Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-21

Mr.. Ad0Iphs Joseph has made large
amount of money in dry goods. w. j.
Brake was poor boy from the country.
He is now ono Of the rich men of the
town. W. j. Careker was carpenter,
and an eff aient workman. He went INTO
the furn ture business, and is now worth
$50, 600. Fred Hall was shoemaker. lie
made good understandings, ana as a con-
sequence is now worth 100000. l.. II,
Wood q Co. started on hVe hundred
dollars five years ago. and are now doing
wholesale business. Samuel evans
came here from North Carolina in to-
baccO wagon. lie has now retired rich.
There are many men who have started on
small capital recently, whose profits tel
a good story for the city. White IL Urea
nor, for instance. started on 5000 elght
months ago, and have run it up 10 $4,000.
W. ii. Armstrong, from start OF $3.50
two years ago, is now worth 81 600. Frank
Wilson was a clerk four years ago. He
now owns five houses, and has bought
81, 900 store.
1t was briefly announced in yester-
days NEWS that at Griffin Il. ". Glenn,
a Texas cowboy, shot and killd Jim
Couch Sunday morning at l O'Clock.
Glenn runs shooting gallery in the rear
OF the Jossey building, corner of Hill and
solomon streets. The killing occurred at
the platform on the side of the building
on Solomon street. The weapon was
silver mounted, ivory handled pistol,
about foot long, carrying long forty
hve cartridge. The muzZle CT the pistol
ia the size of little finger. Glenn must
have been above Couch when he fired, as
the ball went IN three or four inches be-
low the throat, in the centre of the chest,
ard came out few inches above the end
OF the backbone. The ball pl0wed hole
clear through the body, and in
three minutes Couch was dead man.
Couch was about % years old and lived
with his mother, widow, on the street
on which he was killed and about 100
yards from where he lay. He was
handsome young fellow, but was inclined
to be dissIpated. When sober he was
gentlemanIy and polite; when drinkinghe
was quarrelsome, but not dangerous. lie
came home early in the night and was
preparing to retire when some friends OF
mis- called for him TO 90 up town. He bid
his mother good night and said he would
be back in a little while, and went of
with them. His mother retired and did
not know but that he had come in and
was asleep in his room. She was peace
fully sleeping while he lay in calling dis
lance on the ground a corpse. Those
who were watching the corpse
thought it best not to disturb
the mother until morning. Glenn
is young man "a years old, has pleas
ant, bright face, and one would never
tn ink he was in jail for killing man. In
reply to the question who he was, he said:
"My name is Il. W. Glenn. / was reared
in Atlanta, John Glenn and Cook Glenn,
who work at the Georgia railroad depot,
are uncles of mine. r.. l.. Grant, the sign
painter, is my brother-in-law. l have
lived In the West for eight or nine years.
l have been in Wyoming, Dakota, Old
and New Mexico and Texas. ! was a
cowboy and have been in great many
tight places, but this ia the first trouble
of the kind was ever IN" When asked as
to the cause OF the shooting, Glenn said:
"Well. l came here two weeks ago and
opened shooting gallery. Couch came
in the first night and we had some trOu BILE,
He owed me fifteen cents for shooting,
and had to threaten to call the police on
him. ! did not see him again until last
night, when he came in my gallery. saw
he wanted trouble as soon as he came In.
We had some words and he went and
threw a rock at me aud then started up
the steps. WAS standing on the platform
in the door as he started up the steps.
He said, 81 missed you that time, but L
will get you now and threw his hand on
his hip pocket. | said: 'If that Is your
game, just turn your wolves LOOSE and
| pulled my pistol and let him have it.
He tell off the platform on the ground. 1t
was like a game OF cards, the one who
has the best hand wins. 1 had the best
hand. After the shooting | went in and
put out the lights and started to police
headquarters to give myself up, when l
met the policeman, and he arrested me-"