Georgia Historic Newspapers

    MACON. GA m THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1894.
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AC ON TELEGRAPH.
BEFORE THE LEXOW COMMITTEE
IfeKtn PruBi Commliiloiir ShtehKn
Bead at the Meetlug—Wardmaa
BhaUef Testified Concerning
Ihe Collection of Tribute.
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New York, Detaeqiber 26.—Ex-Pollco
Obtain John T. Sfco-phenso-n was een-
fcenigft! rto .ttoree ya re and n'iroe month a
in the state's prison and to pay a fin* otf
$3,000 by Jud#e Ingraham in tihe court
cxf oyer amici tenmi-nor tlhls jnorn ,l mg. A
motion fou* a ivaw trial mis ctonjed, but
the matter will came *up again on next
Monday.
ataptoemwni was cortviared December
17. The Charge against him w«® bribe
ry, in receiving? four baskets of peectow
from Mairti-n. N. Edwards, a produce
dealer at No. 153 Duane street, a partial
coitakleraticm tfo-r -allowing .Edwards to
violate 'the law by booupylnlsr the side
walk tt> facHiiaitO the transaction, of bis
business. Poltoemairi. Thomv? was nren-
/ticmed as (the go-toetoween for Sfce-ptojan-
ean. and was kndkited. Subsequently
Thome made a confession ini Which he
stated all ihe knew of po'tae corruption
■arud blackmail. Ait Ifche trial of S>te-
phonJDon 'before the Iboard of p'ollce com-
misslocvem TWorne denied any ipurt In
jthe Uackmallln'g transactions of Stoe-
phwnson. in tote cowPcasdon, however,
ihe said be had perjured hiimeelf before
•the board, timid declared ithuit Stephen
son had endeavored 'to make him nepwp
Jure himself at the trial la oyer and
tormnier.
THE JUDGE’S REMARKS.
In paasmg sentence Judge Inferahata
sajld:
“Stephenson, you have hem convlat-
ed of bribery by a jwy upon evidence
that was ebso’-utely. Ind'l^pultable. No
main qiroskiono that evidence. The
change of (bribery is a crime aatat the
(people of ihie dtate. It is mat for taking
six doflKiTB .wealth o>f peaches. The size
or kind of the bribe ytm g*ot U of no,
oonseqiteuce in the case. The great
question is tflre responslbHity, (the
trusts • rapoeed In you Ithbit you have
violated. * . //
‘You. an officer, given authority r.b
protect the public, have used this pow
er, not for the benefit of »ttoe public,
bur for your own advantage. The law
gives me groa«t tnttmUta us to the pen
ality to be Inflated, and ft,*® a respon-
rtbdlky that in this case I feed vary
deeply.
“The ifact that Inwwertt ponsons, your
wife anti children and relates, will
euftsir trank tjne infliction of this pun-
1‘ihinian.t is one ".'hat, while I extremely
regret the necessity that confronts me,
cai.icio: stay the prinformamce oif cny duvty
in Imposing an adequate ipunlshmlwnlt
for what I consider a most serious
crime.
“I have received a reoommendaUon
signed by all olf itiho jurors. TnUlt rec-
ommendarton I shall cbuisldoo* 'and t/hall
give lit great wWlgtolt. I have also re
ceived a statement from many Influen
tial men in your procindc saying (thoit
y oi never naked th‘<m for bribes and
rtfn-or endeavoivld 'to Cxltort money from
them On the other hand, I have re
ceived camimuTiiI'caltiJonis (tending to show
that 'Uhls was not an 'isolated caee, (but
ifcha't in many other instances you re
ceived mtoney whiDe In thait (precinct.
"I will endeavor to fix a penalty which,
while It shall not be excessive or severe,
«t the same time will show that this
la a crime that Is most serious. The very
foundation of law rests upon the 'faithful
performance by public officers of l.nclr
duties. The sentence of the court is that
you shall be confined three years and
nine months In the state prison and pay
a fine of $1,000."
Lawyer Vincent gave notice that he
would move for a stay of execution.
STEPHENSON GRINNED AND BORE
IT.
As the sentence was pronounced, Steph
enson shut his teeth hard together and
turned quickly from the bar to be led
back to the Tombs. Ho was surrounded
by his friends when he started from the
court room and was shaken warmly by
the hand. His brother whispered to him
to keep up his courage; that there was
yet hope of a better outcome. Stephen
son remained silent. Ills eyes were cast
dewn and he was taken to the Tombs.
The district attorney has practically
dropped the oases against Capts. Creedon
and Schmlttberger. When asked this
morning what action he would take re
garding them, he replied that he was not
ready to make o statement as yet, but
might have something to say later on.
Neither of the men have been promised
anything, and hence whatever action win
taken by the district attorney was en
tirely unhampered. The two men, how
ever, are understood to have received as
surances of a sufficiently definite charac
ter to warrant them In feeling feeling
cosy os to criminal proceedings against
them.
THE LEXOW COMMITTEE.
The latest development In. the Lexow
committee Is the subpoenaing of three
police inspectors and nine captains. The
Inspectors are MoAvoy, Williams and Mc
Laughlin and tJhe captains ar? Ryan,
WiShburne, Weetervelt, Delaney-, KUlela,
Gallagher, Strauss, Murphey and Mar
tens.
