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THE DAWSON NEWS.
By E. L. Rainey.,
HARRISON STEVENS FREE
'
WELLS’ MURDERER ESCAPES FROM
JAIL,
He Rushed Down the Steps When the Door
Was Opened and Disappeared in the
Darkness, ‘
Monday night as Chief of Police Sav
age was passing the court house on his
way tosupper he heard screams and
cries for help at the jail.
The chief started for the jail in a ruu
and when he reached the yard gate found
the prisoners all out and making for the
street, ‘
Chief Savage 'covered them with his
pistol and under threat to shoot the first
one who attempted to run marched
them back into the jail.
There - were tweniy-two prisoners in
jail, and a count showed that two of
them, Harrison Stevens, who assassinat
ed J. G. Wells, and Clayton Aaron, who
was convicted at the last term of court
and sentenced to eight years in the peni
tentiary for burglarizing McLain Bros’.
store, were missing.
Jailer Tedder was down town prepar
ing toto gZo to the country to make an
arrest when the escape occurred, and it
appearss that Jim Brown, a negro who
waits on the prisoners for the jailer, is
responsible forthe delivery. The pris
oncrs had spent the day in the corridor
and Mrs. Tedder says thatawhile before
night Brown came to her twice for the
keys to carry the prisoners water. She
refused both .imes to let him bhave
them, saying that Mr. Tedder would wa
ter the prisoners when he returned. Mrs.
Tedder was feeling badly and lay down
for a nap, and, she says, while she was
asleep Brown came in and got the keys
and went up stairs with a bucket of wa
ter. As he opened the door to the en
trance to the jail the prisoners made a
rush for their liberty. The noise, awoke
Mrs. Tedder and she lan up stairs with a
pistol, but the prisoners knocked her
back lown the flight of stairs. She was
considerable bruised but not dangerous
ly hurt.
Parties watched Steven's home and
the trains Monday night, but he could
not be found. Sheriff Christie has mail
ed circnlare. describing Stevens and of
fering $lOO reward.
Sheriff Christie had given positive in
structions that Stevens be confined in a
call to himself and closely watched, and
his astonishment when he heard of the
murderer’s escape cznnot be expressed.
John Clayton, one of the prisoners, de
serves much credit for his acts. He
fought the prisoners back, and it was |
due to his efforts that they had not left
the jail yard before heip arrived. When
Chief Savage reached the yard (lay o
had one. of the prsoners down and was
dragging him back to jail.
The supreme court had affirmed tie
sentence of death upon Harrison Stev-
ens, and had he not escaped he would
have been resentenced when court cou
venes next Wedn.sday. Below is the
decision of the supreme court in fuli:
Stevens v. The State. Before Judg
Griggs. .
Terrell Superior Court.
1. The rule of law which torbids a
judgs to express or intimate his opinion
as to the facts of a case or as to the guili
of the accused has reference to ihe ex
pression or intimation of suzh opivicn
during the progress of the trial. Code,
section 3248, No such expression or in
timation of opinion isinvolved iun the use
of the word “murcer” in the order call
ing the special term “for the purpose of
trying criminal business, and especially
to try such as may be indicted for gthe
murder of J. G. Wells,”
2. No facts being shown in support of
the motion for continuance on the
*ground of public excitement and want of
time to prepare for trial, it does not ap
pear that there was any abuse of discve
tion in overruling the motiou.
3. Where, after a grossly improper
remark by a bystander has been made
on the arraingment of a prisoner and in
the hearing of persons summoned as
jurors, the defendant allows the case to
proceed without objection and without
moving to postpone the trial or in any
way invoking the ruling of the court
such improper remark does not furnish
cause for a new trial, especiuily where,
as in this case, the presiding judge
promptly rebuked the offender and had
him removed from the courtroom. Im-l
proper remarks made by another by |
stander, but not heard by the court, no |
attention being called thereto uniii after
the trial, will not require a new trial.
4. Grounds of a motion for a uew
trial based on the admission of testimo-
By aver objection wiil not be considered
there it does not appear what objection
' was made,
| 5. There was no ervor in the charges
of the courl complained of. The ver
dict was warranted by jthe evidence, and
there wasno error in refusing a new
tral.
Judgment affirmed.
M. C. Edwards and E. J, Hart, by
brief for plaintiff in error.
J. M. Terrell, attorney general, and H.
C. Sheffield, solicitor general, contra.
‘ PARROT‘PA’RAGRAPHS.
Dr. J. H. Williford says that Parrott is
keeping up with the procession, as he
has been called to @ number of cases of
“grippe.”
We are glad to know that Mrs. Uizzie
Pinkston will move to our place the first
of the year. This removal will be a
great advantage to thesociety of our lit
tle town.
Mr. Alonzo Torbert, of Ft. Gaianes, a
brother of Mr. D. M. Torbert of this
place, is speuring some time with us.
