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MNTH year
HBSIRDER’S court.
Judge Marcus Brutus Passes on
the Sinners.
SEVEN CASES DISPOSED OF
By the Recorder. A Lively Time
at Pollee Headquarters
This Morning.
After a season of unusual quiet
ness in police circles in which it
seemed that the denizens of Bea
ver Slide had lapsed into a long
deep sleep, and the citizens of
Mutton Hollow, Hell’s Hollow,
Buffington’s Row, Morphine
street, Blossom Hill, and Timbuc
too, had formed regular New
Year’s resolutions, things broke
loose last night and this morning
Station-house Keeper Brown had
all the guests that he could well
accommodate. But the reckoning
time finally came and at 11 o’clock
this morning when Judge Marcus
Brutus Eubanks ascended the
seat of justice and pulled his rosy
mustache, seven woe-begone
looking sinners lined up in front
of the man whom Mark Antony
said was honorable.
“Call the first case. Mr. Chief.”
said Judge Marcus.
Then Chief Steele opened the
white book bearing the coat of
arms of Beaver Slide and called:
“Nathan Henderson and An
nie Jackson.” A young white
man and a forlorn looking wom
an answered the call.
“What are they charged with?”
asked Judge Marcus.
“Drunk and disorderly,” an
swered the chief.
“Are you guilty or not guilty?”
asked the judge.
“Guilty,” responded the coup
lets. Yea, my lord, thrice guiltv.”
Then one of Rome’s finest told
of the “didoes” of these two sin
ners and Judge Marcus told
Nathaniel he could deposit J? 2
or serve 4 davs, while Anna could
contribute $3 or serve 6 davs.
“Next case!” called Judge
Marcus.
illie Smith.” said Chief
Steele.
Willie waltzed up. She proved
to be none other than Hattie
Jones, a notorious white woman
who was recently released from
jail, where she had been serving
a three months sentence for va
grancy, now sailing under a new
flag.
hat’s the charge ?” asked
Judge Marcus, giving his “ro
sies ’ another curl.
“Drunk and disorderly,” an
swered Chief Steele.
“Is there a man in the case?”
asked the judge
‘ es, sir.” replied the chief.
“Call him.” demanded Judge
Marcus.
“Ben Henderson !” called Chief
Steele. And Benny stood up.
1 hese two creatures appeared
• s ad, but Judge Marcus looked
down upon them through his stern
frey eves and said: “Are you
guilty ?”
“We is.” whimpered the two.
“Well, Willie, you can pay $5
Or serve 10 days, while Benja
’n,ne can pay $3 or serve 6 days.
I am going to break up you men
an d women carousing around on
streets together. Sit down.”
Bud Griffin, a stuttering negro
rOrn Timbuctoo was then
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brought forward for resisting an
officer. Bud was ordered by Po
liceman Logan to roll up his
sleeve so that City Physician
Hammond could vaccinate him.
This he had refused to do, and
when Policeman Logan arrested
him he bucked mightily.
“What did you resist the offi
cer for, Bud?” said Judge Mar
cus.
“W-w-well, j-j-j-edge, hi-hi-hit
were j-j-jes dis way—l-I-I was,-
yest, I-I was in a-a-a hur-hur
hurry t-t-to gi-git t-t-t-to wor
wor-work—”
“That will do,” said Judge
Marcus Has Bud taken time to
be vaccinated yet ?”
On being assured thrt Bud
had come across this morning at
police headquarters, Judge Mar
cus informed him that he could
pay $2.50 for resisting the officer
and go on to his work.
M. C. Abernathy, white, was
then fined $1 for being drunk,
and Joe Whorton, colored, con
tributed $2 50 for drunk and dis
orderly, and then chief Steele
closed the whtie book, and Judge
Marcus gave his “rosies” anoth
er curl, buttoned up his overcoat
and court adjourned.
SOLDIER SHOT. ,
Lieut. Frank Curry Kills a Regular in
Savannah.
Savannah, Ga., Jan. 11. —Pri
vate Leo Reid,battery I, Second
United States artillery, was shot
and killed about 10 o’clock last
night in a dive in the northern
part of the city by Lieutenant
Frank Z Curry, of the Third
Georgia regiment, who is on
provost guard duty with his com
pany.
The difficulty occurred in the
Pink Light saloon, on River
street, where it appears that both
of the men had been drinking. It
appears that Curry, after a few
words with Private Reid, asked
him for his pass. Reid turned
and started to run. Reid had not
gone ten feet before Lieutenant
Curry pulled his pistol and shot
him in the back. Reid was taken
to the hospital and died within a
few minutes after reaching there.
Curry claims that he shot Reid
in the discharge of his duty.
Curry immediately gave him
self up and was placed in con
finement
He is from Jackson, Ga., where
he has a wife and two children.