Superintendent Byrnes summoned these
officers to headquarters and personally
served the subpoenaes. There seems to
be some doubt about the subpoenaelng of
the superintendent himself.
Dr. Parkhurst Is very anxious to have
Superintendent Byrnes handled without
gloves and objects very strongly to exam
ining him as an expert witness on the po
lice.
Chairman Lexow gave It as his opinion
today that the proceedings of the con
mRtee would wind up on Friday ndxt.
"I think." said he. "we will finish o
Friday unless something unforeseen hap-
pens. We want some little time to pre
pare our report for the legislature, and It
U hardly fair to ask us to continue tak
ing testimony any longer."
It was 11:*) o'clock when the chairman
rapped for order.
Mr. Goff read th? letter sent by Com
miuAoner Sheehan to C.ipt. Schmitt
bercer. Livtroduclng Mr. Proctor, who,
the captain slid, wished to open a
gambling house. The letter was pub
lished on Saturday last by Mr. Shev
ban.
Mr. Goff also retd two letters from
ConrmlHsioner Sheehan* to Capt.
ReW.ttberZcr. asking the Utter tO u«-
his influence to have the bearer Ap
pointed to a position on the street
r °v<i o>ff also read a letter which Mr.
Moss rec*iv?d from Commissioner
Sheehan tiu* morning. The letter
thanked Mr. Mow for saying that he
iV
believed the letter published by Cora-
ttUasIoaer Sheehan, was a genuine one.
"At * time," the letter read, “when
there seems to be a determination to
ruin and datroy me these woriR» are
appreciated."
Mr. Goff said there was no determi
nation to rum or destroy any m:in be
fore -the committee unless hie act# war-
stated It.
"If a man’s acts," said Mr. Goff,
‘have been wrongful, it is not our fault
If destruction follow them."
SHALVEY’S COLLECTIONS.
Poiiccman Edward Shaivey wj# then
called. He said he had been thirty-
three y.xtrs a?nd nine months on the
force. He was wardnr.Mi in the Seventh,
FV>urti\, Fourteenth and the Twelfth
precincts. He r*rved under Capte.
Mount and Siebcrt in the Fourteenth
precinct, and under Gapls. Webb, Do
herty, Eaklngs and Schultz in the
Twelfth precluot.
"Did you collect money in the
Twelfth precinct from disorderly
houses?"
"Yes, sir; I d!id."
“Did you collect from other sources?"
T ‘Yew, sir; from liquor' dvulera and
pool rooms a.nd policy shops."
The witness said protection was
guaranteed thes piuces as long as
they kept fairly quiet umd did not run
too openly sund attract puublic atten
tion.
"What did you do with collections?"
" Iwcnt to these places every month,
goth the mioney and booted it to Capt.
Webb. He gave me a certain percent
age for myself."
/Polic Capt. Wbbb has retired from
the force.)
"Ecnv did you assess this different
places?"
Pool loom keepers paid $50 a month,
nollcy shops $20 a month, liquor deal
ers, $2 a month and disorderly blouses
from $10 to $25 a month. Tile highest
sum I ^ollrcted wa* $600 a month, Lhq
average being $400 a month."
Toe witness said the Kquor dealers
paid through, the president of th*
Liquor Dealers* Association.
•*W3io wjs dieir president?"
"Alderman Clamcy."
*Wb#it advantage did the liquor deal
ers get by paying."
^.They werq_not arrested."
Tlvfe witness said that the disorderly
hour's paid through Max Uochstim.
and the pol^^v shops paid individually,
"Was 'Max 'HOclistlm the agent?"
“Yes, sir; he was."
BAKIN’S DOUBLE ASSEMENTS
Shaivey testified that the routine
was th** same ns above described under
Capt. Webb’s successors, Doherty, Fa*
kins. McCullough and ScJrnlz, ’ except
ing when “under Capt. Eaktn-s the pol
icy shops assessment wsb doubled, and
tbev paid $20 instead of $10. The rates
wore raCfeed in other precincts, and wo
followed suit"
Mr. Goff then sought to establish ‘the
faot that a woman named Blood, now
in thb New York hospital with a broken
log had been, compelled to purchase
a house on 31st street for $9,000 moro
Gian Its valuw She kept a disorderly
house there, and Mr. Goff’s object was
show that she purchased the house
ot an exhorbitant price under tlih^at
from Capt Williams (now inspector).
Mrs. Blood’s lawyer was under exam
ination, but ho pleaded legal privilege,
and was sustained by the committee.
WILLIAMS UNDER FIRE.
After rece*{^ Inspector Williams was
allied. H« joined the police force Aug.
3, 1866. He was a ship carponter t)y
tirade, and was 24 years old at the time
He was worth $15,000 or $20,000 when he
joined he toToa. He owned Ihis - own
hoime in Brooklyn and mix or eight
building lots iti Japan. He could not
recall when ho sold the Broklyrx
house. He'sold tire house and lot for
about $5,000, amd had the balance of th»
$20,000 in. bills In o safe belonging to a
friend. He ^brought the money from
Cluina with him in bills of exchange on
London. Ho oould not give ithe exact
nmoumt, but was between $15,000 and
$20,000. The man who kept the money
la his for him wan named Terry.
He continued to keep the oney in Ter
ry’s safe after he poined tli^ police. In
answr to tlie question:
"Have you carefully thought out this
testimony you have given?” ha replied;
"Not ppeoially."
