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EIGHT PAGES. VOL XXII SHOT DOWN IN COURT Greatest Sensation in Nashville’s Criminal Annals. 'JUDGE ALLISOS KILLED BY A FRIEND. Clerk Whitworth Turns a Gun Upon the Chancellor, and Attempts to Follow in the Wake— Tragedy the Result of an Appointment. Nashville, Tenn., November 15. — Chancellor Andrew Allison of this city, was shot and killed in the corridors of the county court house here at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon by George Whit worth, ex-clerk and master of the Da vidson county chancery court. Whit worth then attempted to commit sui cide, and indicted what will probably prove a fatal wound on himself. Whit worth was appointed to his office by .1 udge Allison and served one term. At the expiration of that term a few days since Judge Allison appointed his son, Granville Allison, to succeed Whit worth. It was this fact that instigated the murder. Judge Allison was re elected to his office of chancellor in August last. He was a man of about fifty years of age, and a member of an old and prominent family. # Story of the Double Tragedy. Hon. Joseph H. Acklen, who was with Chancellor Allison at the time, was the only eye witness to the tragedy. Chan cellor Allison had only a few minutes before adjourned court for dinner, and was only approaching a stairway lead ing to the floor below when he was hailed from behind by Whitworth. As he turned around Whitworth fired two barrels of a shot gun into his body, twenty-two duck shot entering his side, breast and hands. Allison fell to the floor, gasped once or twice and died. Then setting the gun against the wall Whitworth pulled a revolver from his pocket and placing it against his breast in the region of the heart, fired. B\ this time half a dozen men were in the hall and Deputy Clerk West made a rush for Whitworth who was making a desperate attempt to fire again. West grabbed the revolver, but too late to prevent it from exploding. The baH entered the body and ranged down "aid. yyhttwortli Slowly Dyta* The revolver was finally wrested kom the would-be suicide, and he walked into the minute clerk's office down on a desk. Half a d °“" ***!“ were soon on the scene to examine Whitworth. All the time he was cook He asked the bystanders if Allison was dead, and upon being answeredinthe affirmative, begged for a pistol that he might his own life. Shortly after wards he was removed to kishome, where he is slowly dying. Both men are wealthy. Whitworth contributed largely to Allison’s campaign and man aged it for him. His office was worth 820,000 per year. CELEBRATED BV~~MURPEBNG. Kentucky the can Victory Kills Congressman • Soo. I Elizabethtown, Ky., November K. Blake Robertson, aged 18, and a so the late Robertson. bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb died yesterday from the effects of a shot fired by a negro who was celebrat ing the republican victory. George Wilson was arrested charged with the shooting. Wilson was one of the lead ers in a colored procession in which a lot of * firing was done. The affair caused great excitement and threats of lynching. BIRMINGHAM’S RACE MEETING. The Organisation Being Worked Up With a View to Permanancy. Birmingham, Ala., November 15. Birmingham bids fair to have a great race meeting this winter with the prob ability of making it a permanancy. A subscription list was started yesterday and nearly $2,000 was secured. Two prominent horsemen from Kansas City are here working up the organization. Birmingham has a fine track and grand stand with a ten thousand seating ca pacity. DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN ARKANSAS Farmer Waylaid and Shot—The Murderers Afterwards Killed. Little Rock, Ark., November 15. Late yesterday afternoon, Robt. James, Ben Laure and Lafayette Cluck way laid and shot John Johns, a farmer near Van Buren, in Crawford county. Two brothers of Johns, as soon as they heard of the murder, went to Ben Laure’s house and fired four loads of buck-shot into him, literally tearing his body to pieces. THE ARREST OF MEYER HIRSCH. Charged With Embezzling Funds of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Baltimore, November 15. Meyer Hirsch, for a number of years grand treasurer of the Ancient Order of Uni ted Workmen, was arrested last night, charged with embezzling funds of the order. An alleged shortage of $10,547 was found in his accounts. Hirschs bondsmen refused to make good this shortage and the order turned the mat ter over to the grand jury. The Treasury’s Net Balance. Washington, November 15. The treasury's net balance, yesterday, at the close of business stood at $105,702,- 000, of which $61,951,000 is in gold, a net loss of $50,000 since Wednesday. Sub-treasuries lost $130,000, but a gain was made in the United States mint, leaving the net loss as stifted. The Forest Fires in Mississippi. Hollt Springs, Miss.. November 15. Forest fires are raging in this county. Owing to the long dry spell the woods burn like tinder. Five miles west of here a considerable area has been over but the greatest damage has been done east of this city. Horses end St-.bles Burned at Savannah. Savannah, Ga.. November 15.