Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-02

and to that fact he probably owes his life. as
the knife blade went clean through the hand
before penetrating the breast. As it was, the
wound in the breast was only three inches
deep. Denton was arrested.
Griffin Wears: Yesterday morning J. Y
Patterson presented an account to a negro
named Colby, and requested settlement, I
which The latter became enraged and draw
ing pistol attempted 10 shoot Patterson, who
Is a One-armed man. The cartridge failed to
60 of, and before he could make a second at
tempt he was seized by W. Z. Griffin, who
was fortunately present, aud the pistol taken
away. The negro was arrested on the charge
OF assault with intent TO kill. and the case will
come up in the County Court this morning.
Colby also had Griffin arrested for taking the
pistol away from him."
Macon TelegraDh. 3Ist: yesterday Walter
Winn, who was arrested a warrant sued
out by Teaberry Newly, charging him with
larceny after trust, was taken before Justice
Freeman Tor trial. During the trial the Sher-
III OF IWlggs county wanted the prisoner, and
he was delivered to him. When Winn was
arrested by Officer Lewis Nelson he had about
$40 in his possession. Parties to whom Winn
was indebted Immediately garnisheed Officer
Nelson, and thus the money was held up. 1t
seems that WInn was running a store in
IWlggs county, which was stocked by Mr.
Newly. He disposed Of the goods the other
day, and was making his way to North Caro-
lima when he was arrested. The case will be
settled now IN Twiggs.'
ThOmasville Enterprise: ~ esterday morn
a
cOlOred man with a stolen mule had passed
through town and had made of down the
Tallahassee road. The Sherif' summoned Mr.
f. Il. Whidden to assist him and started of to
arrest the alleged thief. They came up with
him near the place of Mr.. Craigmiles, four
miles from town. and the Sheriff ordered him
TO stop The negro refused to do 50, and see
ing that the sheriff and Mr.. Whidden were
closing up on him, jumped from the mule and
attempted 10 run across Mr.. Craigmiles' field.
He was again ordered to halt, but continued
running, when the sheriff fired, killing him.
These are the particulars Of the affair. as we
have so far been able to learn them. We have
not heard the name Of the thief"
Marietta Journal: son last TUESDAY noon
while Jack Jones and wife, cOlOred. were from
home engaged at work for some of their neigh
bOrs, their children amused themselves BY
playing IN the fire with a straw broom, which
biaZed and caught on fire the clothing of the
oldest one, who was about years Of age. The
child ran frightened to the bed. setting il on
fire and soon the blaze shot out through the
roof. The father and mother ran with all
possible speed to the house. and when they
arrived there, they found the oldest child out
side of the door, dead, with all of its clothing
entirely burned of, and its flesh crisped. The
mother rushed into the burning building and
barely had time to rescue the two younger
children, VINO were severely burned and may
not recover. The contents of the house were
burned. and these two industrious negroes
lost all their clothing, bedding, cooking uten-
-ils etc -