He haa no»t said (he wiould dany the
committee answer if they asked h'.m
certain questions. This *wus tho fifth
comimititeo he had .been before. The
Inspector sa.ld too did melt engage in
any outside business whan he Joined
the police force. Ho was aware, Hie
statAl, fiha-t a 'Jaw Iliad bean .passed pro-
hibdting police officials from being en
gaged in outside 'business.
"Was there any truth in ithe rumor
ttoat you were interedtod In The ©ale of
the 'Hollywood whisky?"
4 'No, sir; there was no truth jn it.”
The witness said neither too nor any
member of his (family hqd any connec
tion with Hollywood whisky within
the List jea ror -two. Ho had never
hoard nhait a liquor dealer who dis
played ttoe Hollywood sign was safe
from ari'cst. The (memorial 'bo ithe leg
islature which contained the above
statement a.bout Hollywood was false
so far as no was concerned. »Ho know
William F. (Flolseh, tiio Hollywood
whisky man.
Mr. Goff—"Did .not you use your in
fluence to have him mudo foreman of
the grand Jury?"
"That is aibova my roccto, Nlr. Goff."
"Did you fake any measure (to sot this
report of itho HoUyM»odi whisky at
»**?"
"1 hoard so many reports about my
self Hviit I would not too surprised to
be accused of any crime.”
"Your shoulders are broad and
heavy?”
"Tab, I am pretty heavy."
“Then did Perki..n lie unwillingly?"
“I think he lied deliberately.”
WELL KNOWN IN NEW YORK.
Th® Inspector then said he supposed the
charges were made against him because
he was a police officer for twenty-nine
years.
“I am so well known in New York,”
said he. "that the car horses nod to me
in »he morning. *
This caused a laugh. Mr. Goff did not
like this display of merriment.
“I tlitnk.” said he, “Inspector, If we are
to conduct this examination within the
bounds of propriety you should refrain
from making any side remarks.’’
“I am here, Mr. Goff, to conduct the
mlnatlon with propriety," replied the
witness sarcastically.
The Inspector Bat'd It was not necessary
for him to indrose the street department
bills, as the department could do so.
“Did you ever heur of any charges of
corruption brought against you?"
"No. sir."
“Why, Capt. Schmlttberger swore he
paid you money."
“He swore to what was untrue.’"
“Had he any reason for committing per
jury?"
“To keep out of state s prison.
“How do you know?”
“I believe It to be so."
“Now, can you state to the committee
any fact to Induce Capt. Schmlttberger
to testify he paid you bribes?"
“I can’t state; I only conjecture that
ho wanted to save himself."
“Did you do anything to him?”
“Yes, sir; I assisted him."
There was a laugh at this. The witness
said that he had read In some newspaper
that Capt. Schmlttberger would bo grant
ed Immunity If ho testified.
SAYS SCHlTJTBERGER LIED.
“Are you prepared to swear that Capt.
Schmlttberger swore falseley?”
“ V* s, sir.”
“Did he swear falsely When he teatlfled
pool rooms flourished In his precinct?"
“Ho reported them as closed."
“But It wus your duty to find out If
tho reports were true."
“It takes nearly all my day to do offico
duly."
“Did you ever take the trouble to ver
ify Schmlttberger’H report?”
■I supposed them correct."
'Well, then, you rest on your captains’
reports?"
To a groat extent, yes."
'Don’t you know that you, yourseir,
often made false reports When you were
In the Tenderloin?”
'No, sir; I did not?"
'Did you ever report disorderly
houses?"
'Yes .sir; and I closed them, too.”
'Can you give me the name of one dis
orderly house you suppressed?”
The Inspector paused a moment and
said he could not remember.
Mr. Go ffhere suddenly asked for an
adjournment until tomorrow morning. In
spector Williams left tho stand smiling.
It was the general opinion that he -will
prove a stubborn witness.
Tho examination of the witness will bo
resumed at 10:30 o’clock In the morning.
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
An Intoxicated Stranger ^he Only Person
to Lose His tMfs.
Eufaula, Ala., Dec. 26.—(Special.)—About
9:30 o’clock last night the citizens of Eu-
faula were startled by a loud report which
jarred every house in the city, and In a
few minutes It wan discovered that one
of the Immense boilers of the new Chew-
alia Cotton Mills had exploded, seriously
and perhaps fatally injuring & Mr. Strat
ford and Involving a loss of thousands
of dollars.
Stratford «waa not employed at the mills,
but while wandering around in on Intoxi
cated condition, went into the boiler
room and waa told by Mr. Ed Corker,
the night watchman, that he would have
to get out, as no one was allowed In
there, and he refused to leave, saying
he was going to spend the night there,
so he sat down and mode himself com
fortable. In a few minutes Mr. Corker
rent out to make hls rounds through tho
factory. While he waa out the explosion
occurred. It was caused by letting the
water get low In the boiler and then
turning on cold water. The company will
have tho damage repaired at once.
Christmas passed off quietly, with very
littlo drunkenness and no fights.
PERSECUTED BY HER LOVER.
Pretty Coritina Maddox Hounded by
a Youug Fellow Named
flrlffin Freeman.
