Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-07
JANE YOUNG OF rUGALo."
An Old Sensation in Athens Re
called.

From the Athens GA Banney- Watchanan.
The presence in our city this week of
Mr.. Tom Reynolds, of Atlanta, recalls
one Of the most exciting episodes in the
history OF Athenian journalism-the as
sault and capture of the old Southern
Banner Office by the notorious Jane
Young of TugalO." Mr.. Reynolds was the
only man wounded in that desperate con-
tlict, and in recalling it he to this day
turns pale behind the gills, although his
locks have since been whitened by the
frOsts of many winters. Yesterday Mr.
Reynolds visited the scene of this con-
dict, now the Chronicle Office, and pointed
out the positions of each party. A Ban
ner-W atchman reporter CHANGED TO be on
hand, and from the lips of this hOary old
SURVIVOR caught the following particulars
of the startling affair:
Mr.. Reynolds says that Col. Holsey was
at that time proprietor of the Banner, and
having recently taken unto himself a wife
he spent most of his time at home, and
was only seen at the office at rare inter-
walls. 1t was after dinner on Wednes-
day, ana as the paper was behind all
hands were unusually busy. He was
foreman of the office and was working
near window, when a small wiry,
keen-eyed woman, middle-aged and well
dressed, entered the composing room,
with shawl thrown over her arm, be-
meath which, he afterwards and most
unexpectedly discovered, were concealed
two horsemen or duelling pistols. The
woman walked 10 the middle OF the room.
then halted, and addressing herself to one
or the printers asked il the editor was in
She was informed that he was not. MIR.
Reynolds then spoke up aud explained
that 1OlgnV ND
prietor OF the paper, but he was at home,
and would probably be down later in the
day. Mr.. Reynolds says be Thought IT,
was some woman who wanted to get her
son apprenticed in the office. The
woman made no reply, aud Mr. Rey-
nods resumed his work, when sud
denly he was stunned by a deafeni9g
noise aud teit keen pain in his arm and
side. He afrightedly glanced around.
and there stood the woman with a smok-
ing pistol in her hand and her eyes al
most darting sparks OF fire. He saw that
she had another weapon IN reserve, and
without stopping 10 investigate the mat
ter he made q rush for the door, running
over mis- assailant and knocking her over
on the stove. He was followed by the
rest OF the office, including Mr..
Howell FlOurnoy, VINO was reading pa
pers in the sanctum. Upon reaching the
street Mr.. Reynolds examined his wounds
and found that he was shot through the
arm, the ball lodging in his SIDE. The
woman was arrested and tried, and,
as she was evidently deranged, sent
to the asylum. She hailed from some
place in South Carolina, and had no
ground whatever for her attack on the
Banner office save that some one in Au.
gusta had Jestingly told the woman that
the paper had published some scandal
about her, and she came to Athens armed
for the purpose of wreal1ing revenge.
She had visited several stores IN town
asking for powder and bail, and stating
that she intended to Kill certain news
paper man before she left, but no one
thought enough of the matter to warn the
gentlemen threatened.