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WOOLFOLK GUILTY. THE JURY SAYS HE MURDERS. DID THE Twelve of His Peers Say He Struck the Blow that Sent Nine Persons Into Eternity-How He Received the News. special to The Banner. PEKBY,Ga., June 25,—The jury in the Woolfolk case have brought in a verdict. It is “guilty. Again Tom Woolfolk is convicted of having murdered his father’s family for money’s sake. s Again he will be told that he must expiate the murder of nine persons by forfeiting his own. The most remarkable trial in the his tory of criminal procedure in Georgia is ended. The second time twelve men have said that Tom .Woolfolk did the killing of the men, women and children. The fifth trial is over. The sixth is pending. The supreme court must again pass on the case. The defense, who have so stoutly fought the case, will, of course, appeal to the court of last resort. SENTENCED. When court opened this morning there were about 150 people in attend ance, Mrs. Crane sitting next to the prisoner and his sisters near by Only two other ladies were in the room. Woolfolk looked considerably de pressed, evidently having passed sleepless night. The silence was op pressive when Judge Gustin said “T homas G. Woolfolk, stand up! Then, “Have you anything to say why the sentence of death should not he passed upon you?” The prisoner replied nervously, with his hands clasped in front of him “Nothing except that I am an innocent man.” Captain Rutherford then arose and asked that sentence be postponed and that time be granted for a motion for a new trial to be completed, as the de fense would carry the case to the su preme court in case a new trial is not granted. The court declined to postpone and proceeded to pass sentence in the term of the law. The sentence provides for the execution to take place in Houston county on the 16th of August next, be tween the hours of 10 a. m. and 3 p. in,, within an inclosure not further than two miles from the common jail of said county. The hanging to be in private, except such relatives and friends as the condemned may designate, suchguards as the sheriff may require and the, phy sicians appointed by the court, Drs» M. W. Havis and C. R. Mann. A solemn silence rested upon the au ditors as the awful words “when you shall be hanged by the neck until you are dead, and may God have mercy upon yotir'soul,’’ fell from the lips of Judge Gustin. At the request of Capt. Rutherford court was kept open until the afternoon to allow time for the perfection of a motion for. a new trial. > POISONED CREAM. CONFEDERATE SOLDIER'S HOME. The Board of Directors' Calling for Subscriptions to Build It. Special to The Banner. Atlanta, Ga. June 26—The board of direetorsof the Confederate Home is issuing this morning a call to all *ub- scribers to pay their subscriptions. The circular states that the hoard .. _ has bought a lot of 125 acres within two residing some three or four miles in the I atM j one-half miles within the center of COULDN'T MARRY BOTH. Two Grooms, Eachw thaLicenso. After the Same GirL Villa Rica, June 24.—Mr. J. E.Con ner and Miss Eliza fitailing, of this place, were united in marriage. Owing to the fact that Miss Eliza had promised to marry both Mr. Conner and Mr. Thomas Muse, a young gentleman country, there has been, for a week, or i ten days, great excitement. The friends of each, we understand, have been before the lady pressing the , claims of both young men. Mr. Muse, on last Sunday, carried Miss Stalling to Carrolton, to get mar-j work, and it is proposed to push; M ml Vmf An tliAnn r»V»/IaaI 1 n I nrv ‘anil AAm nlntl A11 flf till* llC ried, but on reaching there she declined his offer, whereupon Mr. M. drew his pistol and declared that if she would not marry him then and there, be would lull himself. , She comforted him by saying she was not ready just then, not having made the necessary preparations. He then brought hrr back home, and ever since the question as to which, of the young men would be victorious, has been discussed With great interest by the friends of each of the contestants, and considered with amusement by all who were not taking part in the af fair. But there is a turning point in each and every romance. So it is in this one. On yesterday afternoon Miss Stalling sent a note to each of the contestants, requesting each to come out to her father’s, and when both had arrived, she honorably discharged Mr. Muse, leaving Mr. Conner victoriously holding the Fort, and this morning at 9 o’clock he carried his trophy home. