06 Jun 1893
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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1893
Page
1
A fragmented price list announces various goods in stock for sale. Items include sardines, oysters, flour, oil, ground meal, rice, beans, coffee, corned beef, wax cherries, crackers, tomatoes, dried fruit, and lard with marked prices and cash terms, reflecting a bargain-heavy catalog.
The grand jury returned indictments in the Atlanta forgery case as Ryan faces contempt and Martin Hill's perilous condition is described. Hill, under heavy strain, resists talking as lawyers seek Ryan's return to jail. The session continues with witnesses and a June hearing set for contempt findings.
The article lists civil and criminal dockets for a weekly session of the Superior Court with numerous cases including No. 143 Mrs W E Clark vs W B Martin, No 515 Pamapson Guavo Co vs Stacy Hawkins, and others. It notes judge assignments, counsel, and types of proceedings such as appeals, ejectment, and complaints, along with schedule details for Wednesday through Friday and a cotton field exhibit observed by County Clerk Steve W Small.
The third week of the current superior court session opened with Judge W. H. Fish presiding. Few cases disposed. Lott Warren executor vs L. Oliver verdict for plaintiff. Perry & Brown win against Feagin as to Feagin securities. Mumford vs Harper carried to term. Hinkle murder set for Monday. bail motions pending decision in Atlanta. County affairs include bridge contract at Seal's mill and new county attorney election. A drunk white woman was arrested at a negro hotel, loaded into a laundry wagon to the cooler, amid crowding scenes not seen in Americus for years. 5,000 old newspapers offered for sale. A letter recalls a strange 1860 accident at Medicine Lodge, Kansas, with rain, a rat, and a cat.
Chief of Police Lamar reports officers inspecting witnesses in a U S court case against Will Jackson and Adams for counterfeiting in Macon. Other convicts travel between counties as Homer Willis is returned to Sumter jail after a manslaughter conviction reached in Dawson.
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