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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER: FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1891. TfiScRfSP’S HOME HON. AMOS J. CUMMINGS HAD ' VH to SAV ABOUT IT. .hip peitker- York C n.iiiie Candida*. * ,)r „ HunM-VhBt the > ui»i» Saw Georgia—Three Day Aiiierieu*. sun«wv ■ foil. ; letter , the York Sun contained the from flou A must J. euial congressman from ( unimin^- the ninth district of -New dork t several days with .Indue home in this city. Mr. made hosts of friends in ho will ever remember him ceutly s pet Crisp "t hi Cummin?* America Ti pleasantly such a source, v tter reads a letter, \\ b jonim^ noth July appre The A'it thing » (,a.. Juue 11.—Every- brigWfueaa litre?* crossing the [ ilie i,etwee ti lower Alabama and soutli- ' ( ; e „ rj {ia. The sky seems less garish, tlic magnolia blossoms are sweeter, and the uelds appear better tilled aim fertile. You feel that you are i em! ,ire slate of the south—the land of Judge Long-street amt Bob Toombs. J. progressive and not retrogressive. There is more activl y at the railroad depots and more life about* the villages. The inhabitants eat more beefsteak and less hog and liominy. There are more horses and less mules. Oattle look more thrifty, and the cows evidently give more milk. The blacks are fully, as lazy aj those in Alabama, but there Is a get- up-and-get look about the whites that reminds you of the southern tier of N'ew York. The men are stalwart and htrong, and the women brighteyed ami intelligent The old slouch hat and shirt bedribbled with tobacco juice gives place to snowy slnrt fronts, immaculate collars, neat ties and natty straw hats. The people talk with more vHn aud rap idity. They move as if they had more blood in their veins. They carry less I sand and more grit. Their completions lare clearer, their hair ligh'cr in color, their eyes more blue, aud they develop pore muscle. There are more gardens anl more (lowers and roses in the yards Tin English sparrows seem more snappy andtiie mocking birds more musical. Tilde are more whitewashed cabins, and the pretentious dwellings are al ways painted. All this after crossing the Alabama line. You are still in what is known as the black licit of the gulf states. The negro predominates in numbers, but the white man progresses in civilization, while tiie black one retrogrades. TIio Oeoigia cmckci is for in advance of his Alabama brother. Pat Walsh justly lias exalted him. IIo Is no Rip Van Winkle. There are cosmopolitan strains in his veins. He carried out the colony of Georgia before the revolution, aud lie staked out the commonwealth after Cornwalls's surrender. He was the soul of the confederacy, and uncomplainingly he bore the brunt of the battle In the south. After the war lie was the first to recoup. He promptly launched his cypress “dugout" upon the stream of prosperity. And lie can stand pros perity. The black belt is sharing in the general prosperity. One of its centers is Ameri cas. It is a thriving little city of be tween S.000 and 10,000 inhabitants. It stands on a nest of hills, will'd! afford an extensive view of the surrounding coun- tryi Upon the highest point tliero Is a tall water tower, which can be seen many miles away. The water comes from an artesian well, and is sent to every part of the little city. It is said to possess medical properties. The Pump occupies the center of the plaz, where there is a sort of a public foun tain. The water Hows into a low iron tank, surrounded from morn until night y negroes of both sexes, who drink it w ‘th great gusto. Just now the eyes of the country are turned toward Arahricus. It is the home 0 the Hon. Charles F. Crisp, leading candidate for speaker of the next house , fiptesentativea of the United States, ndge t-flap, as lie is called by his neighbors, Is not a native Georgian, He eettled here when a boy, was educated near here, married his wife in an adjoin- “o county, read law and was admitted . * le llar here, presided upon the bench ere for years and was finally sent to ingress from here. His has tfoen an f en and a well-rounded life. His con- j 1 Ulint ' 1 e'i'lently have the same conti nence in hi m as 1 iis congressional asso- a es, \\ hatever the emergency, lie is "ays ready. Endowed with complete cial T" 1, *‘ ls mlndis eminently judi- the t i *'as the equipoise and has had Oak fUII1 ' ni! and eJt Perienoo necessary to ** a K° od speaker. He is plain and I,™,,. ’ and quiet In hearing aud dis- ol >- His townsmen are warm in m r ex P re *» |on a of friendship towards ... ' Ut not boisterous. They respect, ,,. (ote * aad admire him. The Judge de- cunJ 1 attent »’n exclusively to his 1 «e s » 0 hal duties. IHs shingle no ktind t\ ° rn * lls late * aw °® ce * He practi ■ ISt cou ' d not continue the his r * °* llis P rof ession and perform Iecti„,.T? S<ional dutie ® without neg- client 8 * !l ler **'" censtituents or his hashing,o'" di!ltriCt WM 100 far froln •tudv acatiuns ace spent at horaein the U