Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-23
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Griffin Netcs: ''Isham Hill, the well known
colOred harness maker, was the victim Of
what was very near to a fatal accident on the
20th. The fine stallion OF Col T. R. Mills. Jr,
had been sent to his shop to q buggy, for
some repairs to the harness. While lsham
Hill was standing In front or the horses head
the animal became frightened and plunged
violently forward. Isham was run down and
considerably bruised at eleven o'clock at night
Isham Hill was still unconscious His skull Il
fractured in front and his nose is broken in
several places. Altogether his condition, from
what we can learn, is very critical The horse
Is not ordinarily vicious, but being without a
bride, thought freedom was his and struck
out"
Waynesboro Expositor: 'sThe colored people
OF this county are making for themselves an
outrageous reputation On last Saturday night,
on Mrs. Chances place, near Green's Cut, a
eolored woman was set upon by two or three
other coloTed women and her throat cut from
ear 20 ear. Three women and one man have
been arrested for the crime. 1t seems that Mr..
Chance had left his orchard in care OF col
ored man named Wallace EZelle. Upon finding
that the orchard had been robbed, Mr.. Chance
demanded OF Wallace to know who had been
in it. Wallace's wife induced him to tell about
IL. and that night she was attacked and killed
with knife. The parties are Ida Williams
and two two girls; daughters OF lobe Wilson and d
Ed. Wilson They were all present Ida did
the stabbing."
Columbus Enquirer: ION Wednesday morn
ing Felix Blye, colored. who is in the employ
OF Mr.. Charles W. Munro, met with an acci
dent that came near causing his death. He
was driving a mule to an express wagon
heavily loaded with watermelOns and vege
tables. In descending Wynn's hill, the bach
straps of the harness broke. allowing the
wagon to ran on the mule This frightened
the animal ana he ran rapidly down the hill
The driver could have succeeded in keeping
the mule in the road, but for the breaking OF
the bit after which he lost all management
and the animal ran wildly towards the city
| At the breakwater, half way down the hill, the
wagon was thrown to the side of the road, the
shafts broken, and the mule, being free
\ from the vehicle. turned and ran back to
| wards home. Felix seeing he would bt
/ thrown out attempted to jump. The lines
were buckled, his foot became entangled ir
! them and he fell in the ditch on the side OF
| the road. The force of the fall stunned him
and for while it was thought he was dead
| He was carried to a house close by, where
every attention was paid him. DIR. e. Leroy
was summoned and arrived in few moments
/ He found that both thighs were broken-Ont
about the centre and one higher up-and Sc
we're bruises about the head. The patient
complained OF pains in his breast, but the doc
tor cannot yet tell whether or not he sustained
anyinternal injuries He was removed by di
/ rectiOn of the physician to his house about
three miles from this city. Wagons loaded as
heavily as this one and others frequently are
/ should have brakes as the strain on the beetch
| ing is very great and ofttimes cause accidents
such as the one of yesterday"