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VALDOSTA, GA., SATCJKD
Infatuated Man Shot Ijfagan
TIGER WAS NOT IN HI8 LIAR.
A Peculiar Shipment of Whiskey Is
Looated at Moultrie.
Mayor Monk has In his possession
about forty bottles of booze of the
Atlanta, April
and her Brothejr Killed Him.
B. Wilmouth,
Paul Jones” brand that he would • •witchman for the Southern rail-
liko for some one to tell him what w *y *8 ed thirty years, is dead, with
. . ,. • i . . . . his throat cut by Walter Hightower,
o do with. The whisky was located cr Mra
1“ * " eSro h 7M da L! r tW ° 7° Carrie J. Bryant, sister of H.flhtow-
and was confiscated. The merchan" , , ' ’ . . _ .
„ , .. . . er, is thought to be dying from
dlse came from Albany addressed to ' * ,
, ' . . wounds nflicted by WI mouth’s revol-
Ed Fowler, a negro that has been .... .. .
ANOTHER DEATH IN
THEBME.
The Trail of the White Horse in
Green and Gaynor Case.
Bereavements That Have Followed
the Trial in Savannah—Capt. Ben
D. Greene is on the Stand and is
Making a Very Fine Witness—
Many Ladies at the Trial Today.
Savannah, April 5—Once more has
ifoath visited the family of one of
those connected wttto the fated Greene i. . ., . . .. ..he to'd her that if she went to meet
^ , I being addressed to another man the . . . . . ..
and Gaynor trial. The daughtei/of j neKro j n charge could not be con- her husband he would ki| l her * Mr# *
Col. Wm. Garrard, senior member j vlcted. The hackman said he had Bryant pald n0 attention t0 hl * tonight eon "" ed th8 COunty JaiL
of the firm of Garrard & Meldrlm, j Instructions from the negro to deliv-! » » . »» |-* * jj I •
leading counsel for the accused is fw!’QSflVule DQSCOClll \JLUD IS
the latest to pass away JUie was bur I
led yesterday afternoon^Snce this
ver. The affair took place In the ex
treme western part of the city last
night.
The shooting and cutting affray
was the result of a mad infatuation
serving a term In the penitentiary
for the past six months and the po
lice having^their suspicion aroused
by the address watched the delivery. 1
It was taken by a hackman and ...... .. . .. _ . u
. . ... ..... . of Wilmouth for Mrs. Bryant. Her
delivered In one of the little houses , , , ,. . ., .
. . .. ______ .. people claim that Wilmouth, who
belonging to Mr. Z. H. Clark, the L ...... M , , . ' .
boarded with Mrs. Joe Johns, mother
of Hightower, and Mrs. Bryant, has
for some time tried to alienate Mrs.
negro who inhabits the house being
away from home. When the tenant
throats, but when she returned to the
Johns horns Wilmouth endeavored to
mak< them good.
He waited into the*4&m where
Mrs. Bryant was, and pulling hie re
volver, opened fire. 8he ran and the
first two shots missed, but the last
went thrgggh her hips and it it
thought ftp cannot live. Hightower
rushed in# the room Just at hit tit
ter fell and made at Wilmouth, who
turned and itm into the street, pur
sued by Hightower. A hundred yards
from the house Hightower caught
Wifmouse and literally cut him to
pieces. He cut his throat and stab
bed him e+veral times. According to
Hightower’s statement he was so en
raged that he stabbed Wilmouth as
many tlntffi as he could.
Hightourer gave himself up and Is
this, so there was little rto be acconr
plfshed further than to hold the whi**
. . . . , _ . _. ___ key, which the police dlJ.—Moultrie
trial began in Savannah, Mr. W. W.
. Observer. !
Osborne, an attorney ror the defense* i
has lost his mother, Col. P. W. Mel*
drim has lost a son, Mr. Marlon Er
win, assistant United States attor-
ney general has lost a sister. Gen. { 8afe Robbery „ . Bruntwick .
STOLEN MONEY IS FOUND
Two Arrests Are Made as Result of
Barr, who Is assisting in the prosecu „
tion has lost a nelce, United States ! Brunswick, Ga„ April 5-More than
Marshal White has lost a relative, * 18 ' 000 to the ,2 ' C00 ,hat was > stolen
and there have been other dea t ts ; from the Captain Tobias New
ln families of those connected with : man Mon,ln: nlBht has be ™ recover-
the case. It !*„a curious thing and is I 6 ' 1 ' John Wayne wl,h accomplice,
attracting much attention.
