Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-06
SUBURBAN OUTRAGES.
TBF VIILAINOUS CONDUCT or
VAGRANT NEGROES

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Home and Knocked Down on the Mid
aIesround Road-AIleged Assault upon
KingsviIIe Citizen-Entering the
Homes of Respectable People and In
suIting their Families
TIE group Of proving negro Migrants
that lnfsst TIE southern outskirts
q the city and the roads
leading into uo the country. have
heen for . long time a terror 70 the resi-
dents Of these localities, and 70 Peaceable
traders coming into the city from their
farms. Industrious negro farmers are
afraid 70 travel On these roads alone al
night and come in together in parties
TIE Afiddlegr0und road. in the vicinity
+ the Savannah. Florida and Western
Railway. about TWO miles south q the
CITY. has been for the past fortnight ren-
devious for 2 notorious gang o. negroes,
who are vile and daring enough % attempt
almost any crime Of q heinOus nature. A
reporter Of The MoRNUVG News. learning
Of he brutal assault committed upon an
AGED Frenchman In thIs neighsOr-
hood. Immediately repaired 70 the
place yesterday u get al the par
ticulars. He was met By a number
II the residents II that locality. who in
formed him that Tor the past TWO weeks
The road near the twO-Lnile post had been
infested with a gang % gam bling
and riot0us negroes. in crowds number
ing from fifteen u twenty. They have
been discovered in the thic6ets and ID the
bitches. armed ready for any emergency
which might excite their hendlsh natures.
Tuesday night q crowd numbering
about twenty five collected al the tVyo-mile
post and held a secret meeting. 4 resO-
luton was passed. ordering each man 10
arm himself. which IL appears was done.
The designs Of this mob. whatever they
were in detail. were undoubtedly partially
carried out. Yesterday morning. while
Mr. Henry kuck. living on the Middle
ground road. near the Savannah Florida
and Western and City and oU-
burban Railway crossing, was out III the
back ward Of his grocery store attending
% some u the details Of bis business. /
burly looking negro came into the store. /
and seeing no men around. approached +
the private room II Mrs. huck. I
and in very insulting /
and insinuating manner inquired !
# she was married. Had il not been for /.
the presence 81 Mr.. huck's clerk. VINO I
nauDeued in al this iuncture. il is not i
known what the scCundrel would have 4
accomplished. After making this indie /
cent address 70 Mrs. Kuck the negro went /
into the house Of Mr.. Raney, few doors /
further On. and inquired for Mrs. Raney, I
addressing her in the same insulting man !
uer. Mrs. Raney called 10 her husband. I
who was out in the field, when the negro /
hurriedlv made tracks for the door. He Z
escaped. coming into town by round !
about way He is described by the people T
living out in this vicinity as bright /
looking mulattO. with a presumpUOus. /
daring manner and address. When the /
husbands Of the two women were made {
acquainted with the negrO's insJlence /
they came into the city and notified the /.
police Of the matter. Mr.. huck Is de- I
termined 70 have the negro arrested. and I
made 10 give an account OF MS actions.
Fearing more trouble Mr.. kuck again /
came In last night % get several German I
friends % accompany him and De pre- I
pared for any more trouble that might /
take place during the night.
ANOTHER VILLAINOUs ASSAULT.
Early Tuesday evening a cOlored boy /
By the name Of John Middleton, evidently 4
a f0rerunner for the gang who frequent /
the battle-ground road, came up 10 the /
Old house occupied by Monsieur y. Meu- 7
uier. corner Of Anderson street and the !
Ogeechee road. and inquired Of the old /
Frenchmau if he would give him 4
a place 10 sleep, saving that he 4
was very tired and had no place /.
10 20. The old gentleman gave him a I
room IN the back part Of the house, where /
be slept during the night. After break /
fast the next morning he told the 4
old man that he had a COW for /
sale on the Middle Ground road, and /
if he would 20 with him be would /
sell him the COW very cheap, The /
Frenchman. with a shTug, said: i viii /
20 and buy re cow" While on the way 1
% the place the negro. taking advantage /
tel g 81 "a I Tsr-seE 3.
a view Of rObbing him, felled him 70 the |
ground with a huge club, where he was I
left for dead.
\ News reporter, hearing Of the Incl 4
dent. repaired at once 20 the home Of Mr.. /
Neunier, and raped at the door, when /
the faint words Of Entire. Monsieur 4
were heard. coming from a faint and 1
weak voice within.
The reporter entered the dwelling
There lay the old man in bed, without 1
person to administer TO his distress, COW /
cred with blood, and grooming under Sc I
we're pain, with two long cuts on his head I
one cut extending over the right ear, I
and the other across the top Of the head. /
An old cat sat by his couch meWlng and I
puTring. looking fun Of pity and tender 4
ness for the unfortunate man.
Tell me about this affair if you can. -
said the reporter.
All, friend. re old man no more good. /
see here. >acre. how ! got beat. Ne +
cut in Zc head is terrable. See, Zare is
one. and Zare is the other.
i viii tell Ne whole circumstance Of he
affair. Oh, sacra, pardon, Monsieur; ze
pain Of my head is tcrrable. Last night a.
negro boy he come % my house and he
SAYS me very sick; please. sir, give me
place 10 sleep / gave him one room in I
Ne back part Of the house. Bien. He
went 10 sleep. In re morning ] woke
md 10 brtr-h no I
myself a breakfast, and tie boy | gave
him some also.
After breakfast ze bog say, i want to
sell you a COW. boss, She is over
dar on de battle-ground road, and
if YOU come wild me ] sell her
to you cheap Bien. Monsieur. 20 with
re bOv, and when | arrive at re fOrtlnca-
ton beyond re Base Ball Park, re boy /
said: You lead &c way over dem bank
ment.' Bien, | 90 But when / 20 70
come down re bill, oh, sacre. He give me
"A blow with Ne stick across my head and
/ 20 TO ze ground, Ie boy hit me again
when / was down. / cry murderl muir
DER and Ne boy he run. All, pardon,
monsieur, You see Ne head, you see re
cut here | am almost dead, Monsieur Z
Kuck and Keyser come along IN re buggy
and Zey pick me up and take me home
Monsieur le Doctor Falligant he come and
dress re wound"
Monsieur Meuuier Is "A trenchman-
seventy years Of age, hailing from De-
partmeut du NOrd, France. He came
to this country twenty-siX years
ago. and has been living in the old dilapi-
dated house on the corner Of Anderson
street and the Ogeechee road for the past
Il years. where he has been engaged in
cleaning hides for the rice mills. He is
an old hermit-liYng entirely by himself
with no living creature around
him except an old cat, which is
tenderlv and afectionately attached
70 him. He has been generally supposed
by me negroes to have large sums Of
money. and several attempts have been
made upon his life Ia this dwelling. At
one time a negro presented pistol at his
head white iH bed and demanded big
money or his life. The old man had $
about his old clothes. which Ee gave up.
He remarked 70 the NEWS reporter de he
was leaving: Il would like 10 die. ! have
nothing Ze health is gone. Ze money
Is zone. he business is gone. Mon Dieu.
will soon 70" and the suffering old
man turned oyeE u his couch Of pain
and babe the reporter adieu.
ASSAULTED IN KINGsVILLE.
4 rumOP vas circulated yesterday that
Mr. Hugo q. Platcn. the WellyknOWn sur
veyor and instructor, had been beaten ana
robbed by negroes the night previous IN
front Of his house at kingsyille. A NEWS
reporter called at Mr.. Platen's house and
f0Hua the doors and windows closed, with
the premises locking as though they had
been abandoned 10 grass and weeds. One
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