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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: FEBRUARY 7, 1895. Ill IUUIIIIIU leiliip Cases Tried in Us United Stales Court. ientTunder oath Clearer Conception of the Causes Which Led to the Arrests and Trial. WORDcS PROM THE COURT r..m« Pri« on#ri 1 ' h “‘ * h * P *“ r |T110 , would Not Got a Polo Is) I» lofoanil.il—That tlio Right. of Ail Will . l!o Protoetod. i Dally Telegraph, Feb. 5. .. gpeer yesterday heard tile con- ' " casce against the prisoners Telfair county. t , v as to have been held in Sa- h where a very important docket arranged for the 4th, but as deferred by order of the ont jl the Telfair cases could be ►d of ; evidence of an exceedingly een- ■1 r.i’.'.ire was developed, and it , a well established fact In the 1 oi the court that old man , i, williams had declared him- , Mtiaw. if the prisoners were acquitted p 0. Kelly, Geoige Williams L Williams. W. B. Fussell was Ur bond to keep the peace k* officers and law of the United [ George Williams waa placed a similar bond for $1,000, and [illUms tv as too sick to stand tnd was allowed to go home 500 bond. -Mr. Kelly was een- ta four months’ Imprisonment common Jail of Bibb county, ame evident in the progress of d that somebody hud been ol criminally obstructing the ntnistratlon of justice, but the ation of the prisoners with re- the riotous acts waa not suffl- established in the mind of the vho acted as both judge and William B. Fussell’s bondsmen E. Wfilcox, Andrew McRae, Phillips, J. B. D. Paulk, and Aliagood. George if. Williams’ sureties tndrew McRae, F. M. Aliagood liliam McLean. D. O. Kelly is a son-in-.uw man Lucius L. Williams, and Justice of the peace. He did not to the entire satisfaction of the that It was not largely due to ms part that precipitated the _smuch ua he started out of the with old man Williams’ rifle, Md to surrender the gun when _«to do by the marshals. Trtsrrapih prints a synopsis of rttmee adduced on the trial, prrtaiw is one of the most 1m- in the history of the fund of that section. It Is especially at from the fact that it Is but lining of u long list of proseou- »n to follow, it is not at all cat the United States govern- could make special appropriation certain criminal! from this justice, and then acknowl- feat at such am early period, eyes of me public, the de ls of these eases have appeared rtaln extent as persecuted men. apparently been the popular among a large class of the most vm citizens that the Dodge impainy was trying to drive out from their homes to which id secured well established under the Georgia statutes in In squatter*. It lias been stated nod authority that many out- ave been committed upon these by the land company, and In- hnve been cited where the of landed property have been b'*m their homes, during which the land company, upon one >r another, would send large of laborers to cut down and y the timber, and In answer pens’ complaint.! and protests .any would invite them to get out of tho courts. The people county 'have contended that r. at a disadvantage In view of that In the first .place they able to stand the cost of Cftl- and' in tho next that they could uaticc at tho hands of Judge currency has been given to rc- thU character that officers of itej States court are regarded deadly enemies as soon as they Mr territory. vie of that section of the >k upon the ; United State* a sympathizer with Dodge enemy to the people of the testified yesterday that old Uiams had said that before he pear before Judge Speer he i. for lie knew that the court ‘ted an opportunity to send Pti»on for life. When the depu- t down to his house on the scomber and arrested for can 't Ait appearing upon a ehargo timber across tile track of W company's dummy line, he bU arms before the gathered ; and naked his fellow enun- " they were going to see him before Judge Spew. According evidence this seemed to be all “s uocorsary to enrage hU Y a degree of outlawry. “her of men brought out their ► ere and resoued tile old man two deputies. This waa not h court yesterday, but the evl- (<•>.£ 4 ♦*-£ dee. thit tiiC “ F er * present only for the pur- “f-Wng the old man give bond, ttion attempted to prove the guilty of riotous acts and “tl /a in riot simply for being ■ t 1. not assisting the officers to tile arrest, claiming that a . who d ocs not a |)y himself , 'i't’ of law and order Is as M those who actively T’ 1 this the court replied mcers had made a mistake - m deputize the onlooker* as : marshals; that if such “ thin refined or failed to ,,,: assistance of the officers 1 then be guilty of contempt ^ra*m!L ,rlaI was finished yester- k : ur '?' several of the d feud- 1 their surprise at rm <UM * impartiality of their I ," remarking that after this L -'"ike Speer’s friend, and had been convicted it th' ea t®Poo»lble to flni ’ n court. Criming tite hearing. Judge j “bei Speer thus addressed the people of Tel fair and surrounding counties: 'Many of your kind tides are In dis- pule, many are involved In this court, lucre “ not a court in the country WhlOh Will Wltlh mnro eMtafeAgS o?, ur 5i tte ’ where you"have'“a"‘good t.tlo, than this court. To 4>hose ivlio- know