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ABSOLUTE PURE
TW9JNO3FNT MEN
SultfffdFcr a Ito’er On fussed
io by Another.
E DIED IN PRISON.
The Other Still Confined at
Hard Labor. The vuilty
Man After Six Years Con
fesses as J>i- Dies.
Cant 'D, 111., Oit 16.—John R.
Wvalt - , sentenced to the penitent
iary by the Fulton County C’rcuit
Court last week for grand larceny,
banged huns If in the County
J.il. Bes re con.milting suicide
he suit for A illiam K. Gil ham,
who was at the Sherman House,
Chicago.
To Gillham and to n fe’low pri
soner he confess* d that he mur
dered D. B. Gil. Lam at Alton
about six years ago. The murder
ed man was an ex-State Senator,
and at the time of his death he
was a member of the State Board
of Agriculture . He was filled by
burglars whom he discovered in
Ip* boil- ■,
Toinßr wn and Geoig Starkey
were found guilty of the killing
and sentenced to the penitentiary j
for 30 years on the testimony ot
Wyatt, who said that he held
their team outside. Starkey died |
three weeks ago and Brov n isc n
fined at Chester.
Wyatt’s parents live at
Spaulding, near Springfield.
Alton, 111., Oct., IG.—The min
der of Daniel B. Gillham, to which
the suicide at Canton has» co-fess
ed, occurred on the night of March
17,1893, because of the prominence
of the murdered man and the na
ture of the crime was one oft: e
most sensational in the annals of
Southern Illinois. *
Mr. Gillham resided at Uppbr
Alton, which is a suburb of the
city. Oa the night of the, murder
he was awakened by the presenc •
of some one in the room and rose
from his bed to investigate. As be
stepped to his feet a burglar point
ed a revolver at his breast, cau
tioned him not stir and then fired
a shot into his left breas'. The
wounded man fell to the floor and
his murderer escaped iu the dark
ness .
lhe next morning the tracks of
twu men were followed from the
house to a near-by railroad track,
and along the track for several
®iles, but the burglars were nei h
er see.i nor captured. Mr. Gillham
lived for several days after the
shooting, and before he died made
a statement of the affair and de
scribed as nearly as possible the
"•to who find the shot.
A year later three men were ar
reated for the crime. They were
George Starkey, John Brown and
'James R, Wyatt. At the trial Wyatt
hiriied state’s evidence. He said
b-at he and Brown had gone to
Gillham's house tor the
Purpose of robbing him of some
money, which they had seen him
(lraw at the bank that day. Markey
he said, want into the house, and
h" a "<! Brown stood guard upon
tlie outside. After the shouting
tll ey ran away
otarkey attempted to prove an
• a saying that he was in Peoria
i-h" night the crime was committed,
mt hem were witnesses who tes
ted that they had seen, him in
‘ton. on t] le night before and the
m -unng n | ter mu) . ( ] er . Staikey
THE HUSTLER OF ROME.
a id Grown were sent need to serve
’’ > years in the penitentiary, and
W yatt was released. He went, from
A'ton after tl e -rial to Decatur,.lll
Starkey and Brown steadfastly de
nied the statements of Wyatt nt
the trial ami contended through
out that they were innocent men
K li.G-CANTRELL,
The account of the wedding of
M’ss Margaret, Nettie King and
Mr John Russell Cantrell was
crowded out of yesterdays Hust
ler oi« Rome.
The ceremony occur*# at the
home of the brides brother and
sister. Mr. and Mrs, Jas. M. La ,
312 Fifth Avenue.
It was preformed by Dr. Head
den and was very pretty and sim
ple .
The bride is one of Rome’s
most charming young ladies
while the groom is one- of our
s’nrdiest young men.
That their frteuds wish them
much happiness was evidenced by
the numerous handsome presents.
KING-CORDLE.
Miss Zula King was joined to
Mr. Thos. H. Cordle in the holy
bonds of w -dlock at the home of
Mr. Joseph A. Sharp last evening
at 8 o’clock.
Thor were many presents for
the young couple and hosts of
friend wish them and abundance
of happiness.
Convict’s Mutiny In Camp.
Atlanta, Oct., IG—Principal
Keepe r of 'he Peniteutiaay, Judge
I.S, Turner, has been advi-ed
that there is a mutiny among fl he
convic s at Bainbridge, and Assist
ant Keeper Moore has gone to the
eceneofthe trouble to straighten
cut affairs. The telegram recived
bv Judge Turner gave no particu
lars of the trouble, but it is thought
not to be serious by the officials,
The convict camp at Bainbridge is
not a large one.