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR LINE. Atlanta on which to build a Cimfcder ate Home. The net price paid was $9,540. Plans have been prepared for an admirable home for the soldiers, and plans for a number of cottages are now being prepared. Proper committees have charge of each department of the work, and it is proposed to push; the building .and completion of the homes as .rapidly as prudence will allow Subscriptions should be sent to Mr Paul Romare, treasurer. DEFYING THE AUTHORITIES. A GwlUnett Negro Armed and Refus ing to Be Arrested. Special to The Banner. Lawrhncevillk, June 7 26—Josh Daniel is reported as still prowling about in the neighborhood of fcjuwanee defying arto s t- He is said to be armed to the teeth, and has openly boasted that he will not be arrested by “any d—n man in the county. Daniel is the negro who is wanted for an attempted assault on the 13-year- old daughter of Abe Russell, colored OHIO REPUBLICANS MEET. of The Cars will Run on Edgewood Avenue Monday. Special to the Banner. Atlanta, Ga., June 26.—The electric motor line will begin the running of its cars Monday, July 1st. The two tracks are down, and large forces of hands are pushing rapidly to completion th paving of the street. By Monday it is expected that everything will be in shape, and that at least enough pave ment will be put down to make the rails steady so the cars can run without diffi culty. i HANYE IS FREE AGAIN. The Jury Brought in a Verdict of not » Guilty. IDO ■ M » ‘ The Platform Adopted and Candidates for Governor Put in Nomination. Special to The Banner! Columbus, Ohio, Jun e26.—The sec ond and important day’s session of the Republican State Convention was called to order at 10:30 o’clock by Congress man W. C. Cooper, who was made per manent chairman of the convention All the other officers of the temporary organization were continued. Congressman C. H. Grosvener, Athens, came forward in a storm of appluse to read the platform He said that the report was the unanimous work of the committee. The tariff plank resolutions endorsing President Harrison and. the work of the pension bureau, and receom mending a service pension hill, were received with cordial kindness. When the resolution endorsing For- aker’s naine was reached, 1 there was an other ont burst. The promised te in pest over the endorsement of the civil ser vice law was avoided by simply indors ing the utterance of the national eon vention of 1888 on that subject. The several candidates were then placed in nomination. MRS. BISHOP PIERCE DEAD. Special to The Banner. Atlanta, Ga., June 26.—After delib erating for two hours and a half as to what verdict they should bring in, the jury agreed to declare that Hanye was not guilty. A bombshell dropping through the She Passed Away Near Sparta Yester __ day. Special to the Banner. Sparta, June 26.—Mrs. Bishop Pierce died yesterdaTf aftenoon at Sunshine the residence of Mr. John Turner and the former residence of the late Bishop Pierce, at 2:20 o’clock. She had been ill some months, and no hope's have been entertained of her roof and bursting in the air could not have startled the judge and spectators recover y> though she has shown mirac 1 ulous endurance and vitality. She will be buried beside the' bishop in the cemetery-here *to morrow morning She is mourned and missed by all who knew her, How It {Effected la Family in Atlanta— What the Doctor Says. Special to the Banner. Atlanta, June 25.—Mr. Hudson, his wife, his four children, five young men hoarders, one young lady boarder, Mrs. Dillingham, a neighbor, and a daughter of another neighbor, were 'poisoned in Atlanta Sunday, by eating ice cream made of condensed milk. Even the cook who got her share of the cream eante in for a part of the suffering. t)r. Scott the physician who is attending all the patients say it was undoubtedly a case of ice cream poisoning, as one of the party would eat nothing but the —cream, but. he has not made a thorough examination so as to tell exactly what caused the cream to be poisoned. All the patients are doing well. more. Judge Clark, however, did not lose the opportunity • of satirizing such justice and stating to young-Hanye that though plainly guilty he had escaped. He said, V the jury has found you not guilty; but you are guilty of either murder or voluntary manslaughter. You have been set free; but remember that you have been guilty -of man slaughter at least, perhaps ot mpfder. Let this be a warning to you.” Will Spinks; who was with Hanye in the “sport,” and was under charge of murder, was released on his pwn recog nizance. HUNTING FOR WITNESSES. Of Detectives Searching for Witnesses The Cronin Hurder. Brunswick, Ga., June 25.