this court it is not necessary *or me to make any Buoh remark, but 1 weI1 understand that the action a *’ this ocurt in the terrible tragedy P ,ace several years ago, an( *ihe trial girowing out of the cruel murder of Capt. Foraytn, one of the klnd-est and best men I ever knew, has been most sfaunefuCly misrepresent- ed until it is poadble that some peo ple down there are afraid to come be- iore this court, under the apprehension that t'h-eiy will nov got a fair trial. Can any one who has witnessed this trial today deny that one can get a fair trial here? I think not. Not one. And this court will be glad to consider and carefully pans in a judicial way, upon any man’s title, and you people owe it to yaunsolvee—von owe it to the reputation of the conunifnlty in which you live—you owe it to your future, to aid this court in putting down such lawlessness-aa that otf which Lucius Williams and perhaps others seem to be guilty. It hurts you a great deal worse than it hurts anybody else, rhe people of Lodge -V'jnty have pro tested against the mistakes of the newspaper* which connected their name ■with this transaction. The people of Telfair county should protest as vig orously, and phon'd make their protest effectual 'by uniting with the officers of the law In putting down lawless ness, and ict nil these matters he ad justed conformably to the rules of law and equity. “And I, as a Georgian—a man who yields to no other man living in my love for tho plain people of Georgia— adjure you to co-operate with the of ficers of the law, and let everything be settled by the rule fairly and right fully. Let the titles be settled, ami J.-t this stain bo taken off the fair name of Telfair county.” Deputy Marshal KeEy took the stand and stated that on the 8th of Decem ber they started for Telfair county. They reached Mr. Lucius Williams’ tho next afternoon on Sunday, but found him not at home, and concluded to mislead him so as to catch Iilm. Air. Poore and myself secreted our- muvtrs fifty or eixiy yurus from lilt! house, and In about an hour and a half threo men came down to the house. Mr. Lucius Williams. Mr. D. O. Kelley and another gentleman. Mr. Williams discovered out tracks p nil said: ‘Here’s where the rascals have been. Mr. Lucius Williams went into the house and Mr. I). O. Kel’.ey walked around the house. Mr. Williams had a Winchester on his shoulder, and set It down by the door. The other went down a roadway that leads off to the right across a cornfield and struck Into the other road, 1 suppose. He waa a hundred yards away. Mr. Williams walked out of the house and looked toward this man. standing with his back to Mr. Poore. We thought it a good chance to capture him while he didn’t have hie gun. I suppose lie was looking to see which way we had g one. 1 ordered him to surrender, nnd o said: ” , you. kill me. I’ll die before I surrender." I told him I would have to kill him If Ihe didn’t surrender, and he said: ’’You Rc-pul/.lcan 1 I’ll die before I’ll go before Judge Speer, and bo tried. I haven't got many days to live anyhow, and you can't cut me out of much.’’ 1 rushed up on him ami captured him. I wanted -to capture him without killing him if ,possible. I had to lay tny gun down, he scuffled so fiercely. Mr. Kelly came out of the house with the old man's rifle in his hand, and said he would not hurt us If we would not hurt the old man. He wouldn't give up the gun. but promised not to use It, and not to give it to anybody else. we tried to reason with tho old man and tell him that the charge we had against him was not serious, but he was cursing nnd swearing vengeance against us all the time, and he hollered to this man going down the road ami told him to get hV friends. Tills man started off In a run. i don't know who be was. Wo got the handcuffs on old man Williams and went up the road to Mr. Kelly’s house. We met Mr. Bob Will iams. In his shirt eleevos, and he ad vised us to turn the old man loose or we would get into trouble. TVie old man was not going to be brought Into court at Macon, and we had better turn him loose. About that time Mr. WI Mams’ wife and another lady, I suppose his daugh ter—I think it was Mr. Kelly’s wife— they met us. and the old lady seemed to 'be very indignant and abused us very roughly, anil said we would never live to get off with her husband. Mr. Poore tried to reason with her, and she said, "I don’t want any at your sort soaping?" Wltneas lestlflej about the dangers they encountered when tho rescuing party arrived, but his testimony was not such os could identify the prison ers as having taken part In the riot. During the hearing of the evidence Dignity Poore tcatifliM that it had been very difficult to texture tile names of the parties present and aiding In the riot of Sunday, tho 8th of December. He was unacquainted with the people of the county, and for this reason tho testimony of himself and Deputy Kel ley varied on an Important point. This was easily understood In view of the fact that everybody was excited, and It was difficult for the marshals to particularize, but Judge Spear stated at the conclusion of tile hearing that he had never known two marshals to act with