the L- ' |1,esti6n * of public interests. It abilltv t nu "' leJ *e thus acquired and the ■o i,on„i > 11 tIlat h ave made him P°Pular in the house. He never utter, commonplaces. He lias something origi nal to say or he says nothing Spring ing from energetic ancestors ami en dowed with remarkable physical and mental stamina there is not a lazy mus cle in liis body. He prefers newspapers to magazines. At least a dozen daily newspapers reach his house each day. All are read thoroughly. Aside from these he wades through, an ocean of weeklies. Indeed, his mails recall the* exchange list of couutry newspapers. Sitting in theft-ide hallway of his home he tears ot! the wrappers aud digests the contents. Judge Crisp met me at the train. We were driven to his home in a cab. It is some distance from the depot. The day was very warm. The judge dresses with extreme neatness, but there is nothing pretentious in his manners or surround- iugs. He luis an unpretentious home. It trails over the ground like a cucumber itie. There is an air of breezy comfort about it. The ceilings are lofty and the rvoms large and airy. You can drive an Adams’ express wagon through the hall way The front veranda is embowered in rose vines. The house sits well back from the street. The yard is wide aud well shaded by four great pines. Mock ing birds have built their nests in the tops of the trees, and the yard is flooded with melody night and day. There are circular walks and beds of lilies, gera niums, verbenas, and pinks beneath the trees. Tall hollyhocks bend to the breeze at sunset, aud the sweet perfume of cape jessatniue fairly burdens the air The jessamine tree stands at the end the veranda. It is a typical Georgia home. The house is neatly furnished. Cane rock ers upon the long porch invite you rest. Hospitality beams in the eyes your hosts. The judge has a charm iug family—a wife and four«children— two boys and two girls. The oldest daughter is the wife of Mr. Davenport, a wholesale druggist of Americus. The oldest son is encamped with the G gia militia on the battlefield of Cliica- mauga. The other daughter aud the son attend school in Americu*. Mrs. Crisp, however, is the light Of the household She was reared in Ella- villa, not far away, in the lap of luxury Her Lather was a planter who had scores of slaves. Her faithful black nurse still lives, aud is tenderly cared for by Mr. Crisp. “Mammy,” as she is termed, is bedridden, but “Pap” still lives and officiates as a confidential ser vant to the family. And these are not the only servants. There is an old cook who could initiate Soyer into culinary mysteries of which he never dreamed, Such chicken pie, such boiled rice, such grits, such baked sweet potatoes, such bacon, and such divine coffee arc found only once in a lifetime. Vegetables fresh from the garden are placed upon the dinner table. Fresh milk is served, and there is pure cream for your berries You may have ice as clear as crystal made from the artesian water hundreds of feet beneath your feet. And all these delicacies are .seasoned and ren dered more palatable by conversation at the table. The reminiscences, wit and observations become a part of the viands, and are ^is readily digested, Nor is there a shadow of ingratitude in the family for all those blessing, ltegu larly, morning, boon, aud at night, the judge bows his head over his table and asks God's blessing upon the meal It is a family united in love aud affec tion, and one in which the good old Georgia term of endearment, “honey,” is not forgotten. The children hdnor their father and their mother, and the parents honor their children. It was court week. The circuit was the one in which Judge Crisp had pre sided over prior to his election to con gress. For five years before that he had been prosecuting attorney in the same circuit. The old court bouse, in which Judge Crisp has sentenced many men to prison and to death, is still standing. The building, however, is unoccupied. Court is held In a new temple of justice, erected near the water tower. The week was to be devoted to the trial of negroes, charged with offenses ranging from gambling to-murder. A crowd of blacks gathered around tho entrance as the hour for the opening approached. His Honor, Judge Fort, presided. There was no formality in opening the court- no “oyez,” or anything of that sort. The gallery was crowded with negroes. They aro not allowed upon the main floor. When the judge took his seat upon the bench, he swung his easy chair to the right, and said : “Mr. Clerk, call the panel.” “Hats off!” shouted the sheriff, and all, with the exception of the sheriff and the court officers, uncovered their heads. They alone are privileged to wear their hats while court is in session. It is the only distinction of office. They carry no staves and wear no badges. After the jurors had responded to their names, judge swung around in his chair and “Mr. Clerk, call the tails jurors for excuses.” Such is an every-day picture of the court over which Judge