Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-26
CHRIsrMAs DAY CASUALTIES.
The Police Have Lively WOrk-Many
ARRAYS Reported.

The Police Have Lively WOrk-Many
ARRAYS Reported.
There was the usual number Of DRINKS,
fights, cutting and shooting scrapes.
Until the middle Of the afternoon no shoot
ing or cutting was reported at the bar
racks.
Mr.. Terence Mcmahon, who has a
small grocery and tobacco store on the
corner Of New Houston and Drayton
streets, was one of the first victims. A
negro, who unworthily bears the name
Of George Washington, entered MIR. Nc
MahOn's store between and O'Clock.
The negro was drunk, and attempted to
cut a little boy who had fled into the
store. Mr.. Mcmahon sprang to save the
child, and parted the blow. Washing
ton then turned upon the proprietor, and
made several vicious lunges with his
pocket-knife. Mr.. Mcmahon was I'M
armed, and il was with difficulty that he
could keep his assaiant OFF. he received
one stab in the back, a scratch on one
arm, and his coat was cut in several
places. The wound In the back was to the
right Of the spinal column and between
the shoulders.
After the stabbing, Washington went
out in the street and began fighting a
drunken companion. A large crowd as
started off, followed by some white
youths. Two Of these knocked the negro
down and disarmed him. A rope was
brought, and the man was securely tied,
and when the wagon arrived from the
barracks, he was hauled away.
Mr.. Mcmahon lost considerable blood
before a physician arrived. Last night
he was much improved, and his wound,
though ugly, is not dangerous.
] Wachiu ufon has had Ventilation
| About a year ago he was shot at twice
while escaping from some row by Mount
/ ed Policeman Floyd, who took charge of
/ him Yesterday.
Scarcely had Sergt. Killourhy finished
| entering the charge against Washington
1 when Policeman II. M. Morgan came in
! with a negro named Anderson Young
| from Yamacraw. A few minutes later a
private citizen got of OF Habersham
street car and assisted Charles Myers, a
| dilapidated looking German through the
saliey port, Myers was the victim of too
much Christmas. His gait was unsteady
and his hair was matted with blood. A
half section had been taken out of the
crown OF his hat, and the appearance of
it and his head gave the impression that
Indians had been trying to scalp him
with his hat on.
"What charge do You preferI' he was
asked when he got inside the barracks.
"lch verstehe sic nicht." he replied.
The private citizen explained that he
was passing along West Broad street, and
looking down Cooper-shOp lane he
saw two negroes assaulting Myers
with "A club. Myers was not alb.
solutely certain as to the identity OF
his assailant, out Young was held for the
Mayors Court. The wounded mans ac-
lions in the barracks were rather ludi-
crous. He would look sadly for a moment
upon his ruined hat. ard then demand
pay for il from the prisoner. All Of his
GRIEF and injured feelings seemed to be on
account OF the derby, and none for his
head.
Yamacraw was lively all day, and TO.
wards night the population made the
"Craw" howl.
Among the cases not reported at the
barracks was fight between two negro
women near Pine and Farm. Both
showed canniballstic inclinations and
tried 10 eat each other up. Each weighed
less when they quit than before they
began.
About the same time twonegro men got
20 quarrelng az Poplar and Zubly streets.
Pistols were pulled and each dared the
other TO shoot. One Of them, Monel by
name, would not take the others taunts
and fred three times. A constable and
a policeman gave chase, but MOnel
got away. IL was rumOred during
the day that a colored boy
was shot in the same section OF the city,
bui the rumOr was not verified. Another
report was circulated thata negro woman
had shot part Of her husbands head or,
but none Of the parues could be found.
A white boy, living In the eastern sec-
ton OF the city, was accidentally shot, bat
not seriously.
A West Broad street citizen, while re-
turning from the races In the afternoon,
was thrown from his buggy By hls horse
running away. The drivers head was
badly cut and the buggy WAS damaged
badly.
Up 20 midnight "a arrests bad been
made by the police. Fourteen were ioi
drunkenness and disorderly conduct and
the rest for violation ofthe city ordinances.
chiefly in shooting fireworks outside thl
prescribed limits.
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