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About Conyers weekly. (Conyers, GA.) 1895-1901 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1895)
'currant guilty. jHE JURY SAY HE MURDERED POOR BLANCHE LAMONT. flic Verdict Generally Approved--At¬ torneys Will Appeal. ijkeodore Darrant is the murderer {Blanche Lamont. That was the ver ?. 10 f the jury at San Francisco Fri- 1 after being out twenty day afternoon, The verdict minutes. of applause was re te i ve d with a shout from audience who packed the court room* closing of 0 the ,■» great trial scene full of dramatic interest, pathos sa d excitement. The district attor e y ’ 6 peroration was an able effort, kialj by link the chain had been welded until it had been shown be¬ mad doubt that Durrant had murder Jj Blanche Lamont on April 3d by gangulation. charge of Judge Murphy The occu 'pied a little over an hour in delivery. Assoon as the court completed the ebarye Mr. Dickinson took an excep¬ tion on the ground that his honor had jot read the instructions submitted as (ke defense had written them. The jury was then given in charge of two deputy sheriffs and conducted to the jury room. Suppressed excitement was man ifested thoughout the courtroom and tie corridors outside during the wait »lnch succeeded the departure of the pry. There was a great deal of spec¬ ulation as to how long the jury would remain out. On the Fint Ballot. The jury took the first ballot, which was for murder in the first degree. Word was sent at once to the court tnd Judge Murphy sent for the jury. While this was going on Durrant sat in the courtroom beside his counsel conversing with his mother and several other lady friends. As soon as Mrs. Durrant learned (hat the jury was coming in her de¬ meanor changed from one of gayety and a look of dread came over her lace, which was not reflected in that of her son. He stoically watched the jnrymen as they took their seats, as if to get from their features the import of the verdict which their early return portended. As Foreman Dutton pronounced the verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree the large audience which had listened in perfect silence for the words which he was to utter, rose and uttered a yell which echoed far out in the corridors. I Most of those in the audience were [ women. itom them The fell cries which the went of the up upon ear convicted murderer’s mother like a blow and it brought her the first real¬ ization of (lie force of the words of the foremaL Her face was averted as she had nerved herself for the ordeal, but though possessed of marvelous cour a ge, aery burst from her lips, followed by a hysterical outburst of sobs. As he listened intently to the words which sealed his fate Durant par tiaiiy rose from his seat. The look on his face was one of defiance and it was j dress spparent the jury. that he The had first it in mind from to ad¬ his mother cry such changed his mind if he had ; intention. He sat down, turned to his mother, and took her fondly in his arms. As the jurymen marched by Durrant wd his mother they looked sympa¬ thetically upon the sad picture of the ter keeping woman upon the shoulder ot condemned son. Then Judge Murphy announced that “ert Friday Durrant he would pass sentence MjPon [“7 the and at the time he would time for beginning the trial of [Williams. Warrant for the murder of Minnie Meets With Approbation. Tee vordict of the jury meets with pneral tiid approbation. it and it The town is teaath over resembled the af of an election. Durrant Niself takes it coolly and says he has Rot yet lost hope. His attorney will |*ppeal 11 eice to ptions, the supreme the material court for on which a bill FCamulated during the trial. OLD TEMPLE FARM SOLD, the Place Where Cornwallis Sur¬ I rendered In 1781. The farm known as the old Temple Fm, on the York river, at Yorktown, L a -’ kas just been sold to a gentleman F°m Columbus, Ohio. Next to James Ya., the Temple farm is the r Post 0st celebrated, historical, and in many ways the of any farm in the phited States. It is the farm on I~ c h Lord Cornwallis surrendered to r® combined armies of Washington ration LaFavette, October 19, 1781. A of the buildings then standing Ph remain. The farm contained 500 acres and sold for 845,000. L e present owner proposes to make Permanent residence there. Rome, Earthquake Shakes Rome. Italy, was visited by violent of earthquake at 5:40 o’clock , ^aay morning. People were aroused 001 their slumbers and fled to open "Wares, s and the greatest consterna ° a prevailed. EUGENE FIELD DEAD. The Poet Succumbs Suddenly to Heart Failure. Eugene Field, the poet, died at an early hour Monday morning at his home in Chicago of heart failure. He retired Sunday night in fairly good health and apparently slept soundly until daybreak, when his son, who oc¬ cupied the room with him, heard him groan and putting out his hand found that death had already taken place. For some days Mr. Field had been ailing, but it was supposed he was suf¬ fering from his usual stomach trouble, and no serious turn was anticipated. .Dr. Frank Reilly, who was summoned immediately, pronounced death to have been caused by the formation of a clot of blood on the heart. In addition to his newspaper work, Mr. Field has found time to perform much extra labor in the literary field, and has established a reputation as a powerful and clever writer of stories and verse. His last poem of preten¬ sion was Dream Ships, written for and printed in the October Ladies’ Home Journal. He was especially adept in the poems and stories of child life, and his printed books now number a half dozen volumes. He has also made himself famous to the public as a read¬ er of his own stories and verse. Mr. Field was born in St. Louis, Mo., September 2 , 1850, and was 45 years old at the time of his death. He leaves a widow and several children. Among his better known books are the “Denver Tribune Primer,” “Cul¬ ture’s Garlands,” “Little Book of Western Verses,” “Little Book of Profitable Tales,” “Second Book of Verse,” “With Trumpet and Drum,” “Echoes from the Sabine Farm,” The News in Washington. The announcement of the 6 udden death of Eugene Field proved a great shock to his numerous friends at the national capital. He was known per¬ sonally by a large number of the pub¬ lic men and newspaper writers of Washington, by whom he was not only admired for his skill as a writer of prose and verse, but highly esteemed lor his genial social qualities. HENRY JONES DEAD. Passing Away of a Widely Known Journalist. Hon. Henry Jones, who has been well known in