Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-12-27

We learn from the Columbus ENQUIRER that
whisky and the pistol have been 0oing their
bloody work in ChattahOOchee county. That
paper says: Yesterday parties from Chatta-
hoochee county brought the news OF a most
unfortunate occurrence, in which a young
white man stains his hand with the blood OF a
negro boy. The circumstances as near as we
could gather them, are as follows: Charlie
Cade. q youth about twenty years Of age and
son Of Mr. VIM Cade. OF this city, started
from his fathers plantation. in Chattahoochee
county. Friday evening for the purpose Of Wis
iting the family in this city. While en- route he
overlook wagon from the plantation OF Mr..
James Matthew's, in which three or four Le-
groes were riding. Young Cade. il is said was
beasfly drunk. and when riding past the wagon
he drew pistol and fired al the negroes, the
ball taking effect in the abdomen of a negro bov.
Cade then rode on about one hundred yards
and fell from his horse to the ground and
was found lying there in an unconscious state,
with The bride re ms In one hand and his pistol
Ia the other oy gentleman who happened to
be travelling the same road. The negro bov is
s ~ 10 be mOrtaly wounded. and will proba-
oily be desS ere this reaches the reader Young
Cade's father was informed Of the unfortunata
conduct Of his son Friday night. and left at
once for CGattahOOchee county. We learn that
the young man has been arrested. but are una
Die 10 say what disposition has been made Of
his case. Young Cade is said to be an unusu-
aliy quiet and exemplary young mau. and the
news OF MS reckless conduct was received with
lncreouuty by those who know him here. We
learn that he was never known TO be intoxi-
Gated etore. but has always been a sober and
INDUSTRIOUS boy. IL appears that there had
boy nm anu ''io A'e
A wanton murder, through the influence of
whisky. was committed near Macon few days
ego The Telegraph says: Information was
received in The city early yesterday morning
the probable fatal wounding OF another on the
Columbus road and in what is known as the
Warrior District From what we could learn.
the facts connected with the case are as fol.
lows, On Friday afternoon some five or six
WAGON loads OF hands from the large plantation
OF Mr. Van Horn, who lives in Crawford county,
some eighteen or twenty miles from Macon,
came into Macon and got well filed with cheap
| whisky. On returning TO the farm they were
annoyinely hilarious aud demonstrative firing
/ on pistols ard raising Cain generally One of
them was particularly smart. and was noticed
i 70 oe a bright yellow negro who fired at any
/ body he met on the read. Mr. Van Horn was
with the party in a buggy, but some distance
/ anea1- When the festive wagon train reached
Charles Hamlins store, eleven miles from
Macon, one of the men from one of the
wagons shot at a negro on the road, the
ball entering the back and under the left
/ shoulder blade. killing him instantly The
dead man was left in the road, where he re-
| mained until about noon yesterday. Further
on and only a few minutes after the shooting
Il OF the negro. a ball went crushing through the
/ head OF acOther negro, causing the blood 20
| spout from his mouth and nose. This man the
| shooting parties took up and placed in the
/ wagon, but he died yesterday afternoon so we
i learn The Justice of the Peace for the War
1 rior district, Mr.. James S. Parker. took charge
Il or the remains Of the man found in the road,
i and impaneled the following COrOner's jury:
/ VIM Jennings foreman; Joseph Taylor, Ellis
i Sprtugs (col0redl James Hamiin, J r Hamlin
Il X Hamlin, Charles Hamlin, Z. T. Tidwell. c. c.
i Hanllin, Theo Jennings. Joseph Drawhorn and
/ huliard Lewis (cOlOred). The evidence fur
| niShed no clue as to the murdered man 8 name
Il nor SIS to the manner Of his death The verdict
| rendered 0y the jury was that the deceased
| came TO his death " pistol in the hands OF
i parties unknown Sheriff WestcOtt will pIO-
/ ceed at once TO investigate the matter. aud
eDdeavOr 70 bring the guilty parties to Justice :"