Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-01

a TIH RobDer shot Down While At
fen.ntIne ~ F.eape with b.. PIunder.

A TIN PotBer shot Down While At
tempting % Fsczpe with hi. Plumber.
-Four SHOTS fred il quick succession in
faueres- street. lane. between West Brad
ara 1fcr-yo1lerg streets. about : O'Clock
last nIzl-. attracted q crowd q people y
t1e .1esEt-. Tl= report that man had
been szo- created an intense excitement
frfuC Cr- knew anything about j. :
f-r minute later Officers Durham
and Clartl1 came ont ~ tie lane
WIKI young man and carried
him y r1a 1a-rzcks. whore j was
Iesrued that tLe prisoner mad been caught
rIurdertlg Z money drawer IL sam stein
Inan-s saloon. % Wet Broad street ana
in a-teurt l1- ~ ez-ape with nl- D9yls nae
been Shot. 81 gave lis name a. william
Jo1usgr. ana SAID be came from sew ORR
at1ut Z week 40. lie had ssuandered
his money and an q last resort planned
tue r1. -ery ~ which be was 7lot. he y
~ Mel uu build. apparently about -
years I'D. well dressed and ~ gent-eManly
arHearauce. At TIE barracks ne tainted
from Tie wound and was placed upon q
bench Ed tLe guard E1gD Instead " Being
conveyed % q cell
Dr. Lincoln was summoned. and or
dered bis removal ~ -. Joseph HDspl-
tai. Tie wound was located in the lower
part 81 the back. the ball. from q y
csIf1-e smith l. Wess0n revolver, en-
tered near tle spine, and passing DOWN
ward. was lTnbedded in the
flesh. Al effort was made u probe
fGF g.. but with ill success.
The WOUNDED mans condition prOhIb-
tied p vigorous treatment
5teinmau. the proprietor Of the saloon,
stated That johnson had been in bis place
during the evening and was standing by
the bar "a few minutes before the shooting
occurred, talking with a stranger. The
proprietor bad occasion % step into an
adi0iniug room and upon his return a
moment ailerward be met Johnson COM
ing out from behind tine bar. Upon being
asked what be was doing there be gave no
satisfactory reply. -teinman then
charged him with stealing money
from the till. This he denied. and
made q move toward the door. He was
intercepted and the till opened and the
money counted. About IS were found
missing. Steiuman again charged him
with the theft, and told him if he would
give up the money he might go unlnO-
Tested. johnson replied that he had
DO money. The proprietor then step
ped back 10 call his barkeeper.
when johnson rushed ont Of the bar and
made for the door. Selling bis revolver
Steinman followed him into Congress
street lane and fired three shots after
him. calling upon HIM to stop. The shots
failed to take effect, and the thief had
about reached Montgomery street when
his pursuer, leyelug his revolver across
his arm fired a fourth time. This shot
took effect BY this time Officers Durham
and Clayton, hearing the firing, appeared
on the scene and placed the young man
under arrest. In taking him 10 the
barracks something dropped out Of his
pocket. which at first IT was thought was
pistol, but which proved 70 be - Of the
money he had stolen. The remainder he
had thrown away in the lane. In view Of
the circumstances the shooting was con-
sidered justiiablc.
The wounded man was visited at the
hospital by "a priest, to whom he cOntided
his real name, that VI Johnson being as
sumed 90 conceal his identity.