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VOL. IX. A PY OF PASSION. A Wild and Dramatlcftopne at the Court House; at Harsh Kpitliet* UeU, a Pitch** Battle Follows and the Coart BoomTirowii Into Coufnslon and lMsi^rder - •* ' v Last SatuWWy moruljitJ about 10 o’clock, at the courthouse, the judge, jurors, lawyers and specta tor werajp>ati a* sight some what ouWofthf 'usual run of court proceedCttgs. % and without warning th£i tffholeJcourt was in the midst or a great excitement. Lawyers furled harsh epithets at each other. A pitched battle ensued. The court room was one scene of wild disorder and confusion. The court was engaged in the Hearing of the case of Kittle P. Larey vs. J. A. Baker. R. J. MeCamy, Esq., of the Dalton bar, was presiding as judge pro hac viee. The evidence had all been given in. On both sides the case was most lhotly contested, every inch of the <ground being warmly disputed. Mr. Warren Akin, counsel for the plaintiff, was making the closing argument and had gotten well under way in his speech w hen he said: “While Mr, Larrey was on the battle-fields of Virginia, fighting gallantly for his country, Ab Baker was up here at Pine Log eating sassafras root and the nearest he ever came to smelling powder was the smelling of dynamite.” Instantly Mr. Baker jumped to his feet and said, addressing the court: “Your honor, when Mr. Akin insinuates anything about dyna mite he lies!” “Do you mean to call me a liar ?” asked Mr. Akin, excitedly, advanc ing towards Mr. Baker. Mr. Baker made no reply and Mr. Akin struck him. Baker struck back, hitting him a glancing lick on the side of the face. Charlie Jones was sitting near Baker at the time of the distur . bkhAdi. He arose from his sea* and tiefore any one was aware of his in tention he delivered a sledge ham mer blow on Baker’s face and with lightning like rapidity he repeated the blow. It was then an encoun ter between Jones and Baker and both were using their fists with all the might of strong men. The court was astonished beyond des cription. The spectators seemed almost paralyzed. The judge caiL ed on the officers of the court to quell the disturbance and restore order. There being only one bailiff in the court room the judge then called upon every one to part the beligerents. It was perhaps the wildest scene of disorder ever wit nessed in our court room. Jurors crawled out ot the jury box and spectators rushed in between the combatants. They were finally separated and quieted and Mr. Akin resumed his argument to the jury in a quiet and dispassionate way. Each one engaged in the distur bance was fined SSO by Judge MeCamy. In making these fines Mr. MeCamy delivered a strong ad ■ dress against the repetition of such a scene. He blamed himself to some extent for the latitude he al lowed the attorneys for not confin ing them to the issues of the law in the case. The fines have been settler! and the beautiful angel of peace now hovers over our temple of justice. A BURGLAR THWARTED. He Jumps Through a Window Glass to Escape Arrest. Deputy Marshal Forester had a lively little experience with a bur glar last Monday morning, just about the time the chickens crow for day. It was at Dickson's Itaeket store. The burglar escaped by going through a front show window, breaking the§dass into a thousand fragments. About 4 o’clock it was when Offi cer Forester was making his usual rounds among the stores, going into the back alleys as well as the front streets. He was accompanied by the depot night watchman. He had gone over the west side of the town and finding everything secure he continued his pilgrimage among the stores of the east side. He started into the alley at the rear of Matterfield’s store and had gotten as far as the Racket Store when he made a surprising discovery. At Ihe door were lying a coat, vest and a pair of shoes. He flashed his dark lantern and found that a win Tim GOU RANT -A M ERI CAN. dow pane had been cut out. Ap proaching the window he again used his lantern, this time the light falling on the face of a negro who was at the front end of the store. As quick as a flash the negro dart ed under a counter. The officer, fearing that the thief would escape through the