more Judgment and more bravery under such circumstances. Mr. D. O. Kelley who was sentenced to jail for ills connection with old man Williams’ gun. gave the marshals the names at Jackson Rawlins, Mose Will iams, Bob Williams and Newton Weils, Henry Fussed. Tom Well.!, George Williams and Dave Wells, as purlieu present on the occasion of the release. Upon this Information warrants were sworn out. and the defendant* on trial yesterday were anrested. The marshals testlhed that after ar resting old man Williams their lives became endangered, and they wainteSMo make their escape If pcnsl- ble. They wanted to go to 'Jackson ville without going through the mob. When Mr. Kelley left them and started back towalrd the mob very fast they were satisfied that ho was going to tell litem which way the officers had been directed to pet out of the swamp, In order that the mob might waylay and kill them. Far that reason Ihe deputies turned out of the course to which Sir. Kelley had directed them. The matshals fSeaUtiel ns having been present and taken part tn the rescue D. O. KeKey, Alex Fusaoll, Gconge Will iams, Macomb SIcDermott and Mose Williams. Two of the prisoners, who were young men. had never been seen before by the deputies, in testifying ahont Mr. Alex Fu!sell’s connection with the riot. Deputy Poore testified that when Funsell came up, old man Williams said: "Hello, Alex; are you there?” To this Fuasfl replied: ’‘Yea, by , I am here, and ready for any thing. and those handcuffs are com ing off you, too!” The witness then testified that Fussell came tip and made out lie was going to shoot. Wit ness didn’t see the pistol, but had to watch Fussell very closely. Witness was so very busy trying to quiet the mob and so many things wvre said that he couldn’t swear positively what else was said by any particular one. He re membered very distinctly that when bond was mentioned Mr. George Will iams said; “By . I can give a 880,000 besid If necessary. He remembered Mc Dermott’s fhee very distinctly. McDer mott did nothing more than participate ta a general way., Wltneas couldn't notice every one particularly, more than they all seemed to go In together for the ipurpise at taking old man Will iams away from hlmt They all came down there In a burry. The handcuff’s were found In W. B. Fussell's posses sion when the parties were arrested. D. O. KeKey and Jloee Williams and George Williams admitted that the! went there. D. O. Kelley said he didn’t try to shoot. Witness didn't remember part of George Williams, except that he said I bad better turn the old man loose, because the mob was coming, and I had better got out of there If I could. He seemed a little excited. I remember when bond was mentioned George Wlldams stepped out nnd said: ‘'By , you Just as well accept bond; you can’t take him mvay from here alive!" and that we would prob ably be killed anyway. I don’t re member the expression he uded, but that was about It. On cross-examina tion witness testified that nothing could be attributed to Geoj-go Will iams except that he was present and said the old man could give a 850.000 bond. In behalf of his e'.ient. Mo so Williams, Col. Major Lane established- lhs> fact that witness knew of no act of vio lence on the part of defendant, except that all were there and very much ex cited. The crowd guyed witness for being a ooward when he released old man W11I- lamo and started after the bond, and they said they would kill me anyhow, and I said I am ready to tile, but rest assured that 1 wilt kill more of you than you do of us, but that I didn’t want any trouble of that kind. I wru armed with a Winchester rifle and pistol, and Deputy Kelley wan armed with a double-barrel shotgun and pistol. Old man Williams swore when we arrested him In his yard that he never intended to be taken to Macon alive. He cursed the marshals fob Republi can , and would not be taken alive. I have (lad experience of that kind before, and have been In close places whore serious trouble resulted when nvy life was In danger and I have beern shot at and been shot and had mem dlot down by my side and seen men fall on either side, but I just felt that this woa the worst place I was ever In. I felt that I was about twenty- five miles from a -railroad, and in the hands of a bloodthirsty mob. I remem ber four guna very distinctly. I wouOJ recognize the mem If I wort- to see them again. The best 1 could tell, the guns were Winchester rifles. Ale- Futuell had his hands back In a shooting posi tion, but I didn’t see any plstoh This In my party myself Kelly and Thomas, and the driver, Paddy McLean of Mc Rae. It was about 4 o’clock In the af ternoon. 