The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-19
KILLED WHILE HUNTING
CHARLES sTEIEMAN ACCIDENT
ALLY SHOOTS 4 COMPANION.


George Lane, a 14-Year- Old Colored
Boy, Instantly Killed by Shot from
Eteinman'e Gun-The Circumstances
of the Shooting - Steinman Sur
renders TO the Authorities Pending
the Coroner's Investigation 49, The
Result of the Inquest and steinmau's
Discharge
Charles Steinman, a young man Of II
years, aud son Of Samuel Steinman, a sa-
loon keeper at No q West Broad street,
shot and killed George Lane, a colored boy
of II years, at the fair grounds on the Au-
gusta road, about two miles from the city,
yesterday afternoon. Young Steinman and
Frank Wilson, a cotton checker in the ship
ping yard Of the Central railroad, were cut
snipe shooting, and George lane, friend
Of Steinman and son Of Ned Lane, who has
charge of the fair grounds, went along
20 show Steinman where the birds
could be found. Wilson stopped under
"a tree near the Ten Brock race course 70
rest. and Steinmsn laying his Own gun
down, said be would try Wilson's. Stein
man and the Lane boy took round Of the
field, and returning laid wilson's gun down
and started 10 pick up bis own, when one Of
the barre was accidentally discharged, he
charge Of No 5 bird shot striking George
Lane in the right side Of the forehead L Il
ing him instantly, the boys brains bang
blown out Death was instantaneous as
the lad was not 70 exceed five PAGES away.
Wilson was loading MS own gun at ne time
and the colored boy was laughing and talk
ing with him at the time.
SAW THE BOT FALL.
Steinman, when he saw the boy drop, /
let fail his run and clutchiug Wilson by the |
arm frautically exclaimed, 'Iy God, how |
did that happen When he recovered his |
presence If mind his first impulse vas % !
get back 10 the city. As he informed a |
MORNING. NEWS rep0rtsr, be knew Georges |
father was drinking, and be feared that the /
colored people would be nfuriatei at the /
killing without waiting 10 learn tie acct /
dental cause Of ii, 50 be counseled with 1
Wilson, and they agreed that Wilson should 1
remain behind TO explain the facts, while /
Steinman should come 10 town and report /
the case 10 the corOre r and give himself 1
up. SteinInen then started for town, aud /
lie had not gone far when he met a colored |
man, who let him ride a mule TO town. /
s einman, or reaching the city, communi-
Gated all the facts % It's father, and taking
counsel from Judge Philip II. Russell. be
surrendsrei hirnsAf 20 Justice Sbeftali |
ouer's iuquest. CoTo1sr Dixon went out
and summoned a furY, ali Of whom we're
colored men bus tbrse. AID 50 inquest was /
held In one Of It's far grOun1s buildings.
The cOEosEz's TSTEsTfgATIoT.
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It's el1es istelunau was ase ~ troutls6 4
over TIE aorel4euf. ano b. sad Last night 4
that 70 o1e ks4eas TIE weight q saxlssy % 1
his mind from toe TINE hs learned q toe I
killing until tie result II the corOner's Jury /
was had, and he had secured the discharge /
OF his son from Jail.
now THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.
1t is said that only very recently young |
Steinman's gun was accidentally discharged |
while hunting, the charge going into the /
ground in very close proximity ~ the heels |
Of bis companion in front Of him. In the |
accident of yesterday he thinks the ham
mer Of his gun caught in his coat, discharg- |
ing the load, but Wilson says the grass was |
high aud thick, and he thinks the hammer |
canght in the grass and thus discharged the !
gun. This was 50 stated in his explanation |
to the coroner's jury, but no was unable b |
say whether the hammer was at full cock /
when young Steinman attempted 10 pick 1
the gun up from the grass, where it lay |
hafora the acsddant occurrad