front way, gave his club and pistol to the night watch man, telling him to guard the back door, and hurried around to the front. He had not gotten far be fore he heard a loud noise, tiie break ing of the w indow glass, and when he had reached the window the sidewalk was literally covered with pieces of glass. A large pane had been broken and the bird had flown! The proprietor of the store was summoned and an investigation was made. Piled up in front of the window where the burglar made his entrance w f as a lot of clothing. The thief seemed to be a sort of con noisseur in the matter of dress as he had selected the best the house afforded. It is thought after satis fying his taste in clothing he had gone to make his selection ol shoes and it was about this time when he was so rudely interrupted. His coat, vest and shoes are now in the hands of the police awaiting a claimant. Officer Forester is making a splendid night watchman. He keeps a vigilant eye over the town, pro tecting the property of the people while they are asleep. He ?s, in deed, “one of the finest.” THE ROME AMATEURS. They Present “My Mother-In-Law ” at the Opera House. The Rome amateurs presented “My Mother-In-Law” to a fair aud ience at the opera house on Tuesday evening. The performance was above the average of the kind and was really better than is given by many of the troupes that claim to be professional. The audience was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the entertainment very much. The “Soft Black Overcoat with Velvet Goßar” was an amusing prelude to the entertainment and it was well presented. Following this was the specialty of C. Morgan Seay and Miss Cade Sparks, and it was one of the best features of the evening’s entertain ment. Charlie Seay is delightfully original and surprisingly clever and as a comedian he is a success. Miss Cade Sparks makes a most charming soubrette and her danc ing js faultless. The play, # My Mother-in-Law,” was presented with spirit and those who took part evinced decided dra matic ability. It is hard to realize that the sour-visaged and tyrannical mother-in-law was no less u person than the amiable and sweet tempered Miss Estelle Mitchell, but such is the fact, and her acting would have put to shame the most horrid of that much abused class. As “Mrs. Emily Belcher” Miss Ella Smith was superb. Her acting was very good and her pretty figure, handsome dress and sparkling dia monds were the objects of much ad miration. The other ladies, Misses Sojihie Albert, Hattie Galllard, Net tie Smith, Cade Sparks and Annie Ewing acted their parts most pleas ingly. The young gentlemen were all good. “Johnston Johns, the advo cate without a client,” by Mr. Darby, w r as clever. Gus Johnson as “Sile nus Cobb, a fellow advocate,” was strikingly natural and Frank Lit tell as “Lord Blinkers” showed he had been there before. Charlie Seay as “Major Rodney Trumble bull” was excellent. Asa whole, the entertainment was a most creditable one and the audience was highly pleased. Don’t forget Akerman’s auction sale of groceries Friday and Saturday. In Bank Block. Bad Intelligence. Mr. W. 8. Crosby has just receiv ed the sad intelligence of the death of his brother, Mr. Jacob Crosby, which occurred at Leetonia, Ohio, a few days ago. The deceased was ill for only a short while and his death was entirely unlooked for. He was about thirty-eight years of age. A local paper in speaking of the death, says: “Genial Jake Crosby is dead. Known by every one for his wit, humor and inimita ble mimicry, together with his per fect courtesy, he will be missed by every one, and by none more than the host of children whom he de lighted to entertain.” CARTERSYILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1890. A RAID ON BURGLARS. Fire of the Light Fingered Gen try Behind the Bars. A Regularly Organized Gang Who Have Been Making a Living at the Ex pense of Honent Men. Some good detective work has been done in this city in the last few days and as a consequence five negroes find themselves behind the bars and bolts of the county jail on the charge of burglary. It is a regu larly organized gang and they have been thieving from our people for some time. The names of