—Guil martin's stock stables and yards burned last niffhi. Loss SIB,OOO, portly coTared by insurance. Three horses were *lu burned. Withdrawn From the Association. Atlanta, November 15.—The Queen and Crescent and Louisville and Nash ville have given notice that they w withdraw from the Southern Passen ger association. No definite reason ts liven for the withdrawal of the lines One probably (foes out because the other does. $15,000.00 AT COST! OTTH ENTIEE STOCK TO GO _A_T ACTUAL COST! THOMPSON BROS., Prop’s. White Store. COTTON PLANTERS ORGANIZE. National Order the Outcome of the Meet ing in Alabama. Montgomery, Ala., November 15. The cotton growers convention Organ ised an association yesterday, national in its scope, for the better protection of planters’ interests. Committee on statistics was instruct ed to obtain and arrange for use of the convention official statistics of cotton, the prices, etc., for the past ten years. President of the convention. Commis sioner Lane, of Alabama, read a state ment showing by the census i*eturns that resolutions on the part of planters to restrict acreage have been followed by decreased output of cotton. The convention then organized the cotton planters association of the Uni ted States of America to meet at least twice a year and to consist of four del egates from each congressional district in the cotton growing states and three delegates at large from each state ap pointed by governors of such states, ir respective of party conference. The association is to hold its first meeting at Jackson, Miss., the second Wednes day in January 1895. The election of ficers to serve until the January meet ing followed, as follows: Governor James Stone, of Mississippi, president; Honorable J. 0. Waddell, of Georgia, and commissioner of agriculture for cotton growing states, vice-president; Robert E. Eckeberger, of Alabama, secretary, and Professor James Smith, of Georgia, treasurer. WHAT LEGISLATORS THINK. Importance of the United States Aiding in the Nicaragua Canal Project. Baltimore, November 15.—The Man ufacturers Record of this week will pub lish special letters from a large num ber of U nited States senators and con gressmen giving their views upon the question of whether the government should give financial aid to secure the early construction of the Nicaraguan canal. The letters are probably about equally divided between the democrats and the republicans, and with only a few exceptions take strong ground in favor of the importance of the canal and of its control by the United States government either by the government building it and owning it outright or lending such financial aid to its con struction as will insure its control by the government. GEORGIA LADY CREMATED. Mr*. Burned to Death in Her Home Near Quitman. Quitman. Ga., November 15.—Mrs. Gus See, wife of a white farmer living in the upper part of this county was burned to death yesterday about noon. Mrs. See was at home by herself with the exception of a three-year-old child. The bouse caught in some unknown way and she was burned in it* She was subject to fits and the supposition is that during one of these she fell in the fire. The child was also slightly burned. '-j Investigate tbe Brunswick ChmuiaL Washington, November 15.— Major W. M. Stanton and Captain F. V. Ab bott, corps of engineers, have been ap pointed as a board to investigate and report upon the channel through the outer bar of Brunswick, Ga. JACKSON, GA., THUSDAY, NOVEMBER 45, 4894. CLOSE OF THE TRIAL The Life of Young Meyers in the Balances of Justice. WIFE OF THE VICTIM ON IHE STAND. Closing Scenes In the Court Room—Meyer’s Statement the Only One Introduced by the Defence—Arguments Before the Jury. Atlanta, November 15. —For the first time since the trial of Meyers began, Mrs. Forrest Crowley, widow of the murdered man, appeared yesterday in the court room. She was the first wit ness examined. She is exceedingly pretty, and as she told her part of the story, though it was short, was listened to with extreme interest. She said that her husband wore a diamond ring the day he left home with Meyers. T. C. Longino testified that he saw Meyers the day of the murder. Meyers drove out from Atlanta with someone in the buggy and soon came back by himself. Testimony As to His Movements. B. G. Carlton saw Meyers coming from towards West view cemetery. Sam Kahn, of Eiseman <fc Weil, testi fied that he sold Meyers anew suit of clothes, hat, shirt and suspenders. The outfit was paid for by Meyers and cost him $23.25. The sale was made about the middle of the day on which Crow ley was murdered. Chief Connally, of the city police, was called by the state, but his evidence did not bring out anything new. W. T. Hudson, a photographer, testi fied that he had taken a photograph of Brown and Allen’s sign from Eiseman and Weil’s doorway. Brown and Allen were druggists, whose drug store was opposite Eiseman and Weil’s place on Whitehall street. A telegraph pole hid the “and” in the sign and the photo graph showed “Brown Allen.” The theory of the prosecution is that Meyers got the suggestion