The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-03
DIXIE DOINGS.
Events OF a Week in the Sunny
Southland.
TOM VOOLFOLK CARRIED TO MACON
GEORGIA..

/ n !
| minute, nast ; O'Clock. lie wa, taken by HE
/ marshal some time 400 for some violation and
/ locked IN Tie WAS released ON bond how
I ever and pitcu time 10 nav the fine which
/ WIS imposed on him bv the rua,or He failed
! to come nm al uronor limo and Sunday NIGHT
was arrested again and confined in the Gala
boose. A the time mentioned night watch
| men Carter and Purcell heard some one
screaming at a terrible rate, and upon luycstl-
/ ga'lon, found the calaboo5e on ire. They dld
! al they could to save him, but failed, as the
! hcdNY doors were 5WclIed 50 and the man too
/ lar gone Mr.. tariersays he is satisfied the
/ dafky set II on fire TO make his escape.
rms morning there IS nothing left 70 tell the
/ tale but som" ashes and a small stack OF bones.
/ The coroner has been notified and will hold an
/ inquest.
/ Monday an affray occurred ot Savannah he.
/ tween white ladl and 3 ucoror, tIat ctidpd
badly enough. but which Threatened ,tiIl
/ worse results Arthur Marion. Oscar Marion
[ and two other boys Sack. and DorL,. syycrr on
Henry street i'm front Of tic Marion. home,
when three negro men William Blake, John
Williams and PcslcY Gracu-cam along ana
according to the boys, Blake Showed Arthur
Marion Oft the sidewalk. During the quarrel
that ensued Arthur rushed into his house and
procured a rifle. On his issumg Williams
caught the barrel Of it and Arthur pulled the
triggrI The ball entered Williamsi body at
the abdomen and passing through him buried
ltScl! ~ Green's leg, The other negroes set
Il
KNIFE and cut Blake IN the head. The ARRAY
attracted great crowd, chiefly Of negroes,
ana threats oI lynghtng were freely INDUCED
IN Mrs Marion the mother, came out and
with the assistance Of whites endeayorcd to
rescue young Marion. IN the effort She was
struck on the head but not badly hurt
Since rcporting the killing of VIM. Dukn bv
Noah H. Parker at CovilIoton Saturday ,,ioLi
there las devcloped some additional inlormo-
tfou in rpoord ia mo iroondv a. bcforn etat
stitutcd the occasion of the homicide About
twelve or fifteen wears AFRO lack and Tom
Parker brothers of Noah l., Parker were at n
party in Butts county nj which William Duke
was also present During the evening Jack
Parker was engaged in whiting on a chair,
and Duke removed him for SO doipp. This
rcuroof led to an alteration and hrht between
them Tom Parker intcrfcrcd for The purposc
of scparatinp thcun and etoDtin,r the dinicnItv
Duke turned ON him and either cut or stalled
him to death.
Dixie was tried for fine homicide found
pnjIty OF unuslaugI,tcr and Sentenced fo the
uenitcutiorv for a form of several years Alter
his return iron, prison sometime like q recon
rtliation was effected bctwccu him and tbo
Parker boys (onr of whose sister, he had mar
ricoD hut from time ia time thcrn wore
evidences of the fact that no crrot
decree of fricudlincss existed between
them ON last Saturday niplit Dukc was nj
tho housn oT Nonb T. pn,lfcr whore tbcrn v,oe
a Social catherine of some kind lie and
Parker were both uuder the influence If
liuuor. and durinothc evening Dule GOT mad
with Parker. alluded to the old grudge which
he alleged that the ParSeis had against him
for the killing of Tom Parker, aud seized Noah
Parker and dragged him out Of his house,
threatening to XIII him Noah Parker BEGGED
him not to hurt him, telling him that he had
nothing against him. aud finally got loose from
him. Mrs. A. v Parker, the mother of Noah
Parker pot Duke to 20 into her house which
! MA,
| house and ii is said, that whilst no WAS in
| there he began to abuse her. Noah hearing
! this abuse Of his mother stated to his wife that
! he could not stand il, and started toward his
/ mothers house armed with a double barrel
| shot gun. Mrs A. v Parker
came out of her house and started
I toward the house Of Noah Parker. She was
closely followed by Duke with an open knife
| in his hand.
A few moments oftcrword she heard fine re-
port of a gun on turning back. discovered that
Duke had been shot by her son Noah n short
distance from her house As stated in my for
NOR report nobody seems to have actually seen
the shooting. and hence, aside from Noah Par
ker's statement il is impossible 10 ascertain
tho exact circumstances under which il was
done. Parker says that il was done in selfde-
tense and that he confidently expects an ac-
quttal when brought TO trial lie mae nod
effort to escape, and says he does not fear the
result of the investigation His preliminary
trial viii occur tomorrow. Tho verdict of the
coroncrs Jury was that Duke came TO his death
by unlawful means Mt the hand of Noah L.
Parker.
Oplcthorpc county votes on the lTth of IAN.
nary ON prohibition and the result is very
doubtful both sides claiming the victory. The
white registration outnnmhtfs the blacks more
than two TO one. The negro. TO almost n uuit
arc for Houor. while the Whites are largely in
favor of nrohibition. There is NOT much work
bcine done ON either side. and neither is there
a prcat deal of excitement or feeling Hon.
W. c. Birchmoro is an anti. while Hon. j. 7.
Olive is A prohibitioniSt -Representative
IL. h Matthews is also engaged on the side of
prohibition The decision OF Judge Lumpkin,
that if liquor prevails a man can sell it any
where in The county, whether lac has license
or not il is thought will help out the prohibi.
tiouists
| 4 WripLtSyilc surcial nr Deccub,r ostI
! SAYS.
! Zen Smiths district does not furnish
| All of The sensations in tLisc onnt, Yeetrriav
/ ri,ht IN tov.u in .ieht of tba rourthnusn ~;
| tLc mill, streets IN his plnre ironsnircd ono
| nf HE most deadly encounters in itS u,turr
tbat IN. occurred in 1, "A iuu,tt county, in , lam
| timr Ti,rrr ,yrrc from ali r,norfS NJ l,agf
| an nro,,i, ENGAGED in battle n seemed IN
| br bl,rk o,oi,sf ,hitc Rnth noyrocs ,,I
! Win men ,T,re Lpn"l,r5 dnu'r stSiIcl any
! slammed NInrslnis wrrr 6norr1 f,,,,ars ',nt
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