—Detec tives arrived in the city yesterday from Chicago. They are searching for a wit ness in the Cronin murder ease. This man left Chicago a week ago, and has been tracked to Chattanooga. In Chattanooga the detectives were told that the man had gone to the Georgia coast. They came to Brunswick, but finding no trace of him here they left for Savannah. After the Murderer. Special to the Bannor. Uai.ton, Ga., June Saturday night the sound of a mounted «-* a vakade rang out on the midnight air, and those who heard it felt that the poor miserable wretch who so short a time ago took the life of Mr. Fields was in danger. They were aware of the presence of a company who on former occasions has taken the job of setting to right many wrongs for us. The vigilant officers, sheriff Frazier, tilor Durham, and marshal JoeThrail- kill, had anticipated the “regulators,” and placed the prisoner beyond their reach. - They ealled on jailor Durham for the keys, and promptly received'them, but would not be satisfied until they had searched the jail for.themselves. Not finding him they rode quietly out of town. Sheriff Frazier took the prisoner to Atlanta for safe keeping until the Oc tober term of court. This visit of “regulators” is the result of the communication of the sentence of Will Hall inn m last July, when it was publicly announced oil all sides that the next murderer would he taken out and hung so that justice would be meted out. Great credit is due the vigilant sheriff’ and we all feel a great responsibility now that the demented young man who slew his best friend is safe until he can be tried. _ . Nearly all Pensions Paid. Special to the Banner. Atlanta, Ga., June 26.—Captain Tip Harrison is nearing- the end of the pension roll. Up to day lie has passed on 2,441 pen sions, upon which the state has paid in round figures $150 000. Only a few veterans are still due their pensions. A Laboring Mail Shoots a plan Found in His Wife’s Room. Special to The Banner. Birmingham, June 26.—Joseph Cour tenay, a. laborer employed at William son furnace, has for some time suspect ed his wife of infidelity. On "Monday he told her that he was going out of the city and would he absent all night. About . midnight he returned home and slipped quietly into the home with a night key. He found Chas: Tucker, a young man about town in his wife’s room. Mrs. Courtenay ran screaming from the house, but Tucker showed fight. Courtenay drew a revolver and shot Tucker four times through the heart, leaving him dead on the floor. Courtenay then made his escape. Mrs. Courtenay was arrested this a. m. and tried to shield her hus band by saying he did not do the shoot ing. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. A BIRMINGHAM TRAGEDY. PI AT aB5 MW ARTHUR HANYE ARRESTED. This Morning on an Old Charge of ; Carrying a Concealed Pistol., Special to the Banner. Atlanta, Ga., June, 26.—Arthur Hanye, who was tried for killing the old Italian and acquittedj was arrested this morning by Patrolman Wliidby on a charge of carrying a concealed pistol The warrant was sworn out before Judge Pat Owens. A few weeks ago nanye got into a difficulty at the Catholic fair and drew a pistol on a young man. This is the occasion on which it is charged he had a concealed pistol. Hanye gave bond and was released. CRUSHED BY A SEPARATEE. Serious Aecident to Mr. Samuel Wilson ’ ; In Banks. ; Homer, June 24.—Mr. Samuel Wil son was horribly crushed this evenin [ by a moving separator near Poplar Springs. While driving down an inclined plane swiftly, he .attempted to mount the wagon and by failing to secure foot hold, was thrown under the wagon, due of the wheels passing over his breast, crushing it instantly to the ground. The blood gushed profusely out of his mouth. His death is expected at any time. THE GADSDEN AFFRAY. the Dr. Armstrong on the Stage, Special to The Banner. Atlanta, June 25.