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COURANT AMERICAN.
Entered iu the Postoffiee at Carter*: lUe, Ga.
da secoml class matter.
CIRCULATION - - - - 2.200.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY' 3, 1887.
OFFICE NEXT DOOR TO THE PGSTOFFICE.
Small Items Corralled.
It K. Casrn, resident dentist, Carters
ville, Ga. Office, up stair.-, over YVikle’s
drug itore. jin 13.
Rev. It. B. Hea Men, of Rome, has been
in town several days.
It is a sorry individual that can’t con
trol his corner lot these days.
Mr. Egbert I3;all, an old LaOrange
friend, was in town this week.
Miss Sallie Wilkerson is now conduct
ing a flourishing school at Pinelog.
Mr. Dave Gurry has been up from At
lanta looking after his real estate during
the boom.
The schools of the town are all in a
flourishing condition, and the attendance
is considerably larger than usual.
The boom convinces of one fact, old
Gartoisvillo can do more hustling in less
time than any community in the state.
Chattanooga has a boom. It has
reached nearly to live millions in the mat
ter of real estate sales alone during Jan
uary.
Have you paid for your paper? If you
have cot do not b ame anyone but your
self if you do not receive it after the 15th
of the present month.
The Bartow House is doing a fine busi
ncs.- under the management of Mrs. Ma
jors. She is a hard-working, deserving
lady and runs a good house.
Hon. Lewis T. Erwin, the Eist Tennes
see Senator, is in town. He weirs his
honors with ease and looks like he might
lie the coming man of his section.
Rev. Geo. S. Tumlin,of Marietta, was
in town Tuesday. He is much pleased
with his new home, and his charge are
very liberal as to his comfort and con
venience.
Mr. W. A. Chunn is now an agent for
the Southern Mutual Insurance Company
of Louisville, and a good one lie mikes
too. The company did well to secure his
services.
Messrs. S. F. McCanlcss and V. L.
Williams are now miking and selling a
capital hay press that is receiving favora
ble comment among the farmers. Mr.
McC. is the inventor.
Miss Grace Thomas treated her many
friends with a pleasant birthday party
and superb co lation the other evening.
Miss Grace did the honors of the evening,
and all had a glorious good time.
Miss Lucille Meredith, prima dona
soprano late of the Gaiety Theatre Lon
don, will appear at the grand concert
given by the Wright Pickens Concert
Company at the opera house to-morrow
night
Mr. Wesley Roberts has gone back to
bis old love, that of stock dealing. lie
bought the line lot of young mules
brought from Kentucky by Messrs. Craw
ford and Field, and is now in the field
re i ly for business.
Monte Pickens,the wonderful Spanish-
American violin virtuoso, who appears
with the Wright-Pickens Concert Com
pany to-morrow night, has press notices
which entitle him to the claim of master
of this instrument.
Marshal Wilkerson shot a mad dog
Teaed'iy afternoon. It is not known
whether the dog bait contracted the dis
ease to others, but a friend at our elbow
suggests that all the dogs be killed and
thus avoid any possible danger.
Col. W. B. Jones, of tho agricu’tural
bureau,an old printer and for many years
a partner of the lateC. 11. C. Willingham in
tin management of tho LaGrange Re
porter, called t> see us last week, lfo
looks as young as when we had to “roll”
and “devil” for him fifteen yeirs ago.
Mrs. Sam Jones left Tuesday to join her
husband in Boston,having received a cor
dial invitation from “Boston at large,” to
use the expression of the telegram. We
me certain the Boston people will appre
ciate her visit U3 much as they do her no
ble husband, who is doing such untold
good in that city.
II ive you paid for your paper ? If you
have not do not blame anyone but your
self if you do not receive it after the 15th
of the present month.
Chat. W. Wright piano virtuoso of the
Wright Pickens Concert Company is late
of Loipsic, Germany, and is acknowledged
by the press to be a pianist without a
peer. Everyone should hear him at the
opera house to-morrow night.
Air, Richard Field, a young gentleman
known by everybody in this section hav
ing been reared here, but now residing
in Ivanna City, is visiting relatives in
tins section, accompanied by his interest
ing little family. Dame Fortune has set
tled on “Dick” of late and showered her
gifts most lavishly upou him.
The West End Institute is growing
Into gigantic proportions under the ex
ccllent management of Mrs. J. W. Harris,
Sr., and Prof. Mobley, the latter having
charge or the boys’ department. There
are now about !>0 pupils in attendance
and the number is swelling daily. It is
ah institution that Cartersvillians should
bo proud of,
Have you paid for your paper? If you
have not do not blame anyone but your
self if you do not receive it after the isth
of the present month.
The new board of county commission
ers organized Tuesday and entered upon
their duties, by electing Capt. J. N.
Dobba chairman, and J. tk Milam clerk.
The board consists of live members, J. N.
Dobbs and J, C. Milam, of Cartersville,
\V. J. Hicks and W. L. Adams, of Pine
log, and James L. Jrick, of Grassdale.
The board is a good one and wi 1 serve
tli* good people of old Bartow faithfully
and well.
Tue children’s meeting at the Haptist
church'are steadily growing in interest,
A verf large attendance was present last
.'-ahbath afternoon. Next Sabbath after
noon at half past two o’clock two of the
oldest men in town, one a Methodist and
one a Baptist, will talk to the young
people, and from their long experience,
will suggest some ways of happiness aud
usefulness. All are requested t.i bring
the "Great Awakening* book of songs
with them.
