The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-01
TWENTY SIX IN JAIL.
NINETEEN YAMACRAw RIOTERS
DISPOSED OF.


Murder Seven Arrests Yesterday
and Half Dozen More Last Night
The Coroner's Investigation of Nike
Tillman's Death-The Jury's Verdict
Condition of the Wounded -
McMurray and Cronin Improving
Crimmins Getting Better a Fund
for officer Quinn's Wife.
Twenty-six of the Yamacraw rioters had
been arrested up to last night Nineteen
were before the police C urt yesterday
morning.
Joe Cotton, who was one Of the first
arrested, and Robert Bsrrien, Dan
Henderson and Henry Campbell were
held to await the result of Patrolman
McMurray's injuries. Henry Williams and
Robert Lewis were remanded for trial for
assault with intent to murder. Edward
Fraser, William Phillips, Esta Watts
Samuel Johnson and Simpson Gordon were
held for a further hearing. The
four negro woman-Lizzie Gibbons, Maggie
Ross, Lucy Palett and the woman known
as Texas Blue" were fined 500 each.
Thomas Maxwell was remanded for trial
for assault and battery, and James Hamlet
was fined S25.
SEVEN MORE ARRESTED.
The seven who were arrested yesterday,
and half a dozen more, who were picked up
last night will be given a hearing this
morning
The evidence against Lewis and Williams,
who were held for assault with intent TO
murder, was strong. Not one Of the prs
Oners admitted having been concerned
in the riot. Pearl Prendergast, the
In tylnea patrnlTnot
McMurray took shelter from the
mob, was the principal witness
She identified several Of the prisoners who
were in the mob when it broke into her
house Williams was one of the leaders, and
he was one of the first who struck McMur-
ray when he was dragged into the street.
johnson was also in the mob, and urged
the negroes on. He was one OF
tue ringleaders. Cotton, Berrien, Hepder-
son and Campbell all had hand In the
assault upon McMurray, and they will be
kept in jail until he is able to appear against
them.
Yesterdays ARRESTS.
Anumber OF the rioters arrested yesterday
are women Officer Farr arrested negro
named G. A. Robinson, on Bryan street,
near the Harnett house yesterday after
noon He is supposed to be one Of the num-
Der that beat Patrolman McMurray with
n bed Stat as he lay on tho street. Detectives
spotted tie negro and had hun arrested
They say that they will DO able TO provo
that r binson was one of the leaders Of
the riot.
William Williams, young negro,
was also arrested, and Assistant
Chief Lee ordered him taken
10 the house of Policeman CrOnin for iden-
tifcation. Cronin suffered intense pain all
day, and his physician forbade any com
Inunication with him, but when bhe
wounded man was informed that negro
man, supposed to have been in the riot, $As
outside waiting to be identified, Cronin
raised up in his bed and said: Bring the
man in"
IDENTIFIED BY CRoNIN
Officer Prindibe marched the negro into
the room. When Cronin saw Williams he
said: THAT is one of my assailant. E" Cronin
identified Williams as being one of the
first who attacked him. He said
that Williams knocked his pistol
out of his hands, and endeavored to take
his club away from him. Williams was
taken to Jail and will be given prelimin-
airy hearing this morning. lsam Brown.
who shot and killed Nancy johnson Thurs
day night, issaid to he one Of the instigators
of the riot The officers are securing the
city aud country for him.
HIDDEN BY FRIENDS.
brick mason named Schultz, living out
near Battery park. was informed late in the
afternoon by one of his employees that a
negro with wound in his neck was being
secretly treated by physician out near the
extension of the West Broad street car
line He said the name of the wounded
negro was William Green, and Mr.. Schultz
said that it was understood that he was i'm
plcated in the riot. The matter was re-
ported at the police barracks, and officers
were sent out TO look after the man, but they
IN Ind Gphult1is inf
mant, who is himself a colored man, got
out of the way, and just where the
wounded negro Is if there is one, is con
undrun to the officers.
Crimmins, the employee of the Vulcanite
Paving Company, who was wounded while
trying to assist Officer Croniu, was removed
TO the city ward at St Joseph's infirm-
airy yesterday Although his wounds are
as serious a, those of either of the policemen,
he seems TO be resting better and is in bet
ter spirits than either of them.
COTTON ONE OF THE RINGLEADERs.
He said yesterday afternoon that Joe
Cotton, the negro who was among the first
that the police arrested after the riot, was
one of the ringleaders. Crimmins recog-
nized Cotton as the man who sawed wood
for j. j. Barrett, with whom Crlmmins
boards. When he first saw Cotton in the
riot the negro had an ak and was run
Cnmmins tried TO get to him, but was
knocked down from behind. His endeavors
TO rescue the officer from the mob are ap-
plauded by everybody. He is a fearless
man, and would have done some good work
il he had been equipped as an officer Nc
Murray slept the greater part of the day,
and his physicians say that he is getting
along as we'll as he can be expected TO under
the circumstances. Policeman Cronin was
under choral when a MORNING News
reporter saw him, and was not in a cond-
ton to talk. His face is considerably
swollen and his features are hardly recog-
nizable.
THE CoRoNER's INVESTIGATION.
The coroner began his investigation yes
terday morning. 1t was with good deal
of difficulty that witnesses were obtained.
None Of the prisoners in the police jail were
available. 1t was almost impossible to Sc
cure witnesses from among the negroes in
the neighborhood where the riot occurred
Detectives were sent out, but very little in
formation could be obtained that would
prove of service IN the investigation.
Jury of II men-nine of whom were white
apd three colored--was summoned. The
white men were: L. w. Brickman, J.
Strauss James T. Fitzgerald, John Cullum,
Bernhard Ungar, f. G. Jaugstetter, Lee
Platshek and G, Ebberwein. The colored
Jurors were: Abrsm II. Mordecai, A Ash
ton and Sam Jefferson