Women as Receivers
New York, Oct. 16.—For the
first time in the history of New’
York State courts women were
yesterday appointed receivers in
suplementary proceedings in in
solvency. The appointments were
made by Justices McLean in the
Supreme Court of the county, and
are three in number, being Miss
Rosalie Lowe, Mrs. E. S. Werner
and Mrs. Anita Haggerty, all
members of the New \ork bai.
The amounts involved in the pro
ceedings are small, and the bonds
of the fair receivers were fixed by
the court at SIOO each.
A Crap oame-
Evansville, Ind.. Oct’., 16.
Last night Bud Haydun and Jas
Hayes, with other negroes and
Haydon won all of Hayes’money.
Ihe latter demanded a quarter or
blood and then reach*d tor his
Knife. Haydon was quicker and al
most cut Hayes’ head off.
MILL WORRY HOWARD.
Gadsden, Ala., October 16,-George
F mother, the irrepressible can
fl date has come out iudepenqentlx
I at the eleventh hour against How
ard. Hedep-nls he says on hi-
Gvrsonai friends, the different pro
bate judges, to put his .name on
the •■icke s. _
riesiery at 5c pair.
Thos Fahy.
ROME GEORGIA, FRIDAY EVENING OCTOBER 16, 1896
WAS ROME MAN
p;i C ]?vid Know?, T rneri.
of This C'lu
MUhDEREDAS H£ SLEPT
In His Far Away I ijxas idme
i The Father of Mrs. Bill
Drennon Mas Drenn in’s
St-ters E case.
A letter from Del'a County, Tex
as, to Mrs. Bill Drennon states
that the reported .nurd* rof her
talh -r on Oct. 3rd the first- ac
count ot which she read in'he
Hustler of Rome of Monday, Oct.
5 h, is true.
The letter stat' S that Mrs Dren
non’s father, Mr. David Knowls,
formerly a well knovyn carpenter
of this city, was struck on ’ the
head and his skull enisl ed by un
known robbers, who entered his
residence and slew him as he
slept.
'I he blow received on S‘turd y
night rendered him unconscious,
fie died at 11 o clock Sunday
f morning 10l lowing, without hav
ing regained conciousness.
The same fiend who struck the
obi man. as he s ept, also smote
the daugh er, Mrs. Fanny Graves
rendering her unconscious. Mrs
Graves, however, is
It is thought that robbery
promp ed the deed, though for
some unexplained reason Mr.
Knowles’ money in his pants pock-;
et, w-'S left unmolested.
Mr. Knowles’ left a host ofi
friends in this section when lie'
moved West and they join in ex-1
tending sympa'by to Mrs. Drennon
| in the L* araverhent occasioned by
j this foul murder that occurred in
the far West.
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ENDORSED
Rome, Ga., Oct. 9th, 1896.
The undersigned mem ersol 'he
Rome Bar l eak ily endorse the
candidacy of Judge Joel Branham
for 'tie position of Justice of the
■Supreme Court of Georgia. Judge
Branham’s high personal char
acter, great legal ability, indefati
gable ni'iqstry and long experience
at the bar and on the bench
eminently fit him for this impor
tant office. As lawyers ano as citi
zens we urge his election as one
that will add greatly to the effi
ciency of the court and reflect
credit upon the state.
J. E. Dean, R. T. Fouche,
Junius F. Hillyer, W. H. Ennis,
W. T. Turnbull, R. A. Denny,
W. S. McHenry, W.M. Hour',
Sproull Fouche, Henry Walker
D. B. Hamilton, W. J. Neel,
W. ML B cokes, Mos°s Wright
C. A. Thornwell, J. W. Ewing,
Ha sted Smith, Nat Harris.
W.R. Willingham, R LChaml e
Harper Hamilton/ W. 11. Smith,
Jno. W. Starling, .J H Spullock
E’ P. Trea 'away, *M B Eubanks
T W Alexander, F. G. Govan,
\V J Nunnally, Jno II Reece,
C W Underwood, N . H. Bass,
C. N. Eeatherston, J B. Nevin,
Geo. A. H. Harris, M . M . Hiles,
Max Meyerhardt, R. R. Harris,
Horace E. K ng, vV S Rowell,
J W C Harris, A G Ewing.
J B F Lumpkin, L. A. Dean,
.1 H Hoskinson, W. T. Cheney
Alfred S. Harper, Alm*r RDavis
Hamilton Yancey, C . Ro w ell,
J. Lindsay Johnson, J. Glenn.
Hal Wright.