Have you paid for your paper ? If you
have not do not blame anyone but your
self if you do not receive it after the 15th
of the present month.
Mr. Frank J. Taylor has received the
appointment of ollieiul stenographer for
the Northeastern judicial circuit over
<%'hich Judge Welborn presides. The np
-pottflment could not have been placed in
more capable hands than Mr. Taylor, lie
os capab’e and will fill the posi
tion moat satisfactory. We know whereof
we speak.
The rumor Rifrt Strickland Bros, had
sold out gained much credence yesterday,
• but we are glad to announce that such is
not the case. These clever and stirring
young men have worked up a good busi
_neß and cannot be induced to give it up,
<ut4 besides, they are satisfied that Car
ter .-wi He is on the eve of great prosperity
. ? T.imtli*y expect to remain and grow v/ith
ihe risjiig tide.
We haye never heard more complaint
among our subscribers not receiving their
papers as we have ip the past few weeks.
f‘ha papers are mailed regularly and the
fault is not w ith us. Those not receiving
fheir papers promptly will confer us a
favor by reportin ' at once to this office.
We are going to straighten out this mat
ter even if we do work under a democratic
■ administration. There is gross negligence
somewhere aud it must be located. We
are satisfied that the cause is not in
the Cartersville pos.oflice.
Have you paid for your paper ? If you
have not do not blame anyone but your
self if you do not receive it after the 15th
of the present month,
The city of Cartersville will on to-mor
row night be treated to a musical “Repast
fit for the Gods.” The Wright Pickens
Concert Company comes to us with the
most excellent notices from the jouruaiis
lic celebrities of both Europe and Amer
ica.
Lovers* of tine music will be out to
morrow night. The fact is the town is
starving for something of this kind, and
we expect to see a crowded house. The
troupe is fine and from the genuine press
comments pub ished this week it will be
seen that no one can fail to be present.
It will certainly be good to be there.
Miss Meredith, who is to appear at our
opera house to-morrow night has the
j finest costumes ever seen in this section,
her entire wardrobe costing §11,500. Her
costume here will be the elegant pink
en traiue that set Nashville ?<>ciety in
such a stir a week or so ago. The desire
to sec this dress was so great that it was
placed on exhibition on the Maxwell
House parlors of that city lor several
days.
If we are not mistaken there is a city
ordinance in reference to vagrancy, an
ordinance that would amount to consid
erable good if enforced. Every day com
plaints are made to us of the number of
vile, loose colored females that are .allow
ed to tramp aimlessly over the streets in
the early part of night. The complaint is
general and there is certainly a demand
tor the abatement of the evil. Somebody
is grossly neglecting his sworn duty.
Have you paid for your paper? If you
have not do not blame anyone but your
self if you do not receive it after the 15tL
of the "present month.
Legal advertisements, according to
law, must be paid for in advance, and it
is to mis Del we wish to call the atten
tion of those whom we have heretofore
unwisely indulged, anil furthermore we
intend to stop the credit system. Some
few have lega' “ads” running now, and
if the fees are not paid in a day or so,
they will not appear again. We mean
business, and no one that may be con
cerned should fail ho appreciate these
remarks.
Invitations are out Mr the marriage of
Mr. Geo. M. Brown, son of Senator Jos.
E. Brown, to Miss Currie Hoyt, daughter
of Judge S. B. Hoyt. The marriage will
occur at the Central Presbyterian church,
Atlanta, on the evening of the 10th inst,
at 8:30o’clock. Miss Hoyt has frequently
visited Cartersvillo and is a universal
favorite here. She is a young lady of
unusual endowments, witli a mind bright
and sparkling, always bouyant and bap
! py. ller friends here extend in advance
their Lest of good wishes.
The concert at the Presbyterian church
list Friday night was a decided success
in every way. It consisted ol a series of
well selected and well rendered sacred
solos by Rev. X Keff Smith, of Atlanta,
and was one of the most enjoyable enter
tainments ever given in Cartersvi le. Mr.
Smith has a deep, rich yoice and uses it
with fine effect. A large and apprecia
tive audience greeted him on this occa
sion, notwithstanding the unfavorable
weather, and we can assure him a still
larger one it’ he should favor us with an
other visit.
Last evening, at the residence of the
bridfs mother, Mrs. Jones, on Leake
strict, Mr. Chas. Milam was united in
marri ge to Miss Nelia Jones, Rev. B. E.
L. Timmons officiating. The wedding
was a quiet affair, only the immediate
relatives of the contracting parties being
present. The bride is the youngest sister
of Rev. Sam Jones, and is a young lady of
the noblest type. She is beautiful and
attractive, combining a charming disposi
tion with pleasant manners and the graces
of a cultured mind and heart. The groom
is one of the most promising young busi
ness men in town, of high character and
moral worth. He is assistant depot agent
of the W. A A. R. R. at this place.
COURT NOTES.
The fourth week of the Bartow Supe
rior Court commenced last Monday at 12
o’clock. There being no grand jury this
week, very little time was consumed in or
ganizing the court for business.
The ease of the Georgia It. R. & Bank
ing Cos., vs. J. M. Moon, Receiver et. al.,
occupied the entire court of last week.
