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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA. GA„ TUESDAY. AUGUST 30. 1887. ( Yob HAT THINK ttere U no net hoping for one car lmmmfo,andam neglect m ertecrOe. blgnyaaeee IgawnolgVnradWOln aaU,ntattndaemeo aod,yam j vib nvrd |«» dlfa'I eidnalbe, BepeelaBy mhm yen id, not pay a cent more than you have elwaye paid/or yaw paper, and get to led and cheeped to America, JflWmrtte aTOtrca. CRIMES AND CRIMINALS Whites and Blacks Exchange „• Shots With Fatal Results. A NEGRO'S ASSAULT UPON A LADY ' SaoATTO, On-, Augnat 71.—{Bpedal.J—'Th* moat extern.!.* >nd f.ul tragedy on neord In D.Kalb county m enacted In thU qnlet, modest Tiling* this afternoon. Itni tho kill- l3r ol Mr. J. X. Hunt, the marshal, th* dangerous and prob*hly fatal wounding at Mr. T. H. drivers, an aa-marriial, nnd th* killing of a negro known as Wesley Hubert. Over thsea thousand negro* men, women and children gathered at the tabernacle yester day, the occasion being a Sunday«kool oole- bralion Toward* 4 o’clock two or thro* darkies In Hie crowd exhibited unmistakable signs of drunkenness, and soon became offensive to tire quiet, orderly negroes, plaint neither officer did anything. Finally one of the drunken crowd, Wesley Hubort, a ■macular fellow, drew a pistol from hto hip pocket, and, flourishing It about his head, bo- gan talking boisterously. Several negrooa raauxo ouTBAoan at itunsRT S wcrrtx, (ought th* protection of the officers, and going up to Baillll Rodgers, said: “Please take that negro out of there. Me is drunk and rowdy and will certainly hurt some one with that pistol.” "Da you want him taken eut?" askod tho .’""Certainly we do,” answered the negro who appeared to b* tho loader. Hu bert had hla pistol, a British hull dog, In his hand when Marshal Hurst reached him. His hand waa high above his head with a fingor on the trigger and tho pistol was making a cir cle through the air. Baying Ills hand upon ghs negro's shoulder, tho marshal said quietly: "Horo, this won't do. Put up that pistol and lot’s go outside." Hubert turned upon the officer savagely and lor an Instant an affray was Imminent. Mar- Chid Hurst was calm, and looked the negro aquarelylnthoeye. Th* negr* observed all this, and in a few seconds a staff* spread ovor his faoe, and saying: "All right!” Foremost among these Were Jack Goldimlth and Henry Goldsmith, and through tho lawless spirit they exhibited the crowd soon became reckless. Jack Gold- tonlth saw hla opportunity, and stepping for- irird, nidi "You can't arrest that man. Turn him ^Marshal Hurst placed one hand upon the prfsonor and tho other near his lilp pookot, re* marking: ’ “Hero; w* want no trouble now. Stand ftfido.'* ' “Oh, by G-d, wo ain’t afraid of yonr pin* tol,” Mid Goldsmith, “for wo are aa well ' heeled aa you are.” Marshal Hurst mado no reply to the remark, but began pushing his prisoner forward. IIo had takon only a few steps, however, when the CKOWD RUSIIKD UP AMD, RESCUING Hubert, started off with him. Tboro were fully fifty negro©® about the darkey, and see ing that he could not arrest hhn without •bedding blood, tho officor stopped to ono side. Tho negroes returned to Hubort, and In all probability would hare gotten him away but tor the reckless lawlessness of some of tho pogroos, who said that they would not run and that niST DABKD TUI OFFICII! TO AIRIST THEM. Of oourse this only increased the feeling, and When those about the rescued prisoner leared that the. bailiff had gone for a warrant, the fool ing became more intense. TUI FIGHT OPIHS. Just above the depot, two hundred yards or more fioin the tabernacle, Is a cut in the rail road. As the negroes entered this cat Marshal Horst mw the bailiff returning. In his hand Mr. Rodgers held a white official looking paper which Mr. Hurst, of course, recognized as a warrant. With Mr. llodgen were Mr. Anstin, sheriff of Dekalb county, and Mr. T. II. Chtvcre, an ex-icarshal of the place. In th* cut the potto* pans* called upon the negroes to stop and surrender Hubort. Hubert was |n the very midst of the crowd, which Is variously estimated st from fifty to one hun dred persons. The negroes halted at the chal- lenge and with (Batterings faced about. Mar- ibal Hurst took tho lead, and advancing, said: “We don’t want any trouble, but we want that man, and we are going to have him; so give him up quietly and go on about your bail- people, but we must let the Jaw take course. We want the men who have doue tho crime, but we went them in jail. We must not have a heir of their heads harmed. You ell know the Goldsmith boys and we must find who the other negro is. Cen you arrest them 7” About this time Captain Ed. Cox, of At lanta, and his son Willie reached the town. Captain Cox lire* here, and having heard ol the killing, birried home to protect nis family. Captain Cox knows everybody in tl county and whpn Mayor Kirkpatrick M' him he made an appeal to him to assist * the arrest. “All right.” Mid the captain, “if I can find them I will bring them. Como on, ray son.” The captain and his sou rode away. They went direct to the depot. Thrco hundred to four hundred negroes were gathered abont the building, all talking loud and excitedly. Into their midst Captain Cox and ttTB FOURTKIN-TFAR-OLD HOT ROM. Through the crowd they went, and then out again. As they passed out WilJle Cox