Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-16
THE NEWS ATNIACON.
After Firing Several shots at his Pur-
suers a Negro Thief Kills Himself.

After Firing Several Shots at his Pur-
suers Negro Thief Kills Himself.
MACON, GA, May 15.-Macon was
greatly excited to-day over a suicide
and attempted murder. This morning
when the Montgomery train reached the
depot in this city the conductor informed
depot policeman Garfield that a negro
hand named John Hoskins had broken
into and robbed the box of the boy of the
Macon News Company. Officers Gar
field and Bennett Jones arrested Hoskins.
He made desperate attempt to escape
when under the passenger shed. He car
ried a valise containing apples, cigars
and other things which he stole from the
news boy. Suddenly HOskins reached a
hand in the yalise, seized a pistol and
nred al policeman Jones. The ball en-
tered the left shOnlder, making
painful wound. HOskins ierked
away from the officers and fed from the
depot, running towards the swamp below
the city. A large number of men gave
pursuit. HOskins turned and fired at the
crowd. Nearly twenty pistol balls were
fired at him, creating great excitement at
the depot, where several loaded passen-
gers cars were standing. The pursuit con-
kts
brick yard the puTsueTs gained very fast
Rather than be captured, Hoskins shot
himself near the left nipple, and also once
over the right nipple; ran 100 yards,
fell, and then fired one bullet into his
head, making a scalp wound. He
soon died. The COrOner's iury
rendered a verdict in accordance
with the above facts, deciding that the
wound in the left nipple, self inflicted,
known Macon negro.
ATTEMPTED RAPE.
This morning a negro named George
Hunt was arrested, charged with at
tempted rape Yesterday in East Macon on
a five-year-old daughter of Robert
Douglass, a well-knOwn citizen. Hunt
denies committing the crime and accuses
another negro named George Pickens
who has fed, fearing arrest. All the
parties were picking dewberries. The
crime occurred at the top of mound i'm a
pine thicket. The child was considerably
bruised and hurt. She went home and in
formed her mother, who told her husband
when he arrived home this morning from
West Macon, where he has position as
night watchman. He and others arrested
Hunt to-day, who stOutly resisted. He
appealed to Douglass to kill him rather
than be taken. There was a great deal of
excitement over the matter and some talk
of lynching. Hunt is IS years old. His
companion Pickens was Is years old.
COTTAGE BURNED.
This morning at O'Clock fire DESTROYED
the fOur-rOOm cottage of Sexton CLAY,
valued at $500. The insurance is $4O0.
THE ORDER OF UNITED wORKMEN.
The Grand Lodge Of the Ancient Order
of United WOrkmen elected the following
officers to-day: J. T. Hunt, G. NJ. W, Of
BarnesYille, Ga; \. f. Brown, G.. f. A,
Of Holly Springs, Miss; L. J. Gazan, g.
o., of Savannah, Ga; Joseph Ehrlich,
Grand Recorder, of Albany, Ga; W.P.
Schirm, Grand Receiver, of Savannah. Ga;
A. W. Wise, G. G.. Of Huntsville, Ala;
NJ. Wolfson, G. W, of Hamilton, Ga.
The following Representatives were elect
ed to the Supreme Lodge Convention at
Toronto, Canada, June 3: W. E. Num-
ford, of TalbOttOn, Ga; r. H. Flanders, of
Macon, Ga; J. B. Head, of Eutaw. Ala.
Hereafter the reunions of the Grand
Lodge viii be biennial instead of annual.
The session adjourned to meet at Macon
on the second Wednesday of May, 1886.