It was a case of considerable importance,
involving many inlricatc points of law
and voluminous evidence. The property
in dispute is one of the most valuable
pieces of property in town, comprising
about three acres desirably located, and
known as the late Col. Abda Johnsons
residence property, bounded on the
north by Market street, and the east by
Erwin street. The plaintiff were ably
represented by Judge Ilillyer, of Atlanta,
and Col. Thos. \V. Milner, and the Re
ceiver by Judge McCutchen, Col Albert
S. Johnson, J. A. Baker, esq., and Judge
and Mrs. Bradley, by Judge Trippe, of
Atlanta, and John W. Akin, esq. The
jury returned the following verdict in the
case: That the Georgia R. R. &
Banking Cos., take charge of the property
in dispute upon the paying to J. M.
Moon as receiver of the estate of Abda
Johnson, deceased, the sum of $3,89.05,
and Mrs. Lillie G. Bradley the sum of
$7.05.
The first case called this morning was
th't of the state vs. Mary Simmons,
charged with the murder of Edmund
Williams. The defendant represented by
Shelby Attaway, esq., and R. W. Mur
phey, the state by Solicitor General, J.
W. Harris. The jury rendered a verdict
finding the defendant guilty of voluntary
manslaughter.
The next case called was that of the
state vs. Sam Jackson, charged with an
assault with intent to murder. This is
one of the celebrated dynamite cases and
is attracting much attention. The prose
cution is represented by Solicitor General
Harris, and Graham & Graham, the de
fense by Shelby Attaway, esq. Though
Mr. Attaway is a young man and alone
in this management of the defense, yet
the skill amd tact he has heretofore dis
played in the conduct of criminal trials,
is a sufficient guarantee that the rights of
the defendant will not suffer in this in
stance.
There, are several criminal cases of
some importance to be tiled after the con
clusion of the Sam Jackson trial, The
case of the state vs. D”. Baker is espe
cially set for next Wednesday.
Next week will he the fifth and last
week ot court, until the spring adjourn
term.
Hon. Lewis T. Erwin, of the Tennes
see legislature, is gracing the Gourt room
with his genial face this week.
Sheriff Franklin and his efficient depu
ty are keeping their part of the court in
admirable shape.
James Howard has been rendering
Clerk Durham valuable and efficient ser
vice during the present term of court.
' Jim is not only handsome, but a promis
ing young man.
FOKD-KIKKPATKICK TltlAl*,
Tlio Slayer of Jno. C. Kirkpatrick Plead*
Guilty of Manslaughter.
The case oi Dr. Ford, charged with
the Jmuider < f Jio. C. Kirkpatrick in
last November, was called for a hearing
in New Orleans on lust Tuesday. The
defendant’s counsel announced that bis
client would withdraw his former plea of
not guilty aud desired to plead guilty to
manslaughter. The district attorney
said that while he thought the defendant
guilty of murder, but probabilities were
that a trial would only result in a verdict
of manslaughter, he therefore accepted
his plea. The penalty in Louisiana of
manslaughter is from five to twenty
years at hard labor in the penitentiary.
Holly Springs, Miss., South. No man
touches the piano more with the band of
a master than Wright; making it speak
with the utmost precision and streugth of
its combination of the powers of all in
struments; the tremulous and com
mingling tones of the heavy roaring thun
der with the most dilic.tte aud perfect
notes of the flute or of the mocking-bird.
A 818 DEAL,
That Pals Our People in a Flut
ter, and Iteal Estate Hold
ers Alade Happy.
THE IjiHKXSK I. \NI> AND MINERAL
PROPERTY OF THE ETOWAH
MINING COMPANY SOLI) TO
AN ATLANTA SYNDI
CATE FOR $133,004)
CASH.
l
1
Carter.ville and Bartow County Witli the
Brightest Prospects Ahead.
When the sale of the famous Etowah
property was announced Friday morning,
to n Atlanta syndicate, old Cartersville
awoke with a start, rubbed her eyes and
began to speculate upon her bright pros
pects.
Considerable excitement existed, every
one thought of nothing but the “boom,”
and rumors of a gigantic nature flew
thick and fast. A few options on property
throughout the county were taken
and fewer bona fide sales per
fected. Real estate, so long dor
mant, instantly rose in the estimation
of its owners, not of fabulous figures
though, but everyone valued bis or her
property on a real, solid basis. As yet we
have heard of no fancy figures, but people
are cool and are awaiting the tide, ready
to render all assistance to the boom by
putting their property at reasonable fig
ures. Capital will find no trouble here as
to prices and advantages.
As to the sale of the Etowah property
we will only publish the letter of the
Atlanta correspondent of the Augusta
Chronicle. From it will be seen that
bright prospects indeed await good and
glorious old Bartow.
The Chronicale brought the first news
to the people of Atlanta of the purchase
by au Atlanta syndic ite of the famous
iron ore fields of Bartow county. It soon
became public property, and was ILe
subject of general discussion and public
speculation yesterday. Enquiries as to
whether the syndicate would establish
any works upon the ground, or whether
they had simply bought it to sell, were
frequent, but as yet no anihoritive an
swer lias been made. But certain it is,
the purchasers think they have secured
a bonanza, and that is only a matter of
time, atul not a long time either, when
the b.Kun will strike Bartow.