re marked: “Papa, Is it Jack Goldsmith you want?” “Yes. Do you know him 7” “Of couno-I know him, and he is in that In a second a dozen black hands were eeen to sock m many hip pockets, and a terri ble calm ensued. Neither side spoke, ULT BOTH WKHR DESPBRATR, the whites determined to have Hubert, and the blacks determined to keep him. Booing that treublo was inevitable, Marshal Hunt started to walk Into tho very midst of the mob to reclaim his prisoner, but almost before his foot had loft the ground Jack Goldsmith leaped forward, an ugly knife in hand. As ho •prang forward a big negro grabbed him with a View to lioldiiglilm. Goldsmith tried teshnko himself freo aud continued te advance. As he did so tho row became almost a certainty and pistols were drawn. As the weapons camo out they came ready for service and in a second there wm a report. Then another 4nd another until the people of the town thought a battle Was raging. At the tint slu t—no one knows Who tired it, whether white man or negro. Marshal Hurst threw his hand to hie side ami •ank to the ground. This wm seen by all, but Instead of quelling the row it made it worse and RRFOBT AFTF.U RRPORT RANG OUT •ntll tho sir was piogimut with the smell of bunted gun powder. The negroes were largely in the majority, and when the fight was at its higho«trpitcl£Mr. W. F. PatUlo, the iusurance mau, with pistol in hand, sprang Into the fray. His revolver went fast and quirk, and with his appearanee the negroes began to weaken, and turning, fled. As thqy left the ground the otttceM looked into the cut Rid discovered tho marshal lying upon his Side ani>arently dead. leaning against the S de of Urn cut a fnw feet away waa Mr. hirers. His face waa pale aud his ahirt front Was being dyed red quite rapidly. Further up was a negro lying between the rails flat upon his back and motion- lese- Mr. Austin. Mr. PatUlo aud Mr. Rodgers hurried to their w hit® comrades. Those Who went to the marshal observed SIGNS OF un, RUT SO WEAK AND FATRT that*careful examination was necessary to discover them, lu a second the faint pulsa tion ceased, and tboa* U ruling over the wave •fficer knew lie wm lead. While Mr. Rodgers end Mr. Austin were Wald® Mr. Hurst, Mr. PatUlo went to Mr. Shearers. He was leaning •gainst the bank almost iu a faint. “Are you hurt. Totnf asked Mr. PatUlo. ^“Yes. but uol much,” he auswerod. "Go to Tdbe; he is hurt more than I aiu.” Mr. PatUlo knew by this time that Hurst Wee deal), bwt fearing to tell Mr. Olivers ho Railed Mr. Rodgers and Mr. Austin to him and assisted the wounded umu away. By this time a large crowd had gathered. Tim tiring bad becu heard in the town and tho people turned out rn mass®. When the extint of the tragedy became known < i .!u» streets the feeling was Intense. Men ai.- I them*dvrs with pistols, shot guns •nd rii% m.1 vengatice was vowed. la\or Kirkpatrick mw his opportunity th” hesitancy prevalent and ad- mi moderation. -Then to the men coo- J the mayor said: v A greet outrage ha® been heaped upon our “Where?” “Right in there,.’ said the boy, stopping his bone. The two turned about and rode into the crowd again. In the very centre of it Jock Goldsmith and his brother were siting on the end of a crosstie. The captain mw them he cause his boy pointed them out, and riding up. lie stopped. In a second his pistol covered ono. whilo his son following the example cov ered the other. “Jack,” Mid the captain,”1 want you, end I don’t want to hurt yon, but If you move I’LL KILL YOU, and If ITenry moves that boy will do the ume for him.” “Now,” continued the captain, turning to the crowd, “if any of you male a motion, I'll give you a ball.” No one moved, no one spoke and then the captain turned to the Goldsmiths again, saying: “Jock, you and Henry get up and move. Go out just tlmt way. Movo.” The two negroes, side by side, moved off, The negroes around made way for thorn, and in a few minutes the pair, carefully guarded, were walking toward the jail. The capture of the two men spread rapidly and almost before Captain Cox reached tho court house quite » crowd was thoro. The CROWD WAS A MAD OKI and a sight of the negroes made it worse. Mut- terings of reveuge were heard, and as the poo- pie began crowding around them trouble ap peared imminent. Captain Cox clung to tho men. nnd to tho crowd Mid: “Boys, get the keys and put ’em in jail and we will got the other.” Several persons began questioning the ne groes. Jack did all tho talking. Ho denied haviug hod a imiid in tho killing, and when asked who tho tall, yellow negro was said he did not know. It was generally bolioved that smith’s remark that he did not know him in- censed the crowd, and some ono said: “Wo ought to hang him up and make him toll who ho is.” “No, we won’t,” said an old gentleman with White hair. “There Is the courthouso. We have LAWS, COURTS AM) .JCIiJnS, and wo will let tliein handle tills cos* Tho remark inct with almost universal favor and in a short time tho two negroes were in jail soruro from mobs. This was about dark, and aliout this time information was received that tho yollow negro was seen near Moll’s storo. Instantly Chief Connolly, with Officers Thompson, Simpson and Buchanan, started for the storo. Thoro they learned that tho negro's name was Max Pritchett, and that ho lived on Mr. Hid Phelan’s place. About nlno o’clock ho arrived and together