The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-07
BLACK LISTS RULED OUT
ATLANTA'S CITY COUNCIL KILLS
THE ORDINANCE.

The Present Police headquarters to
be Advertised for Sales o5, 900 to
be Expended on Street Improve
ments this Year-A Druggist Shoots
a Negro Store Keeper.
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 6.-The City Coun-
Gil this afternoon agreed to sell the present
police headquarters, and instructed the
Committee on Public Buildings to advertise
for bids
The black list, which created considerable
notice on account Of its popularity, was re-
pealed by a vote of IA to 2, Aldermen
Collier and Hemphill voting no.
Forty thousand dollars was transferred
from the Public Building department to the
Street Committee. This gives $195, 900 for
street Improvements for this year.
SHOT BY DRUGGIST.
A shooting affair occurred this afternoon
on Foster street DR.. &. f. Murphy, a
brother of Capt. West Murphy, of Column
bus, Wheat street druggist, shot B. b.
Crawford, a colored politician, inficting a
painful but not dangerous wound in the
abdomen. Crawford keeps a small store at
No. 1855 Foster street. He says that Murphy
called at his store this morning and words
passed, when DR.. Murphy cursed him, using
strong epithets. DR.. Murphy drew knife
and the negro fourished a club. The doc
tor then left.
THE SHOOTING.
Shortly afterward he returned, and draw
ing a pistol. shot Crawford without warn
ing. A scuffle ensued, and Crawford held
DIR. Murphy SO that he could not shoot
again. This Is the Negroes version of the
affair. DR.. Murphy stated that the negro
cursed him without any provocation. 81
drew a knife" said the doctor, land the
negro picked up stick and came toward
my buggy. | went to my store and re-
ported the matter to the police. Shortly
afterward | had to pass Crawford's store,
and carried pistol When reached the
TO make friends. | got out of the buggy
and advanced toward Crawford, when he
suddenly sprang and caught me in his
arms"
MURPHY HIT ON THE HEAD.
DIR. Murphy says that the negro then
struck him over the heard with an iron
weight, and that he drew pistol in self
defense and fired There is a mark on the
doctors head that bears him out in his
statement.
DIR. Couch examined Crawford's wound
and found that the ball struck the abdomen
and ranging to the left side lodged behind
the hip bone, inhicting a flesh wound that
is qnite painful but not dangerous. Dr.
Murphy and the negro were put under
arrest.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
The Supreme Court rendered the follow.
ing decisions to-day:
NJ J. Hatcher & Co. VS.. the First National
Bank of Mechanicsburg; from Bib. AT
firmed.
John McGovern VS.. the Columbus Manu-
featuring Company; from Taylor. Affirmed.
Richard Roe and Felix Watts, tenants, VS.
John Doe ex dem. Virginia Pearce; from
Muscogee. Affirmed
Doe ex. dem. Julia T. Williams VS.. Roe &
Co, Swift, administrator, tenant; from
Chattahoochee. Affirmed.
NJ. j. Hatcher & Co. VS. the Independent
National Bank of Philadelphia; from Bibb.
Reversed.
Central railroad VS., J. R, Avant; from
Bib Reversed.
Gus Brown VS.. D, J. Barr; from Bib.
Affirmed
Matte Barrow VS. the State; from Bibb.
Affirmed.
Annie E. McCook VS.. Bernard Bros, ct
al. from Bibb. Affirmed
John Hardemanv VS.. English & Huguenin;
from Bib. Reversed.
Clinton Gibson VS.. the State; from Bib.
Erred in not granting a new trial.