Reid was one of the regulars, be
longing to a battery of heavy
United States artillery, and is
from Philidelphia.
A KNITING MILL.
Lindale Will Probably Have Another
Large Industry.
A number of northern capital
ists were in. Lindale today look
ing over the territory with an eye
of locating a large knitting mill
at that point.
Maj. T. H. Booz had the gen
tlemen in charge and was point
ing out to them the advantages of
the various localities.
HOW IT HURTS!
Rheumatism, with its sharp
twinges, aches and pains. Do
you know' the cause? Acid in the
blood has accumulated in your
joints. The cure is found in
Hood’s Sarsaparilla which neu
tralizes this acid. Thousands
write that they have been com
pletely cured of rheumatism by
Hood’s Sarsaparila.
I
Hood’s Pills cure nausea, sick
headache, biliousness, indiges
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ROME, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY I 1, 1899.
LEAP FORt.IBERTY.
Jim Johnson, col. Escapes From
Bailiff Bryan
YESTERDAY EVENING.
The Daring Negro Jump* From
a Train With Broach’s Hand
cuffs And Disappears.
Jim Johnson, a well known
young negro, wanted in Rome
for fogery, escaped from Bailiff
Bryan by jumping from the
Southern R. R. train yesterday
afternoon about 5 o’closk
Jim is a little black imp of a
negro and several days ago forged
an order on Dowdell & Watkins,
the well known market men.
He was arrested in Anniston
Monday and Sheriff Camp was
notified yesterday morning. Bailiff
Bryan was sent to Anniston after
him.
The bailiff secured the negro
arid was bringing him to Rome
yesterday afternoon on the South,
ern train.
Near Cunningham’s station,
Johnson requested the bailiff to
let him go to the water cooler
near the door of the coach and
get a drink of water. This the
bailiff permitted, not going with
him and when he got to the
door he opened it and jumped
from the train which was run
ning about 25 miles an hour.
The train was stopped but the
negro had disappeared in the
woods carrying with him a pair
of new steel hand cuffs which
Deputy Sheriff Broach had only
recently bought, and which the
bailiff’ had borrowed for the oc.
casion.
Bailiff Bryan returned to Rome
on the train but from last accounts
the negro, who is a little black
imp and well known to the
officers having served nine terms
in the chaingang, had not been
heard from.
‘■TWO OLI HTS.”
It has been about ten days
since I “ground out” a batch of
“copy”—ten busy days in which
I have had scarcely time to read
a paper, and, already I begin to
feel “rusty” when I find myself
making an efiort.
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Coming down to Atlanta Mon
day morning, it was my rare
good fortune to ride from Kings
ton to Acworth in the same seat
with Capt. O’Neill of Rome. This
was about the third time I had
had the pleasure of such a voy
age over this historic old road.
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Capt. O’Neill, always delight
fully entertaining, is at his best
when riding over the Battle Field
Route. It is then he becomes
reminescent, and,with familiar ob
jects and scenes to quicken his
memory, it is a treat, a feast to sit |
and listen to his description of
battle, skirmish, thrilling adven
ture of a companion or ludicrous
incident of the bivouac or march.
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He was at his best, Monday ;
morning, and I enjoyed him until
our train rolled into Acworth—
then I lost him—
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Because, at that enterprising ;
little station town, Capt. James
Lemon boarded our coach and 1
Capt. O'Neill deserted me in 1
short order.
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Capt. Lemon is one of the
most substantial citizens of his
section, but it is the scars on his
facethat invite attention and lead
to a story which revea's perhaps
the most remarkable wound from
which a soldier ever recovered.
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Capt. Lemon while leading his
command, Co. A, of the gallant
18th Ga., fell in the battle at
Knoxville. The ball that cut him
down entered the face about an
inch in front of the right ear and
went out at the front edge of the
left ear, piercing the head,
through and through.
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He says he owes his life to the
fact that he was captured with
others in the field hospital and the
determination of federal surgeons
to save his life, doubtlessbecau.se
of the desperateness of the wound.
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He recovered and was one of
the six hundred officers put on
board ships and kept in front of
federal war vessels when the
Yankee fleet began operating
against Charleston. Capt. Lemon
says he suffered more, mentally
and physically, while being used
as a marine breast-works in front
of Charleston, than he did while
in the hospital at Knoxville.
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From Acworth to Atlanta,
Capt. O’Neill and Capt. Lemon,
two of as fine specimens of well
preserved manhood as can be
found among the gallant survivors
of the Lost Cause, fought over
their battles again. I was not
close enough to hear the animated
conversation, but saw them use
their handkerchiefs occasionally
—and I knew that their eyes
were troubling them more than
they did when as comrades they
fought over this ground in the
6o’s
P. G. B.
DONALDSON IN JAIL.
