Woolfolk Guilty in Georgia Murder Trials
Perry Ga June 25 The jury in the Woolfolk case found Thomas G Woolfolk guilty of murdering his father's family for money The sentence of death is set for August 16 in Houston county with private hanging and limited attendance The defense plans a motion for a new trial to go to the Georgia Supreme Court Meanwhile in Atlanta ice cream poisoning cases sickening Hudsons family and others are improving after consuming condensed milk based dessert and doctors deem it ice cream poisoning.
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Woolfolk
Tom Woolfolk
Georgia
Tom
Supreme Court
Rutherford
Houston
M. W. Havié
C. R. Mann
Gustin
Atlanta
Hudson
Dillingham
Scott
Detectives Seek Cronin Witness Across Cities
Brunswick reports detectives arriving from Chicago to locate a Cronin murder witness who moved from Chicago to Chattanooga and then Georgia coast before vanishing, with searches shifting to Savannah after no trace found in Brunswick. Atlanta notes Dr. James G. Armstrong plans dramatic readings from Hamlet Faust and Poe with improvised music to accompany key moments.
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Brunswick
Chicago
Cronin
Chattanooga
Georgia
Savannah
Two grooms and a broken romance end in wedding
June 24 at Vitra Rica Mr J E Conner and Miss Eliza Stalling wed after Miss Stalling rejected rival suitor Thomas Muse who had threatened self harm. Muse’s bid failed and Conner became the victor, taking the bride and leaving no further contest.
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Vitra Rica
J. E.conner
Eliza Stalling
Eliza
Mr.Conner
Thomas Muse
Muse
Mies
Carrolton
Mary’ried
Conner
Electric motor line to begin running cars July first
Atlanta July 1 is set for the electric motor line to start service. Two tracks are down and workers push to complete paving so rails will be steady for smooth operation.
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Atlanta
Electric Motor Line
Hanye is Free After Jury Verdict in Atlanta Case
In Atlanta on June 26, after 2 1/2 hours deliberation the jury found Hanye not guilty. Judge Clark mocked the justice and told Hanye he was guilty of manslaughter or murder in spirit, as spectators heard. Will Spinks, tied to the sport, was released on own recognizance.
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Atlanta
Hanye
Clark
Will Spinks
Bremincham
Joseph Courtenay
Williamson Furnace
Howe
Chas Tucker
Arthur Hanye Arrested on Concealed Pistol Charge
Arthur Hanye, previously tried for killing the old Italian and acquitted, was arrested in Atlanta on a concealed pistol charge. Patrolman Whidby made the arrest after a sworn warrant before Judge Pat Owens. The case stems from a past Catholic fair incident where Hanye allegedly drew a pistol. He posted bond and was released.
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Atlanta
Arthur Hanye
Whidby
Pat Owens
Tlange
Hanye
The Gadsden Affray Ends in Fatal Sheriff Shooting
In Attacks near Gadsden Alabama Deputy Sheriff Johnson is fatally shot in the abdomen and Wiley Wright is wounded in the cheek during a warrant arrest over guardianship. A posse pursues the shooter as bloodhounds track him. the fugitive kills three dogs and reportedly shoots three posse members.
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Anniston
Ala
Nevis
Gadsden
Johnson
Wiley Wright
Winchester
Confederate Soldiers Home Building Subscriptions Urged
Atlanta June 26 The Confederate Home board calls all subscribers to pay dues for a 125 acre site bought within two and a half miles of central Atlanta for a Confederate Home The net price was 9540 plans for a main home and cottages are being prepared Committees will manage each department and building will proceed as prudence allows Subscriptions go to treasurer Paul Romare
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Board of Directors of the
Confederate Home
Defying Authorities: Suspect Holed Up in Gwinnett
Special to The Banner from Lawrenceville reports Josh Daniel Shepopsey, 8, still prowling the Suyvanee neighborhood, defying arrest while armed and boasting he will not be taken. He is sought for an attempted assault on Abe Russell’s 13 year old daughter.
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Gwinnett
Lawrenceville
Josh Daniel Shepopsey
Suyvanee
Daniel
Abe Russell
Ohio Republicans Name Platform and Governor Nominees
ColUmns Ohio June 26 The second day of the Republican State Convention opened with W C Cooper as permanent chairman. C H Grosvenor read the platform, the tariff and pension plank endorsed the president and pension bureau, and a service pension bill was recommended. Candidates were placed in nomination.
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Ohio
W. C. Cooper
C. H Grosvenor
Athens
Harrison
Pension Bureau
Foraker
Naife
Mrs. Bishop Pierce Dies After Illness at Sunshine
Mrs. Bishop Pierce died yesterday afternoon at 2:20 at Sunshine, the residence of Mr. John Turner, former home of the late Bishop Pierce, in Sparta. She had been ill for months with no hope of recovery and will be buried beside the bishop in the local cemetery tomorrow morning. The community mourns her loss.
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Sparta
Bishop Pierce
Sunshine
John Turner
Crushed by a Separator in Banks County
A man named Samuel Wilson was crushed by a moving separator near Poplar Springs while attempting to mount a wagon on an inclined plane. One wheel passed over his chest, causing instant death. blood gushed from his mouth as friends mourn the tragedy.
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Samuel Wilson
Banks
Homer
Poplar Springs
Regulators guard suspect in Darrox murder case
In Darrox Georgia on a Saturday night a crowd heard riders pursue the man who killed Mr. Fields. Sheriff Frazier jailer Durham and marshal Thrailkill secured the suspect, searched the jail, then took the prisoner to Atlanta for safekeeping until October term. A vigilant message linked to Will Hallmann’s prior sentence spurred the appearance of “regulators.”
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Fields
Frazier
Joe Thrailkill
Durham
Atlanta
Will Hallmann
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