1 suppose. Mr. Lucius Williams wasn’t at homo when we first got there. I didn't know where he was. I saw him coming toward the house walking. We were hiding near the house to wait for him. Just before getting to the gate when we went up there, Johm Kelly and I got out and came up in the rear of the house,’ amd the other two in our party drove up in front of the house. I sent them three miles away to Jacksonville to feed the stock and get something to eat, and 1 and Mir. Kelley remained there. The witness' testimony gave the de tails of the struggle with old man Will iams, amd told how hie had cursed out the United States court and oil Its pa pers. and struggled with desperation after tho handcuffs were on him. and how various members of t4ie rescuing party had followed the marshals up threatening their lives and assuring them that they would never get out of there alive; Bob Williams was cursed and abused by the old man because he wouldn’t take part In the rescue.. When he first came up I asked him to prevail on die crowd not to Interfere with us, hut he didn't think he could do anything with the crowd. I don’t recollect what he said, but I didn’t see any weapon on -him or any gun. Wit- moss didn't remember seeing W. B. Fussell there, but remembered A'.ex Fussell’s telling the old man that they meant to take the handcuffs off him and that they were ready for anything. There were about twelve or fifteen In the crowd of rescuers, but as they kept corning amd going It was Impossi ble to nay exactly how many- D. 4). Kelley Is a sap-in-law of old man Lucius Williams, and Mr. Kelley was present when we arrested the old man. Ho came out of the house with the -gun as If he Intended to whoot, and I presented my gun and told him to lower his gun, and he did so, and when wo put-the handcuffs on the old man Mr. Kelley presented his gun again nnd I again covered him with my gun, which was cocked and ready to fire. Old man Williams kept hollering to him to shoot, nnd Kelly said: “Don’t you sec they will kill me If I do?" And old man Williams said "Let him kill you, and die and go to ; but die like a nmn.” McDermott wasn’t remembered as having, a gun, pistol or stick or any other weapon. Witness was not willing to swear that Hal Wells, who came in yesterday morning voluntarily, was present at the time.' Witness could not Identify Wells. Col. Ffestem asked the witness: "You say Mr. Kelly had the otd man’s gun, nmJ W. B. Funsell was not there, anil Alex Fussell had no gun and this man had nothing, and this man had noth ing, and that man had nothing (referr ing and pointing to tho defendants), now, who had those four guns?" "I don’t know. Those peopleUlicre." “Did amy of these parties have any gun?" "None except D. O. Kelly, who had the old man's gun.’ 1 “Can’ you stato that any of theso parties'did anything more than simply to be there, nnd simply to sympathize with old man WKllams?’’ "Yes, sir—well, I can’t say that any of these parties except D. O. Kelly bid a gun, but they'were there with the crowd, and seeued to be hiving aa«tata.nee to the other men." > "Isn’t It true that, except D. O. Kel ly, who attempted to take part with the gun, these people hero did nothing j more tlian happen to be there und man ifested eome sympathy for tho old man—len't that all?” "No, air; they all seemed to be In terested. I was Imprcroed that If 1 didn't turn him loose, 1 was going to be kKled." "That was simply your Impression— did any of them say anything or do anything, or have any arms—Is It not merely your opinion that they were simply there encouraging these peo-„ pic?” * "I had to watoli several of them very closely. I was engaged a good deal of the time.” "Are the men who were active—are they here today?” ■’Those men who came «u ueer snoot ing are not here. Those who presented the* guns are not here that I know of. I can’t say that these men are not the ones because <hcre was a good deal said and done.” "Those men who had their guns drawn are out ot the way, aren't they?" "Yes sir: they arc not here." Judge Speer asked the witnero: “What was It that Impressed you that this crowd would jump on you If you did not turn old man Williams loose? What was it, if anything, Civ impressed you that u'.l these men would do a thing of that sort?" “They were ail there talking with each other, and seemed to be busy.” ’’Talking loud or low?” ’•One would go to the other, and one to another a.ad say something.” "Was It a quiet or active crowd?” “They seemed In a general sttr, and Intended to do something, and they were ail busy awl Interested that he should be released. It seemed.” “Were there any threatening gest ures?” •’Yes. sir: r remember that some of them would say wait—hold on; another would catch hold to make me tum loose. "Do you remember anybody that broke forward that way?” "I remember only one man's face, that I don’t see In this crowd.” ••What was the general character of the language used toward yourself and Marshal Kelly?” ••It was very threatening, I thought.” ■ Give us a simple of It, can't you?" IMSHHfK wMOt say several times too crowd ran up, to snoot us, and kill us, and murder us. I heard ndvornl nurtlM—f lr#m* rlfiin tn m'd man Williams to keep them from shooting a volley into lie." “State as near as you can tile posi tion of the men with the guns." "The closest one to me was behind a tree from twenty to thirty steps, I would say.” Hero the court enjoined the witness to be very careful about hi* statement, and asked him to describe tho distance by Indicating the different portions of the courtroom. Witness stated that a man was try ing to shoot him from behind an oak scrub bush, and another from behind a tree. Ono got down on his kneed to shoot