political St- circles, both in r-i Georgia • and j in • \V aehlDgton i • . died j,- in the latter city Tuesday afternoon after an illness of several days with fever. Although it was known that he was severely _ __ ill i bis death was _______, unex pected, as it had been but a short time since he had been on the street and mingling among his friends in the city. Mr. Jones was about 52 years of age. He was a native of Maine, but came south early in life and engaged io jour¬ nalistic work, his first engagement be ing with the Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist. He gained a repu¬ tation as a writer while serving that paper, and showed a special fondness and aptitude for statistical and politi¬ cal matters. After a short engagement in Florida, Mr. Jones became connected with the Washington Post and remained with that paper for several years. When Hon. A. H. Colquitt was elect¬ ed to the United States senate from Georgia, he chose Mr. Jones as his private secretary and he served the senator with the greatest ability until his death severed the connection. He then became secretary to Senator Walsh, Senator Colquitt’s successor. He was recently made secretary of the American Bimetallic League and was filling that position at the time of his death. Mr. Jones was possessed of a re¬ markable memory and was a fluent and interesting talker. As a correspondent he was active, and his letters were al¬ ways of a most entertaining character. a FAS I” TRAIN To He Operated Between Chicago and Atlanta. A revolution in the operation of southern railway lines was inaugurated Sunday when the limited train over the Chicago and Eastern Illinois road started for Atlanta on a record break¬ ing fast run. The train left Chicago Sunday aftci noon at 5:10 and arrived in Atlanta Monday afternoon at 4 o’elock. The running time is thus made 22 hours and 50 minutes, the fastest regular running time ever made between At¬ lanta and Chicago, except the Chicago Herald’s - special exposition edition train. This will be a regular daily tram hereafter between the Gate City of the northwest and the Gate City of the south. RAISIN CROP SHORT. California May Be Behind as Much as a Thousand Cars. The conclusion has been reached at Fresno, Cal., from data gathered dur¬ ing the past few days that the raisin crop will be materially short iu com parison with last year’s output, The shortage is variously estimated at from 250 to 1,000 cars. Up to the 20 th instant twenty cars have gone forward from this district and ship¬ ments have practically c Based since that date. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report towder ABMmiTBBf PURE Postal Telegraphy. A well-known inventor and electri¬ cian announces hie firm conviction that it is time to get out of the telegraph its full working value, and that it ought now to be used for the carriage of the mails, not in the physical sense, but literally, all the same. He believes that 40/100 or 50,000 letters of about fifty words each between Chicago and New York could every day be profita¬ bly sent over a couple of copper wires at a rate of 12 or 15 cents apiece. Thousands of such letters now pay 12 cents in the mail to insure the saving of half an hour after a journey of twenty-four hours. The plan is based necessarily on “machine telegraphy,” which has been on trial before and not gone very far. An Excess of Politeness. They tell it of a member of a well known club that he never, under any circumstances, forgets to be polite. The relations between the gentleman and his wife have been strained for years. Last week matters culminated in a row, which resulted in a separa¬ tion. When the war of words was at its height the wife cried, bitterly: “Then you love me no longer?” * ‘Madame, ” replied the husband, with his very best bow, “I have that happi¬ ness.” Even in that trying moment he knew how to live up to his reputation.—Tit Bits. To Our Lady Readers. Nine-tenths of the women of the world are afflicted with some of the complaints famil¬ iarly known as “Female Diseases,’’ or "Womb Troubles.” There is scarcely a family sister, but has an idolized daughter, a cherished or a desrly loved mother who suffers agonies that are endured in silence to protect hermod'-sty. month Proper treatmept is postponed from liumi month iating to by dread of a physicians' examination, or surgeon’s knife. Most of .^edTwl, the intelligent norance among even most classes of women regarding their natural f unct jons and organs of generation, published owing to so little information having been in hie matter. 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Marvin, Wholesale Wai-dtng, Rinnan & Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. taken internally, Hall’s Catarrh Cure is acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of I be system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. It Never Falls, Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy has been on the market for several years, and the universal verdict is that it never fails to accomplish for its all work. It is a mild and efficient remedy stomach and bowel diseases. Its use does not Interfere with bus ness or pleasure, but adds to both. Nearly all diseases are caused by in¬ digestion. Stop it and your health will be perfect. A few doses of Tyner’s Dyspepsia bottle. Remedy will do it. Price 60 cents per For sale by all druggists. Hog Raisin* Extraordinary. Two acresmulberriei fatten 85 hogs. Tbes hogs were turned in th» orchard in May and kept there till September eating nothing but mulberries and were perfectly fat when taken out. They were fed a little corn to harden the meat and then killed. Two acres of mulberry trees 6 m 8 ft. high cost *30.00-what are 85 fat hogs worth? For best kinds of mul¬ berries write for new catalogue which is sent free. Address W . D. Reatie, Atlanta, Oa, Mrs- Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma¬ tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle FITS stopped free by Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. Vo fits after first dav’s use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and $2.OOtrialbot¬ Phila.. Fa. tle free. Dr. Mine, 931 Arch St., I cannot speak too highly of Piso's Cure for Consumption.—Mrs. Frank Mobbs, 21o W . 22i St., New York, Oct. 29, 1894. Walking Won Id Often be a Pleasure were it not for corn?. These pests are removed with Hindercorns. 15c. at druggists. World’s Fair! HIGHEST AWARD. J i PERANUM IMPERIAL; [Prescribed by Physicians [Relied \ on in Hospitals! 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