Crisp presided. He swept through southwest Georgia on his circuit, holding court in one county one week and in ait adjoining county next week. It was continuous and labo rious work. It required an accurate knowledge of the law* keen insight into humltn nature, careful and deliberate judgment, and a clear and concise state ment. In this office, at a salary of $2,500 a year, Judge Crisp won a name In the jurisprudence of Georgia. No judge ever filled the bench with more credit to himself aud to his district. The judge’s townsmen take great in terest in the canvass for the speakership. At a barbecue in Magnolia Dell, near Americus, Wednesday, June 3, a refer ence to his caudidacy brought out the most tuiuultmous applause. Georgia was reminded that she had had no speaker of the house since the days of Howell Cobb.. Judge Crisp had beeu brought to the front by northern demo crats, his party associates in congress, because of his qualifications alone. The office was seeking the man, aud not the man the office There was another out burst of applause. When the roast pig had disappeared and the artil lery punch had evaporated, there were loud calls for the judge. .Straw hut in hand, he responded. He referred to the baseless attacks upon his tariff reform record as evidence of the bitter ness of the contest, hut had only words of praise for his opponents in the race. All were good democrats. They had all done their best In the great tight against tyranny in the house, and they were all entitled to the thanks of#those wlio love the republic. As for himself, he was in tlie hands of his friends. He could trust them to repel all uujust aspersions, and to care for the interest of the \>arty and of the couutry. It was a characteristic speech, and It received characteristic applause. It may have a characteristic result. Amos J. Cummings. EIGHT MONTHS OR $500.1 KNOTTY TIIE PROBLEM THE SENTENCE IN THE CASE OF TO BE SOLVED BY AND FOR THE B J. ROOKS- * j FARMERS’ ALLIANCE- Charged Willi At*ault and Battery he The Fact Thut the Organization U a Secret Wai Stolidly Indifferent-A Mont Ite- markahle Cane Tried Tuesday—Al though Aide he Had no Lawyer. One Kxclude* Many Whom* Keligio lief Exclude* Such-Thousand* A Who May Have to Come Out. An altogether remarkable case and j The alUancemen throughout the coun- Churfe^Glast Caught. Sunday’s Times-Recokder contained a description of a negro whose suspi cious action led the marshal of Rochelle to take him in tow, Saturday. That negro was Charley Glass who killed his companion, Lewis Ivey, also colored at Indian Springs about a week* ago, the details of which are well known Timeh-RecoRdik readers. Glass \As identified by Ivey’s brother and he immediately acknowledged the crime, told of its every terrible detail and gave up £400 which he had robbed Ivey of after he had killed him. He said that he committed the crime to get the money and that ho believes he would have escaped for good and all had he not run Saturday. Glass will be carried to Jackson and lodged in jail until the time comes for him to answer to the charge of murder before Butts superior court. 1 j one full of interest was tried before ; try find them>elves with a knotty proh Judge Pilsbury in the county court Tues- j lem to solve just now. Something of day. . more vital importance than the third The defendant was Mr. B. J. Rooks, a j party has come up for consideration, man well known in Sumter county, and The result may he that two branches of the charge against him was assault aud j the alliance, one secret, the other turn- battery. He was convicted and was j secret, will he formed, sentenced to serve eight months on the 1 Or it may be that the whole thing will chain gang or pay a fine of $500 aud all I be made open in its workings, costs. f J The problem to he solved and its im- Mr. Rooks owns a f arm about four | portant hearing on the order is best told miles north of the city where he lives. | in the following: MONDAY NIGHT’S BLAZE WAS ONLY A SMALL AFFAIR BUT SE RIOUS RESULTS Would Have Attended It Hud th. Fir. n.d . Little Morn Headway—How Did The Fir. Originate?—^We. There Anyone In the Building? The Special*. Schedule. JJy some unaccountable error in the notice given last Sunday it was made to appear that Tuesday was the day for the Sunday school meeting at New Point. Unt Friday is the day and the outlook promises a large meeting. The schedule for the special train has been arranged. It will leave the city at 9:30 a. m , returning at about 4 p. m. In irder to accommodate parties living at Plains of Dura and intermediate points the special will he run to the Plains and bring all wlio wish to attend the meet ing for tiie round trip rate of 25 cents, am( parties living lit the Plains and in termediate points will be returned on the special at 3:30 p. m. All Sunday school workers and friends are cordially invited to attend the meeting and carry- well lilted baskets For other Informa tion call on Messy., J. W. Wheatley, J. T. Argo, M. Callaway or Lott