Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-16

were attempting to escape a few davs 600
e learn that these men, while working at the
coke pile, each Of them wearing one shackIe
5;ti 70 escape oy running in different
HlT eI9 9ctlOhs. BEFORE they had hardly gotten
iun speed, the guard, who was armed with a
oouDle barrel shotgun, loaded with bucksbot
aI Iseu ne tne contents or one barrel into Afford
ana tnen turning let Hammond have the other
charge. We learn that although the wounds
are quite painful, fatal results will not follow
Aiiord: a. lt viii be remembered, was sentenced
70 NE time IN the chain gang for the murder
of man by the name OF ShuIer. Hammond
was twelve year convict -
= HaW Wkinsville Dispatch: "On the way to
nav nav klnsyllle last week, at a point about
t tt"enty mics below here. the steamer CIImber-
Iand came round a bend in the river and unev-
pectedly met the fiatboat Poor Robin Ioaded
Wy Sisn gGano belonging to Norman Doster and
other citizens of Wilcox county The fIatboat
,ss a5 tnIeaVly loaded almost to the waters edge
anu anu 1he neeung was so sudden, the steamer
cumberland was unable 70 reverse her wheels
ana oack out OF the way in time The waves
sg msIe T0lllng very high, and the crew on the
OOT hooln mad no means of checking their
Doat ana the waves rolled over it. sinking il
IN ABOUT six or seven feet of water The Cum
1efIand put out her life boats and picked up
!t the crew of the Poor Robin. and brought
1lsl .neIh 20 landing point up the river Mr.
Inomas Dixon the purser of the Cumberland
VINO furnished us with the details of the acci-
cent thinks that the Poor Robin may be
raised and few tons Of the guano saved"
the living representatives of the McDufie
hlIles, the 1th OF July, will be grand time
from the present outlook. Everybody that has
ever belonged to the company before or dur
ing the war, is included in this reunion We
nope the Gardner Volunteers and the Warren
Infantry will hold meetings at an early day.
accept the invitation extended them and
prepare for the occasion. The deep
Fellow sympathy of the old soldiery
will again rekindIe, and brotherly
love thrill each heart in peace as in war The
CltppeT nome IS thrown as wide open to these
TWO companies as to our McDuffie Rifles Our
table is common property to every one of them
whether formally invited to cali by us or not
we suggest too that our ladies organize a
grandly decorated floral arch of welcome to
peace; and praise to that Providence who has
preserved the lives of so many members of the
Iamily hreside white exposed to the missiles
OF DEAN IN battle. and fatal diseases of camp
on through the reacting fatality of changes
since, to the present time. On one side of that
areh should hang the weeping willow and
0tneF em6lems of sorrow for the miss ing and
Iaiien ana coincidence to the bereaved. July
display"
Regarding the murder OF Mr. Michael Qufn-
ian IN Augusta, of which We have already had
notice bg telegraph, the ChrOnicle and CO1lsti-
tuttondttSt says: Yesterday afternoon, be-
tween four and five O'Clock, terrible, and, as
lar as we can learn, altogether unproyoked
murder was committed just outside the city
limits. on the Savannah road, the victim being
Mr.. Michael Quinlan and his slayer Mr.. Jacob
Frain. Mr. Qainan kept a grocery store at the
point where Campb eli street runs into the Sa-
vaunah road, and on the east side of the road
little after four o'clock in the afternoon
FrRin, who had been in the city, stopped at
Quinlan's store and went in. Soon after he
stopped Quinlan came across from HeImke's
store His wife induced him to 20 in the
bedroom, back of the store and lie
down. Mrs. Quinlan. from whom we oh
tanned our information, says that after he
went into the room, Fraiu. who was very
drunk, asked for a drink She declined to Give
IL. telling him he had taken too much already
Frain then began row with a negro woman in
the store, and Quial3n, hearing the noise, start
ed out of his room to see what was the matter
Mrs Qulnlan went to him, told him there was
no trouble and put her arm around him to help
him back to the bed While ia this position
Frain rushed in, and when close to QuinIan
fired at him with revolver, the ball striking
Qulnlan near the mouth and ranging upwards
With his blood and brains oozing out Quinlan
exclaimed oh, my God, Susie. | am done for
and sank back dead. Frain ran out into the
road, jumped in his wagon and called out to
the negro driver. Drive me away from here
The negro did as directed and drove rapidly off
In the direction of Frain'S home which is at
Frog Hall, about six miles from the city, be-
tween the Savannah ROAD and Central Rail-
road. Soon after he left information was car
ried TO the City h all, and in a short time Lieut.
Prather and Mr. Benjamin F. johnson started
out on horseback after him. They overlook
him near the Carmichael place and arrested
him. He made no attempt at resistance or
escape, and said nothing about the killing His
csptors brought him TO the city and lodged
him in Jail. When representative of the
Chronicle reached the scene of the killing
about half hour after the deed was com
mitted, he found Mr.. Quinlan lying on the floor
OF his room, in a large pool of blood The de-
ceased was quiet inoffensive man. always re-
gaTded as a good citizen, who would not will
linely harm any one. He was about as years
OF age Coroner Pcquet emp snneled a jury
which adjourned until this morning"