the party sought Mr. Phelan's plantation. At his mansion tho officers ascer tained that the negro lived a half mile away. Through woods, over fences, across ravines they walked until they reochod the house. It was in a grove AND WAS QUICKLY SURROUNDKD, and a tap on tho door waa given. There was no response and a louder kuock followed. “Who’s thoro 7” camo from within, in a woman’s voice. “Opon the door. Thoiherlff,” answered Mr. Austin. A racket lnsido induced the boliof that Pritchett was in and was trying to got away. Kvenr window and every door was carefully watched. Presently a light flashed through fho window, and in a short time a door was oponod. Tho sheriff stepped in and a woman and three children greeted him. The house was couched, but no man could bo found. His clothing, coat, pants, vast, shoes and hat, were on tho floor, but tho nagro had gone. The woman Mid that ha had been away since dark, but the officers did uol believe it, and a “lay out” for the night wm arranged. now THR NEGRO GOT AWAY. Those who were engaged in the fight al wort most positively that the ball which killed te marshal camo from a pistol in Pritchett's hand. He soomed a very demon* aud with coolness and rapidity fired straight at those before him. As to his responsibility for the death of tho marshal there seems no dptlbi. Aim WE TO IIATB MOUR WAH? ,' About one o’clock this morning Mr. I/inf- iord, of Atlanta, a brother-in-law of the d*-ail marshal, reached the town. Ho reports (hat he passed a crowd of n hundred negroes on Decatur street uu their way to Decatur, aud that thalr object was tho rescuo of the prison er*. Governor Gordon mnnngod to got a messago through lietwecu 8 and 0 o’clock. lfo tender ed the militia in tho interest of |»cace, and offored to seud down military companies to - i®ll further disturbance if the authorities at iwatur decreed it necessary. A reply waa sent to tin* governor thanking him for his offer and stating that tho iniiiUa was not needed. The Decatur riot caused quite a feeling throughout tho city. Tho negroes especially manifesting great interest. Durlug tho night there were all kinds of rumors about Indigna tion meetings, incendiary speeches and rescu ing partios, but careful investigations failed to develop anything. Lato in the night tho fol lowing letter was sent to Thr Constitution : Atlanta, (fa., August &, 1»7. , ... To his Kxcclcncy, Gov. >hn It. Gordon: We. the colored Pv*p1o o* Atlanta, m they »ra rail ml L\w Breakers, ire Indignant over th® meas ures taken l«r t ••• Law Breaking whites or Atlnnla concerning the E ot tn Decatur. Decatur Is not hi folum county, *ud chief Connolly nor any other otliclala of Ail tun county have no rower out aide of fid.ton county without your eider*. We, the ro e-died law ITeakers consult your Kxelcncy. As we are tn Hedincas at auy atomeut*uotke to Reinforce and Protect our Itacc and R *hta P.R-We desire© ■one to Decatur himself no Misting Money ('rentes Trouble. Macon, Ga., August 22.—(Special.]—On Saturday last Mr. Jamea A. Jackson.of Wash ington county, swore out warrants for his brothsra-in-law, Robert Walker, principal, and Frank Walker, accessory, and they were re leased cm their own recognizance to before a Justice commitment court this week. Colouel Dick Harris, of flandersville, will represent the state In tbs case, which wm re ported in these columns last week. It appears that Mrs. Walker, mother of the boys, and of Mrs. James A. Jackson, had ac cumulated a considerable sum of money, sup posed to amount to some fourteen hundred dol lars, which she had kept in her bed room. During her Illness a young lady attendant mw Robert Walker several times with the keys, and when the funeral occurred Ilia house wm securely fastened, while the family attend ed the funeral. Ongoing to'the trunk after the funeral, Mrs. Jackson found that the money wm missing, and she and her husband took im mediate steps to rerover It. Detective Shackleford was scat for and went dow n to work It up. The result of his invee- tigations was the evidence above gi\en, and on this Mr, Jackson felt warranted in sweariug out warrants. It is Mid that the com is likely to prove a very interesting one, and may lead to sensa tional developments before It is settled. How m boutU Carolina Darker Was Sur prised. Asnaaaait, 8. C., Aura. 123.-Mo. I.rncb, . n<1tn<, called at the bouse of Mm. Mile. erucr, in the alwcnce of her husband, and presented a note purporting to have been writ ten by Joe bummers, a white man,with whom 'Verner had been in litigation, instructing him to get certain papers. Upon Mrs. Werner’s refusal to produce them. Lynch said he would “have them or cut her d-d throat.” She Mid: I civil life ho has Since been a useful citizen. “Well, I will get them for you, then, rather Mr. K. C. McAfee, In speaking of tho trial, than bo killed/’ She then produced a doublo- mentioned a singular Incident in connection barrelled shotgun, at tho sight of which 1 “ uu thn trn *°* when ho got tho load from one barrel, and about tho time he recovered, the contents of the second were poured into him. The negro managed to escape, but Is thought to have been mortally hurt. _ Nashville, Tenn., August 22.—[Special.]