Mr. E. S. Pinkston's new house, at the
head of Main street, now thatit is finish.
ed, presents quite an attractive appear
ance. Ed has one among the best houses
in Parrott.
B. W. Terrell, of the Parrott Variety
Works, is putting in his best licks for
the coming year, when the will run his
manufactory on the most successful line.
Mr. Terrell is one of our wide-awake
business men.
Mr. Samuel Shippey, of Mississippi, is
here visiting his father, Mr. J. J. Ship
pey.
Mra. P. T. Huckabay, one of the must
industrious ladies of our community, is
hard at work at her millernery establish
ment. She hopes for a good trade dur
ing the Christmas holidays, and she de
serves it.
Parrvott is all right on the church
question, as the two denominations,
Methodist, and Baptist, are holding their
own.
Our school is right side up with care—
prosperous—and teachers and scholars
all happy.
We are glad to learn that Mr. H. D.
Tirrell, of Covington, has determined to
lueate here. This ins good news to all
of us, as Mr. Terrell is a practical, pro
gressive business man. He will receive
a glad welcome when he comes.
Mr. M. H. Sheliey, with lus family,
will move to Perrott atan early day.
Mr. Shelley is one of Randolph county’s
most substantial farmers, and will be a
gain to Terrell county.
Our municipal election will soon take
place, and as the colimns of THE NEws
has the ticket printed in it; everybocy
knows the fact.
The Parrott House, under the manage
ment of J. E. Marshall, is winning gold
¢n opinivus from ali who are so fortun
ate as to beits guests.
Guaranteed Cure.
We authorize our advertised druggist to
seil Dr. Kimng’'s New Discovery for con
sumption, coughs and colas, upon this
condition. If you are afflicted with a
cougli. euld or any lung, throat or chest
trouble, and will use this remely as ai
rected, giving it a fair trial, and experi
ence no venefit, you may return the bot
e and have your money refunde:d. We
conld not make this offer did we not
know that Dr. King’s New Discovery
could be relied on. It never disappoints.
Trial bottle free at Sale-Davis Drug Co’s.
Large size 50c. and $l.OO.
This Should Not Be.
There was shipped to the south last
week 1,500,000 pounds of meat and
22 500 tierces of lard. Thére is no rea
son for che existence of such an enor
mous demand in the south for western
meat and lard. Itis cheaper to raise all
that is needed than to raise cotton to
buy it with. A pound of meat can be
raised for less than a pound of cotton if
proper attention is given the matter.
Meat has sold all the y=ar on time for as
much or more than two pounds of cot
ton will bring. Turn, sinner turn.
Prevention Is Better’
I'han cure, and those who are subject to
rheumatism c¢an prevent attacks by
keepinz ‘he blood pure and free from
the acid which causes the disease. You
can rely upon Hood's Sarsaparilla as a
remedy for rheumatism and catarrh, al
so for every form of scrofula, salt rheum,
boils and other diseases caused by im
pure blood. It tones and vitalizes the
whole sysiem.
Hood's Pills are easy and gentle in ef
fect,
Call zarly and secure yoar share of the
aumerons bargains now being givena at
Arthur & WNhitehead's dissolution sale.
Dawson, Ga.. Wednesday, December 27, 1893.
\ . \ .
A DEN OF TaIEVES,
JAILER TLDDER FINDS A NEST OF
THEM
And Recovers Many Suits of Clothes, and
Several Other Articles--Wholesnle
Thievery.
In looking for a shirt that a negro, who
lives down in the Herod neighborhood,
stole from Mr, J. H. Davis' store, Jailer
Coop Tedder unearthzd a nest of thieves
and recovered enough goods to set up a
small business.
A few days ago Mr. Davis discovered
some shirts had been stolen form his
store, and a negro reported that another
son of Ham living down on Mr, C. G.
King's place was wearing them,
Jailer Tedder went down 1o arrest ‘he
man and recover the shirts, hut when he
returned instead of having one prisoner
and a shirt, be had three prisoners and
‘and fifteen or twenty suits of clothes of
various quality and several pairs of
shees and three hats. 7The prisoners
were John Walden, Enoch Scrutchings
and Ephraim Bruner.
The goods that were recovered belong
ed to a numoer of merchants in the city.
Dav's & Dozier, McLain Bros., Baldwin
& Co., J. W. F. Lowrey, J. H. Davis and
B. S. Mattuews all identified some of the
stolen artic es as bLelonging to them.
Mr. Tedder has other members of the
gang spotted and is confident that he
will get a lot of other stolen go ds. Wal
den, one of the negroes who was arrest
ed, has $165 to his <redit in the bank
no doubt the proceeds from the sale of‘
goods pilfered from stores. |
There is no way of estimating the
yalue of goods stolen from the stores of i
Dawson, but there is no doubt that it is
considerable. One of our largest mer
chants says that he would rather have
the value of thie goods stolen in one year
than the profits of the largest house in
the city.