A PLEASANT DINING
On M’ednesday Mrs. P. H. Van
d v r gave au elegant dining in
honor of her mother, Mrs. Davis
'vho is visiting her. It was an en
joy able affair.
9
ROBfRTS DIED
[hree ct ‘‘Co iinibiis' Finest”
Buiied Yesterday
WERE BRAVE OFFICERS
Hfnry White, The 19 Year Old
Son And Co-Murderer,
Removed From Muscogee
J Ail. FoR '-AFE KEEPING
< oiumbus, Oct. 16—Officer
( ■ Roberts, th ■ hird police-
’ ■ ot by Sho* linker .!.
h . d-iriug 'li tragft; happening
of Wednesday, died yesterday at
the city hospital, his wounds hav
ing proven fatal. His death was
peaceful and painless. •
The city council, met yesterday
and adopted appropriate resolu
tions regijraing the death of the
three brave officers, R M. Adams,
M illiam Jackson and C J. Roberts
and the woumLng of ex-Officer Ze
no Pickett.
Th- funer ils of the three officers
occurred at 4 o’clock yesterday
afternoon at S , Luke church, at
tended by a large crowd, among
whom were i h-city among whom
were the city counc 1, the police
Commission add the police forep
in a body. The 'uneral services
were most impressive, a>d the
scene was a very pathetic out?.
Henry AVhite, the youthful mur
derer, who assisted his father in
this bloody work, and who was
captured and placed in the Colum
bus jail was spirited away from
the C'ty yesterday morning about
JO o’clock.
White was broughtnut of the
jail and placed in a hack a short
distance away with Deputy Sheriff j
Ledsinger and a bailiff guarding!
the prisoner. The hack was driven
rapidiy away. Leaving the city,
the hatk took a southeast* rndiri c
tion down the Cuss ta road. It was
at first presumed Aiat Mr Led
sitiger and prisoner would stop 1
and hoard the Macon train, and
that White would be placed iu the
Macon jail.
It is now thought, however, that
th- pris mer has been carried »to
Ameiicusor Albany, possibly to
Dawson. Sheriff' Bowles declined
to make any statement as to
where the prisoner would be car
ried, only saying that bethought
it adv'sab e for safe keeping to re
move him from the Muscogee jail.
Judge Cozart rssu-d a warrant
against Henry White, charging
him with murder. Whi'e'scase will
coms up at the next term of the
superior court.
Late yesterday afternoon it was
rupiored that White had been
lynched Southeast of the city.
This rumor gaining credence, caus
eji much exbitement. It has no'
been corroborated, however, and is
now regarded as unfounded. The
minor that Dr. Ryder also had
been removed from jail is untrue.
The funeral of J A. White oc
cured yesterday afternoon. The
White family has removed from '
th°ir late residence. i
It was last night that Deputy;
Sheriff Ledsinger and prisoner, !
Henry White, w-r- seen at Ellers-:
ville and that they were on roiitel
to Macon. If the deputy sheriff
had not given Ihe crowd the slip
White may have been lynched.
As soon as it became known that ;
Whi e had been carried out of >
the jail in the hack a.crowd in the
vicinity started in pursuit, but the
officer having in charge the pris
oner threw the crowd off the track.
Fell Dead in the Grave.
Paterson, N. J., Oct. IG.—lsaac
Vandale, who has been a grave-,
digg-r for many years in Pater-i
son, was engaged yesterday in Ce- ‘
dar Lawn Cemetery in building a
brick linn g for a gr«ve.
While he was standing near it
he was observed t > throw up his
hands, and a moment later to
plun e head'orenuist into the I
opening! He was dead when lifted '
out. D-ath was due to heart dis-
I
ease.
They are Dandies.
Mr. John L. Seay, the popular!
salesman of the MunfrcysCigar Co.,
pr-sented me with a box of tViq
frey’s ‘‘Hand Made” cigars.
They ar-i as good smokers as any
one co’fld desire. Cuban cigars?
Well I wou dn't smoke one so long
as such good « ne- are to be had ;
right here ill Rome. They are
Rome made > nd >f y oil want to en*
i y a good w-ed cal’ for Winfrey’s
I “ Hand Made ”
Re-tnforcements Arrived.
Madrid, O?t. 16. —A dispatch
from Manila, the capital of ihe
Phulipine islands, says that ail of
the reinforcements which were
despitched to the islands have ar
rived, The town is quiet and all of
the rebels Lave withdrawn into the
interior. The insurrection in the
province of Mendanaq hss been
completely suppressed.