Warren. . They Want Detail*. Some of the members of the county hoard of education think the last grand jury did them an injustice. In Its pre sentments that body said: “The public school system as operated in our county does not work satisfactorily, but we make no recommedation in that line,” These members of the board of educa tion say that tho presentment as sub mitted loaves the Impression that the members of the board and the county school commissioner have notdone their duty and they are desirrus to know what was being complained about. Making Preparation.. The excursion which will be given by the officers and men of the departments of the S., A. & M. road to Savannah July bids fair to be an Immense success— tho grandest of tho season. Parties who go on this excursion will have the op portunity of spending the glorious fourth at Tybee where a grand programme of amusements will be carried out. Splen did accommodations will be offered all who go, the rate will be exceedingly liberal, and the popular S., A. Jfc M. men will be remembered by their friends on that day. Anderaonvflle’t School to Close. The closing pxerci.es of the Ander- sonvilie high school will begin Sunday, June 28, when Rev. W. L. Geiger, of Helena, will preach the commencement sermon. Wednesday, July 1, will be commencement day. and on that occa sion there will be u ..tcrary address by Hon. James M. Dupree, of Montezuma. On the nlghttf that day there will be a public exhibition, to which aU who will may go, since a cordial Invitation is ex tended to everybody to be present. Broke HU Arm. Alex West, a young white boy, was the vlcthn of a painful accident Mon day afternoon. He was up in a tree at the dell gathering magnolias when the limb he was on broke and let him fall to the ground, about thirty feet below. Hia right arm waa broken In two place* and Ms hip was seriously sprained, be sides other bruises which he suffered. He wHl not hunt any more ' magnolia* •oon. During the first part of the year lie taught a school in his yard. This school was made up of four of Mr. U. T. Ito new's children aud three others. Ac cording to the evidence yesterday, Ilur- bel t Renew, a little fellow 11 years old and small for his age, went to the teacher and asked him for some infor mation about a lesson lie was preparing. Rooks gave the information aud followed Ifurbert to his seat. When the boy sat down Rooks hit him a blow over the head with his list, then lie Blapped the child, knocking him over. All this was for nothing so far as was shown to the court. Not satisfied,however, Rooks forc ed Herbert Renew to the lloor and held him, while lie whipped the boy terribly with a cowhide. From the evidence the whipping was au inhuman one. The boy's logs aud thighs were de scribed by the witnesses as being pur ple and cut up by the cowhide. Several gashes, the witnesses said, were also cut on liis body, from which the blood (low ed freely. The little fellow carried his wounds for some II re weeks aud Is now marked by scars—tlieli result. When the boy went home he told Ills mother what happened. Mr. Renew was greatly angered. He said yesterday that the case would not have found its way into court in the shape it was had not Rooks kept himself hid for several days afterward. But a warrant was sworn out and Rooks was arraigned for commitment. He was put under a $200 bond to appear at the present term of the county court. Tuesday he failed to show up. A gentleman \yho was interested in his bond went out after him. He said he was not going to li^ve anything to do with the case. The gentleman finally succeeded in getting Rooks to* come to the city with him. When the cose was ]y called Rooks stated that Hinton & Cutts would represent him. He said Mr. Hin ton had volunteered to do so. That gen tleman was called, but before he got in court Rooks said that he had no lawyer and would get none. When Mr. Hinton arrived he said that he had noth ing to do with the case, and stated posi tively that he had not volunteered to defend Rooks; that he didn't do business that way. Rooks refused to secure counsel. The Judge, however, appoint ed Col. McCoy to defend him. Then Kooks refused to make any plea, simply saying to the court, “I whipped the boy,” That was all lie would say, Solicitor Hudson and Mr, Robert L. Maynard represented the prosecution, and brought out the evidence told of above. When the prosecution rested Hooks absolutely would not let a thing be done or a word be said in hia defense. He wouldn’t utter a syllable in the*way of an explanation or make any statement whatever. A gentleman who was in the court room insisted on his making some statement. The good it might do was pointed out, but Kooks' only reply was that they knew it all. The case was submitted without argu ment. The jury was out only the length of time necessary to write a verdict. Then the judge passed sentence as given above. Rooks was stolidly indifferent all the while and as soon as the sentence had been passed ho took Ills seat In the