KNEW THE GIRL’S LIFE STORY
Her Mother, Oaipin H*r Ltfo of fhame,
Loved H*r Child and 91 ad* ft vary
EffoU ta Save fJar From th*
Porif*uM«n of Frooman*
Atlanta, Dec. 26.—(Special.)—Sheriff
Barnes took ^hand in a Tittle romanco
today, the details of which make a
story that might be used toy that per
ennial myth "the author of Dora
Thorne.”
Up to a> week ago one of the bright
est and most popular students at the
Sullh^an & Crichton business college
wac known as Mies Corinne Bladdox.
She wa«s «l pretty little tiling of 16, and
her felDow students r ^gainded the ardent
attentions paid to lier by Griffin Free
man, a good-looking young fellow who
caime to the ictootoi every day to walk
home with tier, as but a nautral thing,
although, qootrary to the rule In cases
of young love, tho girl appeared to be
terrorized rather than pleased by the
devotion of toer lover. Apparently ho
exercised wrae powerful influence over
her. So far of, her conmjxmlons saw,
she made no attempt to repel Free
man’s attentions, but those most inti
mate with her were satisfied that she
was really persecuted by her lover.
They did not, however, guess the se
cret, and ft week ago Miss Corlnno
failed to appear a>t ithe school a« usual,
wlitQ inquiry -by her companions at her
bourd'Jng houoe elicited the Informa
tion that f she had disappeared from
there as unceremoniously as she fold
left the school, there wtis a good deal
■of surprise. The girl had said she
had no relatives <to whom she might
have gone, and toeir companions could
not belCcve that she had accepts Free
man as a Christmas gift. This theory
was qplckly proven toy the tippedranco
of Fr.iema-n himself at the school
searching for tho missing girl.
Just here Sheriff Barnes became in
terested in the- story.
Monday afternoon while he was ar-
thimgH to have a pleasant
CORN FOR NEBRASKA.
Railways Will Collect and Forward Ship,
ments Free of Charge.
Baltimore, Dec. 26.-The suggestion sent
out Monday evening Cy the Manufactur
ers’ Record that in view of the great suf
fering reported in Nebraska because of
the short corn crop, which is in such
abundance in tho South, the South should
send a solid train of meat and corn to
Nobraska for distribution, has met with
very cordial reception.
Mr. W. H. Baldwin, vice president of
the Southern railway, telegraphs tho
Manufacturers' Record:
•I note with deep Interest your plan <o
send corn to Western Nebraska to save
tho destitute pooplo of that state. I have
been privately informed that the condi
tion existing Is very* bad. I am confident
that all railways In the South will ar
range to collect all shipments an dfor.
irard them free."
President Hoffman of the Seaboard Air
Line authorizes tho Manufacturers’ Rec
ord to say that his road will bo glad to
receive all contributions made frqm any
points on Its fine or from any connecting
line and arrange for free shipment to the
West.
MR. SPRINGER 19 HOPEFUL.
Christmas with hls family. Freeman
appeared at Ills office, After introducing
himself he presented a writ of habeas
corpus foir tho -body of Corinne Mad
dox. Ho told -the sheriff of his love for
the girl and showed n- marriage license
as 7roof of H!.a lntenttaoia. He related
the* circumstances of the girl’s disap
pearance from her boarding house and
the Bchool, nn«<l Ills search for her. This
search, lio toad tho sheriff, had been re
warded by 'the discovery that ehe wan
lining held a prisoner ISor immoral pur-
po*cs In a hous* kcp^‘ by her own
mother. The dtanve of this^ woman ap
peared In the writ of habeas corpus ;vs
Jeonlo Simmons, a woman wicll known
to the police. . >
•Armed with the writ, tho sheriff
went to the Simmons woman’s plac**,
find fin-illy found the girl locked lit a
Doom. The Simmons woman adimitted
that ttoo girl was lier daughter. For
6lxfce.cn years Bhe declared nhia had tho
girl brought up in a respectable fami
ly, nobody knowing her motluir’s
shame. Freeman, .imvever, learned it,
und u.scd Ills power ovvr her to forco
her to marry him, but, to prevent him
frohi ourryliig out h'U* design, which
would have made the gin's life doubly
mlk.rable, the woman declared she had
secreted the girl in her house—tho first
time eho had evssr crowed its thresh
old-hoping to elude the pursuit of
Freeman.
The gfol confirmed tho story told by
her mother. Bhe did not wvrnt to marry
Freeman, she declared, but only want
ed him to bo kept away from her.
Sheriff Barnes took charge of tho
girl and had her placed in a private
house .until today, when silo was
brought tx> the count houso to answer
the writ of habeas corpus. While 'tho
attorneys on both sldow were coming
to an agreement to allow tho writ dis
missed Freeman appeared cm tho
scene and tried to gi lt Into the room
wtore tho girl w-ao. Ho waa intercepted
by tiio Commons woan like an en
raged tigress. Before Freeman could
get in the office Sheriff UaroeB rilpped
the girl out of a back door nnd took
her to a private boarding tyoufio.
When Freeman discover.yl the girl’s
flight he was furious. He Vleclaml ho
would marry (her despite nil obstacles,
and left the sheriff’s office vowing to
search the city iromMiouse to house
but thait he would flu* hr*.
DOWN AT HAWfCINSVILLE.
Personal News From Busy Wire-
grass MeftpcmoQto.