— Leo McGar, a brick mason, 19 years old, was going to tho circus tonight, and borrowed a derringer and stuck it in his pocket. While crossing the platform at Linck’s hotel, he storied to pull It out and put it In another pocket. It caught In his clothes and was dis charged, tho ball passing through his loins from side to side. He wm carried to his home, innnrthcmt Nashville, and will die. It was tho first tin*) he ever had a pistol on him. Rogardus and Suspender Jack had a fight after tho circus performance this aftemoun, and both were arrested and put under bond. Each got out a state’s warrant against the other, charging assault and battery. The cases will all be tried tomorrow. Brutal Treatment of on Old Lady by Tramps. Minneapolis, August 29,—A bold outrage Maple Grove was lust evening reported to tho police. D. L. Hiller lives upon a farm near that place with his mother and brothers. Yesterday morning, while the brothers were alisent from the house, two men called and Mkcd for something to cat. Mrs. Hiller com plied with their request, and .when they had finished eating ono of them picked up a poker and threatened to kill her. The old lady begged them to spare her life, whereupon the brutes dragged her to a cistern and throw her in. Tho cistern is twelve feet deep, and was half full of water, but Mrs. Hiller clung to tho lead pipe of tho pump, and managed to keep alloat until noon, when her sons returned, and she was token out In an exhausted condition. Investigation showed that tho tramps had ransacked nnd abstracted 9170 in cosh, and 8-1,390 in certifi cates of deposit in the First National hank, of Minnnaprlfs. Mr. Hiller Is sixty-five years of age, aud it is feared the shock from tho brutal treatment she received may result fatally. with Freeland, one of the parties to the trage dy, who was hung. .. . “Bazil Overby, of Atlanta, wm speaking In defense of Freeland, and pointing his index finger towards him and addressing tho junr, ex claimed: ‘That man is m Innocent of this crime as I am.” when the blood begun to pour from his nose in such volume as to over come him. It was half an hour before he could resume speaking. He never did entirely re- cover, but went into a general decline, which ended before many months in death. There was no doubt abou£ Freeland’* guilt, tho evi dence being plain ogAinst him, but Overby be ing a minister and a man of undoubted integ rity he thought perhaps his own brawl assertion of the prisoner’s innocence would sway the jury In his favor. Was it tho judgment of •* offended God 7 Who can toll 7” Close of the Washington County, Texas, Trial. Austin, Tox., August 23.—Tho Washington county election cases, wherein a largo number of citizens were charged with intimidation, destroying ballot boxes and other illegal acts, which have been on trial in the United States district court hero for several days, were brought to a close last night by the jury bring ing in a verdict of not guilty on tlie second count, charging the destruction of ballot boxes by the defendants, and disagreeing as to the count charging conspiracy andInterference with officers. Judge Turner, in ac cordance with the verdict, declared tho defendants not guilty as to the second count and that there had been a mistrial os to tho othor counts and tlioy were continued until the next term of court. The cases were in vestigated by tho senate committco at Wash ington Inst winter and attracted considerable attention at tho time in consoqucnce of tho fact that a number of prominent republicans were compelled to leave WMhington county at short notice, where they had resided for many years and accumulated property which tlioy were compellod to sell at a groat sacrifice*. Prominent mrrlcan in Prison on a Trumped-Up Charge. Galveston, August 23.—Information was received hero today from an entirely authentic sourco that Richard Stewart, living in tho state of Chihuahua, Mox., and having largo interests in Mexico and Texas, has lieen im mured during tho past four months, in Ojcniga, upon a trumped eharge of fraud. During tl.at time ho has been unable to coimnuni- onto with bis friends or officials tliis government, but within tho past ten days it appears ho smuggled out n letter. Ho is a brother of Assistant United Btotos District Attorney Solon 8tewart and a cousin of Colonel Joseph II. 8towari, of Aus- * i. His property is going to min in tho hands tho Mexicans and ho sees no hope of ob taining a fair trial or release from Mexican courts. It is bcllevod that the object of his Incarceration was to obtain his property^ He appeals for government action m his behalf, presenting his condition m deplorablo in tho ;trerao. a The Abandonment of r Wife Who Had Saved lllm. Ringgold, Ga., August 25.—^(Special.]— 1 Tho Courier prints a queer story auont Mr. I. J. Bottom, of James county, Tennessee. Ho came to this place Sunday a week ago and married Miss Rail. Four hours after the happy marriage some parties came from Tennessee, swore out a warrant and had tho young groom arrested and jailed for tho gravo offense of horse stealing. This action on tlio part of the officers almost broko the heart of his bride. As the grief of both partios in belug separated _ soon, it can better bo imagined than de scribed. But like a devoted wife aho went to work to secure her husband’s release,and after five days of agony and toiling without ceMitur she at last employed tbs services of Judgo W. . [. 