prisoners’ box and said he would serve the time on the chalngang before he would pay the line. Rooks' absolute carelessness in regard to the case is something wonderful. He owns a valuable farm and is known to have several thousand dollars on deposit in Americus. Yet he refused to procure a lawyer. And he will go to the chain- gang before he will pay the tine. He made no effort, either, to clea- himself. Just such a case has never been heard of before. The end of the matter Is not yet. Mr. Renew has entered suit for damages in the sum of $2,000 for the injuries inflict ed on his boy. This will be pushed vig orously. Unless Rooks exerts himself more in defending it than he did yester day that case is as certain to go against him as it Is tried. While Hooks would assign no reason for whipping the boy it Is said that hia son told Hubert Renew's brother (Jiat his father (Rooks) had whipped his mother the night before, and that he had been mad all day. The lad as signed that as the reason why Hubert was whipped so badly. Pennsylvania girls> marry young. Daring the past year twenty-three girls were married at the age of fourteen, 109 at fifteen, 354 at sixteen, 310 at seven teen and 1,338 at eighteen. Many members of our order have re cently fouud themselves in an embnr- assiug predicament," said an alliance officer yesterday. “Tiie trouble is be tween the Hardshell Baptist church and the alliance. The Ilardshells, it seems, have a clause in the creed or constitu tion qf their church which forbids any member of tho church being a member of a secret order. Tho alliance happens to be a secret order, and as a conse quence many members of ft have re cently been turned out of tiie church for violating its laws. Of course that will never do. Some of our best; members are members of tho Hardshell church and a man should not give up lilschurcb for anything. The alliance must do something in the matter. The only remedy 1 see is to have two branches of the order—one secret and the other open. It's a question of deep moment to us. There are perhaps 2,000 Hard shell Baptists now in the alliance, and unless we act quickly they will either have to get out of the church or the al liance." Throughout Georgia there are many Hardshell or Primitive Baptists, and in no part of the state have they more strength than throughout this section, known as Southwest Georgia. In Sum ter, Marion, Schley, Stewart and Web ster it is safe to say that one-third of the number of Hardshell alliancemen given above can be found. These people rank among the best citizens, most prosperous farmers and staunchest alliancemen to be found any where, but they will allow nothing come between them and the fundamental principles of their religion, That clause which says no believer In that creed or form of religion shall be * Gerof any secret is as old as the it thell, faith itself. It taught to the ly t Ta v .. when they grow up they arJjfm beh. ”?rs in It. So something ust be done. If something is not done those 2,000 goo'd men and true will have to draw out of the order which is based on principles that will accomplish much for them. A reporter mentioned this matter to a well known allianceman yesterday. He said: “Yes, something must be done. We can’t lose these men now, and I don’t take to the Idea of two branches of the order. In fact, that would be a suicidal policy, for a distrust would be sure to spring up between the two factions. It scorns to me -It would then be nothing more nor less than a bouse di vided against itself falling. Still, we cannot run rough shod over the relig ious belief of thes^eople. The consti tution of the United States assures to every citizen of this country freedom of religious belief, and It would indeed be a pretty pass that we bad come to if we, who have banded together together to support that constitution In all Its broad conception, should openly fight against it. I think the best way out of the trouble is to make the alliance non secret.” “But wouidu’t that interfere material ly with the usefulness of your order?’ was asked. “I don’t think so. We hare nothing in our order save that of which we can be proud, and I honestly believe that it would extend the influence of the order and make us more useful if this should be done. I am almost confident that many whom we now count against us would stand shoulder to shoulder with us if they realized, as they would then be capable of realizing, how identical ,our interests aro with theirs. Down here we are satisfied to tie to the democratic party, and I con sider this matter of keeping these men within our ranks, to say nothing of the large number who will come in if we are non-secret, of vastly more importance than trying to bolster uu a third party scheme.” ' There are thousands of others In Geor gia who are of the same way of thinking and this matter will no doubt be consid ered with as little delay as possible. The Sumter county alliance will no doubt take it up at its next meeting. TUere came near being a serious con flagration in Americus Monday night. About 11:15 o’clock the nlarm was sounded and soon every man In the city who was awakened by the big hell was on his way to the fire. If was- found that the store of Tom Mitchell, colored, qn Cotton avenue, was the scene of the excitement. A door was quickly broken open, and in a short while after the alarm sounded, Vigilance, colored, com pany was playing a strong and steady stream on the burning house. Theu came the boys of the Qlegg hose com pany, who made- the long run from their reel house on Jackson stroet in time to got on the uext stream. It was not long before the fire was out and the danger was over.’ The building nor the stock were neither damaged by the fire, but they were badly hurt by smoke and water. Indeed, there was not at any time much fire to be seen. The btAllng Is the property of Mr. Kamil and Is covered by insurance. Tom Mitchell had (1,000 in surance on his stock in a company rep resented by Capt. R. T. Byrd! This, it is thought, would have covered the eu- tire stock. The building in which the fire waa located is situated on one of the most prominent business streets. It is a por tion of the Ifamy block, and is just across the street from the Allen House and in less than a block of the Hawkins House. If the blaze had made n little more headway before it waa discovered it is hard to reckon what would have been the damage, or how far the fire would have burned, ' How did the fire start? That is a question which is a stunner. Some say it was set afire. Othtrs say that it caught from a stove la the build ing. The bouse is used as a combina tion bar, restauraut and store. The opinion which most prevailed last night was that the building caught from the stove used in the restaurant. Exactly the location of the fire could not be fixed. Some say it was right at the stove, others that it was further bock in the corner. There aro those who assert positively that someone was heard in the building just before the fire was discovered. . A short while before the fire was'dis covered Mr. W. F. Mims, who was pass ing the Allen House, plainly saw the blaze and taw what be thought to be someone cooking. He had been at home and in bed but a short while when he heard the alarm sounded. Mr. SI Hawkins and Mr. Comer of Sa vannah were fitting in front of the Allen House. They were at tracted by a knocking on the glass In the front doors and went over to see about It. They felt the gloss. It was hot and they decided that It was a cracking caused by the fire that they heard. About that time, however, they are positive that they beard somebody running inside and that whoever it was knocked over a lot of boxes u he was making his way out. One of the gentle men of the party ran to the rear of the house, but-he saw no one. The.celldt door, however, was slightly ajar, and anyone who might have been inside could have gotten out that wa/ It waa the opinion of the gentlemen who heard the noise that some dronten man had been locked up in the building by mistake and that the smoke had awakened h'm. Others say that if there was anybody in the building that whoever it was started the fire; that h man suddenly finding himself In that position would have oalled for help and made every ef- * fort to escape. Many thought Messrs. Hawkins and Comer might have been mistaken about hearing anyone in the building, blit they are both positive that they did hear someone. Mitchell left the store earlier than usual so as to go the opera house,and didn't go back until the alarm sounded. He says that he is certain he didn't look anyone up inside, and that he is almoat as certain the fire caught from the stove. A Valuable Ilona Shot, < Monday Lieut. Marion 8. Harper had a valuable horse shot. The animal waa afflicted in a very unusual way, and it was to end It. sufferings that it was shot. The first joint of each of the horse’s Age gave completely and sud denly away, and the bone protruded through tho skin. Of coarse the feet were entirely useless, and tho hone was let down all around. The case was pro- pounced Incurable, so the animal was promptly killed. Killed Beneath a Tree. News came from Webster county yes terday that a little negro boy was crushed to death beneath a falling tree in that county yesterday. The accident happened about noon. The boy had gone to carry his father, who was split* liting rails, some water. Just as he walked up the. tree on which hie father was cutting began to fall. It went the ground with n crash and fh!l on the boy, killing him Instantly. The man's name is William Avers and the boy wse hia ton, Dan Avers, about 8 years old. StiU Protests 1 A gedtleman who was here from Lumpkin Tuesday said that Owens, the man who man led Miss Morton and who iftu jail the;?*' charged with bigamy, still protests Ills inn&cence most vigor ously and assorts that he will prove what he says when the case comes up for tiial. The gentleman also said that tiie people around Lumpkin take but little stock in Owens’ protestations.