Thinks the House WU1 Pass Ilia Sub
stitute for the Carlisle Bill.
UP ON &0AJNY OOOrPIiAXXTS.
The witness admitted he rotis eighteen
tinrns befloroithe oommiasioinera on com
plaint*,
"Do yoft know of any other police
official «wto# tons (been charged so often
as you?”
“Yes, sir; I s3/w by Hie papers the
Other day What one officer was charged
thirty-one timcM."
Questiftned as to tols real estate trans
actions, OaptaJn Willfcams said In 1525
toe -bought hts home in East Eighth
street and conveyed It to tols wife. He
afterward* paid $3,600 for a summer
borne in Co* Cob, Conn. One other real
estate ipurcfraae end safe wan men
tioned, on which Williams made a
profit of $2,000. Th«*se were all the
trasartton* that Williams acknowl
edged.
The witness then denied 'the testi
mony of the witness I’erklns. who testi
fied that When Inspector Williams waa
In the street cleaning d*T>artment he re
ceived a bribe of $ubz for indorsing de
partment books. The inspector then pro
duced a bundle of bills ahd showed them
to Mr. Goff for Inspection.
‘Ttoe only bill you will find, Mr. Goff.’
said Wiliams, “that I indorsed was on<
for $67.90 while I waa In the street clean
ing department.”
“Why did he go on the stand and swear
to a He against you. a* you say?"
“I cant aay."
"Tbe memorialists to the legislature
lied about you?”
‘Ttoey were mistaken."
Washington, Dec. 26.—A caucus of
the house Democrats to consider the
pending tall will probably be held Im
mediately after tho reassembling of
congress #n the third prox. Mr. Spring
er of Illinois. Ui* chairman of the com
mittee on banking and currency, said
towi.iy_.thnt toe would strongly favor tho
suggestion of having a party causcufl;
Wh.le dUi caucus might not be bind
ing upon those prea<nt, the general
effect would be g^od, and It would be
better, in hls opinion, he said, that the
merit* and demerits of the bill rihould
be fully dlecuwed In private before
it is brought to a vote. He oa/id he had
no doubt that the substitute reported
by him fast week wilt pass the house
by a fair majority.
A NEW STEEL PLANT.
Elyria, O., Dec. 2«.—On hurt Monday
a contract was made by the Jotoneon
S'eel Company «and the Carnegie Com
pany by which Phe tatter Is to erect
a plant at Lorraine. The work* wilt
be bunt on the cost ride of Black river,
direr ly dpposite the JotonJ*>n Com
pany’s works and on Mind) already
owned by the latter cbnvpiny. The
pktnt will .employ 3.000 men. Superin
tendent Sujrpe of the Johnftm Com
pany Is authority tor tho iralenient.
BARBER’S NEJW POST.
Washington, Dec. 26.—The aecretary
of the mvy ha* ordered Commands F.
M. Barber to aasume hls new poat a*
naval attache to the embawy of Lon-
doo Jan. 17 next, relieving Ll«itenont-
Communder W. 8. Cowl**, who will re
turn home and hold himself in readi
ness for duty as executive officer otf
the Dew crutaer Olympia.
Mj/Wklnsville, Deo. 2&—(Special.)—
Mr*. 8. L. I/anVlrum. whvi has been
Visiting reflaithres fn this plloe, has re
turned itto -her daughter'*, near Colum
bus.
(Misses Nora Wood. 'Anno. Hamilton,
Florin^ Marker! and LUf Napier, Haw-
klnsvl/B.b’s quartette of Wesleyan pu
pil*, are spending utoe Wolldays with
dhc old fc/lks at 'home.
Mr. John W. Roberts, the p>pul«r
shipping olerk of ttoo Ctnmri- City Gro
cery- Comvony,. is wpenldlTvg a while
witto hl3 parent* in this place.
Mr. It. <H. Powell, the Am honor
man tho class of ’94 /it 'Mercer Uni
versity, tout now at the head of tho
school at Tennllle, is spending a While
witti college friends in the city.
(Mr. Howard E. Coa/e*. who for sev-
eraC month* ha* been with J. O. JMks
cotton factors, of HawXlmrvlUe, will
return on January 1 to tote old toome
in Macon.
Mine Host Bowyer of the Sunder*-
vKle (hotel came wer yeswday on the
Oconee and Western. It Is snid th&t
Mr. Bowyer enny become a citizen of
this place flit arnurly d*tfe. From the
same authority I learn that Unadllla
may have With them Oapt. J. R, L'at-
tlmer, now In Charge of the old relfable
tomuw* otf Hswklnevllle, after January
1, 1895.
(Mi** Sadie WIYts, Who tone been at
tending Shorter College, Rome, and her
stater, Mtas Clyde, fnom the Gulnes-
vHle Female Seminary .are at home
for the holday*. much to ttoe delight
of every one here.
Mr. Jc«*« 8. Willis, wtoo Mnce ttoe
season fg>ented has been buying cotton
in Una'lljla returned a few dnyM ago.
O tHe* 27*to Insthnt) Mr. WilUam Ml-
iv>r Lewis and hls mother, Mrs. John
F. Lewis, will lf-ave tills community
for Montezuma, their future totane.
Hawkinsvtlle rwri* very much to lose
the** good people.