1’ayne, who very soon had her husband brought before the court of ordinary and re- IcMed under a writ of habeas corpus. As soon M tlio prisoner wm released tho reuniting of bleeding hearts was ouly that of deep heart felt affection existing between hushaud and wife. After embracing and caressing for about two minutes, the husband started for the moun tain, and the furtlrcr off he got the foster he ran. _ A Gay Young Man Who Robbed His Father’s Nafe. Naw York, August 29.—Inspector Byrnes received a dispatch from Chief of Detectives Charles W. Woods, Philadelphia, on August &)th, asking him to capture Samuel Fabyau, of that city, who had tied to Now York tho day before with 10,000 stolen from Dr. Joseph iyan. who Is UU father, nis father having refused te mako Samuel any further allow ances, Samuel uu August 15th entered Dr. Fabyan’s safe and stole 10,000 worth of Phil adelphia six per cent bonds. Tlio bonds were registered, aud Samuel forged his fathor’s name to tho order of transfer of the bonds to purchaser. Samuel wont to tho banking kouso of J. W. Droxel Sc Co. and secured tho money. He wm traced to this city and ar rested yesterday afternoon. Ho speut Ills time whilo hore at race tracks and proved himself a good gambler, as tlio detectives recovered all but 990 of tho stolen monoy. Fabyau is locked up in police headquarters awaiting extradition papers, on complaint of J. W.'Drexel St Co. Milledgrvillk, Ga., August25.—fSpectal.] story of Intidolity that lead to cruel barbarity told by several reliable parties from tlio eastern portion ol this county. Two young ladies joined tlio church against their parents’ will, during a recent revival at Blaclc Spring* church, and after having received the “father's curse” were driven from homo wlthont food or raiment. Tlioy were compelled to borrow their baptismal garments from neighbors, and •luce then have lived with friends in th* set tlement. Tlioy wore admonished by their father not to join the chureh, but their reply wm “We want to obey you, father, aud will do so after we obey God.” Tho father of the disinherited girls is about seventy yean of age, and his wrinkled face and gray locks Indicate that he is on the verge of tne grave. 11s and his wife too are infidels, and this is the only reason that can be assigned for hla treatment to hia daughters. It is Mid that the young girls aos the support of the old man and hia wife, and that they will be “called back”soo«. At any rate this is a good opening for a “re form school.” _ An Incident of th* Famous Murder Trial of Forsyth County. CuxntiNG, Ga., August 29.-r8pecUl.l- News of the arrest of Jnke Pettyjohn, in the Indian territory, one of the murderers of Clay- bum Vaughn, In this county in MB9, prompt ed your correspondent to call on Sheriff Tins ley for the facts. He states that Pettyjohn la jtot under arrest, bat that hla whereabouts is known to parties with wlintn he U correspond ing, and should it be determined to bring him to justice, lie knows where to lay hands on him. The general feeling hew seems Jto be against bringing him back. The people argue tiiat so many yean have clamed, and tho man who has carried nearly to the grave’s verge a death sentence, haa suffered enough already without having to swing a little ahead of the call tlmt in the natural course of events most soon come. It is claimed, too, that he made a brave and true confederate soldier, that in A LUtls Sensation In gelma-Montgomery’s TugiUve Negro Editor. Selma, Ala., August 23.—[Special.]—It waa rumored on the streets here this evening that Jesse Dukes, tho late notorious negro editor of the Montgomery Herald, wns in tho oity, and for a time tilings looked squally, and knots of wliitomen,consistintiof the mostressectcd cit izens of tliis city .wore to bo seen gathered and thereabout tlio streets in close consults . and it Is reliably reported that men scoured the city in search of the negro Dukes, whom they did not find. It is thought that bo tied before tlio hunt took place. One thing is certain— should Dukes, or any of his kind, come to Selma a short stay would only be tho result. It Is a settled «fact that the citizens of this city will not allow this sort of negroes to live here or anywhere near here. Exciting Scenes at the Trial of the Bald Knobbers. Ozi wr, Mo., August 23.—The bald knobbers are again in Ozark, and the first day of the trial lound the courtroom crowded with anx ious spectators. Tho sheriff stale a inarch on the populace by announcing that tho prisoners would not bo brought from Springfield until Monday, end early Sunday morning he step ped with tho captlvo regulators from the train at Ozark. Word soon now to thoir families and friends and tho jail was soon crowded with women and children, who pressed thoir troubled faces against the bars of tho jail in their offorts to get noarer. Men accustomed to active life showed tho offocts of their con finement iu narrow colls. Bronzed faces hod assumed paleness and thoir manners were loss careloss. y Judgo Hubbard opened court at 1 o’clock Monday, no gave instructions to tho grand jury that they had a better opportunity to in vestigate the acts of the Christian county reg ulators than the former inquiring tribunal possessed, ai tho backbone of the organization had been broken. Several motions to quash minor Indictments were filod, assomoof the prisoners had signified a willingness to testify lor the state. While the court was in session a wild, weird scene occurred at the jail. Tho wife of Mr. Stanley rushed in frenzy from a sick bed and tho frantic shrieks of the poor woman dis turbed the somber town as she ran towards the jail with arms stretched, praying heavonto E rotect tho innocent nnd save her imprisoned luband. Her cries were taken up by other women and children and an. most fervid manner and was ledaVay ex hausted. Just before court odjoumod John Wilson throw himself upon tho mercy of the court, pleading guilty to whipping Green r. As this is the first plea of guilty for Jeepesfc anxiety. Wil son is a Baptist preacher. The Fugitive Leaves Blank Drafts With His Wife to be Filled Out. Columbia, 8. C., August 23.