while the other stood up. Another man was sitting on a chunk with a gun aeroes Ilia lap, with hi* hands placed so he could raise the weapon very easily. One man was some twCTity five yards from witness, white the oth ers wereaioout five steps further. These men were all on one side of the road. Witness got a tree between the flint party and hlnwelf, and when Deputy Kelly walked up we both walked out. That was tile time Mr. D. O. Kelly loaned the gun to somebody, and went up amd talked with the man behind the tTee. I couldn’t hear what they said. I remember Mr. Kelly had his gun whun he walked up to this fellow. An other ran up and to'.d Mr. Kelly If lie wasn’t going to use the gun to give It to somebody who would and the maun took the gun. I don’t know who that man was. Ho made out he was going to present ir, and I asked him not bo shoot, but to submit to reason. I said: ’’Gentlemen, you are in enough trouble." r tried to talk quietly. Mr. Kelly didn't say much. We wore twenty-five miles from a railroad that night and were afraid to stivi to get a horse and buggy, for we didn’t have amy friends In that country. Deputy George White swore to the threats made by old man Williams when papers were served on him last year ordering him to show cause, say ing that the old man had directed that no more orders be served on him; that If Tie United Slates court wanted to send manshals dawn there to arrest him, the whole army had better come, qa blip l»ta: on., of them we'Jld b“ bushwhacked. After dinner the court discharged Mr. Tom Wells and Mr. Mose Will iams, Oil aiiotloii of oouusei, tlie ground being established that the prosecution had failed to connect them with the conspiracy, so far a* the evidence was concerned. The two gentleman walked up to the bench, shook hands with and thanked the Judge heartily. Mr. George Williams testified that lie was on hand at the winding up of the difficulty; that he was at a neigh bor’s when he heard otf the arrest, and went to see if he could help old man Williams give >a bond. He had no weapon but a pocketknife. Ho didn’t speak a word to the officers except about the bond. Doesn't know that he said he could get 800.000 bond for the old man, but remembers something of the kind. Denied teCllng the officers that It would he dangerous for them If they didn't lake bond. Here Dr. Johnson reported the se rious Illness of Mr. Bob Williams, and recommended hi* removal from Jail. The court directed that If he could givo a 8500 bond for appenrance at the next term of court ho might go home. Col. Free’ n put the court on notice that he would- like to establish Mr. Bob WKlfams' Innocence at tho same nitii the others, but Judge Speer refused to nllotv a ease to be tried with 'id the present* of Ihe defendant. Mr. !». O. K'-Ily ewoiY tint he simply starti-I out of old man Luclu i Wili- lactuf house with th • gun when ho beanfi tti* disturbance In the yard, but bail ni Intimation that ■ deputy nuer- were there. He did not raise the gun to shoot—never aimed a gun at his felloivman In hi* life, nnd had al ways tried to do right. Waa a good Sunday-eKhool man. Taught a ejass at Sunday school. Rarely mlnsed attend ing. Old . man Williams "cussed him mightily" for not using the gun on the officers, regretting that such a coward ly man should have married one of his daughters. The old man was very wicked nnd used very bad language, witness was sorry to say. Witness was somewhat excited, for he never had n mam to draw a gun on him, as Dep uty Poore had done, and he refused to surrender the gun because he thought It ought to satisfy the marshals to get tne weapon* from the old man. He promised not to use the gun nor to let anybody else use it. Ac tried to hide if was the reason another mas got It when the rescuing party ui.lvcd. He was a justice of the peace and tried to show the men that they ought to abide by the law of the land. He re spected the court's mandates and con stantly prayed to God to show him bow to do right. He couldn’t hove any In fluence with old man Williams because the old man was mad and he was a very stubborn old man when he was ung.-y. Witness had promised to send the handcuff’s to the officers, when the officers found that Itv.-y were obliged to get out without old man Williams or their handcuffs either, but Mr. W. B. Fussell had borrowed them and had not returned thtfm. He acted In good faith toward the officers, as he always does toward everybody. The officers "reeotnimended" him for hlo treatment cf them. Witness did not know any of the men who were armed though he lived In that community. He thought he knew the man who was sitting behind the bushes with a hat hiding the lower part of Ills face and whisker*, by holding It between his teem. He inougnt iuere were eight or ten men in te crowd. Ho had been a member of the Methodist church ever since he was 14 yearn old. Didn’t try to resist the officers, 'but had always tried to abide by tho law, and tried to prevent trouble. Ho knew of nobody who hqd guns, mid when the court naked him 4f the deputy marshals were frightened by one gun .and that one was In Ills hands, he replied that there acre other*, but he didn't know who had them. Lucius Williams carried his gun on the Sabbath day because he wait very wicked and didn’t Intend to l>e arrested. Tho evourt: "Does Mr. Williams gp to 8untlay school?" "Oh. yes, sir. "Hcnv i* it that he Is so wicked, then?" "Well, lie Is Just wicked In using language that Isn't Sunday school lan guage.” It had been conceded by witnesses for both sides that W. P Fumell was not present on the occasion of*tho rescue. Although he had a Winchester, a pistol and a pocketknife In his px-nesston, he testifi.