Mr. Samuel W. Goode, tho real estuto
agent, furnishes the following desorption
of the tract which tho syndicate lias
purchased.
THE CRADLE OP BVRTOWS BOOM.
“The Etowah manufacturing property
is situated on the Etowah river in Bar
tow and Cherokee counties, Georgia,
about three miles east of Cartersville and
ono and a half miles from the Western
and Atlantic rail road. It consists in the
aggregate of 17,000 acres of mineral and
farming lauds, upon which there is a
water po ■ver of over 15,000 horse, iron and
magauese ores, lime and sandstone in
abundance and other minerals,and a rail
road bed graded four miles from the
Western and Atlantic railroad into the
property; lias a manufacture centre of
great propotious for tho manufaciure of
iron, wool, cotton and wood. The Etowah
property cannot be surpassed in the
South. "It is within easy reach of the
Western and Atlantic railroad by way of
its own road bed, and in direct commu
nication with the East Tennessee, Vir
ginia and Georgia sys f em by the way of
the East and West railroad at Carters
ville, Ga. The supply of fuel is abun
dant and cheap; the timber ou the prop
erty will furnish wood and charcoal in
immense quantities. The lands arc
maiuly covered with a dense second
growth of pine and oak tiinbpr, much of
which will now produce more fuel than
the original forest. Coal and coke cau
be had from mines in Dado couuty, Ga.,
by way of the Western and Atlantic rail
road, and from mines in Tennessee over
tho East Tennessee, Virginia aud Geor
gia system, and from tho Broken Arrow
coal fields in Sr. Clair county, Ala., over
the East and West railroad, from any of
which points, rates will be as low as to
any other manufacturing point in Geor
gia. Building materials of the finest
quality are in abundant supply and at the
lowest rates, loug leaf yellow pme lum
ber can be had for less than $8 per thous
and, brick material, sandstone, limestone
aud sand are ou the property. Raw ma
terial, such as cotton, wool, wood and
ores, are at the very door. A large por
tion of the laud is susceptible of high
cultivation and i< adapted to the growth
of cotton, grain, fruits and grasses.”
Such is the cradle iu which B irtow’s
boom is being nursed. All must agree
that if the stripling does not develop
iuto a lusty sinewed fellow, who will
“scatter plenty o’er a smiling land,” it is
not for lack of proper surroundings. The
boom is sure to come, but “will it be the
next week or the nex tyeai?” In the lan
guage of Patrick Henry, I say “let it
come.”
The Y. M. C. A social meeting is post
poned till next Friday night, lltli iust.
A Thorough Home Institution.
Cartersville does not possess a more sub
stantial and deserving enterprise than the
jewelry establishment of Messrs Turner
& Baker. The gentlemen composing this
live firm, though having been residents of
the town only a short while, have worked
up, by incessant attention to business, a
wonderful trade, a trade that extends
throughout this and adjoining
and every day brings new customers
Their trade is phenomenal, and it is no
wonder it is such when it is remembered
what a nice stock of goods is kept and the
astonishingly low prices asked.
This establishment is an honor to the
town, aud we are glad to see it so well
sustained. The money spent there is kept
in our midst and not sent around to build
up other places Tlieir rents, taxes, etc.,
are low, lienee they can sell lower than
dealers in larger towns where these neces
saries almost consume the profits of trade.
Messrs. Turner & Barker have added an
important feature to tlieir business—that
of optical goods They are agents for
Johnson’s Easy Fitting Spectacles, which
are said to be superb. See their adver
tisement elsewhere.
Notice.
) The creditors of Lewis T..ndia’s estate arc
hereby ntihed to appear in person or by atior
[ ney in United States Circuit Court, Northern
i District of Ua , at Atlanta, Ua., on February
10th, 1887, to receive such par ments as mty be
i o rib-red there and the i by said court out of
j funds in the hands of the Receiver of said es
-1 tate. The said Receiver asks the diieclion of
said eaurt as to the payments then to be made.
Published by order of Unite 1 States Circuit
Court, Northern District of Georgia. January
27th, 18*;. J. M. NEEL, Receiver
of Lewis Tumlin’s estate.
TUBE’S BKOTIIKK SAM.
HE IS PLACED ON TRIAL AS AN AC
CESSORY IN THE BLOWING IP
OF JUDGE COLLIHs’ RESI
DENCE
The XVhole Evidence in Delail*-The De
fendant Makes a Short Statement.
A VERDICT OF GUILTY.
The trial of Sam Jackson as an acces
sory in blowing up Judge Collins’ resi
dence last winter was commenced Tues
day afternoon in our superior court, Judge
Fain presiding.
Bam, it will be remembered, was cap
tured ou the night of the blowing up, and
has been confined in the At anta jail. lie
was out for a shoit time, but his bonds
man gave him up at the last court. The
prisoner seems to take his surroundings
hard, stoutly denies his guilt. Mr. Shelby
Attaway ably champions hi3 cause and
has done some fine work in handling the
case. Solicitor Harris and Graham &
Graham represent the State. The case has
been hurried through, and at 11 o’clock
yesterday the evidence was all in.