—Dr. James G. Armstrong, once the popular rector of a fashionable Episcopal church in -At lanta, is soon to go on the stage to pre sent some dramatic readings with scenic effect. His selections will be made from Hamlet, Faust and Poe’s Raven. The id«a of Dr. Armstrong is to have appropriate music interspersed during the readings, as for instance, in the so liloquy of Faust, whin he contemplates suicide and hears the angels singing. Dr. Armstrong wishes to have some weird, strange music, which will be prepared for the occasion and intro duced just at the moment when Faust is about to yield to temptation and take his own life. Particulars of the Shooting and Cause of It. Special to the Banner. Anniston, Ala., June 26.—Nevrs reach ed the city of a terribly bloody fight on the A. & C., five miles- this side of Gadsden. It seems that there was a dispute over the guardianship of a little girl. One word brought on another till a warrant was sworn out for one of the parties, Mrs. Hayes Dead. Special to The Banner. Fremont, O., June 25.—Mrs. R. B. Hayes died at 6 o’clock this morning, without having spoken a word rince she was stricken with paralysis last Friday afternoon. Gen. Cameron Sinking. Special to the Banner. Lancaster, Pa., [June 25.—During the night General Cameron had a weak spell, but from which he subsequently rallied this morRing. He is still very weak, and the doctors say he cau’t sur vive another twenty-four hours. Drowned While Seining. Special to the Banner. Oxford, Ala., June 26.—Yesterday a youth named Reeves, of Milner, Ga., was drowned while out seining with several companions near this place. His remains were to-day sent home. - A Young Girl Shot. Special to The Banner. Anniston,Ala., June 26.—Last night, whose nalhe is unknown, and Deputy some persons were engaged in throwing Sheriff Johnson and Wiley Wright went | rocks at a farm house near this city. A little girl, about 13 years old, came to the door to investigate the disturbance, ssksb&ssb *5= i r out to arrest him. As soon as they came in range he opened fire on them with a_ Winchester, shooting Deputy the ball striking the child square in the forehead and killing her instantly. The people are outraged at the cruel and brutal murder. and Wiley Wright seriously in the cheek. As soon as the news of the shooting got out a posse was organized to pursue and arrest the man who had done the shooting. Several of the best blood , hounds in the county were put on his “ ear CenterviUe la W*lkes county, hav- track and they soon overtook him. His in ^ her youn £ ^ady ln her lap at church, unerring Winchester again came into g0 *.. to -„f houtin " and POwning her A negro woman name Harriett Evans play and killed three of the dogs, and it is reported that he shot three of the posse. cliild. She heat it so severely that sev eral ribs were broken, and the child died from the injuries. The News of Yesterday Collected From All Ports of the World. Some 1 farvaid students tried to blow up the old college hospital a few day; since. The testimony of Marie Bardayren in the McDow trial, was clear and con vincing. Rev. William nenry Beecher,a broth er to Heniy Ward Beecher, died in Chi cago Monday. John D. Shea, who killed Policeman Doran in St. Louis, has been condemned to ninety-uinc years in the pemten tiary.' Superintendent Gussuns, of the North Carolina Insuae Asylum, will be tried by the Board of Directors on grave charges. William Walter Phelps has arrived in Washington with the Samoan treaty, lie had a long conference with Secreta ry Blaine. George McCran hanged himself in the county prison in Philadelphia Tuesday morning last. He was awaiting trial lor the murder of his wife. The Nipsic, the sole survivor of the Samoan disaster, has started on its re- turn trip. If all goes well It will reach San Francisco in thirty-five or forty days. President Harrison is reported as sayiug thatjthere are plenty of minor places which can be given to the negroes, without putting them in the most, re sponsible positions. A woman whoso body was cut up and thrown into the Thames river, has been Identified as a woman of low char acter. It is believed that she is anoth er victim of Jack the Ripper. A. Liebennan, a barber from Cincin nati, committed suicide at the Lookout Mountain Point hotel, lie leaves a beautiful wife, with whom it is re ported he did not live very pleasantly. An appeal has been made in the case of Kemmler, the Bnffalo murderer,who was ^condemned to aie by electricity. The appeal is made on the ground that the law forbids cruel and unusual pun ishment. As