the negroes who have been caught up with are Jonas Resaon, Ed Bell, Ed Gordon, Charlie Solomon and Joe Cannon. The proof against them is said to be positive and they are suspected of committing several burglaries in this city. They have been bold in their work and slick in their meth ods. Among those they have stolen from are Porter & Vaughan, the Racket Stare and the East and West railroad, It seems as if the gang had in their possession a key that fit the lock on Porter & Vaughan’s front door and they went into the store at w ill to help themselves to the goods that are kept therein. When it is remembered that the gas lights in the store are kept burning dur ing the night, and a street lamp is directly In front of the show win dows, it would seem to take a good deal of reckless daring to venture in witli a burglarious intent. But so shrewdly did the gang work their racket that they were not caught in the act and they w’ere so clever that they left but little signs of their midnight visits. It is impossible to tell how much they have taken from the store. They would take goods from the boxes on the shelves pnd leave the boxes in the order in which they were found. Nothing was left to give the appearance of a burglary having been committed. The only thing they slipped up on was the taking of shoes from boxes on the shelves. It Is contrary to the custom of this store to leave a shoe box on the shelf after the shoes w ere sold and therefore when Mr. Porter the other day found an empty one his suspicions were aroused, He then made an inves tigation and found tliat other things had been stolen, Mr, Wm, Pqckett was called in and told of the state of affairs and he and Marshal Wil kerson were detailed to work up the case. These two men set about quietly to their task. The gang were soon spotted. A negro was pressed jnta service and he worked under direc tion of the officers. He sought out the suspected ones and began to run with them, and soon was in pos session oftheir secrets. He told the officers of what he had learned, a raid was made on the houses and a quantity of stolen goods were re covered. The arrests noted above followed and probably the present grand jury will find true bills and the trials will take place at this term of court. The detection and arrest of this gang was a clever piece of work. Our town will now be probably rid of the presence of these negroes for some time to come at least. A Brilliant Piano Recital. Last Friday evening a number of Cartersville’s society people assem bled at the home of Major C. H. Smith, on Erwin street, to witness a piano recital by Prof. Joseph Denck, of Atlanta. For an hour and a half this gifted pianist charmed his audience with the sweetest of music. Even the most unmusical could realize at a moment that the instrument was under the touch of a master hand, one who could use it as he liked, drawing sympathetic tears from his hearers at one mo ment and coaxing smiles the next. Those present were delighted with the evening’s performance and it is hoi>ed to get this distinguished pianist to favor a Cartersville au dience at another time. For the pleasures of the evening the com pany were indebted to Mr. R. C. Miot, who influenced the professor to give the performance, and also to Major Smith and family, whose home was so hospitably thrown open to the guests. We want one reader of every family where the Courant-Ainerican is taken to have a copy of the Rural Annual for IS9O. It will be sent free. If you want the l>est of Seeds, Plants, Roses, Ac., we hope to get an order from you. Address Joseph Harris Seed Cos., Moreton Farm, Monroe County, N.Y. BARTOW SUPERIOR COURT. The Business Transacted During the Second W eek of the Present Term. The second w eek of Bartow su perior court convened on Monday last at 10 o’clock, hie Honor, Judge Thomas W. Milner,presiding. The following Banned persons were sw r orn to serve as jurors dur ing the present week: W. R. M’ntcaatle, jr.J. F. Arnold, G. E. Cnllowav, L. D. Muniford, W. C. Lovd, ' R. N. <’. Ware, Thus. J. Hilburn, J. H. Ferguson, \V. W. King, It. 1,. Gunn, W. A. E. Stephens, .1. M. Gentry, J. H. Most oiler, I .W. Jolly, Ben Akerman, J. it. Collins, Jno. A. Gladden, 8. T. Dodd, A. T. Dent, J. W. Tinsley, Jeff M. Hall, A. J. Morris,' James Lavton, W. V. Gaston, Robert Collins, 11. E. Wolf, {'lavton Irwin, J. E. Smith, A. O. Maffett, L. B. Manning, Marcus Field, H. T. Jones, J. G. Smith, Thos. u. Kinman. N. B. Cgsq&bell. The following al. f b< names of the grand jurors for this and last week: C. H. Smith, Jno. T. Owen, J, P, Hawkes, W. M. Going, J,B, M. MontgOip’y,J. T. Addington, R. F. Jolly, ' Geo. Jackson, J. D. Thomas, O. 11. 