The Crooked Merchant Brought Baok
To-day.
Mr. Will H. Smith arrived in
Rome from F'rankfort, Ky., this
afternoon with T. V. Donaldson
the tricky merchant who skipped
from Rome with money belong
ing to W. H. Coker & Co., an
account of which appeared in
yesterdays Hustler-Co h m e r
cial.
Donaldson was carried to the
county jail and is now confined
behind the bars.
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Belleville, 0., writes: “Electric
bitters are the best selling bitters
I have ever handled in my 20
years’ experience.” You know
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INNSESTING GRSE.
A Habeas Corpus Proceeding
Before Ordinary Davis
TOMORROW MORNING.
Three Minors Contract to do
Certain Work Leave With
Money Advanced to Them.
There is to be tried before
Ordinary Davis to-morrow morn
ing a case of extraordinary inter
est.
Some time ago Mr. E. B. Pen
nington Superintendent of the
Round Mountain Iron Co., em
ployed a number of young negro
boys to work in the mines and
on the branch railroad of his
company located near Lyerly in
Chattooga county.
Mr. Pennington advanced some
money to the boys and sent them
to Lyerly. It seems that after
working awhile, and before they
had worked sufficiently to pay
the money advanced to them the
boys took french leave and came
back to Rome.
Mr. Pennington then tele
graphed Chief Steele to have the
boys ,ten in number, and up to
noon to-day the police had
locked up Ed Harris, Arthur
Bryant and Joe Horton.
It seems that all of these boys
are minors and to-day, Com
modore Bryant, Dallas Horton
and Anna Harris, their parents,
employed Attorney J. B. F.
Lumpkin, who swore out a writ
of Habeas Corpus before Ordina
ry Davis this afternoon and at 2
o’clock Deputy Sheriff Byars
served the writ on Chief Steele.
The point made by Attorney
Lumpkin is that the boys were
unable to contract being minors
and that Mr. Pennington cannot
force them to fulfill a void con
tract and must lose money ad
vanced to the boys.
The case will be tried before
Judge Davis to-morrow morning
at 10 o’clock.
LOCAL NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered From
The Street Corners.
The city board of education
met yesterday afternoon at 5
o’clock and transacted some rou
tine business, The only thing of
unusual importance was to adopt
the vertical system of writing for
the public schools.
Mr. Richard Robbs, of Talle
dega, Alabama, and Miss Annie
Grace Thompson, niece of Mrs.
Henderson Lanham, will be
married at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lanham this evening at
7 o’clock. The wedding will be
a quiet home affair.
Lieut. Sherrett, of the Salvation
Army who was stationed in
Rome a few months ago, but
who is now in Columbus, is in
the city for a few days.
A wire was grounded yester
day evening on the temporary
telephone line between the city
and the pest house and shut off
communication fora while. City
Electrician Seay has been at
work on the line today and com
munication has been established’
again.
Oostanaula Lodge F. & A. M.
held a regular communication at
10 CENTS PER WEEK
the Masonic Temple last night,
and worked the second degree on
two candidates.
The county board of education
have recently had placed in Com
missioner Gwaltney’s office an
elegant set of Globe combination
and ideal files, which are a great
convenience to the commissioner.
Sanitary Inspector Lumpkin is
now busily engaged seeing that
those places where negroes con
gregate are being fumigated.
Next Monday the inspector will
start on a regular and systematic
inspection of all premises in the
city.
Lindale can boast qf one of
the best kept hotels of any
town its size to be found in the
state. Maj. George Black is the
popular proprietor, and his house
is fast gaining the reputation of
setting one of the best tables to
be found anywhere. When you
visit this thriving suburb put up
with Maj. Black and he will put
up with you, provided you’ve
go the cash.
Regular prayer meeting service
at First Presbyterian church this
evening at 7 o’clock, conducted
by the pastor, Rev. George T.
Goetchius, D. D. Every one is
cordially invited to attend.
This afternoon Attorneys
Aimer R. Davis and Troy Kelley
argued a motion for a new trial
before Judge G. A. FL Harris, in
the case of Steele vs. Annie
Maples. Several important ques
tions of law are involved in the
case.
Prof. C. H. Shiflett opened
school at Lindale last Monday
with over one hundred pupils,
i lis school* starts out with flour
ishing prospects for a splendid
year’s work.
Rev. J. B. Robbins, D. D., pre
siding elder of the Athens district,
arrived in the city this afternoon,
and is the guest of Editor Gib
son, of The Hustler-Commer
cial. Dr. Robbins is one of the
most popular men in the North
Georgia conference, and is rated
as one of the deepest thinkers and
ablest preachers in the state.
Little Miss Annie Morris, the
youngest daughter of Mr. C. W.
Morris, is quite sick at the home
of her parents on Avenue A.
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