JUDGE AAEON COLLINS
Testified that on the night of Janurav
22nd, ’BO, a dynamite cartridge was
exploded on his front piazza about ten
o’clock. The floor of the piazza was
broken by the explosion and about 100
shingles blown off the roof. The room iu
which he and his wife were sleeping ad
joined the piazza and w T as badly wrecked.
Defendant threatened witness before the
dynamite explosion. Does not know who
placed the cartridge on his piazza.
MAUK MORRISON.
I saw defendant and Tube Jackson to
gether at fet. James Hotel the night of the
explosion; saw Jim Beard there after
wards; heard Tobe say something must
be done to stop Collins and Fite and Rob
erts irom prosecuting him and lie would
blow them up or remove them. Tobc, Jim
Beard and John Spencer were together
at this conversation. Heard Tobe say to
Sam “Something must be done to stop
Collins, Fite and Roberts from prosecuting
him; that be had a box of dynamite and
it would be a good way to get rid of them
by blowing them up.” lie seemed to be
particularly bitter against Collins. On one
occasion witness heard Tobe Jackson pro
posing k> Sam to waylay and shoot S. M.
Roberts and to burn his barn.
JOHN SPENCER.
Saw Tobe and S.m Jackson and Jim
Beard together the night of the explosion
at St. James Hotel about 8 o’clock, and
later at the shooting gallery. They went
across town from there and I saw them no
more that night. Heard Tobe threaten to
blow up Collins with dynamite when Sam
was present, and Sam said he could get
the dynamite from the ore bank where lie
was working. Witness also testifiel to
the threats of shooting Roberts and burn
ing bis barn. Heard Tobe propose they
should all meet at Dr. Bakei’s office and
fixup a plan to blow up Collins; that
they could place the dynamite at Collins’
house and get- back to Baker’s office before
it exploded, and that Dr. Baker consented
to that plan.
JAMES HARRIS.
Was working at Silva’s ore bank with
Sam Jackson and Jun Beard the day of
the explosion. Heard a conversation be
tween them. Sam said: “Are you ready
for to night ?” “Yes, by G—d,” said Jim.
Jim said to Sam: “Will you stand or
drive?” “I’ll drive, by G—d.” Witness
testified that Sam Jackson was familiar
with the use of dynamite; that a supply
was kept at tlic ore bank where lie worked,
and about that time a box of cartridges, a
box of caps and a bunch of fuse wore
taken.
A. F. MORRISON.
About the first of January, 1886,1 was
talking with Sam Jackson about the
arrest of Mark Morrison, and Sam said it
is Collins that is doing all this, and by
G —d, if he fools with me I’ll blow him up.
AV. x. MOXTGOMEP.Y.
I went to the hotel about 9 o’clock on
the night of the explosion and saw Sam
Jackson there with Tobe and others.
They went out and stopped at the corner
of the hote'. Tobj was threatening and
Sam wanted him to leave. I left them
there and went straight home and had
just gotten there when the explosion oc
curred. I think it was not over Jhalf an
hour between the time I left the hotel and
the time of the explosion.
R. M. CI.INKSCAI.ES.
Saav Tobe and Sam Jackson the night
of the explosion. Went home about three
quarters of au hour before the explosion
and saw Tobe and Sam Jackson and Gus
Baker standing at Mays & Pritchett’s
corner. Heard them agree to separate
and meet and they pointed in the dirce
tion of the hotel. This was about twenty
minutes before the explosion.
JAMES FIELD.
I was in Dr. While’s office the night of
the explosion. I heard it and immedi
ately afterwards heard a yell, I took it to
be Tobe Jackson’s yoice ; it sounded like
a man yelling to a pack of hounds, and
seemed to be at the railroad crossing near
Curry’s store. I know Tobe Jackson’s
voice from haying heard it often when
hunting with him.
c. A. WHITE.
I was in my office the night of the ex
plosion, Jim Field was with me; imme
diately after the explosion I heard some
one yell, did not know the yoice.
J. c. TCMLIN.
I had a conversation with Tobe Jack
son some time before the explasion. He
cursed and abused Collins and said he
intended to kiil him. At another time he
threatened to whip out the whole town.
A. K. FORRESTER.
I was night watchman when the ex
plosion occurred. Was standing at Mays
& Pritchett’s corner; saw Tobe and Sam
Jackson together that night ten or fifteen
nrnutes before the explosion ; I saw a
man run down the railroad; didn’t re
cognize him.
MRS. COLLINS.
We had been bearing that Tobe Jack
son would blow us up. I went out
on the front piazza the night of the
explosion and saw some one at the street
lamp ; he seemed to be turning the lamp
down ; this made me very uneasy; this
man went towards Dr. Baker’s office; I
then went to bed, and I tell you if ever I
prayed in my life it tvas that night, for I
be ieved something awful was going to
happen , I knew of nothing meye till the
explosion occurred.
E. L. PEACOCK.
I was employed at Silva’s mines in the
fall of’B6. I know Sam Jackson and Jim
Beard; they worked at the mines; we
used dynamite at the mines; had No. 2
cartridges ; we missed a lot of dynamite
cartridges, luse and caps in September or
October of’B6; Sam Jackson was accus
tomed to using dynamite ; I beard the
explosion at Collins’ house; it was a
dynamite explosion; I beard Sam Jack
son 3peak of shooting dynamite.
ED. PAYNE.