'Bollards, George A. Stephens,.!. T. Jplly, W. J. Hillmrn, J. F. Morton, B. F. Posey, .Tas. H. Gilreatli, T. G. Mopro, J. ((. lAgon, E, E. Freeman, R. L. Griffin, S. p\ MoCjinlyss, W. Brandon, W. H. Attawav, Eli Barrett, l>, M. Tali', The following named persons were sworn to serve as bailiffs dur ing the present week: T. O. Rob erts, J. G. Broughton, W. A. Whit mire, J. E. Barron, Frank Hal!, Charley Leake and W. E. Puckett. The following businoss was dis pensed with: Josheph Mills vs. Ida Mills, li!>el for divorce; order reinstating case. Flonnie Baker vs. Clark Baker, libel for divorce; verdict for plain tiff, granting a total divorce. The state vs. Foster Miller, cab tie stealing; verdict of guilty. Sen tenced to two years in the peniten tiary. The state vs. J. J. Conner, et al, defaulting road commissioners; or der discharging Joseph E. Smith without cost. Joseph Mills vs. Ida A'iHs, liiml for divorce and jqdgmi-#t uw costs against plaintiff. The state vs. Dock Rogers, as sault with Intent to murder; verdict guilty of assault and battery; sen tence not pronounced. The state vs. Richard Powell, as sault to murder; verdict of guilty. Sentence not pronounced, Htqte vs, Tom West, misdemean or; yerdict of guilty, Sentence not pronounced. State ys, Charley Brown, shoot ing at another; plead guilty of as sault. The trial of the rioters* was in progress at the time of the close of our report. The following are the names of the jurors drawn for the next two weeks: TRAVERSE JURORS THIRD JAN UARY TERM. H. H. Milam, J. M. Waldroup, N, W. Mcßride, J. O. Hubbard, J, (J, Ponaid, Jas, F. Pettit, r J. G, Hfierman, B, L, Durham, Tfios. F, Farmer, Moses Ncheuer, R, M, Pattillo, L. J. Barrett, Wni. Hammond, Win. B. House, H. W. Slaughter, John H, Caldwell, Joseph Lacey, Henry L. Mims, Thos. P. Randolph, Chas. T. Culver, R. L. Abernathy, H. M. Johnson, Mismpson Edwards, Jas. M. Carey, J. K. Ward, J. T. Abernathy, R. W. Milam, Jno. J. Forester, W. B, Sadler, Thos. Lumpkin, W. P. Haney, J. L. Vaughan, W. H. Linn, T. W. Bagwell, D. P. Brandon, A. W. Ansley. TRAVERSE JURORS FOURTH WEEK JAN UARY TERM. W. W. Hubbard, A. J. Brawner, J. XV. Cochran, J. H. Roper, Robert Grant, !).('. Dobbins, W. L. Gilstrap, Jas. Chadwick, Jno. H. Howard, J. W. Adams, J. W. Oglesbv, F. F. Findley, H. E. Hattiefd, J. C. Herring, J. R. Anderson, A. E. Nelson, Taneev Lewis, Jr., G. W. Smith, J. T. Hubbard, MarshalO.Gilreath, J. A. Stephenson, J. R. Weems, J. N. McGuire, J. 11. Burke, J. C. Bell, S. ('. Smith, J. C. Henderson, Henry J. Smith, H. L. Taff, J. L. Milhollin, A. P. Moore, S. L. Burch, A. M. Dover, S. T. Hicks, W. T. Bradford, R. H. Lane. The Railroad Shops. The deeds to the land on which the East and West Railroad shops are to be located have all been made out and are ready to be delivered to the railroad people. Capt. Ball lias been absent from the city for the past week or so, or they would have been turned over lie fore this time. This matter has been delayed on the account of one thing or another and it is now hoped the shops will be speedily built. They will be of great benefit to the town. To Rent. Good land for a two horse crop near Kingston. Apply to Joe M. Moon, Cartersville, Ga. jan23-2t GETTING THE GRIP. Bev. Sam Jones’ (Jreat Meeting at New Orleans. It is Being Largely Attondml and the Cele brated Evangelist is Doing Much Good in Saving Sinners, [Now Orleans Christian Advocate.] Since our last report, the “Sam Jones’ meetings” have, with every service and with every day, steadily increased in interest and power. The congregations, good from the very first, have enlarged in num bers. The various churches have, with tolerable unanimity, rallied to the support of the great evangelist and Lis