, mis ery and chaos. Couut Witte bridged tho chasm. Possessing the full confi dence of tho czar and with the laurels of Portsmouth still greou upon him, he did not hesitate to withstand the czar and tell him unwelcome truth. Stand ing for order, he yet came forward as the champion of the people* the her- Tke Magnetic Meedl* $Id ° f ** Y< * .. | , * - bo concession to lawlessness or dem- The needle iHiiiit* to tho north polo . , , , „ , wherever tho cotupua may bo. North I. bot . , ! ood . Bra " T .. for * Ubm W ique sli chamois leather make a lath up and warm water ami In this the leather till the dirt is re moved. Cm* mere than one lot of suds if necessary, finally rinse In soapy -not clear—water, squeeze and hung out to dry. If the leather he much soiled add a little nmiuouiu to the soup suds. Theater Ticket Tas. A 10 per cent tax ou theater tickets In France yields about $10,000,000 a year. The money is devoted to the maintenance of the poor. HON D.W. GASKINS DEAD CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT IN COFFEE COUNTV. : *-*»we* Hla Death was Caused by Overdose of Morphine Which Was Taken to Relieve Pain. Douglas. Ga., Nov. 28—Hon. D. Gaskin, clerk of Coffee superior court, died here Saturday night from the ef fect of an overdose of morphine. Ho had not been woll and when his con dition was discovered after the tak Ing of tho drug. It wns Impossible to savo him. He has been clerk of the superior court of this county for moro than ton years and has always been very popular and has a host of friends who Imv" always admired hla warm-heart ed and genial personality. He was buried yesterday nt tho city cemetery, and the funeral wns largely attended. TJho Knights of Pythias, of which bo wns n member .held ser vices at the grave. Of the line on which the compass nee dle balances perfectly—the line Is call •d the magnetic equator—the needle dips to the north. South of that line the southern end of the needle dips, but ths ends of the needle nro not reversed. «and ordered freedom. He now reape ‘hla reward and as the bead of Rus sia's first constitutional cabinet will hold the deetinj of the nation In his An Honored Croesus ereo his baker In memory of bis talents. Millions to Tenoh Farming. The balk of a fortune of .$3,000,000 •■oro* B * k * r - | i«ft by Edward M. Paxon, former chief ^ t0 Justice of the state supreme court of Pennsylvania, has been willed by him to found and maintain a college of ag rlculture, says a Doylestown (Pa.) dis patch. Tho late Jurist deplored the dls position of young men to desert the country for careers In the city and at tributed this to lack of education In ag rlcnlture. Provision Is made In the will for practical Instruction through tha medium of the land which was owned by the Jurist, which Is to be laid ( off In farms and equipped with modern appliances. ./•' One of Them Will Be Held Next Week and the Other in January When the Unfinished Business Will be Taken up—The Cases 8et For Next Week are Given Below. The docket for the city court, which is to convene next week, was set yes terday. It was agreed that all of the cases In which Col. Oscar Smith is Interested be taken up and dispos ed of the first of the week, so that he will not be disqualified when he goes upon the bench As stated yesterday, Judge Smith and Solicitor Johnson, botE of them new officials, will begin their duties during this session of court. A recess will be taken after the first week until the second week in Jan uary when all of the Important cases that have not been tried will be taken up and disposed of. The cases for the January term will be set next Saturday week. The cases which have been set for next week are ai follower Monday. W. T. McAlpin vs. Geo. Bloat. Garratt W. & Co., vs. Freer. O. H. Hightower vs. Georgia