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CENTS MISK~
THE 111 ST I. I , IOF ROME.
KEPT ONE
And Surrendered Two t) Her Hus
band.
DIVIDED THE CHILDREN
An Augus'a FamilyJ Cause a
Sensation in Savanah.The
Parties all Highlycon
nected Says she is
Insane.
Savannah, Ga.. Sent 21—There
was something of a sensation at
the Marshal no use here last night
resulting in the seperation of a
husband from a wife, who has been
leading a gay life here for a month
or more. About a month ago the
wife of W. Hughs, of Augusta, left
home with her three children and
a nurse. She came to Savannah.
Her husband was unaware of the
cause of her departure or her dest
ination.
He learned she had come here.
A detective was engaged. He track
ed them here and found them on
South Broad street. The facts
were communicated to the husband
yesterday.
He telegraphed to the detective
that he would be down i>t night
and to biing his wife, the children
and the nurse quietly to the
Marshall house at a late hour in
order that any scene might be
avoided.
Last night the husband arrived
and went to the Marshall house.
The detective succeeded in indue
ing Mrs. Hughes to come to the
hotel with the children without
rendering the use of any force
necessary.
The wife refused to return home
with her husband. He demanded
the children. The wife turned over
two of them, little girls, but cling
ing to the third, a boy, refused to
JUST RECEIVED
One of the most com
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TOILET SOAPS
AND
TOILET ARTICLES
Ever brought to the
city. See our line of
fine
IMPORTED TOOTH
BRUSHES
They have no superior
on this or any other
market
SOLE AGENT FOR
CANDIES
J. T. CROUCH & CO
Medical Building.
ROME GEORGIA. FRIDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER. 21 1894.
surrender him. The husband wi s
■ stern in his demand.
“If you do not see fit to go back
to Augusta you can remain,” said
he, but all the children go back
with me.”
The mothers entreaties were in
vain. The father was determined
ito keep his children. The parties
retired to their room.
At midnight, the story goes, the
i wife insisted on leaving her hus
band forever.
“You can have the children, said
she, “1 will go my way and you go
yours.’
The agreement was made and the
woman went back to the house she
had left on South Broad street.
The father and his children slept
together. This mornings tram
carried them back to the desolate
home in Augusta.
The husband told a guest who
became acquainted with the facts
that he considered his wife insane
and that there were no reason for
her action.
Mrs Hughs was a Charleston girl
when he married her. She was
pretty, came of a good family and
their future life seemed to have
nothing but roses in it.
CO-RESPODENT KILLED
An Injuried Husband Gets Even
With a Doctor
Little Reck, Ark, September 21.
—Dr. C. Macintosh, the co res
pondent in a sensational divorce
suit in which J. Jenkins, ,of Sher
11 Ark. is plaintiff was yesterday
at that place fi led with buckshot
and instantly killed by Jenkins
while standing among a crowd of
people.
Jenkins a few days ago sued his
wife for a divorce on |the ground
ofadultery with Dr. Macintosh who
is also married while his wife also
at the same time filed suit for SSO
000 damages against P B. Vaughau
a weaßhy planter and merchant
for slander aud for alienating her
husband’s affections alleging that
Voufchans libelous stories about
hej had estranged her husband
from her.
Jenkins a few days .ago left for
Texas but returned yesterday aud
the shooting of Macintosh follow
ed. The lattar claimed that Jen
kins on more than one occasion
administered arsenic to his wife.
Owing to the prominence of all
the parties the various suits aud
the shooting have created a sensa
tiou and more trouble is expected,
enkius was brought here aud
p'aced in jail.
HE’S A FLY MAYOR,
Somebody- is Robbing Galveston
and Discovery is Coming.
Galveston, Tex. September 20.
Mayor Fly created a sensation at
the council meeting this evening,
He made a speech in which, after
calling attention to the refusal of
the council heretofore to have the
books wf the city examined by ex
perts, said: “The city has been
systematically robbed for several
years.
‘ One corporation holds a receipt
for $1,700 and no record is shown
of it on the.city’s books. The books
must be examined, and if it is not
done at the expense of the city, it
will be done at private expense.”