co-workers, Mr. Stuart and Mr. Excell. People of all creeds and of no creed have filled the seats of the auditorium. Bros. Jones and Stuart have preached a straight forward, plain, pungent, powerful gospel, and hundreds of hearts have been reached and hundreds of con sciences touched by the truth. We haye never seen a man wiio ooukl so quickly and apparently so easily get alongside a sinner, and show him so plainly what he needed and where his help lay. We will not attempt to sketch the preacher and ids characteristics. We can’t print a gesture, nor write down a tone of voice, nor publish an emphasis, nor show a pause, nor paint an expression, nor photo graph the flash of an eye, and as all these enter largely into the evange list’s sermons, we do not feel com petent to reproduce those sermons in our paper. Of one thing we are sure, and gladly say it, and that is, the sword of the Spirit in his hands is a mighty weapon, and in his use of it he reminds us that the old race of the “mighty men of valor” is not extinct. Ilis fearless denun ciations of wickedness in its mani fold forms pierce right down through the seared and crusted con sciences of wicked men and women 1 His hopeful spirit infuses new hope into the discouraged hearts of Christians and girds them with a cincture of “boldness in Christ Jesus.” We are sure that hundreds of people have heard the gospel dur ing the past week who had little idea of what the gospel is, and have had offers of a salvation of which they never dreamed before. Bro. Jones has lifted curtains and poin ted them to scenes in their own hearts and families and churches and the community, the sight of which has made impressions that can never fade away, During last week the morning services were held in Carondelet Methodist church; during this w eek they are being held in the Coliseum Baptist church, and they have been well attended, mostly hy Christian people. Last Sunday the two ser vices in the hall were a grand suc cess. At three o’clock there were, at least, ],500 men present, and Bro. Jones preached on profanity, Sab bath-breaking, gambling and licen tiousness. Such a straightout state ment of truth was never heard by a New Orleans audience before. His appeals, loving, heart-yearning appeals, to young men to “escape for their lives” from these terrible sins, produced a most profound im pression and brought tears to hun dreds of eyes. At the close of the service, at least 1,000 stood up and said they would henceforth, by God’s help, lead better lives. At the night service fully two thousand men listened earnestly to a sermon on, “What must Ido to be saved ?” The preacher showed plainly what salvation meant, clinching the truth as he went along by apt and forcible illustrations. Half of that great crowd stayed to the after ser vice, and about seventy-five men, young ami old, gave their hands to the preacher as evidencing the fact that they were done w ith sin and had turned to a different manner of life. The attitude of the press of this city toward this revival movement is opening the eyes of a great many people as to its temper on the great moral questions of the day. Very little has been said by the daily papers about the meeting. The Picayune started out well; but by the end of the week it was com pletely silenced. It seems that the virtue of the daily press has been shocked to silence by the “slang and buffoonery of Sam Jones.” That is the ostensible reason for this silence. Some think that the real reason is, that Sam Jones’ mer ciless excoriations of the Louisiana Lottery have caused that institu tion to send out its orders, and that Exceptional Inducements Now Being Offered at PORTER l VAUGHAN’S To close out their Stock of Winter Goods. We are Now Closing Out Our Stock to Make Room for New Goods. BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT AT PORTER & VAUGHAN’S. We are STUCK on Underwear. The warm weather is the cause of it. We will now force this line off at ridiculously low prices. Men’s Underwear in Vests and Drawers in all qualities. Full line of Ladies’ Underwear in all grades, Children’s Underwear in all sizes and qualities. They must be sold. Price is no object—we want the room. DRESS GOODS ! DRESS GOODS t Porter & Vaughan offer the remainder of their Dress Goods stock at greatly reduced prices. All our Dress Flannels to go at cost. Now is your opportunity to get a fine dress for the price of a cheap one. Only a Few Fairs of Blankets I<eft; They go at Actual Cost. To make room for a large shipment of Shoes that are now being made for us we will offer for the next io days the greatest Bargains in Shoes to be found in North Georgia. All styles, qualities and sizes of Shoes. We are headquarters for Shoes. Every pair fully guaranteed. PORTER & VAUGHAN. the newspapers dare not disobey. Every man and woman who lias followed this movement from its be ginning up to this time, whatever view may be taken of Mr. Jones’ methods, are now convinoed that it is a movement in favor of right living, and against wrong living; a movement for righteousness against wickedness; a movement for God against the devil. The press may be silent and remain silent; but God can turn Its very silence into an efficient help for his cause, and by that silence undermine the strongholds of his enemies. He has said: “He that is not with me is against me;” and who can fight against God ? Obituary. The earthly career of Nelson Gil reath, Hr., ended Dec. 8, 1889. He died at his residence in Cartersville, Ga., and w as laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery, just outside the city limits. Born in Greenville district, (now Greenville county), South Carolina, Aug., 1814, he was at the time of his death in the 7*>th year of his age. Was married, first, to a daughter of Rev. Mr. Gibson, of South Caro lina, an Englishman by birth, and a Baptist minister. There are two surviving children of this union, James H. Gilreath, of Bartow coun ty, and Mrs. Mary E. Jenkins, of Greenville, 8. C. Nelson Gilreath came to Georgia not long after his marriage. His wife died some years afterwards leaving three children—the two mentioned and an older son, Benj. Charles, who died in his 18th year. Previous to this sad event he buried his second wife, and now comes another severe stroke—the death of the oldest son, Ben. His second marriage was to a daughter of Dr. Hardin, w ho, at the time of his daughter’s marriage, resided at Canton, Ga., but subse quently moved to Cartersville, Ga. There are two children of this un ion, Miller H. Gilreath, of Carters ville, and Mrs. Elliot 11. Ferguson, wife of W. Ferguson, of Rockmart, Ga. After the death of his second w ife, being still a young man, com paratively, he was married the third time to Miss Lizzie Hargis, who survives him, and now lives at NO. 32. the homestead in Cartersville. There are six surviving children of this union, the eldest, Alice, the wife of Rev. G. 8. Tumlin, of Mari etta, Ga. The sons are Lemuel R., Nelson, Jr., Paul, Thomas M. ami William E., the youngest, aged 12 years. The life of Nelson Gilreath was an eventful one. As we look back over that life and see the difficul ties, the trials, the afflictions lie had to meet and contend with, the successes he achieved and the diffi culties he overcame, it will be no undeserved eulogy to say that Nel son Gilreath was a man in the true sense of the term. He was a man of great perseverance and never tiring energy, a man of decision and will power, but kind and gener ous to all, and especially so to his immediate family and friends. One fault he had, if it be a fault, was in the matter of indulging his chil dren to all they desired as far as he was able to respond to their wishes. He always looked at the bright side of things, and his motto was, “Never become discouraged.’*' Last ly he was a man who feared and honored God, loved and aided the cause of religion, and in the end committed his spirit to Him who doeth all things well. Adieu, dear father. Thou hast preceded us a little while only. Soon we’ll follow, soon we’ll come, All must go, tho’ one by one. M. H. G. Cartersville, Ga., Jan. 20, 1890. LITKKAKY NOTK. The National Magazine for January announces two new and valuable de partments—“ Biblical Literature” and “Pedagogy”—with Rev. J. C. Quinn, Ph. D., and J. S. Mills, A. M., President Western Colleges, as editors. 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