—[Special.] -A special from Sumter tonight concerning tho failure of the Sumter National bank ana the defalcation and flight of Charles E. Bartlett says: “Before leaving Saturday night Bartlett signed and loft with his wife two blank drafts to be delivered to the bonk. They were drawn on firms he had been speculating with in New York end Chicago. Ire told Mrs. Bartlett to say to Colonel Wallace, the president of the bunk, that ho did not know the exact amount of his credit with tho firms, but to write on nnd find ont and then fill out the blank drafts fer the respective amounts.' His family is un der the linprcMkm that he has something over five thousand dollars to his credit with the two houses. Ho also left with his wife to be turned over to the bank, all his cotton factory and building and loon stock. The fam ily say they will do overythlng in their power to reimburse the bank, and hope to be able to straighten up the matter. Mrs. Bartlett’s father. Major Green, a prominent lawyer of Ban Antonio, Toxm, has been telegraphed for and Is expected hore in a few days for the pur pose of acting as Bartlett’s counsel and to see that he has fair play. Nothing can be learned as to the real condition of the rank until after the arrival of the bank examiner, who is ex pected tomorrow. Tho bondsmen claim they are not liable for Bartlett’s defalcation, al leging negligence on the part of the board of directors. Tltoy have engaged counsel, and will resist any suits the bank may bring against them. _ u v! gutyi; What a Cotton Man Gets for Im pertinence, Augusta, Ga., August 23^[8peoial.]- Tho livoliost fight of the season wm wit nessed on Jackson street this afternoon, in which James McGrau camo out second best, with a broken jawbono. The fight was be tween two well known cotton men, James McGrau and Tom Cooney. It seems McGran used very insulting language to Cooney, who retaliated by seizing a heavy weight from the cotton scales noar by aud hurling it at his in- suiter, striking him in the face. McGrau’* jawbono was broken by the blow, and he fell to tho ground. Cooney thinking he had killed his man, immediately flod and esraped, although chased by a fleet footed cop. How ever, upon learning Ids antagonist’s condition, ho delivered himself np to the officor late to night. 3iiu niaMC., laborer on caul work, liod his log broken by heavy limber tolling on it. Trouble I. Exportwl. GnKKMBono.N. C., August 2S.—[Special.]— A negro named Horton aommlttod rape on * beautiful young lady, Mlw Sapp, at Kernera- Tllle,a.mall town about fifteon mtleo from tills city, this morning. Ho wai placed la prison in Kememllle, but the threatening mob made it necessary for his removal to this city. Ho waa brought horo thU evening and lodged In jail. Trouble la axpootod. ■ Old Fend ll.vlvcil. MAKXlxaros, W. Va., August 25.—Tha aid Cartwright feud, which haa caused so much bloodshed In Marlon county, haa broken ont again. Yeaterday John Cartwright wai atand. tngiu front of the bo«ae of Frank Jonea, whore he made hia home. He waa flrwl upon with a rifle by aeme unknown petaoo. The ball struck an old man Inat about th. hejrt, and lie died instantly. The amaaiinatlon has created the wlldeet excitement. There la no duo to tha murderer. Suicide at a Man nnd Wife. Haw York, August 15.—A man named Avcrv with hit wife, Jennlo, committed sui cide with morphine today at 301 Weat street, A note waa found In tho room requesting that they might be burled together. Tho cauao of tha tragedy is probably poverty. institution and Cannibalism Mtaxaeroua, Minn., August 25.—The July 13th, atetea that they reached teal point after many hardship®* Forest fires have wen numerous and destructive. Deatttutlou at Fort Chippewa last winter was terrible and several cases of cannibalism are r*ported. One old woman at Little Red river la —id te have killed aud eaten her whole famUy. Starvation and cannibalism are also reported from McKinzio river. Wishes to Bstum. Saw FuAwcnco, AngustM.—W. J. Bark, tho defsulllng treasurer of lislreston county, Texas, who d a shortage of tedpm*IndStUcUythu"afternoon, and said ha desired to return to Galveston and plead guilty. When Burk left Gslvertonh. «rried Sway with him •16,000 worth at bonds of tea Atefliu. Topeka and Same .Fee Railway oompany, which by Galveston county to last November, with 0 having been found in his Kcuunu. appear^d in tee oSSlc* of tee e-ocla; ted press in this city Preaching Without License* Boston, August 26.