The Dawson journal., 1885-10-22
DaWsOnJOurn
LOCAL NEWS.
A Chapter of Crimes.


Last Wednesday evening, about
twilight, 1Messrs. Frank Harper
and [. ". Turner, two young men
of this town, became engaged in a
difficulty which resulted in Mr..
Harper being cut with knife
three or four times on the face and
neck. The wounds were painfal,
but, fortunately, not serious, and
Mr.. Harper is now able to be out
again. A warrant for assault with
intent to murder was sworn out
against Mr.. Turner, who waived a
committal trial. Bond for his
appearance at the next term Of
Superior Court was fixed at $500.
STABBED AT A FESTIVAL.
Last Saturday night the darkies
had a "festibul' at the old fair
grounds in the western part Of the
city. While the sable-hued sons
and dusky damsels of Ham were
engaged in mirth and revelry pc
culiar to their race on such occa-
sions, Sam Fitzgerald, boy aged
about fifteen years, and Joe Byrd,
aged about twenty-four or five,
had a 'sputement," which result
ed in the former stabbing the lat
ter in the right breast with knife
Sam at once absented himself and
Joe was obliged to forego further
participation in the pleasures Of
the occasion by being carried
home for medical treatment. His
wound is serious and may prove
fatal, in which event Sam will
make good gallows food.
A "CULLUD LADY" INsULTED.
Monday morning Dave Evans,
colored, came into town with his
face ornamentel with two or three
sores made by stick in the hands
of Solomon Price, also colored.
1t seems that Dave was in the
field picking cotton when Prices S
wife passed through Instead Of
going on with his work, she says
Dave stopped and "suIted" her.
She reported the matter to her
husband, who forthwith proceed
ed to the field to administer a re-
buke to David for so far forgetting
himself as to "sult'' lady, with
the result already mentioned.
Dave was here to consult lawyer,
and it is now probable that the
courts will have little picnic over
the matter.
CUT WHILE DRUNK.
Last Thursday, at the depot,
Gus Anderson, COL, was cut se-
verely on the arm by Bill Carter,
also colored. Gus had imbibed
to freely in liquor, and while un-
der its exhilarating influence he
conceived OF the idea that he was
q better man than Bill and at
tempted to demonstrate it with
curse words and a blow. Gus is
still III bed nursing his wound.
CUT HIS WIFE's THROAT AND THEN
HIS OWN.
We had scarcely finished writ
ing the above when Mr.. Hawkins.
OF Preston, came into our Office to
inform US Of one of the most blood
curdling tragedies ever enacted.
Thursday morning last, between
daybreak and sunrise, Mr.. Geo.
Davenport cf Preston, cut his
wife's throat and then his own.
Without a word of warning he ap-
preached and drew the keen edge
of razor across the throat of his
life-companion and then turned
and inflicted like wound upon
himself. At this point a son
rushed up and relieved him
OF the deadly instrument, at the
same time yelling for help. DIr.
Hawkins, our informant, who lives
near By, heard 5he crics and hast
ened over, when he assisted in ty-
ing the deranged man t. preTc. t
further trouble Medical AID W S
soon summoned, but il was # no
avail to the unfortunate one, VIII
died Saturday from his self-inA;ct-
ed wounds. Mrs. Davenport is get
ting along as well as could be ex-
pected and will probably recover.
Mr.. Hawkins attributes the rash
act to diseased mind and whis-
key. For several months Mr..
Davenport had been subject to
fits of insanity, and while partial
ly under the influence of whiskey
he was seized with one of these
insane spells, which resulted SO
sadly. Only the night before tie
terrible act Of the next morning
he carried home with him a Jug
of liquor. He was for twenty
years ordinary of Webster county,
AMI was held in high esteem by
all who knew him.
Behind the Bars.