Oil & Fertilizer Co. Robt. Johnson vs. Ben Jenkins. J. T. Bush vs. West Yellow Pine Co A. B. Smith vs. G. W. Henderson. Miss Lucille Polkow vs. Vlty of Val- dsta. . T. Lane vs. A. M. Chandler and John R. Young Co. gar. Tueaday. J. W. Kennedy vs. G. S. & F. Ry. Mrs. J. M. Briggs vs. J. F. Fender. Two cases. J. A. Dasher vs. G. S. & F. Ry. A. W. Buck vs. J. W. Johnson, administrator. Dormlney Lumber Co., va. J. F. Bai ley Co. S. M. Stanley m G. 8. & F. Ry. A. Livingston vs. T. 4.UW “ Prueson v & Conally. Wednesday. Mrs. N. A. McMlllen vs Town of Hahlra. Rosa Conoway vs. G. S. & . Ry. Co. L. B. Fort vs. McCallum & Smith. Mrs. Mattie Hart vs. S. M. Stanly. Valdosta Foundry and Machine Co* vs. Durant Lumber Co. C. C. Brown vs. G. S. & F. Ry Co* Briggs & Dunbar vs. Cathcart & Walker. John Lee vs. W. H. Chltty et al. B. R. Saxon vs. W. H. Chltty et al. Boiles George vs. W. H. Chltty. Close up Thanksgiving Day. There is talk of sending around a petition asking the merchants to close their stores on Thanksgiving Day. This custom lias been growing In fav or In Valdosta for several years and It Is probablo that nil of the mer chants will bo willing to close this ear If the matter is brought to their attention. If the weather man will Just re- lember ua kindly on Thanksgiving he may do his worst aftor that. The i Youngest Whiskey House in Valdosta. BUT IN 1HE LEAD. WATCH ME GROW TT \ TT’p the right kind of-goods at the right prices and am in position to give better goods at lower prices than arty of the older established houses in South Georgia. My motto is new methods and new ideas The world'is moving too fast to hold to the old way. 1 want your business, and to. get it, I know that I must give you good, honest measure at the lowest prices, with polite gentlemanly treatment. I pay especial attention to mail orders, giving the quickest service possible after orders are received. Some of My Special Brands. Old Bob Rye, Sandlin's Blue Grass. Long Cotton, Horse Shoe, Rose Valley Rye, Jefferson Club Rye Old Parker Rye, Freestone Corn, $1.00 per quart, 4 quarts 1.00 “ “ 4 75 “ “ 4 “ 75 “ “ 4 1.00 “ “ 4 1.25 “ “ 4 1.50 “ “ 4 75 “ “ 4 vered for $4.00 “ “ 4.00 “ “ 3.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 3.00 not delivered I have a full line of Ryes, Corns, Gins, Rums, Wines, jBrandies, etc. Write me for prices. Address Postoffice Box 441 or Phone No.*20. SEND ME YOUR ORDERS. YOURSIFOR BUSINESS, H- J “Cap” SANDLIN, VALDOSTA, GA. COLDS THAT HANG ON So frequently settle on the lungs and result in Pneumonia or Consumption. Do not take chances on a cold wearing away or take something that only half cures it, leaving the seeds of serious throat and lung trouble. A new form of money order wilt now be furnUbcd postmasters when more blanks are needed. The new •tyle will be more like the one pro- ceding the preeent stylo. In that a marginal check will be retained by the postmaster, cut with a metalte cutter aa formerly. Also the names of both the sender and payee will ap pear In the order. Cures Coughs and Colds quickly and prevents Pneumonia and Consumption OOMDMFTtON THREATENED C. Unger, 211 Maple St., Champaign, III., writes: .* I was troubled with a hacking cough ter a year and I thought I had consumption. I tried a great many . . . •' -• -‘.■ aiciana for FOLEY’S It cured me, and I have not aeveral months. HONEY AND TAR. been troubled since.’ 1 HAD BRONCHITIS FOR TWENTY TEARS AND THOUGHT HE WAB INCURABLE Henry Livingstone, Babylon, N. Y., writes: “I had been a sufferer with Bronchitis for twenty years and tried a great many with poor results until I nsed FOLEY’S HONEY AND TAR which cored me of my Bronchitis which I supposed wts Incurable.” Refuse Substitutes THREE SIZES, 26c, 50o and $1.00. SOLD AND RECOMMENDED BY A. E- DIMMOCK, Valdosta, Ga. SI3