Col. Obarta* R. Warren, accompa
nied by his sisters, Miss Margaret
and Miss Nina, has returned from Sa
vannah, to!s old home. Hls ctators and
mot:h:r will in the futuro reside with
thixn (here.
Mr. Ucglnad Fator, from Gordon
Institute, Carnesvillc, and'Mr. Horbeft
L. Grlce’of Mercer University «re!hoine
for tho tobliduys.
'Mr. Eugene Anderson of the Tele
graph’s efficient force ta spending a
day or two with friends in this, his old
toome.
The Sunday school of the First Bar-
list church toad a Ohrlatm.ts entertain
ment last evening that w*.s largely at
tended and enjoyed,
city.
MASONIC DAY AT JACKSON.
A Lodge of Good Samaritans Formed
lA-mong the Ladies.
Jackson, Dec. 26.—(Special.)—This
day toas been auspicious witto ttoe Ma
sons of Jackson. That veteran Mason,
Mr. A. M. ‘Wollhin, aswieted by
tota eon, ’Willie, and c’haperoned
toy tola QovOkDd wife and Mrs.
Pauline Ofoa<pmian of IMaeon, vis
ited Jackson and met a>t St. J’ohn’s
Lodge a large assembly of Royal Aron
Masons and ttoolr 'wivesT
Mrs. WbMhln and Mm. Oha.pmnn
lost no time 1n const Muting in a man
ner ever (before -witnessed' here
Fannie Pauline Council No. 3, Good
Samaritans. Ttois council was named
In (honor of Mrs. Wofililn and Mrs.
Ch’atpmnn. The superior ability and
lovable manner Jn which these good
ladies conferred the degrees upon
about 'thirty of Jackson’s best women
and 'men was never excelled. They
touive IdPt an impression ‘that ittoe sands
ot time nilone c;in effa/oe. Local (Masons
cannot extend to .them ttoeJr toeartfelt
ffoinks in sufficient rterms to repay
them for tho great sacrifice fih-ey touve
made in igtv'ing tto the 'town and com
munity »>y much of ft'heir vUluxblo time
during 'these dwys df fesrivlty. The
C«ady members as one vote their
thanks.
Upon organization Mrs. Y., A.
Wright was elected* president; Mrs.
Mary Hefirn, secretary; Mrs. J. L.
Hooton, vice president; Ool. M. V.
McKlbbo. wayfarer; Mrs. Uobo Chr-
mich'el, (treasurer.
THEY FAILED 10 AGREE.
.V Distinct Lack of Harmony Among
Members of tbe Women’s
Mission Union,
MRS. WILSON’S LITTLE PAPER.
SHOOTING IA.T TENNLHE.
Oale Negro Fatally Stooit by a Desperado
of Hls Own* Race.
TennSlie, Ga., Dec. 36.—(Special).—Abe
Curry, a negro from above* thJs place,
Shot and fatally wounded) another ne
gro toea-e Monday nllglhtl Tho negro whs
©Wot In '.toe back, and mow lies at ttoO
point of diwtlLh. Th-o particulars, as fat*
ia« can be learned an? oh follows: Curry
wan'-ed. chamge for GO cents, «md' asked
-ttoe iK'«iro io cVlinmlgo tt. for lid.ni. He it?-
iplikd itihat toe did not have (but <5 coats.
Cunry them tiol<l tolm toe would flake
lthait. He "handed (him the 45 cetnlts, and
Curry rea’used, 'io give hDm ainy ttolng In
return. The negro Instated, on Slaving
tols money back, and followed CUrry
drtto the yard. Ourry told him if toe
did no* Jteave toim. toe iwould kill total.
ThD negro .turned to leave, whemipon
Cur-ny shot IhStD, flhe btil* going 4<n at *ttoe
back, lodging near tho heart. There
ta no Qiope for tols recovery.
Marshal Hamitton was awakened and
was todd iflhat Curry was at a dance. He
wRto tiwo (bays «ll<pj>ed to 'the house and
covered Curry in ttoo midst, of flfty ne
groes with a double-barreled shot-gun.
Ho wan lodged In ttoo county Jail -tlhls
morrnGmg. At ttoe November efivlion
Cury w.ih shot by W'mo -wluite
men, and toe 4ln re-turn killed one and
wounded anottoer alt Wafltoen, nine
mlirii above tuere.
SAFE-BLOWERS AT TIFTON,
They Wasted; Powdei* and Got Very
Lifi’tlo LMonjey.
rrifitom', Ga., Dec. 2G.—(Specluil).—On
Mondfcy morning nit 1:30 o’clock Home
Bajfo-btawera entered ttoe store otf Pat
erson & Vidova, drill'ed a toole in tho
(top of ttoo sari?, poured powder lm and
fixed a fuse, and (blow epea itoo safe.
Hie report awoke a mimor of sleepers.
Ttoero was only $1.40 In, 'Uhc safe. They
did «iat examine ttoo money drawers.
They also lontJered the depot nnd opened
ttoe safo .fchtfre, but failed to make a
raise, as ttoe agent toad secured alt the
funds ’on liind. The* 1 .! is no cluo as yet
to ttoe parties. I learn (thatt twto men
.left on the (cowcatcher on 'tho north
bound pansem^eir. A safe n't Winona
was blown open after ttoo train passed.
This lias been a quiet Christmas.
Next Ttourtlay the Masons will in
stall their officers publicly. A largo
crowd is exi>ecied.