a consequence testimony will have to.be taken as-to the effect of an electric current on the body, Waltc-r Brcm, a school commissioner of Charlotte, N. C., will enter suit for libel against Miss Adie Williams, a school teacher of that place. Miss Wil liams published an accusation against Brem, alleging that he maliciously erased her name from the list of candi dates for teachers which appeared be fore the board. . Switzerland will*borrow 16,000,000 frances with which to buy rifles for its army. Ihe mayor of Cincinnati ordered the policemen not to close the bar rooms in that city last Saturday because the Turners were in the town. C. P. Brown, traveling agent for the Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine company committed suicide at Mont gomery by throwing himself into the river. Some Hungarians tried to drown a colored man near Jones Point in New "i ork. A riot ensued and several men were killed. Funk Hoy, a Chinaman, was liter ally hacked to pieces yesterday by three Chinamen in Chinatown. There is to be a great hull fight in Florence, S. C, on July 24th and 25th. W. D. Howells denies] the report that he has gone to Boston to live. He says that New York is good enough for him. Sam Jones Gems. Here are a few gems from sermons re cently delivered by Rev. Jones in Mis sissippi : Christianity is the science • of life.. You hoys,’keep quiet or git out; With a consecrated j good old mother it is impossible for our children to be dragged to hell. God pity the child that hasa giddy,godless, society mother Now dqn’t you feel mean, you old devil, you. To be saved means to be put in har mony with God, and to be put in. 'har mony with God means the discharge of every Christian duty. A preacher who does riot hold family prayer ain’t fit to be pastor of a litter of pups. Where there is Christianity,there you will find life. . Some of yon'‘Brill go off and criticize. You blad-mouthed fools, who eares what you think? Salvation is something that makes a man look at a thing and ask if it is right, and if it is wrong, he will rather die than to do it. Brother Black there don’t want any inore members in his church, for half of those he’s got ain’t worth killing. I tell you a eross is something to die on. The only difference between the Bap tists and the Methodists is the difference between high-cock-a-Iorum and low- cock-a-highretn. • Being baptized amounts to nothing unless it means something. If any; one don’t believe what I say, and will tell me so to my face I will give him a hat, and some dentist a job of re placing his teeth from wisdoin tooth down. I, the biggest fish that swims. The penitent sinner is the man who falls down, jumps .up,rubs his shins and goesa-rtirining. Doing good to ■ others and being un selfish is the best evidence of a Chris tian. You are all black-mouthed devils who belong to the church, and when the yel low fever came were white with fear. The religion needed is that which is left and acted at home. I don’t know of anything tod*bad for you old mangy hounds who refused to vote against the damnable whisky traffic The reflex influence of a kind act has more of the power of religion in it than any revival meeting you ever attended. 1 don’t know who is this fellbw’s spiritual daddy. Do not frown upon and condemn the erring; have patience with each others’ fault-*. ; 1 You old skunk, you! We must help each other,and Work to gether as brothers. I don’t care whether p-jople like my illustrations or not, so they come to. hear me. The important point is to get them to take the medicine. If I was a physician, and a fellow came tome with coated tongue and a bilious appearance would, prescribed, calomel; and he might say that he had no more confi dence in it than chalk, but if I could get about ten grains of it down him, day would break early for him the next morning. We want that religion that will in tke us stick to a brother till the world burns down. A high-license preacher won’t be in hell ten minutes before the devil will have him saddled and bridled, riding him around, aud exhibiting him as a curiosity. What vve need is every Christian to work. Parents cannot he too careful' of the character of the hooks tlieir children read. If any' merchant here keeps open during these meetings, it will be some li t tl e fifteen-cents-skin-a-flea-for-his- hide-and-tallow member of some church. 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