Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-04

a friend on the Sidewalk, the Christians
q appeared' four abreast-the old man,
Ierce, Carswen and Albertus. Advancing
toward Chestnut, Terce Christian, with a
knife IN one hand and pistol in the other,
tegan cUrslng the ofhcer. Chestnut drew his
revolver. when Carswell Christian called upon
sheriff Bullock. EhO was present, 20 arrest
him Toy carrying concealed weapons. Mr..
Chestndt was marched OF 10 jail. but was re-
leased in few minutes and his pistol re-
turned TO him. While on his way horne the
* hole Ehristlal family again dogged lhs steps.
AiDcTtus christian jumped in Chcstnut's path,
anG challenged him To pro eed. With a
powerful blew from the shoulder Chestnut
sTEe him sFraWliug upon the grOsnd. Then
the three manning cOufederates opened ire
on ChestnUs, emptymg their revolvers with
Ozt hitting him. Terribly enragCfi they Clcsed
u on EIni, and mashed his head severely with
their pls.ols, ana We're only prevented from
beating him TO death bv the interference Of
Dystan6ers. W arrant5 have been issVed Tor
the arrest OF the assailants, whose trial viii
take pace on Jan. s.
JB- Johnson. cOl0re.l, wFs arrested1t Macon
two years ago, charged witl compile lty Ia the
motel Defo0r murder near Atlauts- Joe made
confession, in whlcE he said tina ne held the
hftt while two other negroes cut the thrOats
OF the Old man and his wife as they lay sleep
iug IN bed. He Wss taken 20 Atlanta and with
U.e two others placed in jail, They were
led, but there VIZ no testimony brought
out { D cOrrOborate zoe 3 statement. they were
finally released after seventeen months inn
prizOnmcnt. AfteriE's 5 long Imprisonment he
fare To Macon. Ise began a search for his
wife, but -ee was not tOhe found He had no
money. no home 10 friends. and his long con-
nnement in prison had SO weakened him that
he was almost uasit for work. Having no
place in town &c az his head, he was com
PEELED To 20 t0 tEe woods at night 10 sleep,
coming in town n the day time to beg little
bread aud c0nitnUe the search for his wife.
The search was rewarded on Monday lie
found that duv-as his absence she had married
T another negrC b. the name Of Thomas. He
went to her and begged for her return. be {
she said nay. TEcn he asked her 20 divide
the hOusehOtt effects, but she said that she
had finished maSing the payments on tie fur
niture, and she considered il hers. Then he
asked for diYis-On Of the bed clothing, and
even this size refused. Then Joe made con-
plant before Justice Freeman. and after sat-
isfylng himself that the man Thomas anG tLe
I woman Rosetta johnson were married. Judge
Freeman issued warrants against them Tor
bigamy. They were arraIgncd on the charge
/ In the afternoon. and both admitted the mar
I riage. Joe told his story which was "a lltltUl
/ one. even with the charge Of being connected
I with one Of the most horrible murders ever
. committed m Georgia hanging over him. The
I man Thomas IN admitting the marriage SAM
that hc Dee trd that j J1e was hung for murder
3 in a Atlanta. and thought Rosetta widow. RO-
-ctta gave as her excuse that Joe WIS very
cruel 10 hcT, and that she wore on her back
fearful scars of the many beatings he had
given hcr. Justice Freeman allowed the man
Thomas sri tie wife Rosetta 10 90 on their
own rec 'gniZance Go appear at the 8 Aprll term
of the superior Court.