from the sign for the name by which he designates the myth who, he says, murdered Crowley. Young Meyer’s Own Statement. The youthful prisoner showed some emotion, which was natural, when he made his statement to the jury. It was written in pencil and was brief. He read it, saying : I am as innocent of Forrest Crowley's mur der as you are. I never had any idea that he was to be killed. I was sent by a man who told me his name was Brown Alien, to Roswell, to bargain for Crowley’s mules. This man told me that he owned lots in Westwood Park and to bring Crowley there, and he would try to swap him some lots. I did so. Allen met us there, and he and Crowley walked around to gether. After about twenty minutes, Allen came back and threw me the pocket book con taining 541, the ring and watch, and told me he and Crowley had had a difficulty and he had shot Crowley. He jumped into the buggy and drove to Westview, where he got out. In a few minutes the car came by me, and he was in it. It was Conductor Metcalf's car. and he and the moterman are in court. After a little more immaterial evi dence by the state the testimony was closed. The defense put up no other witness than the prisoner himself. The arguments will continue until this afternoon. All of the evidence is cir cumstantial, but Solicitor Hill, leading counsel for the state, thinks that he bus made out a strong case. BUILDINGS UNDER* CONTRACT. Th* Atlanta Exposition Company Moving Ahead in the Enterprise. Atlanta, November A contract was let .yesterday for the foundations of the electricity, agriculture and min erals and forestry buildings of the Cot ton States and International exposi tion. The contract for the fine arts building is to be let Saturday, and that for all superstructures December 10th. A sub committee 01 the Georgia legisla ture yesterday unanimously agreed on a report recommending a state exhibit. AN ALABAMA NEGRO FIEND. Officers With Blood Hounds After the Cul prit Who Assaulted Mrs. Payne. Bessemer, Ala., November lft.—Yes terday evening about 5 o’clock a young negro man committed rape upon the wife of T. J. Payne, at her home six miles west of Bessemer. She was alone on the farm at the time. He also rob bed the house. Mr. Payne is a prosper ous farmer and a h ghly respected citi zen. No arrest has been made up to this hour, but officers with dogs are in pursuit and it is thought the culprit will be captured. COTTON BOUNCES UPWARD. Advances Twenty-Two Points in Futures and One-Eighth on the Spot. New York, November 15.—The Sun’s cotton review says: Cotton advanced twenty-two points and closed very steady. Sales 222,000 bales. New Or leans advanced twenty points on March. Spot cotton here higher. The rise \p New York was due to higher prices in Liverpool and at the south, a lessen ed pressure to sell, some investment buying here and a btoad and consider able covering of shorts. Fatal Mistake W ith a Gan. Sing Sing, N. Y., November 15.—A boy named Thomas Washburn yes terday cocked and aimed a gun at a keg of powder, in a sporting goods store, and pulled the trigger to prove his statement that the gun was not loaded. It went off, the keg of powder did the same, and the store was demolished. Washburn was killed. The Methodist Episcopal Society. New York, November 15. The seventh and last session of *he general committee of the Methodist Episcopal missionary society was held yesterday in the Hanson Place church, Brooklyn. Bishop Newman presided after the re cess. The subject of appropriations for the southern states was taken up. THE OFFICER’S FATAL FIRE. Byron Harris, of W'addy, Ky., Shot by a Shelbyvilie Policeman. Shelbyville, Kv., November 15.- Byron Harris, a well known citizen of Waday, Ky., conceived the idea that some of his friends were being badlv treated by the local police, and last uight threatened to clean out the en tire force. About 11 o’clock he was told by Policeman Finnell that he must leave town. * Harris immediately at tempted to draw his pistol, when Fin nell fired and shot Harris, the ball en tering his groin and coming out at the j back of his hip-bone. He was taken to jail, where his wounds were dressed. His injuries were painful, but not fatal. ‘ Harris has killed his man and is regard ed ag dangerous. i WHAT CLEVELAND WILL SAY. Theories are Rife Regarding the Forth coming President’s Message. Washington, November 15.—There is much speculation regarding the pres ident’s forthcoming message. His task this time is conceded to be difficult, even by his friends. He cannot, in their opinion, neglect reference to the verdict of the people just rendered at the polls, and yet he cannot treat it with any degree of adequacy without re-enraging the leaders of that faction of his party with whom be has but re cently been contending. The very sug gestion of further factional fighting in the democratic ranks arouses many of the old leaders of the party to expres sions of the most energetic protest. Longer internecine strife means the making permanent by the people of the temporary injunction just granted by them against further reaction by the democracy with regard to the economic policy of the