-d that ha was perfectly willing to be arrested after he had once skipped out across the field, leaving hlo buggy in the rood. He had heard that deputy marshal* and United States eourti! iianiueii a iuiiow prvtay tvugaix, and has went down Into the field to think over ths matter and see whether he could moke up bis mind to be ar rested. He did not resist the officer*, and had ample time to escape them when he waa finally arrested. He got the handcuffs as D. O. Kelly had stated. The court: "Didn't the marshal* treat you we’.l?” "Oh yes.” lie was traveling around that night to see the county commiselnners about a contract for a bridge, though the court euspected that he was going about p<» • lie n< Iglib re. !. remember threatening to use a new box of cartridges to whip the men who had arrested old man Williams. Macomb McDermott was not at th* scene of the trouble and didn't want to be. Tills was corroborated by sev eral witnesses. It wasn’t proven that Mr. George Williams went down to the scene from Mr. Tillman’s house atfter the news bad reached the bouse that they want ed Mr. Tillman's gun down there. ■Mr. Wells and .Mr. Wilcox and Mr. B. C. Phillips lentil ed us to the general good onaracter ot ail tile detemiams. It was sought to prove Mr. W. B. Fus- Rtall'ta bn A" Ch« iNCt", tiros* rnnort* that he had been indicted for killing the deputy sheriff of n neighboring county and also that be had shot one of the Dormlnice, but It was not shown under what circumstances the 3hooting oc curred or how It reflected on defend ant's character. Mr. McLean anil Mr. AEegood were also prominent wit nesses. Mr. W. B. Jones, ordinary of Telfair county, and Mr. McRae all testified, with the preceding witnesses, that all of the defendants bore a good char acter and were not likely to partici pate In a riotous act of the kind charged. ■Mr. W. B. Fuesell stated that he fired the second shot and wa* entirely on the ’defensive In the difficulty with Mr. Dorminy, and that he knew nothing of the killing of the deputy sheriff: that he was perfectly, able, willing and anxious to establish an alibi. He had been to court three different times with Ills witnesses, hut had failed to get a hearing, even after demanding It. Dr. Price's Baking Powder UvhtonS labor. Housekeenens know that It eaves a world of work. WHY THEY WILL COME. Reason Why tho Cotton Mills Will Come to tho Cotton Fields. Washington, Feb. 4—The New York World of this morning has the following editorial: A Republican journal ean seo nothing in tho proposed removal of Massachusetts cotton mills to tho south except “an object lesson in protection” to tlio southern people. Tim cotton factories will go south In oliedi- enco to natural laws. The change has been inevitable since tho abolition of slaver;/, tho advont of free labor at the south, tho creatiou there of a o immercial aud industrial spirit and the budding of adoquato linos of trans portation. The mills are being transplanted, as one of tlieir managers nays, because tho principal staplo is grown t leru and borattso labor and fuel are cheaper, taxes lower and tho ciimato more favorablo. Tlio tmsircrcf ono of the Lowell mills puts tho matter clearly in these Vords: “Tho fact is, wo can no longer make plain sheetings and drill* at s profit in tho north. AgainBt $2 per ton for coal in the south, wo must pay »4 to I4.au. me climate down thero Is milder and it doos uot requite so much coal to l oit tho mills, Tho msnufacturers there cau bay their cotton off the market wsgon. Wo must psy freight and brokerage, giving them ail advunco of one cent p*r pound ou tint rtw cotton, which by itaoli is a lair profit for a mill making coarse yarn geo Is. The labor, too, costs (iu per cent, of what it does bore, and down there tho taxation is not quite ono half what ft is in Lowell." ho tar as tho "object lesson iu prot M-tiou" is concerned, tho transferenco of tho mills to to tho south renders high tariff more titan over unnecessary. Wo ltavo tho authority of Becrctary Blaine and of ottr consular reports sinco his day for the statement that the labor cost in cotton is less in New Euglsntl mills than in Great Britain. The cost of fuel and ui living expenso.-t is greater in Massachusetts than in England. But now that this disad vantage is to bo ovorcoato by a removal to the "outi' and the mills can "liny tlieir cotton from the market wagons,” while thoir foreign competitors must pay for 5.0UU miles of trans portation on tho fibre, tho American manu facturers no more need the 45 per cent, pro tection which the present ta Iff givi s them than the miners of Newcastle need protection for their coal. This is the "object lesron" of ihe hogira of tho mills. R^ECULIAR In combination, pro- * portion and preparation of ingredi ents, Hood’s Sarsaparilla possesses great curative value. You should TRY ITs LUMBER TRUST To Be Formed In the Soitlb—(Michigan M n Interested. Atlanta, Feb. I.