I had a talk with Sam Jackson in the
Atlanta jail after the explosion; I asked
him what lie knew about the matter ; he
said Gus Baker furnished the dynamite;
that they all got together at Dr. Baker’s
office ; Gus baker brought the dynamite
in and laid it on the table; Jim Beard
loaded tt; two were lied together and Jim
lit the fuse ; put it on Collins’ porch ; Tobe
and Sam went out at the back door and
left; Dr. Baker remained in bis office;
Tobe and Sam went borne immediately
and had got out of town before the ex
plosion and met Gus Baker at the railroad
crcs-ing below Mrs. Akerman’s. Dr,
Baker told them at his office that Collins
was giving them all their trouble, and
Jim Beard said that if he had a dyuamiie
cartridge he would throw it at Collins’
house that night; Gus Bakerstidhe knew
where Le could get it, and Dr. Baker told
him to go and get it: Jim Beard fixed the
dynamite on Dr. Baker’s table, and after
wards the doctor cleared the saw dust off
and threw it in the fire.
R. L. KIRKPATRICK.
I haye heard To be Jackson ta k a great
deal about Collin? : don't remember hear
ing Sam speak of Oi Ilins ; Tobe threaten
ed to dynamite Collins ; this was shortly
before the explosion.
The state closed yesterday morning at
11 o’clock.
THE DEFENDANT’S STATEMENT.
Sam Jackson, the defendant, in a clear,
brief statement, said:
“The conversation Jim Harris testified
to at the ore bank was about another mat
ter and had nothing to do with the dyna
mite matter. I came to town with Tobe
that night to see Dr. Baker about fixing
up To!re's bond, aud I had nothing to do
with fixing the dynamite or exploding
it.”
Col. M. R. Stansell opened the argu
ment lor the delense in a strong, forcible
speech. He was followed by Col. T. W.
11. Harris for the State. He presented the
State’s side of the case in an eloquent,
logical and vigorous manner. Col. E. D.
Graham next addressed the jury on the
State’s side of the case. He was clear,
lucid and convincing in his logic, cover
ing every detail of the crime. Shelby
Attaway, Esq , concluded the case for the
defense.
The case was given to the jury at five
o’clock.
THE VERDICT.
The jury made a verdict at 11 o’clock
last night, when the judge and counsel in
the case were sent for and the verdict was
received finding the defendant guiity.
This was no surprise to anyone, as it
was generally believed that the defend
ant was guilty, and that the jury would
find him so. The prisoner took the ver
diet <asy,and made no demonstrations
of surprise or discomfort.
ANOTHER CHAPTER.
THE CAPTOR OF TOBE JACKSON EN
TICED FROM HOME AND ALMOST
KILLED IN TEXAS.
The Assassin? Thought to Hail from These
Parts—A Terrible Letter of Warning.
Asa source of sensationalism, Tobe
Jackson’s name is not yet off the boards.
Apart from the trials that are now being
had and to eontine in our present term of
court, much comment has been in
stigated and considerable speculation
lias been indulged in by interested
parties over the startling announce
ment of the attempted assissination
one day last week, at his home near Y T al
ley Mills, Texas, of Mr. J. C Tubb, who.
it will be remembered, captured To' e
Jackson last spring and turned him over
to a detective. Soon after Tobe's return
to Georgia a rumor existed to the effect
that Tubb bad received a warning signed
by a “Christian Lady.” Hardly any at
t'ention was paid to the rumor as many
thought it was simply one of the great
many canards that were afloat during the
Tobe Jackson excitement. It now turns
out that such a letter really existed and
the threat therein expressed came near
being carried out.
From the following letter addressed to I
a Christian lady of Cartersville, received
a few days since it will be seen that a
murder lia-* been attempted and it is
thought that the would be murderers
hailed from this section.
A brother’s suspicicn.
Reagan, Ti xa?, January 9, 1887.
Mrs : Dear Madam: I enclose you
a letter written from Georgia to my broth
er, James C. Tubb, and the name signed
to it was “A Christian Lady and I want
to ask you to have it published in your
town (Cartersville ) The contents of the
letter lias come to pass It was a letter of
warning to my brother, and said three
men had left there to kill him, and they
were friends or relatives of Tobe Jackson.
Last Tuesday night three men waylaid
my brother and they had a terrible fight ;
he was dangerously wounded and his boy,
twelve years old, was wounded in the leg,
and he liinks he wounded one of them.
As I know of no one to write to but you,
you will confer a great favor on me by
having the enclosed letter and account of
the shooting published. And please try
and find out if any of those parties have
been missing from there, and if they have
returned. The shooting took place in
McLennan county, about 22 miles from
Waco, near Va ley Mills, on the night of
January 4tli, 1887. The partie- may have
eft there last spring when my brother got
that letter and may have been here ever
since. Try and find out who this lady was
that wrote the letter of warning to my
brother My brother is the one who ar
rested Tobe Jackson last spring and they
swore vengeance against him then. Also
tell me what lias become of Tobe Jackson,
and lias lie any brothers. Hoping to hear
from you soon, I remain
Yours, very truly,
W. G. Tubb
Reagan, Falls County, Texas.
THE LETTER OF WARNING.
Cartersville, Georgia.