The speech of the mayor had
the desired effect. The council at
once appointed a commitee to se
lect experts to examine the books.
The Hon. Wm. H. Felton will
address the people of Floyd coun
ty at the Court House in Rome,
Saturday the 22nd of September
at 11:30 a. m. All are cordially
invited regardless of party affilia
tions, both white and colored
S. J. Whatley, Char’m.
0-12-ts. Exc. Com. P. P. F. Co
MEYERS CAPTURED
By Covington, Ohio, Officers in
Cincinnati.
SAYS HE WILL RETURN
:To Atlanta Without Requisi
tion Papers. Says he Knows
More Than he Wdl|
Tell. D nies the
Murder.
The mo ling’s Constitution 1 a
the 101. mg special from Ciu
cinnatt i:
Cincinnati, 0., September 21. —
William Myers, charged with the
murder of Forrest L. Crowley, the
wealthy stockman, at Atlanta, was
arrested here at 1 o’clock this
morning. The police found Myers
at the Indiana house, on Fifth
street between Elm and Race, with
$25 <>n his person.
He is held for the Atlanta au
thorities.
Myer- had his hair dyed in Cov
ington before crossing to Cincin
nati.
He admits knowing all about the
murder, but further than to deny
his own guilt,*he refuses to talk.
He has consented to go back to
Atlanta without requisition pa
pers.
Myers’s arrest is due to Lieuten
ants Bolan and Gaffney, of Cov
ington. Lieutenent Bolan got a
tip about a young man who excited
attention in a Covington barber
shop by having his hair, which was
light brown, dyed a jet black, and
his hair then cut so as to alter his
appearance. #
From the description of th e
young man, Lieutenant Bolan de
cided that he must be Myers and a
search was at once instituted. It
was found that he had come to
this side of the river, and after
looking about the hotels a tip was
obtained that he was at the Indi
ana house.
The two Covington officers met
Detectives Myers and Calnan and
the quartet repaired to the Fifth
Street hotel and waited for their
man to come in.
A little past midnight a young
man answering the description
came into the hotel and registered
as “John Cunningham, city.”
The officers decided to await
developements and be sure of their
man. He was assigned to room 94,
on the third floor, and went to bed.
The officers found that on Wed
nesday night he had registered at
the hotel as from Memphis, Tenn.
It was decided to capture him in
his room and the officers went to
young Meyer’s room.
When he w'as aroused he would
not open the door, and Detective
Calnan climbed on a chair and,
looking over the transome, told
him to open the door or it would
be broken in, and that he and his
fellow officers would not have any
fooling.
Myers opened the door. When
confronted with the knowledge of
his identity, he at first denied it.
Detective Meyer took his hat and
saw by the lining that it was
bought in Atlanta. Myers finally
admitted who he was. Under his
pillow was found a revolver, and
he had $25. He was taken at once
to police headquarters by Detec
tives Meyer and Calnan. He ad
mitted that he was the man want
ed in Atlanta, but declared that
he did not rob and murder Forest
Crowley.
“Well, Billy, what do you know
about the case?” asked Lieutenant
Poppe.
“More than I am going to tell,”
answered Meyers.
Do you say you did not murder
Crowley ?
No, sir; I did not. I don’t know
about it < nly what I Inv rend
Then why did you leave Atlan
ta?
I was v old that acme of thorn
were trying to mix me up in it.
Who tried I® mix you up ir. it?
Well, Charles Jones and another
feilow.
Then there were two in the job?
Tell us what you know about this
I will not tell all I know, but I
did not rob him or have anything
to do with it
Were you not with young Crow
ley?
I only saw him nt the depot. ,
Didn’t you get into a buggy with
h m aud drive out to the place
where he was found murdered?
No, air, I did not.
Will you goback without requi
sition papers?
Yes, sir.
No foollug now, I don’t want
you to back ou your word.
Oh, I’ll go back, said Myers, I
might as well go back aud have
the whole thing over with.
The prisoner was taken to the
cellroom. He is a. good-looking
young man aud gave his age as
nineteen. He had on a new suit
he had bought on credit in Atlan
a.