—The Ror. W. F. Davit wm again arraigned in the municipal court today, charged with preaching on the common last Sunday without a license. He read from the statutes passages which he considered jus tified his action, and then said: "I regard it as my duty as a minister of the Lord Jesus Christ to preach thn Gospol at any f lace where the people will gather. This law regard as a breach of the poace.” The Judge—We have a judiciary in this state to interpret laws, and it lias decided upon this ono. You know woll that liberty is not unre strained feeling. There must be laws made to ( 'ovem or we should not havo any ponco. The aw in question is considered a highly proper S revision, and any proper person can, by going >the city hall, procure a license for any proper purpose. Thu is not the first time you have been here, to my certain knowledge, and it seems to me to be a defiance. The maximum penalty is 890, which is here imposed. The Defendant—I prefer to bo oommitted. I do not propose to keep troubling gentlemen to become my bond for trial to the superior court when cases are sent up there time after time and are never called because the city fails to appear. I prefer to be committed. He was then put inside tho dock, and, after a little time, said be desired to appeal, and bail wm fixed at 9400. In default he wm sent to ail to await trial, his object being to compel he authorities to try the case. pert bibUcd receipts showing lie had shipped the bonds by cx|mscm from this city to Galveston four days ago. After leaving Galveston last NovemW, Burk came to this city and remain ed in hidiug two weeks, when he sailed for Australia. IIo ran out of funds and finally decided to return, shipping os a coal heaver on the steamshipMariposa, which arrived here July 9th. On arriving in this city, Burk wrote to Gal veston parties stating liis intention to return, but tho letter was regarded as a joke. He says he will wait hero utrtil next Monday for a ticket or a deputy slioriff from Galveston Knifed to Death. Columbia , 8. C., August 26.—[Special.]—A white man, whoso name has not yet been learned, was on yester day knifed te death by another white man named Deal, at a point on tho new line of the Charleston, Columbia and Augusta rood, throe miles from Rockliill. The two men en raged in a quarrel and a fight ensued. Dool drew a knife and stabbed liis antagonist, in flicting a wound from which death quickly en sued. Deal has been placed under arrest. Charges gainst a Rector. Middletown. Conn., August 24.—The Epis copal bishop of New Jersey has been asked to investigate a scandal effecting the character of ICev. Mr. Glazebrook, a summer resident, who has been charged by several eyo-witnossefl with conduct ot this place unbecoming a min* inter. A woman is concemod in tho affair. Mr. Glazebrook is rector of St* James church, at Elizabeth. He was a chaplain in the con federate army and chaplain m the university of Virginia. He departed today for Elizabeth to Mk the vestrymen of Ms church to invoati- he charges • - - • isly false. One Killed, the Other Dying* BlRMCcauAM, Ala., August 24.—[Special.]— A duel to the death wm fought today at Wheeling, ten miles from hero, mr two negro minors, named Weat Thomas and Bob Pratt. The duel wm the result of a real or fancied intimacy between Thomas and Pratt’s wife. The men fought with pistols at short rangOt Thomas wm killed and Pratt is In a dying con dition. Columbus, Ga., August 21.—Jack Myrlck the negro who assaulted Mrs. Bozemore in Henry county, Alabama, last week, was dis covered and arrested on Monday lost. It Is leamod from parties who camo up on the boat that m soon as it became known that he hod been arrested, a party of more than a hundred negroes and whites took him In charge and carried him to a spot near where the crime was committed and hanged him. When his body was cut down for burial it wm found to be riddled with bullets. Card. Phknxx Insurance Company, H. 0. Stock dxll, General Agent, Atlanta, Ga., August 26 1886.—The Atlanta Constitution: Referring to the ar ticle in your issue of the 24th instant regarding tho Phenlx insurance company of Brooklyn, I desire to say I have just returned from Now York, where I went for th* purpose of ascertaining the truo status of aflkin. In the first place, we do not admit there is any Impairment of tbe capital of the company, and at best the report ot the Iusurance commisrioner of New York is simply upon bis cocr ruction of the law as regards certain asiets, which ws know to be worth dollar tor dollar. It is nothing mors nor lem than s difference of opinion, or rather an arbitrary construction of the law, which has produced an apparent Impairment. For Instanoe, we hare a very largs amount of note®, which are taken In put pay ment of premiums, and m we hare never lost a dollar on these notes, in the past ten years, we are perfectly right lu calling them an asset, seeing that the policies for which they are In part payment are charged against us as a liability. Th# insurance commissioner of the state of Kassaohoaetti has all along insisted that these premium notes are good assets, and in the ompany's statement to that stats they are always included. Tbs insurance of the stat j of New York does not say these notes are not worth what wt daim, but simply lys that under the warding of tho New York stats AmRher mattwrof^fcfc^nceTbetween the com- blsraiuircmmt for an MAIBir’S SKIN & SCALP CLEANSED PURIFIED iAnd BEAUTIFIED | BY CuTICURA. TNG AM) BEA , - —..