Mr. Turk —Three men started from
here yesterday for Texas to kill you, and
these men will make their headquarters
at a friend's near Thornton, Texas. lam
a friend of Tobe Jackson’s, but I don’t
want to see any man shot down like a
dog. A. Christian Lauy.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE ATTEMPTED
MURDER. |
A special to the Galveston News gives
the following account of the shooting :
Valley Mills, Tex . Jan 5 —Mr. J.
C Stubb, a farmer living three miles
from here, was called from his home to go
half a mile distant to visit a neighbor re
ported to be dying, at ten o'clock last
night. W hen three hundred yards from
home, he was accosted in the road by a
man asking him : “Is that Mr Tubb?”
Ou an affirmative answer, he ad
vanced, when Mr. Tubb drewhis revolver,
which was instantly grabbed, but ere the
other party had time to li-.e Tubb clinched
and threw him to the ground, when two
men advanced from the brush The firing
became general. Mr Tubb was shot
through the body near the le f t nipple,
just below the breast bone lie emptied
liis pistol at his enemies who beat a hasty
retreat, leaving a double-action 4.*) Colt
revolver and an old brown hat supposed
to belong to the party with whom he
clinched and lost in the scuffle Mr Tubb
says he is confident he hit one of the men
an I believes them to be relatives of par
ties he arrested during his official career
as slier ill of Falls county lie was also a
police officer at Waco a short while back.
Physicians pronounce his wound danger
ous but not necessarily fatal Mr Tubb's
little son, 12 years old, was with him and
knocked up a pistol aimed at his father by
one of the men who in turn fired at the
boy, w’ounding him in the leg. The little
fellow afterward mounted a horse bare
back, riding three miles for a doctor.
A Courant American representative
has made considerable effort to find out
who the author, “Christian Lady,” is, but
so far his efforts have proved fruitless. If
the party would come forward and give the
information she possesses, probably, if the
assassins really went from this place, they
could be brought to justice. The opinion
is that the attempt was not made by par
ties from this section.
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OBITUARY.
Mrs. Lucy Hargis departed this life at
the residence of her son, J. T. Hargis, in
Kingston, op January 29th. 1887,
Another kind mother, good neighbor
and Godly woman hat been called to her
reward above, for the Master hath said,
“Enter thou in*o the joy of thy Lord.”
She moved to Cuss county, now Bartow,
with her husband, Milton Hargis, from
Peason county, N. C\, in the year 1838.
In 1840 settling on the homestead now
owned by her son, Capt. R. P.. Hargis,
near Cass Station, at which the children
were raised. The many days of their
childhood were there spent and finally
the same soil has received the remains of
the beloved mother, the family graveyard
being there located.
It was an affecting scene to see the .chil
dren and grand-children re assembled
there to bury the mother. Mrs. Hargis
united with Nancy’s Creek Baptist church
in 1858, and was baptised by Professor
Roberts, who was connected with the col
lege at Cassville. Up to about five years
ago she was a remarkably stout woman,
when she was stricken with paralysis.
Since that time she has been a sufferer.
She wanted to die and be at rest.
While in health she was genial in dis
position and failhtul in attendance upon
her church services. Had she lived until
the tenth of March she would have been
seventy years old. She passed away
peacefully and quiet'y, and now is beyond
the reach of suffering and tears. Let us
try to meet her above. G. S. T.
Guilty uf Voluntary Munslaugher.
The case of the State vs. Mary Simmons,
the negro girl ciiarged with the murder
of Edmund Williams, began last Monday
at 13 o'clock and was concluded and given
to the jury about five o’clock the
same evening. They remained out until
11 o’clock Wednesday night. The delay
in making a verdict Mas on account of a
difference of opinion as to whether or not
the defendant should be found guilty of
murder in the first degree without a rec
ommendation for mercy or guilty with a
recommendation, or guilty of voluntary
manslaughter. There was no question
about the guilt of the defendant Her
excuse for committing tlie crime was that
the deceased* had made several attempts
to ravish her; and on the night
of the crime he again made another
effort, and because she refused to yield
and threatened to tell on him next morn
ing. he swore that he would kill her (the
defendant) that night. Before retiring, lie
got the ax and set it at the head of his
bed with which he said he meant to com
mit the deed. The defendant, in her state
ment, said that she feared that he would
kill her that night, and to Save her own
life, she waited until he went to sleep and
then took the ax and knocked him in the
head. The defendant varied her state
ments to different parties so much that no
confidence Mas put in what she said The
however, that her statement, as
above set forth, was borne out by the tes
timony of the nine year old sister of hers,
doubtless had much to do with saving her
neck The Judge has not yet passed
sentence. It will likely be for a long
term.
Kicking Meu.
An exchange giyes the following de
scription of a kicking man. Of course
there are none of this sort about Carters
ville, but as the said exchange says they
are very common iu ilmost all other com
munities we give place here for the item
so that we may learn about our neigh
bors :
“You have seen the kicking mule—the
kicking nun is of the same model. We
know men who kick at eyerythimr, ob
ject to everything, oppose everything—
natural bora ‘kickers’ they are. They
hold off until they see the drift of opin
ion, and then begin to kick against it.
They are also great critics—nothing can
pass muster before their carping criticism.
Like the litt e b : ack fly that gets on a
fellow’s nose on a summer day when he
is taking a nap, they love to sting and
annoy. These kickers never originate
anything, never contribute to the success
of anything ; and are never so happy as
when, like the mule, they- are skinning
their lank shins against the single-tree.