Cspt Greens on Witness Stand.
Capt. Benjamin D. Greene, one of
the defendant! In the Greens and
Leonard Jones, both white, have
been arrested, charged with the rob
bery, . ** ■
Gaynor case, now on trial" Jn. tho l7° bt 7. fl ! elf _, ranlt eitr »
United States court spent the entire
—— of the trial of ! |eB|fH
•lew of his
with the Savannah river con> no of th0 ho,,sc3 '
Suspicion was cast upon these two .
thnii. -T. 11 msnsge
Coming to Valdosth to Practice.
Savannah, April 5—Besides being the team will gather in Nashville on
the headquarters for the South Atlsn- next Thursday, the 12th and will go
tic Baseball league Savannah ha. with him to Valdosta for practice.
The season Is to start at Valdosta
on May 3d. Mr. Starr will leave here
on April 10th for Valdosta.
The team that has been corralled
ao far for Valdosta Includes, Barber,
Paine, Waiver and Buchanan, pitch-
era; Molaa and Walter, catch; WII-
lett, manager and first bait; Ruther
ford, Covington, third
and James,
ir out
among Its residents two managers of
teams In the league in which Albany
and Valdosta are to have teams this
season.
Manager Thomas will go to Albany
In a few days to arrange for the ar
rival of hia team. Mr. Arthur Starr,
who owns the Valdosta franchise will
be In that city soon also.
Mr. Starr has been advised by Mr.
Charles R.
JOINED TOGETHER AT LAST.
Coupla Who Were Separated Many
Years United Again.
A moat'remarkable story of a too
brief wedded bliss, long separation
and Anal reunion la told by J. D.
MeBwen and hla wife, who are again
one after fifteen years of vicissitude
and matrimonial chances, In the land
of flowers.
Qn March 22, 1887, according
their story, they were wed, despite
of objections of the parents of the
bride, who was Miss Allf Gordy
Glendale, Fla., when she was but 14
nnd he but 18.
For two years they were together
as man and wife, and the machina
tions of the wife's family, brought
about their separation. Shortly af
terwards Mrs. McEwen was Induced
to believe that her husband was
dead, though he was living In
Manltee county,. Florida. This she
did not discover, she said, until two
months ago, when she wrote him.
In the meantime, howover, Mrs.
McEwen had not remained ns sup
posed, widow, for she married twice
after her separation from her first
love.
For nearly IB years she was the
wife of N, E. Johnson, who died
May 29, 1904. A year later she was
married to A. Larsen.
When Mrs. McEwen learned that
her first husband was not dend she
at once told Larsen of It and she
said he must leave her. This he did.
She has three children, onq by Mc
Ewen, and two by Johnson. McEw
en says he Is satisfied with (9>;e mar
riage ceremony performed 18 years
ago, and does not think It necessary
to be remarried ^o hla wife.
BLUN TOijSTAY IN
POST OFFICE.
Is
Another Term.
Assistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock Says he has Made a Personal
Investigation and hat Found that
Capt Blun hat Rendered Efficient
Service—Will Recommend his Re
appointment,
Washington, April 5.—Capt. Hen
ry Blun, Jr., has assurances from th-
officials of the postoffice department
thnt he will succeed hlmsof as pool-
master at Savannah.
Postmaster Blun was hero yoster-
day nnd had a long conference with
First JAssIstnnt Postmaster General
Hitchcock, relative to the adminis
tration of the Savannah ofllce. When
Pofmnster Blun left for home he oar-
rled with him the gratifying assur
ance that his administration of the
Savannah postofllce Is entirely satlr
factory to the Postmaster general
and the latter Intends to recommend
his reappointment by the president.
No Change* Under Consideration
First Assistant Postmast<|- Gener
al Hitchcock In discussing the Blun
case today, anthorlsedm e to say that
he has not haV under consideration
any ebargea made against Postqwa-
ter Blun v
iNaval stores^
tracts and his association with Capt*
0. ‘M. Carter.
Capt. Greene proved a very adroit
and altogether satisfactory witness
under the questioning of his counsel.
Mr. W. W. Osborne. He told a very
straightforward story giving expla
nations of all the deals that Carter
is alleged to have tried to get him
nnd Gaynor to enter into with prom
inent Savannahian8 and others.