There is S2OO reward for Meyrs’
arrest, which will be claimed bj
the Covington officers,
C. L. Doran.
CHAS, JONES INFORMED.
He Says he is Glad Meyers has
Been Arrested.
At three o’clock this morning
Charlie Jones, who has been held
on the> charge of being implicated
in the murder, was interviewed
in his cell. He was told that Mey
ers had been arrested and had
given up the entire story.
He has? ejaculated Jonee. I’m
glad of it, I know he’ll tell the
entire story and clear me. I am
ennocent. Does he implicate me?
I can prove an alibi for every
hour in the day.
After the telegram was received
in which Myers implicated Chdr
lie Jones, Jones was seen and in
formed that Myers had implicated
him.
“I don’t care anything about
that,” he replied coolly. “I am
innocent and I will be able to
prove it. Forty telegrams wouldn’t
convict me. I know nothing what
ever about this matter.”
Jones was remarkably cool. The
statement that he had been impli
cated did not bother him in the
least.
HATCHET VERSUS PISTOL
Lawyer Poe Starts to Chop James
Blount, Jr.
Macon, Ga., Sept 20.—James
H. Blount, Jr., President of the
Young Men’s Democratic Associa
tion, and William A. Poe, one of
the populist candidates for repres
entative in the legislature from
Bibb county had a difficulty today
A short time ago Poe received an
anonymous letter derogatory to
populist.
It reached Blount’s ears that
Poe had said it was alleged that
the handwriting of the anonymous
letter was similar to Blount’s.
Blount went to Poe's office at his
residence today to demand a re
traction from Poe.
Blouut siruck Poe with his fist.
Poe seized a hatchet to hit him.
Blount stepped out of the offic e
and drawing a pistol threatened to
fihoot him. Poe told him to ad
vance. Ihere was no further
demonstration on the part of
either. The case will be heard at
the recorder's court.
Keep dry—get under one of those
Oil Slickers at Cokers for $2,00,
Eight Pages
IO CENTS A WEEK
SEPTEMBER TERM
Os Floyd Suoerior Court to Con
vene Monday.
CASES SET FIRST WEEK
Juries Drawn for Five Weeks
Which will Give Floyd
County About s'x Sol
is Months of Court
for the Year.
The September term of Floyd
C'-uuty Superior Court will com
mence Monday morning with
Judge Henry hi charge,
This term will probably - last
five weeks, at* juries for that length
of time have been drawn. Two
grand juries were drawn.
This will be the last court of
the year, aud will end up aitogeth
er nearly six months of court iu
Floyd for 1894.
Below are the cases set for th®
first week :
Monday.
Fosters Alnii, vt t Stephens.
Tallent vt. Rome Iron Co.
Johnson v> • Pxintup (2 cases)
McArver Mothershed,
Hines ‘ W. U. Tel. Co.
Gov Northen “ Neal & Bryant.
Tuesday.
Dempsey ,vs City of Rome.
Ashworth ‘E,T.V. &G. Ry. Co
White “ Parks & Co.
Gov Northen vs Mullins & Upshaw.
Gov. Northerns Mosteller & Payne.
Coker & Co. vs Washington.
Montgomery, et al vs Payne, client,
Wednesday.
White vs. H J Bradshaw,
White vs Thos. J, Bradshaw.
White vs J H Harris
Johnson, only vs King, Admr,
Thursday.
Mixon vs. City of Rome..
Ballew va Johnson.
Friday
Frick Co. vs Williams.
Thompson vs Ledbetter.
Ennis & Starling vs Long*
Saturday. ;
McCurry vs McCurry,
Green va Green.
Wadley va Wadley.
Lindley va Lindley.
S M. STARK.
I desire to i call the attention of
my patrons and the public general
ly to the fact that
ON SEP’T 10th.
My large and well assorted new
tock of FALL AND WINTER
WOOLENS
Will arrive, and furtherjthat l amjnow
prepaired and will turn out
FIRST CLASS WORK
ADD
FIRST CLASS GOODS,
Cheaper than everbefope. a t
this in YOL R HAT Jand remember
your ownjii.t rests
S. M. STARK?
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