The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-08

through the neck just under the iawbone,
severing the iugular vein. After giving
the killing as thorough investigation as
could be had under the circumstances, the
Coroners jury found that the killing was
cone by Matt Jeter, and that the same was
murder, with Miles Jeter, AlonZo Hall and
Arnold Ransom accessories before the fact.
warrants are out for the parties.
The ordinance passed by the City Council
OF Atlanta on Dec. 81 regulating the sale of
liquor. requires the Chief of Police to keep
blacklist, upon which shall be placed the
names of all persons, and a minute descrip-
ton OF them, who have been convicted of
drunkenness on the streets the second time,
and that the name and description of such
person shall be furnished every retail dealer
OF Spirituous or malt liquor doing business
IN the city, and that any saloon keeper, or
his agent, who snail furnish or Sc liquor of
any kind to anyone whose name appears on
the blacklist, shall, upon conviction be
required TO pay fine not exceeding 500,
or serve term of imprisonment, not eX-
ceeding thirty days, or both, in the discre-
tion of the court. Thursday the blacklist
was opened, and the first name placed upon
it was Peter Dunlap, white. He is an old
offender, whose name can be found Onnany
pages of the records of the Police Court, He
says that now that he has been black-isted
he will leave the city. Should he do so,
there will be little regret expressed by any
one.
In letter to the editor of the Hawkins
vile Dispatch Capt T. D. Wilcox tells of
the burning to death of two colored men
He says: | was aroused from my slumbers
by the Waterman, who Informed me that
one Of my shanties was burned Not think
ing any other damage was done, ] did not
hurry up. Very soon one of the hands
rod Of two IN
Of the men were burned with the shanty
fastened to the scene, and there | saw the
most horrible sight | have ever beheld.
Among the Goals aud flames were the
parched skeletons of two human beings
Claude Wall and Silas Crower-both from
Selma n. c. They were trusty
and hard working colored men, and had
between $50 and 500, and placed $50 of the
money in the hards of one of his kiusmen
the evening before | don't know what
amount Silas had saved. They were max
Ing arrangements to take trip on the
steamer Swan down the river to Tattnall
county. 1t being very cold, they had taken
two OF three boxes of droSs TO their shantY
to burn, and had placed it betwe the
hearth and door on the inside, and it being
late when they went TO bed, they slept very
soundly. The dross being near the door, and
having taken fire had completely cut off
all escape and before they awoke the whole
shanty must have been mass of flames.
One Of the hands who first arrived at the
fire said no saw one of the men struggling
inside of tine house, saw him fall and heard
him shout three times. Their paper money
and clothing were burned but their silver
money was found in the ruins. Amy one
could have stood on the floor and pushed
out the gable end of the shanty with their
hands but when the men awoke thev were
probably burned and frightened so badly
that they did not know what to do and
were burned alive before any one could
reach them.