—(SpeaMl.)—A party of 100 Michigan lumbermen will arrive In A tain ta on a epeclal train next Sat urday morning. From 'here the party goes to Macon and Savannah, and Is billed to reach Macon at 4:30 o'clock on Saturday, the fifih. They will romhfn there several hours and then go on to Savannah. The Michigan lumbermen are coming South to inspect tho Geor gia timber lands. In connection with t-he announcement of Kieir coming l-t is learned that an organized movement Is now being mod'* in Oeorsla and Ala bama for the formation of a syndicate composed of all the mill men of there two pt'a'te*. When the syndicate Is com pleted the plan I* to combine -witfii Mis sissippi, Louisiana and Arkanets syn dicates tihert are already In existence, and with these mates form a big Cum ber trust -to control the prices of all the yellow pine lumber got out in tho South. It leak* out today that a secret alteri ng of Atobainia • and Georgia lumber men was held here last v/eek to perfect their plans. At tills mretiins the whole scheme was discussed and an agent was put in the field tn Georgia nnd an- ct'her In Alabama to travel the two state* over and complete the organiza tion of syndicates. Theso agents are now at work. The Cumber market has been all to pieces for a good while and this Was re sulted in the organization of the trust now 'being formed to put up price*. LAID TO REST. BamcsviU*. Feb. 4—(8pcc!*l.l—’The funeral of Captain J. II. Mitchell, who died Hattirday evoitiug. took plico in Zubulon this afternoon snJ wss largely attended. His loss is greatly mourned. The Human Electrical Forces \ How They Control the Organs of the Body. The electrical forco of the human body, ta (be nerve fluid may be termed, h aa espe cially attractive department of science, as it exerts so marked an influence ou the health of tho nrnns of tlio body. Nervo force Is produced by tho brain and conveyed by means of the nerves to the various orzans of the Indy, thussupplyin* tho litter with the vitality necessary to la- sure their iicaltli. Tho pneuroogastrlc nerve, us shown bore, may bo said to tie the molt Important ofthaentlro nerve sys tem. as it supplies tho heart, lours, stomach, bowels, etc., with the nervo force necessary to keep them active and healthy. As will bo seen by the cutthe Ion* nerve descending from tho base of the brain nnd tcrmir.atlnzlntbo botv- e!s Istliopmiumozastrlc. while the numerous lit-, lie branches supply tlio heart, luas* •»'•"*-' ach with necessary vi tality. When tbs brain becomes in any way dis ordered by Irritability nr exhaustion, the nerve force which It supplies lstcisened, and tho cr eam receiving tho di minished supply are con sequently weakened. Physicians generally fall to recognize, the Importance of this feet, but treat the nrxan Itself Instead of ths cause of the trouble The noted specialist, Franklin Milr s. M. i>., LL. H., has giren the greater part of Ills life to the study of this subject, and the principal discoveries concerning ft are due tohls efforts. I>r. Miles’ Hestoratlre Nervine, tbs unri valed brain and nerve food. Is prepared oo the principle that all nervous and many other diflk-ultles originate from dtaordrra of the neiverenten. Ita wonderful eucceeelneurin* tbene disorders le Mettled to by thousands In ererypartof the land. Reslorattre Nervine cores sleeplessness, nervous prostration, dirtiness, hysteria, eex- ual doldllty, fit. Vitus dimes, epilepsy, etc. It Is free from opiates or dangerous drugs. II tstoldonaperitive guarantee by all drag- ghu. nr sent direct by the Dr. Mile* Medical (kxTtlkhart, Ind, on receipt of price.fi pe* bottle, tlx buttles fot 55, cxtrcca prepati oi’ Brooklyn Troll} Lines—Tlieir Authority Questioned. fRBVBNTKD WORKMEN’S MEETING tlie I*olIr« to Keep The Froii ting. Brooklyn, Feb. 4.—Barely 2,000 people assembled in front of tho city hall this afternoon and the grand demonstration planned by tho strikers to ovenawo tho clvlo authorities, waa a failure, at least as fas as force o fnpmbers was con cerned. Master Workman Connelly had announc ed that 20,000 peopflo would centalnly bo present and possibly double that number. Mayor Shieren at the eleventh hour, de cided that his proclamation two weeks ago commanding people to refrain from congregating on the streets or squares ot tho city is still in force, and under di rections from him tho police cleared tho city hall square of tho crowd which as sembled In responso to the order of Con nelly and others of the executive com mittee of the strikers. The men sro Indignant at the action of the authorities in refusing them th time-honored right to assemble for the purpose of petition and prayer for reliet from unjust usnge. Whle they were rebuffed by the policemen In front of the city hall, their leader entered by the rear door and was permitted to carry his bundle of petitions to the council cham ber. where tho board of aldermen, after a brief discussion passed 9 by