Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-30
BLOODY WORK BY BLACKS.
TWO SERVANTS FIENDISHLY
SLAIN AT AUSTIN.

All Asleep When Attacked and Knocked
in the Head without Being Awakened
Pursuit and Capture of the MUIR
deror-LynchIng Almost Sure to Fol
low.
AUSTIN, Tx, Sept. pa horrible
tragedy was enacted Sunday night, in
which a colored man and three coored
women were brugally murdered by having
their skulls crushed with an AK. Vuey
were servants to the family Of w. b.
Denlam, editor of the Ieras Court Re
porter, and occupied a shanty in the rear
OF his premises, on Gaudaloupe street.
The names of the victims are Orange
Washington, his wife, known as Gertie
Vance, Patsy Gibson, and Lucinda Boldly.
From the testimony and surrounding cir
cumstances, It appears That the assassin
entered the ,Oom whers they were sleep
ing through a window, and before any Of
them awoke succeeded in striking all four
of them with an AK.
DRAGGED THROUGH A FIELD.
Seizihg Gertie Vance he dragged her
through the window, threw her over
/ fence, and then pulled her through weeds
RC-Oss a vacant lot to the rear of n sta ble,
: SiludJeu 10 ydTUS lt1ul lD6 SUbnLNs AL
! this place she must have recovered con
sciousness, as evidences of a struggle are
abunGant. He, however, overpOweTed
her and battered her head with brick to
q jelly, and, apparently, While she was
struggling between lfe and death, out
ragged her,
RETURNS TO THE SHANTY.
While the fiend was committing this
! horror, Lucinda Boldly, recovering some
| what from the effects of the blow she
! had received, arose and lighted a lamp in
/ the shanty. The assassin seeing the light,
| returned and sticking hs head through
! the window cursed the woman and or
| dered her to put the light out. Upon see
! ing him she screamed and ran from the
! building. He leaped through the window
| and put the light ont, and then followed
and overlook the fleeing woman just as
she got to the front gate.
/ STRUGGLING Al THE GATE.
| A desperate struggle ensued, during
| which Mr.. Dunham, who had been
| awakened by the wOman's screams, threw
| open his front door, and, thinking the
disturbance a simple row, ordered them
| to cease their noise. The woman freed
| herself from the grasp Oi her assbllaut
and rushed TO Mr.. Dunham, impioring
| protection and saying that the man ad
! murdered every one n the shRnty. The
! murderer ran as soon as the woman es-
| capped. Mr.. Dunham aroused the neigh
| bOrhOod, and they started in pursuit OF
the man, who made iOr a thicket a few
blocks back OF the house.
FIRED ON BY THE POSSE.
Several shots were fired at him without
effect by his pursuers, but he gained the
thicket and made his escape. GeTtie
| Vance was dead when found. Orange
| Washington died ST IN early hour yester-
day morning. Patsy Gibson and Lucinda
! Boldly are in the hospital. There are
! hopes that Lucinda viii recover, but
| Patsy VIII die All the victims are ter
ribiy gashed in the head aud face. The
entire details of the crime resemble those
of tbe murder of Mary Rainey Rnd her
daughter a few weeks ago, and IL is gen
orally believed that the crimes were CON-
mitted by the same person.
THE MURDERER CAUGHT.
Two negroes were soon under arrest on
suspicion, and the officers were in pursuit
! of third who answered the description
| given by Lucinda Boldly. Intense excite
ment prevails among the whites and
! blacks over the repeated occurrence Of
! crimes against the servants Of both races.
J The CorOner's jury has returned q verdict
! against "Doc Wood" the third negro, who
was captured last night by officers in
Baird's cotton field eight miles from Aus
tin. Blood was found on the lower part OF
! his shirt and on his sleeves.