The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-10
DIXON GET WELL.
CoNDUcToR WILLIAMSON COM
aAITTEDTo JAIL


Conflicting Stories About Dixon's
Conduct on tho Horse Car-The
Drivers stateInept Witnesses
Who Say ThamEosxon Was Struck in
the Head with EBiliy-The Wounded
Mans Conditiom
& Charles Williamson, charged with assault
with intent to murder Fred Dixon last Tues
day nigFst. was turned over to Officer Frank
Dunno OF Justice Esinger's court by the
mayor yesterday morning. and was taken
before Justice Elsinger, who committed the
prisoner IT, jail withowE bail pending the re-
suit of Dixon's injuries.
Officer Dunno says that Williamson
claims that Dixon was abusive on the car
and that Il why he hit him. WIZ
lam SaloHson the colored driver on
Williamson's car, Informed Wilson, the
prosecuting witness, that be saw the assault
upon Dixon, but didn't want 70 say any
thing shout it as it might lead to his dis
charge TO officer Dunno Solomon said
that he didn't want to talk about it, but
that he witnessed tho beginning Of the
trouble. and that Dixon put his hand toe
ward his hip pocket when williamson
struck the first blow.
Capt Charles J. White says that Dixon
was bis messenger OF the custom house, and
was an urbaEe and peaceab.e man. Ito
would upon receiving Els quarterly pay as
light keeper make the rounds O., the stores
where his family dealt, paying his bills, and
usually be was asked, after paying his bill
to take a drink, and often would get too
much, but was not quarrelaome, and did
not carry weapon.
DIXON GETTIN BErTER
DIR. Wegefarth said last Il ght that Dxou's
condition is more hopeful. The patient was
more rational under 'treatmeut Yesterday
afternoon, his physician describing his
semi-conscious condition as that Of person
in dsxe after receiving a violent blow
about the head. The injured man took
some nourishment yesterday, aud while he
is yet unable to give any connected account
OF the assault, his physician says that he is
gradually coming out Of the dsze.
In one OF Dixon's delirious spells yester-
day morning he kept iEquiriug who struck
him, and he was with difficulty kept in the
bed. as he wanted TO get up, dress ami
20 ont in quest of his assailant to point him
out for arrest, nor could he be made to
understand that the man IS ia custody.
Williamson, when committed, had moth
ing to say, bat went willingly. just ce
Elsinger Informed him that he would be
ready at any time to give him a prelimi-
nary examination to fix his bail when the
nature Of Dxou's injuries could be inquired
INTO. Tue prisoner uto not ASK LOT an OK
animation.
MORE TESTIMONY COMING.
Eugene Wilson claims II have other
testimony against Williamson than that
reported in the MORNING NEWS Of
Yesterday, and be said last night that two
colored man, George Owens and Clinton
w. Hall, were on the car at the time Of the
assault, and their version is that Dixon had
bee drinking and was very profane. The
Conductor ordered him to stop swearing,
which he did, but soon repea Ell his oaths,
calling Williamson thief, when William
son struck him with his first, Dixon being
too drunk to resist, aud when Williamson
got Dixon out on the platform he struck
him IN the head with billy. which knocked
him off the car They say that Dixon
made no motion to draw pistol and was
too drunk TO offer any resistance, and did
not do So