The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-16
AN ALLIANCE FEuD.
Two Men Killed and Four Wounded
in a Row in Alabama.


MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct ia special
to the Advertiser says:
In difficulty at Dothan, yesterday, seven
men were shot. Two are dead and ano her
dying. The trouble arose between the
town council and the draymen of the
farmers alliance warehouse, the latter re-
tuslng to pay the license required by tue
town authorities. They were several times
arrested for violating the ordinance and
lined, and is caused the trouble between
the farmers ami the town.
THE KILLED
Those killed are:
GEORGE NJ SPRINGER, proprietor of tn
alliance warehouse.
JEFF WALKER, an alliance man.
THE WOUNDED.
The wounded are:
j. l.. DoMINGos, town marshal, MORALLY.
PARKER POWELL, deputy marshal,
MORALLY.
PETER lew, an alliance man.
GREEN STRINGER, seriously.
b. STRINGER, seriously.
w. b. CRADDocK. a citizen, slightly in
the leg.
ORIGIN OF THE TROUBLE.
AS already stated, the riot grew out of
the town council passing an ordinance i'm
posing taxes on drays in the town. On Oct
II u. NJ. Stringer, now deceased, proprietor
OF the alliance warehouse, which is just
outside OF the corporation, who had dray-
man hauling cotton to tue warehouse from
within the incorporation, upon being mott
fed that it was against the ordinance,
refused to haul further, and threw up his
JOB. Ihereupon G. NJ. Stringer said that
he would drive the dray himself, indie
pendent of the town authorities. He then
undertook to drive the dray, and Marshal
Dcmlngos told him to consider himself
under arrest, and he would help him IN
load the cotton, which he did.
JUMPED ON THE MARSHAL.
After this Stringer resisted arrest, and
jumped on the marshal with his knife A
russell ensued, the marshal receiving a
slight wound across the right cheek, and
inhlcting slight wound on Stringer's head
with club. The marshal and deputy mar
shall subsequently, arrested Stringer, carried
him before his honor, and he was con-
ylcted, and appealed to the circuit court of
Henry county. He then took out a warrant
for Dumlngos and the deputy for assault
with intent to murder, which was set for
hearing Monday. Upon the calling of the
case 1T was continued until yesterday. I'm
mediately afterward this difficulty occurred.
On the 18th the alliance threatened to enter
the town and run the drays, regardless of
the tax, and we're at the trial Monday, 300
strong and armed with pistols and clubs.
They did no overt act as body, but their
presence stimulated those who broke the
law, and brought down vengeance on their
heads. The alliance felt that they ought to
have the right of free drayage to their
warehouse.
STORY OF THE MAYOR.
The mayor said: 1.-THE first of the diff
Guilty was B. Stringer standing with alarge
knife In his hand, and the marshal went
forward, but before reaching Stringer he
made at Domingos with his knife, where
upon Domingos commenced to use his club,
and succeeded in bringing Stringer to the
ground. AT that time G. NJ. Stringer
stepped up with pistol wrapped IN a hand
kerchief. l stepped between him and
Domlngos and told him to stop. He
punched me withH5h sbarrel of his pistol.
and warned me to stand out of his way or
lie would shoot me, which l did. Immedi-
ately thereafter the first shot was fired.
Walker falling to the ground dead. At
that period they began clubbing each other
over their heads with their pistols, when
the parties we're separated aud began firing
at each other again, and fired until Stringer
fell, the fatal shot striking him Just over
the left eye. This was G. NJ. Stringer At
that time William Newberry, another ALI
ance man, stepped up and began firing at
Domlngos, inficting a mortal wound.
Newberry also shot at Parker Powell, who
turned and shot back at him, missing his
mark. The five in the fight were Domin-
Cos, Powell, the two Stringers and William
Newberry. The others were wounded by
stray shots from this quintette."
Dothan is a small town about one year
old, with 800 people, having sprung into ex-
istenca in anticipation of the Ala anna Mid
land railroad, which now runs within half
a mile of its public streets. There has been
no feud whatever between the alliance and
the town. On the other hand, the best of
feeling mas existed, the dispute about the
city ordinance in reference to tue dray
license being the only cause of excitement.
Trouble was expected last night, and the
town was we'll guarded. Many enraged
farmers are in town to-day, but all is quiet.