government. It is assert ed that whether the president chooses to renew the fight at this time or not, nothing will be done by congress this winter on the tariff question. RANSOM GRACEFULLY SUBMITS The North Carolina Senator Yields Wil lingly to the Verdict of the Election. Washington, November 15. —In re gard to the statement that an effort might be made to convene the late leg islature of North Corolina in extra ses sion for the purpose of electing demo cratic senators before the new legisla ture could do that work, Senator Ran som said to a United Press reporter yesterday afternoon : “There is not a word of truth in it, and the statement has not the shadow of foundation. Not a word like it was uttered at the meet ing between myself and Senator Gor man, and the proposition itself is utter ly absurd. I realize and recognize that the late election in North Carolina was positively adverse to my party,and it is my duty to defer to the verdict of the election.” CLEVELAND LOVES CARLISLE. The President Says There is a Mutual At tachment Between Them. Washington, November 15.— The at tention of the president has been call ed to the statement that there had been a disagreement between him and Mr. Carlisle in regard to the issue of bonds and other matters and intimating that such disagreement might result in the secretary’s retirement from the cabi nent. The president emphatically de nied the entire “batch of silly misstate ments” and said: “Never since our as sociation together has there been the slightest unpleasantness concerning the affairs of the treasury department or any other matter. I have every rea son to believe that his attachment to me is as sincere and great as mine is for Killed by a W heel in Birmingham. Birmingham, November 15.-F. Swank age sixty, an employe in the shops of the Southern railway, this city, was run over by a bicycle about 0 o’clock yesterday afternoon and killed. Suicide *f a Georgia Farmer. Gkovetown, Ga., November 15.— Otis Florence, white, a fartner, committed suicide yesterday by shooting himself. General despondency over financial af fairs was the causa. | ’OFFICIAL .ORGAN. REIGN OF THE BANDIT Citizens of the Territory at the Mercy of the Cook Gang. IRE COURTS POWERLESS TO PROTECT The President and the Secretary of the In terior Applied to for Military Help. The Situation Serious, and the Prospects are Gloomy. Washington, November 15. The commissioner of Indian affairs has re ceived the following telegram from Agent Wisdom: “Muskegee, I. TANARUS., November 14, 1804. “As I predicted would be the case, the Cook gang, estimated at fifteen strong, held up the northbound train at 10 o’clock last night at Blackstone Switch, five miles north of this place. They robbed all the passengers, getting considerable money and other property. No body killed. The courts are utterly powerless to protect us In either life or proper ty, and I see no end to the trouble except the military interferes. I must again recommend that troops be sent here at once. Please refer this matter to the honorable secretary of the Interior, and, if need be, to the president. The utmost consternation prevails, and people lawfully residing in the territory are at the mercy of the bandits. In the last few days this gang has committed rape, murder, and every sort of robbery and the state of affairs is a shame and reproach to civilization.” The secretary of war up; n the ad vice of attorney general recently held that he was not authorize ! to send troops to the territory and it is said by Interior department officials that Sec retary Smith is powerless in the matter. The telegaam will be referred to Sec retary Lamont so that he may under stand the situation. BOY BURGLARS OUTWITTED. IktectlTM Get Into a Robbers’ Nest and Arrest the Thieves. Detroit, Mich., November 15.— At the examination of Henry Wain, an 18- year-old boy, in the police court, on a charge of larceny, Detectives High and Larkins told the story of a gang of boy robbers whose nest is located in one of the good resident parts of the city. From one of the boy members of the gang the detectives secured the pass word, and last night swooped down on the boys. They found a dozen of them seated around a table devouring roast chicken. The walls of the apartment, which was located in a barn, were dec-, orated with guns, Bwords, revolvers, and other stolen booty. The boys ranged in age from 13 to 19 years. They started to eject the detectives but found the task too great and were taken into custody themselves. A large amount of stolen articles was found hidden about the barn. 6 THE TELEGRAPH UNE SOLD.] Judgment of Foreclosure Against thej United Lines Telegraph Company. New York, November 15.—Judge! Beach of the supreme court yesterday granted the Farmers’ Loan and Trust company a judgment of foreclosure and sale against the United Lines telegraph company on a mortgage to secure the payment of a $900,000 issue of bonds. The amount now due, with interest, aggregates 1,588,674. Judge Beach’s order directs the sale of the Unit id Lines telegraph company’s property in this and other states which is covered by the mortgage. NO 47