Negroes flock to the city in droves
every Saturday and many of them im
orove the opportunity to steal which is
offered them in the crowded stores.
The Modern Mother
Has found that bher little vnes are im
proved more by the plessan. luxative,
Syrup of Figs, when in need of the laxa
tive effects of a geutle remedy than by
any other, and that it is moie acceptable
tothem, Children enjoy it and i: bene;,
fits thexr. The true remedy, Syrup of
Figs, is manufactured by‘the California
Fig Syrup Co.
Moved (0 ‘:('bstur.
Mr. W. H. Cobb, with Lis family, has
moved to Webster county, where Le will
farm next year.
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Shoes! Shoes! iu every style and price’
going cheap at Ar:hur & whitehead’s
dissclur. ou sale. |
MYSTERIES !
SEE R
The Nervous System the Seat
of Life and Mind. Recent
Wonderful Discoveries.
No mystery has ever compared with that of
human life. "1t has been the leading subject
of professional research and study in all ages.
But notwithstanding this fact it is not gener
ally known
that the seat
of life is loca
tedin the u}p
per part of the
L spinal cord,
U near the base
AN of the brain,
% T and so sensi
e=—" tive is this
T portion of the
R \ nervous Sys
! tem that even
the(?rlck of a
needle will
cause instant
death.
Recent discoveries have demonstrated that
all the organs ¢t the body are under the con
trol of the rerve centers, located in or near
the base of tae brain, and that when these are
deranged the \r%a.ns which tm% supply with
nerve fluid are also deranged. When it is re
membered that a serious fnjur}y to the spinal
e2ord will cause paralysis of the body below
t »a injured poiat, because the nerve force is
orevented by she injurfr from reaching the
y“wu}jyzed portion, it will be understood how
‘e derangement, of the nerve centers will
cause the derangement of the various organs
which they supply with nerve force.
Two-thirds oé)chronic diseases are due to
! the imperfect action of the nerve ceniers at
the base of the brain, not from a derange
ment primarily originating in the organ it
self. The great mistake of physicians in
treating these diseases is that taey treat the
orzan rather than the nerve centers which
are the cause of the trouble.
Dnr. FRANKLIN MILES, the celebrated spe
~ialist,has profoundly studied this subject for
~ver 20 years, and has made many img,uflanb
discoveries in connection with it, chief among
them being the facts contained in the abovs.
| statement, and that the ordinary methods oi
| treatment are wrong. All headache, dizzl
| ness, dullness, coniusion, pressure, blues,
| mmania, melancholy, iansanity, epilepsy, St.
! Vitus dance, ete., are nervous diseases no
{ matter how caused. The wonderfulsuccess of
‘ Dr. Miles’ Restorative Nervine is due to the
| fact thatitis based on the forezoinz principle.
' DR. Mines’ ResToRATIVE NERVINE is sold by
| all druggists on a positive guaraniee, or sent
| direct by Dr. Mires MebicAL Co., Eikhart,
| lad., on receipt of price, $1 per bottle, six
| bottles for 85, express prepaid. 1t contains
. meither opiatesncr danzerous druzs.
5 —&0" D BY
Frarraxr & Fornmer.
WE DO THE REST.
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LOIOTt Durabiity and Neatess
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Are Combined in Every Pair
SEITTORS We Sell.
WE CAN FIT YOUR FEET
and your poclketbhooli bhotlh.
TTEIE SENOF STTORES,
Baldwin Block. J. W._. PP A UL, Mangr.
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Worth e
Gonsidering.
When you come into cur place with your Prescrip
tion or memorandum be assured that you will be
courteons,y waited upon by experienced men who
have undergone an
* EXRMINATION
before the Fharmaceutic Board of your State, We keep
what the people want and sell at reasonable price, and claim
to merit your trade. Very truly.
T »n B 0 5
SALE-DAVIS DRUG CO.
\V. C. KENDRICK,
Prysician anp Drucacist,
PAWSON, GA.
Keeps a full line of FRESH DRUGS always on hand, also a good
selection of PATENT MEDICIN KS. A fine lot of the best
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Whiskies, Gin, Rum, Brandy,
and Wines, including that celebrated purified RIVERSIDE WHISKY,
MADE ESPECIALLY FOR MEDIUCINAL PURPOSES. All of which
will be =old at
=weascnable FPXicas
DA DT [Hiozine themsalaes Jodebiod 0 R Y NN
Ijj; fi J lEb 1 r\\:-"t: “;_"ri.s ,'_. ~ ”' st I'ln‘w uo:»:ih!e. as I
am r.ot i eopdition 1o WAL for the ‘_‘3” CROP O OPEN this year.
W.C. R . endricls, RA. 1.
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