If the witness can retain his com*
posure under the searching cross ex
amination of Mr. Marion Erwin for
for the government he will have
made a fine Impression on the Jury.
They are again talking about the
end of the Greene and Gaynor case.
It may conclude In a couple of weeks
now or it may run through the mont"
of April.
The masculine public is beginning
to tire of it but the ladies enjoy it.
April
1 meeting of the 8avannah chambT
i Turn for
* Cheater*
rannah, 'April
market took
Xe short the "or*® yesterday
timlWTinVlTM dun of its had not recovered at the opening this
members about a hundred per cent morn,n ff* T* 1 ® belief Is that it will
Nothing Is known of Wajhie, who commerce wae held last night at the
had but recently come to Brunswick rooms of the organisation. The meet
from Savannah. Jones is a Bruns- ing was largely attended by the mem-
wick boy and served in the First bers of the chamber and there were and there wae much epeculatlon at
Georgia regiment of the United aeveral encouraging talk*. to whether the membership could be
States volunteers in the Spanish- Col. J.,H. Ettill, the president of maintained at the increased figures.
American war. afterwards going to the chamber since Its organization Experience hae shown that this did no ° n at 8,xt J* flve a ” d a qu * r er ana
the Philippines with the Twenty- three years ago, declined re-election not hurt the memberehlp at all. In-
ninth provisional regiment.
chosen by the directors next week worker* into the fold.
And its way back to its level by tho
four o’clock market call.
There were sales yesterdny after
to that office...HI. eucceMor will be .t»d It brought a .better el... .of lh ® opening at eleven o'clock. Ro.ln.
show but little change.
Death of Mr. Mai Kelly. ,
Mr. Mai Kelly, who has been resid
ing at Rementon for some time, died
yesterday afternoon after a long 111- Savann . hi Aprll 5_o ne of th .
ness of some organic trouble. Hla fun
eral occurred at that place and hla ture * of the «PP Mr * n « of Madame
body was hurled In the cemetery Modje.ka at the Savannah theater
near there.. laat night waa the courteay shown
= = . - her by the member, of the Knight*
Catholics Honor an Actress.
PRES. BARR’8 RESIGNATION
There were more than fifty ladies In of Columbus, ar. organization of Cath-
court at one time today. Some of ollc young men. Madame Modjeska
•them have been in attendance almost appeared aa Mary 8tuart.
constantly since the trial began. | Although the lenten season prevent^
ed many Catholic^ from attending
her performance the local council of
It Caused Very Little 8urprlte in
8avannah.
Savannah. April 5th—The reslgna'
the Catholio Knights of Columbus tion of Mr. J. M. Barr as president
•ent her a large bouquet of flowers of the Sooboard Air Line railway,
which were handed over the foot- caused little surprise in Savannah,
lights during the performance. Thl* It has been expected for a week that
was in recognition of Madam’s cour- Mr. Barr would leave tho service of .had no weight at the postofllce do*
tesy to the members of the order the company at this time. He has partment and such explanations as
when they met In California several many friends in SavAnnah who wish , were desired wore frankly ami Bait-
yeare ago. him well. ’Isfactorlly made by Mr. Blun.
vannah postofllce, and H wm Hid
that his private interests received
more attention front him than' 'hie
public duties. I have made a person
al examination of the administration
of -the Savannah office and you are
at liberty to state that I regard Post*
moster Blun as a capablo and effi
cient postmaster, and I see no reason
why he should not bo reappointed
if he will consent to serve another
term. ” —
Mr. Hitchcock said in addition
that there had been some complaints
made against Postmaster Blun by
persons who are evidently inspired
by personal Jealousy or political ri
valry. These reflections upon the
business capacity of Mr. Blun have
Get Busy at Something Useful
We Have the Tools With. Which to Make* a
Good Vegetable Garden or a Beautiful Lawn.
GARDEN PLOWS. POTATO DIGGERS. RAKES. HOES, LAWN
MOWERS. gHOVELS, PRUNING SHEARS, HEDGE SHEARS. COT-
TON AND RUBBER HOSE, REELS. NOZZLES AND SPRINKLERS.
THE HARK! COMPANY,
Headquarters, Valdosta, Georgia.
Harley Stands For Hardware, See How the Names Run Together
White Fine Sash. Doors, Blinds, Paints and Cookiug Stoves.
Wa Pay Far O bone Messages^ That Are Orders For Goods.