(Itev. Mr. JlyimonH toandetomo house la
nearing .to completion. The frame of
Mr. Kemp’s house Is going up.
CHRISTODAS AT MONTEZUMA.
Qtofirtiewuma, Ga., Doc. 26.—(Special).*—
Misses B.'fcrie Chenley of Efiavlile, Rosa
Johnson of Macon and Eliza. Thomas of
Milledgeville, all charmta'g and nltitract
ive young ladies, are visiting friends
here.
Miss Julfca. Dureo has reKurnM from an
extended visit «o Atlanta.
Miss Maittlo Hill Is visiting Mim An
nie AVedlocu^ at Perry.
Clhrls.trm« week prtrmfses to be noted
for entendUnimwnts and parties galore,
•which will bo enjoyed very tnurlh by
ithe young people here, atfixrr a rather
quk< season.
CHARMINGLY ENTERTAINED.
Sandersvlfle, Doc. 20.^—(Special.)—
Quite a select and appreciative prirty
was highly entertained tor a short
wtollo <ut ttoe residence of Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Lovett, a few evenings ago toy
ttoe splendid recitations of Mr. Ben
Duggan ot <ttolB place. Mr. Duggin’s
talent hi* .a popufnr speaker 1s known
finr and wide. Hejhas a way <otf ctoarm-
Jtig Ms ‘audience .and hls delivery ta
-perfectly grand. Mr. Duggan ta think
ing of going on ttoo stage, Where, no
doubt, too wJll be’ recclited toy more
pnastaes and applauds .ttoan toe is In this
community.
STRUCK WITH A ROCK.
Griffin, Dec. 26.—P. Edgar Newton, the
yojngest son of Charles Newton, was hit
In the head with a rock, by some unknown
person last night while engaged In a
battle of firework*. It was a severe lick
Just above the eye and will prove to be
very painful to him.
KILLED FOR A QUARTER.
Ashubrn, Dee. 20.—(Bpeclal.)—Joe Elam
shot and killed Bob Jackson at Worth,
Ga.. a small saw-mlII station fchrop miles
north of here yesterday afternoon about
4 o’clock. *The to** wsn* to have b*«*n
over a game of cards and 25 cents. There
has been no lnque*t up to this time. Joe
Elam was having hls commitment trial
ithta morning, but It has not been finished
Bob Jackson wtut considered a desperate
negro and a gambler.
BIG INTEREST PAYMENTS.
Now York, Deo. 20.—Tho January
disbursements for interest and divi
dends at ttois City are estimrited at
nearly $75,000,000; at Phitadelphl.'i at
nearly $10,000,000 and at Boston about
W.000.000. Tnlerew. mature* alwo on a
l*rg«- proportion •/? the nnttoml
and the «av*-rnmont_will pay the quar
terly interest on the 4’s; ahoirt $3,306,-
000 ond alsto $1,33^.705 seml^mrmat In
terest on l he currency, tfa or 1‘aclflc
railroad bond*.
As an Editor Sh* Opposed tho Plan ot
Work Adopted by tho Convention
—Trying to Form a Now
Organisation*
Atlantia, Dec. 26.—(Special).—There ta
a lack of harmony among the mem-
bera of uhe Woman's Baptist Mlssioiv*
•y hoard which Muvaftensi to seriously
Impair (the utsefulncas txf that valuab’Jj
adjunct to .the mission? boand of tho
bouttottrn Bapdiat convenUlon. It ueeme
than Mrs. Dr. B tain back Wilson, for
in'any yearn oorrespondlng secretary
and treasurer of the bbanl. toas. as the
editor of a UrJlo paper known ns "Oux
Helper," advocated & mission movv-
irtont oonfllotiug with the regularly or
ganized? work of Ihe BaptlBl convene
tton, this inovtunmt being UhVvt led by
Dr. Crawitonl, who conihended that all
organizations should too abandoned and
all missionary work be done directly by
tllie churches. Dr. Cniwfbrd wJlfchdrew
from .the bojirti and organized a new
mission eocl&ty, a number of mission*
orlee following 'him. In ndvocaitlnr: Dr,
Crawford’s eoclc-y, the ladles of tire reg
ular union thought, Mrs. Wilson? was
do.'inig -wirong, cwpcolafiy an ahe received
a salary tor (her services ain acre):ary:
Consequewtly she was requested 4o dio
lot. She refused to do &o, and then her
resignation Was requested. This Mns.
Wilon aooeiled to. and at onoe sot about
bmnlztng a new union. The old or
regular, up km. has Issued a cvrculuv re*
pudlatlng the now movoanent, and >Wiq
state mission boand is also preparing a
statemenlt to ttoe Baptiul* of the sfato
ropudlalng toe iittw onganlzatlom. being
formed by CSIrs. Wilson,
THE CIRCULAR SENT OUT.
The following ta the official clfdNflA*
issued by ttoo missionary union:
A'Clanita Ga., Dec. 24, 1894.—The cen
tral coanmltjteo of t'iie W«*ina.n's Baptist
MiaMnunary Union of Georgia announces
to 'Ulile soelottc* conuposinig that body
that ?M!r». ^toltiiWnck Wllnon, Ha corre
sponding Bccnltary and treasuror, tons
resligntvJ, arfd 'that iuntU furdjer notice
All moneys should bo senlt to (Mrs. iff,
D. Beymour, its 'president, at Mucon,
Ga.