Bank Failure,
Washington, Oct. 1G -The
comptro ler of the curiency has
received a telegaam announoing
the failure of the Second National
bank, of Rockford. 111. Bank
Examiner Daycook has been placed
in charge. The bank has'Ai capital
stock o $200,000, and at the due
of its last report had deposits to
the amount of $320,000, and un
divided profits aggregating S7O
-
SOUND MONEY SPEECH.
Co 1 . D. B. Ilamilt' n sp >ke to
abotu 200 people at the court
house yesterday. His address was
tor so ’nd money.
Hon. W. L. Massey, the repub
lican candidate for congress, also
spoke.
Cupt T. J. Helm was chair
man of the meeting.
Insane’Woman’sFatal Leay.
New York, Oct. 1G —Mrs. Wil -
men" Stftwmt, 30 years old, of 457
West Fifty-sixth street, during a
fit of insanity, jumped from the
roof of the house in which she
lived early’ yesterday and foil,
bruised and bleeding, on ihe fire
escape of the second floor
She was subsequently taken to
the Roosevelf Hospital in an am
oulance. She »> ill die.
After Tne Robbers.
Ogd -li, Utah, Oct. 15.—Several
posses are still out in search <f '
the robber who kelu up the Uqion
Pacific train, but so far as heard
from 'hey have found no clue. A
bottle of nitro glycerine and sev-’
eral sticks of dynamite have been '
found near where the tram was 1
held up. lb fee of the registered;
mail sacks rifled were for San i
Francisco and four’for Sacramen
to.
Mutiny Aboard the Alfonso Xlll
Madrid, Oc'. 16 —Forty gunners I
aboard the big hat'leship Alfonso
Xlll mutini-d while in the harbor
at Ferral. They attempted t) take
the boats 1 and go ashore. The |
marines were called and a.fith
ensii-d, in .which sevenl wer ,
wounded, and alt the mutineers
put in irons.
A YOUNG VISITOR
Mr. McDonald Jr. is visiting
the family < f Mr. Luke McDonald.;
IL, arrived yesterday ami it a
bi'Uncing young ff.l ow.
For further particulars see Mr.
Luke McDonald
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Shirts only 29 cents at
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A Black Brute Pa’d the Pen
alty ?t Griftin
THE SAME OLD CRIME
Punished in The Regulation way
By a Hundred Spaulding
County Citizens Yes
terday,
Griffin, Oct. 16.—Wednesday
afternor>n about 4 o’clock a das
tnrd 1 v crime was committed in he
Northern district of this county,
and yes'erday the fiend in human
shape had received his just deserts
at the hands of qui- t but determin.
ed citizens. The s'orv of the crime
is as follows:
Wednesday morning Miss Blanch
Gray, a love y and highly respected
young ladyaf near Sunny Side,
drove over to visi' her sister, Mrs.
Telfair Thurman, near Luella,
some six miles distant. After
spending the day pleasantly she
had rtarted for bom- early as
to reach her distinati<m before
dark.
She was alone but had no fears,
having made 'he trip several times
before without molestation.As she
neared a wooded spot a black
fiend s epped out, stopped her
horse, dragged her from the buggy
aid succeeded in accomplishing
h s hellish purpose after choking
her to a most insensibility.
Wh n she had fully recovered,
> 1
her » screams brought assistance
and she was carried back to her
’! sister's house. Posses were im
; mediately organiz< d and telegrams
were s* tit out from Luella to of
! ficiitls of th surrounding towns to
apprehend the black brute.
This morning ah ,ut one o’clock
W. 11. H Barham and 0. B.
Bostwick, as they were passing a
negro house about, a quarter of a
1 rniie irom the scone of the crime
heard some o.ie pounding on the
door, Tying to get admittance.
They cnHe I t > him, and without
an h j u.adc a run for
safety, whereupon they tired, one
ball taking effect in his neck, thus
stopping 'ns flight. They picked
him up ana he fully answered the
desci iption given them.
Th new-quietly t hough rapid
ly spread over the city that he was
here,- m d with quiet determina
tion, white and b acks alike agreed
that he should pay the penalty’ of
of his crime. He was started under
guard to the ‘county farm but
when about a mile and a half on
the plank r >ad he was taken away
from his guards and carried a
.short distance across the'G. M. &
G. railroad tracks and swung to a
small post-oak sapling.
The first li.nh g >ve way, but in
less time than it takes to tell it
the rope whs swung over the second
| limb and the fiendish brute was
'hanged there, a placard being
placed on his brea-t as a warning
; to perpptrHtnrs of all such crimes.
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