a vote ol ten to eight; the resolution prayed for, and revoked the grants of the Brooklyr City and Atlantic Avenue Trolley Compa nies. The action of tho board, even If It es capes the mayor’s veto, which is not like ly, Is not expected to have a serious elTect on tho companies. Tho power of tho board or aldermen to summarily revoke the rights granted common car riers Is questioned, and the aldermen themselves are somewhat haxy as to how they can hope to enforce their action Should tho proceedings before the attor ney-general in Albany result In the for feiture of the company’s charter, the ac- tion of the common council today would become operative, but otherwise, It wli have little effect. It was 1:30 p. m. when word was given the strikers, who were assembled at their headquarters, Mugges Hall, to march upon the city hall. There -were '300 people In the building and as many more .n thr street in front of the hall. They swung to Fulton street and started down to wards the seat of municipal government. Tho men marched by twos, threes, o? by* tho half doren. People on tho side walks cheered them, and the men cheer ed back except when a trolley car mann ed by non-union ipen, dashed through their ranks. Then they shouted "scab” , ! •■<>'.: t h< Ir li ? it ni-durnifl .it.d conductors. Several hundred men wer« hanging about tho street corners in tin vicinity of th Joined the tho hall crowd ci about l.( Scattered about tho triangular openin.:, In which tho city hall stands, vvoro near ly 1,000 people attracted out of curiosity, and who were kept moving along the i*l !u- vvalks by 200 policemen. Inspector Mr- Keller was in charge of the police ar rangements. He had a squad of twen ty-five ?u>untc(l ollce in reserve In tho barracks of the municipal building and 100 patrolmen In tho first precinct sta tion house, about three blocks away It was 1:45 p. m. when the procession reached the hall where the men had halted. They stood In the street facing the hall and pressed forward aa If to over-whelm the few policemen on th plava. For a moment there was some thin* liko a crowd In front of the city hall. rrobtLbly 2,000 people faced th main entrance. Then 100 bhia coats held In reserve at the station house marched upon the pkixa and deploying to the right and left with sticks down, pushed the crowd back to tho opposite curb. Ths mounted police. In Owo detachments, rode through Fulton and Court atreett and helped drive the people from In front of the city hall. The crowd melter away at once. Thero was only one case of actual clubbing. One of the mounted officers, not satisfied with the slow movmenta of the men swung hf cub and struck Peter McDonald, laying open the.scalp. The man waa taken tc the station houso and his wound dreasc by an ambulence surgeon. Daniel Llndon waa arrested for refusing to move on. DENIES TIIE CHARGE That the Steamer Cratbio Abandoned tlio Elbo to Her Fate. I London, Fob. 4.—Mr. Mnflfat, tho owner of the steamer Crathle, has returned to his homo ta Aberdeen from Rotterdam, where he has been making inquiries in regard to the colli sion of his ship with the Elbo. Mr. Moffat says the charge that the Cratbio steamed away immediately alter the collision la untrue. The Crathie was ao seriously damaged that ifc was feared she would sink. Her captaiu thought the other ateamer was standing by to S vc the Crathie assistance should sho require Tho whole of the forecastle of the Crathio [wan torn away and waa hanging alongside, (threatening to knock a whole in the sido of the veasel. A large hole had actually boon made in her bowa. As soon aa tho captain got tho wreckage cleared away ho steamed back to the apot where the collision occurred aud remained there until daylight. Tho last ho saw of the other ship ano waa burning rod lights, and ho thought sho had gone m tho direction oj London. Tho captain, Sir. Moffat saya, is convinced that he did everything that waapoasible under the circumatancos. The captain and crew of the Crathie are detained at Rotterdam pending an official inquiry. COURT IN BROOKS COUNTY. fiix Jlurdercra and tlio Lato Rioters to Bo Tried. gunman, ua., feu. vember adjourned term of the supreme court of Brooks county waa organized by Judgo Uanscll this afternoon. The judge’s charge to the grand Jury was aaid by all to be tho ablest ever delivered in this county. After charging all the statute required ho took up the lato rioting in Brooks county. His re mark* on thi-weroof a vary emphatic nature, lie urged the Jnry to redeem tho fair name <-f tho county ly finding out and indicting every person concerned in the unfortunate affair. This will be the longest session ever held in the county, aa thero are six murderess in jail besides the participant* in tho i u t. BURGLARY AT SANDEIiSVILLE. The Store of II. C. Bo ugh ton Visited B urglaj*. Sandersville, Ga., Feb. 4.—(Special.I—' store of Mr. H. C. Houghton in this city burglarized last night b y part" ! brexl through s targe gtass wfmloir on the fr< Up to this time it la not known who commit the deed, and no trra.t* have bean nu The robber or Ihii rce to> k from the .tor- or three shot guns, about the am. nun.1 pisto e snd * lot of (ftoceriet.