The kicker is abhorred, but he is tolerated
as an infliction sent by heaven, perhaps to
remind us that the earth is not a para
dise.”
Tin Legislative Tlalls of the beautiful
Capitol at Nashyille, Tennessee are damp,
and it is no M-onder therefore that Cous
sens’ Honey of Tar, is in such demand
among her law-givers. They want to be
relieved of coughs, colds, and diseases of
the throat and lungs, and know that
Coussens’ Honey of Tar is the only per
manent cure. If suffering with a cold
try it.
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Daily Press: Miss Meredith last even
ing only repeated her fomer triumphs.
The 19c Variety Store!
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Nothing in stock over ’G cents The same goods you pay twenty and twenty-five cenG for
anywhere else. The store is full now and more arriving. Always investigate the ’iYii
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janl3-’m Yours for Ten (cuts, JOHN H BANTON
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This fine Stallion will be found after March
Ist at the Livery Stable of Crawford & Field,
Any information concerning’ this splendid
animal, will be given by Crawford & Field, or
Ben. Akerman. Pedigree will appear next
week.
Atlanta Heal Estate Men in Town.
Mr. E. D. Cheshire, real estate agent,
and Dr. B. M. Woolley, of Atlanta, n-ere
in town the first part of the week, pros
pecting. The former gentleman has han
dled thousands of real estate throughout
Georgia and this section. He is taking
considerable interest in our b >oin and
positive y asserts that we have more solid
foundation for a genuine boom than any
part of the new fast growing Alabama
tow r ns. He says there are many advan
tages that those sections do not possess,
and assures us that many weeks, nor
days, can elapse before some of the inter
est will be attracted here. It is bound to
come, and that very soon. The gentle
men mean business and succeeded in se
curing the control of some of the finest
mineral property in the county, included
in which is the famous Pyrolusite Manga
nese Company’s properties.
Cartersville Laail and Improvement Cos.
Application has been made for a
charter for the C irtorsville Laud and
Improvement Company. Tins will be
a large company, stocked with ample
capital. We congratulate the p ople of
Cartersville upon its inauguration, for
it M-ill prove one of the most important
enterprises in the growth and develop
ment of our town and community. We
will speak more at large hereafter con
cerning the plans upon which it is oper
ated.
Notice to Contractors.
Caktkrsvii.e, Ga , January 25, 1887.
Sealed bids wilt be received by the under
signed at the office of Raker & II all iu Carters
ville, G.i., at 12 o’clock ra. t ou Thuislay. the
24th day of February, 1887, for furnishing all
mtterial and building the “Sa.n Jones Fein tie
College." in ‘aid ci y. Plans and speeificatioi.s
oil file wit.l Raker & Hall, Cart* rsvillc, a.id
with Riucc & Morgan. Architects, Atlanta G i.
Hits will be received and codsidcred f r ea< h
cl .<of work separately as well as for tiie whole
The ecminittce lescrves the right to njeet any
or all bids.
J. II WIKLE,
\V\ C. BAKER,
J NO. W. AKIN,
It. M. PATriLLO,
R. N. HUDSON,
Building Lou uittee.
There are many Georgians packing up
their traps, now-a-iay, and making for
Arkansas and Texas. In regard to the
latter state, Gov. Ireland has made an ap
peal to the public f>r aid to the sufferers
from tht drouth in that State. “And yet,
now and then,” remarks the Thomasville
Times, “you will see a Georgia cracker
hitch up his team and head for Texas,
leaving a State and section where failure
of crops is unknown. We will do the
Georgia crackers the justice however, to
state that generally, at the end of the
third year, he is footing it back to old
Georgia.”
During this change able weather many farm
ers are afflicted with a cough. To all such we
would say, go (o Wikle’s drug store (at Curry’s
late stand) where they will tttut a latge variety
of the best cough medicines on the uiaiket.
The best braids ol Stock and insect i c.vdir
at Wikle’s Drug Store.
To Soldier* of tlio Mexican War
The passage of the bill grunting pen
sions to soldiers of the Mexican War will
place a number of the citizens of Bartow
jnnl adjoining counties on the pension
| roll- of tie- Government. As tie depart
; meut considers applications in the order
j which they arc filed, the first filed will
| be the first passed upon. The sooner your
| application is put on file, and your c'laim
I established, the sooner you will get your
pension.
I have had much experience in securing
pensions and have given the pension law?
considerable study, and feel that I am able
to give applicants valuable aid iu making
out their cases. Write or call on me at
once, and give vour full name, age. term
of service, number of company and regi
ment, officers of your command and your
place of residence when you enlisted, and
I will make out at once and send you
proper form of application. Having a
first class associate in Washington City, I
am prepared to push claims with all pos.
sible speed. Doxglas Wiki.k,
Attoruey-at-L&w.
Office in Court llouso. jan 27 4t
Times Democrat, New Orleans, La:
Mr. Wright has received a flue musical
education, having studied at the King of
Saxony’s Conservatory at Leipsle. He
has given Concerts in Linden. Eng , and
tfie North where he received the most fiat
fcering enconiums,
Figaro, Paris, France: Miss Lucille
Meredith, the new American candidate
for a place among the leading primx don
ee, bids fair to soon rival the most cele
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