-..w. and infants and Cu ing torturing, disfiguring, ttchiug, scaly and pimply f;*®**** of , l ho skin, sufp and blood, with loss of ™’-—V 1 J n ift£« c)r to oW *£*, the Ccticura Rat*’ lies are infallible. Cutkurx, the great Skin Cure, and Cuticuba Roap, an exquisite 8kta Beautlfler, prepared from *, ,u ! Cuticuba Bksolvknt, the new Blood Purllfer. internally, Invariably succeed when all other remedies and the best physicians tail. from Dolsonous liuretllenff. Bold everjrwJiere. ivioo, Cimcmu. Me.: Sour. 250.! Ruoiynrr, It. Frcrored b, th.Porriv.Daoa anp Chemical Co.. Bostox, Xu! **"Send for “How to Cur. tskln Dlnuca" BABY’S! wky top colnr -Cheap Excursion— TEAXS AND THE WEST VIA THE Atlanta and New Orleans Short Line, ATLANTA AND WEST POINT R. R. Excursion Leaves Atlanta August 29L 30 and 3L Ticket, good tat Thirty Days. Only One Fare for the Round Trip To any point. In Texu. For Anther rwrtlculan writ, to or Mil on a W. CIIKARB, C. H. CROMWELL, ( Dla Pea. /cent.' uen. Pua Agent AtUnU, Ga. Ntmethto paper.»ng16-whygt PLANTATION FOR SALE. iNE OF THE BEST IMPROVED PLACES OF ’ about 1,500 acre,, In Lee county, Alabama. — acres of It containing Iron ore mnalyzlngncarly m percent of metallic Iron. For particular, oddraa J.N. 1IUTCH1SON, Salem. Ala, augio—wklm FOR SALE. A FINK TEN ROOM TWO-STORY RESIDENCE In city of Griffin, Georgia. Modern xtyle: ■even acre lot; excellent water; good orchard ana' rape; In ten minutes’ walk of centre of city, tab]., Carriage houM and kitchen. Email fish nnd on lot. Addraa H., P.O. Box m, Grinin, Ga. lame this paper. auglfl—wkytt THE FAMOUS CUSTOM MADE PLYMOUTH ROCK $3 PANTS. (Coots and Vetlt eut te order at proportionatepriceoS If yon do. you may mw lots of money. and at same time gef a good fit, by send* !ngfic.(ami mentioning thU pap T) forafull tine of samples of cloth, linen tape-meas ure and Klf-niea*urement blanks, with fall particulars. Setitfaction guaranteed. PLYMOUTH BOCK PANTS CO* 18 Summer Street, Boston* 4 aper. wky eowiuml C ’Tokology, by Alice It. Stqckham.N book Tor a noble nurpoee. Sample n OOOsold. Mor.Sa.7i. IAIITAIT ill Mem Ion this p*pr. ar—wkl I START MEN ■d WOMEN of Final l twiii; In Heme Fheteenipby. It pure by With other toMufh«ui MoraursAqpei*** iome, or from hmae to kouee. The novel eurprteo of a mbs i th.complete apparatus, epp-ynn* at tbe door ready to pbotro ssst*te»5Sfinr/jSKS5 parts* tnwtejse, suitable for either ee*i no ezpemaee r? Name this paper.juneri—wky«t eow ■> H OW TO ESCAPE PAIN AND DANGER Ilf CHILDBIRTH—For Mothers Only. Disease® of Men—For Men Only. Circulars free. Dr. STAIN- BACK WILSON, Atlanta, Ga. Name this paper. Jan23 wky eow | KEfiesfifsas home this i aper, autfSS—wk26t e o w wo klngp i&fMUIO FRECKLE I our rednsuranco bases his teiulrem.- — .— r stockholders upon the report male to MWL-M.nr.-n— ... tar two examiners who bareb*en engiyed for fire mouth* or more tu going through flu attain of the «m* peny. This examination was mado very largery Som what U known a* “Blotten” and they wm* told at the time that a* these book® were used mb matter of convenience only, we never relied on them in order to arrive at our ro-lnsurance reserve. &^iS^ e p« , iU: , sss to L?k‘.^h^ l r™ , n < ^p.ni« our h-te for the tfrst six montlis of this year have been much heavier than for the same time in any year of the company'* existence, and that tne examiners the coding ol the tart six mouths of 1887. as In that i Jme our business Is nearly two hundred per cant l letter than for the first six months. — examiners in their report state t>Rt the ex- okra does not in tbe lekstafb t tbe company'® ■ mtbcreta’i^Moawhy'any Ac/bolder feel at all anxious. I havo f nstructlona from afflswdratt exact status of aftainfithls offer wm declined. We bad under to tbe tavni of New York, ninety dare tn which to decide whether to keep the capital or th* at one mllUm dollar* or reduce it to one next day * mw TSMTH a 1Y3UIUUUU •■■twi'i *•»*» -WAA- (ty percent On the 2ir>l instant four Jendemen were admtted into tbe director f3STgM£gsjsjitsraSre SSSSSi&feiSf TOC. or X xuu. tot, LION DOLLARS. The effect of this guarantee to that |f any stock- w«ttaBaawEfeKB head of 1L It U a roan* of that the “ fSSror course, we may have a little tn and then with port lea who art overty cax In ail cate where anyone to dissatisfied with our pdlcies we wtli readily pay hack the return premium at the uenal rates and in tact reefer doing so. The “J’benix” ha* paid to its ttockholders, since onrmization.tL9U.0C0 in cash dlvivemls. nnd it auhdsto rauou that an institution of this kind can well count upon !■ stockholders. As your valuable paper has a very Uric circulation throughout this section of tbe country, and as tbe article above re* terretl to hj« been tl vubtlow rea l by thotuond, of oar poU<7K2teta I dnm tt but jwl to te. coaian, to jhtE communication. CAMCEfiililSI Name thU taper. .ua'rt—wkyly $250 SmS® Name this paper. • ' ‘ apgTS—wkyfik CAA Scrap Pictures, Games* Ac., and book i OUU sample canto, only 2 cents. STAR CARD CO., Station 15, Ohio. Name this paper. aug23—wfcjtf PED FREE THEE. VAN WINKLEC0. COTTON GIJ^ FEEDERS CONDENSERS A BE THE NEST THAT IS MADE. AWARDED UAc.ua from Iu bat planum In all lb. cotton COTTON PRESSES! E. VAN WINKLE & C0. f BOX S3 ATLANTA, GA., And Box 145 Dallaa Texaa Responsible Agents Wanted Kama thl, paper. AGENTS WANTED to sell! SAM JONES’-Slj 3S-sermons! • “a S - A 5 ..n'rtji