The causes leading to this rerignaiUOn
are as follows:
Prjoir to the October meeting otf tho
committee ft .was ascertained ttokut iitoo
corresponding secretary, -ahfrii by o>ito-
«rs, had, without consuttinig the cent nil
oinimilttee, Initroduiced a new ftwure
in the woman’s work, und openly advw-
cafced it fm "Our' Mtaslo?nairy iHelpor,"
of which she was ittoVi principal editor,-
and? 'Wins sending literature promottvo
of St ta tosp (xxnvtfponden*'«‘.
Tie new plain of .work, tnl&caflled ‘The
Gospel Mission," ta known by a*l enrn-
veiaara. with its (history to be an-tagio-
nistlc to ttoe methods of our state coi>
veinttan and of the Bouttotern Ba.nttoC
convention, «« well ns /diose ermploy^ff
by the Woman’s Baptist Missions f\>
Union itself, and that it was orgtKnlvxi
for the express (purpose of destroylUg
drtrnn.
The cen'tr.iJ committee objected to
Uhto use toy itoe corresponding secretary
and other ifrienda of .the mow jrtbveiment
of t?he facilities affoixhd by ttole Wom
an’s 'Missionary (Jnlorv, und In^trucuxI
her 'to cease their umploymMnt for such
purposes. Bhe rePused to obey tho ln-
strihctlonw of tiio comrmdlJtee, and etouily
niatnudned tier rigtnt t?o emtploy ttoo
.time and iiibor for wtoldh t(he rertvra
a saTtnry Inoth Itho Union tn? tulvrtvuiting
a metdiod destructive of Chat which ehu
Wi paUl to promote.
Anxious to scourti continued harmony
tn Its wrork, the convmlttw souatot ty
cvrt'ry -nroper means to ndju/it tiheoo ae-
rlouH dlfrimw.’e with f(« corresponding
seed ary, toilK/rlrtg -witto tom* tooutn to>
geUh't-r, Tneeftlng after meriting, sending
to -her Dr. J. G. Gibson, to vihvtae wCth
her ns to the -course ifiv ciught to pur
sue, an?d finally pix>p->jing to refer ILho
wholo question to tho meeting of ttoo
Uninn to bo held in April no-xt.
1 Cer rerponse to ito-eae efforts waa tho
sending, by '(toe -conv-sponiding tf-?ct\i:n'ry
of toer resignation aiul those otf six oth
er TJiom'b. rs of (the cenTtal commltiteJ to
tho meeting to'dld on Tuesday, D.eoin-
bt-r lSlto, ftnd t-h*» organization of thejn*
solves Into a central cojnmlttee oh
wednesdi.y, ‘the 10th, of a new body, to
be knMWP as 'Tlvo Woman/s CMlsslan
Work of duo Bmp’.iWt Churctoiert ot Geor
gia.” They .thus seek to dlvl-1 * the
Bap^tat %irjanon of the «XhjU\
By order of the central committee.
Mrw. *M. B. (Barnes, Rec. Bee,,
(Mr*. J. B.. IlawUrorne.
Committee.
CHARGES FOR IMMIGRANTS.
Missler Would Populate Georgia at Ten'
Dollars a Head.
Atlanta, Dec. 26.—(Special.)—Governor
Atkinson's Christmas mall brought him
at least one unique mtaslve. It was a
letter from Mr. M. Mtaslet 1 of New York,
proposing to send German Immigrants to
Georgia at the rato of $10 per head. Mr.
MlHHler, who reputes himself to be « mem
ber of the * banking firm of Mtealer ¥c
Krlmmett, New York, assures- tl’o gov
ernor that h«> Is deeply Interested .in
building up th* South—at $10 per head,
mo to spowk. Heretofore he has been
wending hls ImrpIffrHntn.'Mome 2T,.OoO Iti .all,
he says, to ’he West. Evidently tho
West has ceased to put up .the lit) |*>r
h«ad tuv\ mo Mr. MlHHler turns Southvuinl.
Governor Atkinson pigeon-holed the left-
ter as a curio. He remarked that Georgia
would welcome' good people with open
arm*, but she is not ycl willing to pay
them to come.
DRY GOODS, STORE CLOSED.
Sam Thanhauacr’s "Fair" In Atlanta
Goes Updcr.
Atlanta, Dec. 26.—(Special.)—’The Fair,"
one of ill* largest retail dry goods eetab-
llshments In the city, located'on White-
holi street, near Hunter, was closed by
The sheriff this afternoon upon tho fore
closure of three mortgage aggregating
$32,620. 1
Hon. ffam Thanhauner, ex-consul to
Matamora*. where he wm sent by Presi
dent Cleveland, with hls two «6r.*, «-xn-
pooe.1 the firm managing the house.
Ten thousand dollars of the mortgage*
foreclosed Is held by. Hon. Jacob liaaa.
cashier of the Capital City Bank, 616.119
by the Capital City Bank and 6«.l5o by
Mrs. Julia Thanhauser, wife of Mr. fem
Thanhauser.
These mortgages cover only the home
liabilities. Heavy claim* from outajs
creditors will largely Increase th* l$r to
ties, but It I* stated that tbe uas<>n or
be sufficient to meet all clalaus*, i^5 #
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