The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-23
BRUNsw1oK's WIRE BUDGET.
A Shooting Scrape-The White Caps
Not on the Wer Path.

A Shooting Scrape-The White Caps
Not on the War Path.
BRUNSWICK, GA, Sept pa sensa-
tional shooti G scraps occurred this morn
ing about 2 o'clock, in which j. H Nine
han (whitel shot aud probably fatally
wounded Frank Golden (colored). Minehan
by the Instruction of his lawyers refuses to
talk. Golden says that the shooting was
without provocation. 1t occurred in front
of Goldsn's saloon, on Mansfield street. As
soon as the shot was fired a crowd of ne
groes gathered and Minehan ran, the crowd
following yelling: Catch, catch himl kill
him! kill himw The town was aroused,
and as Minehan ran up Bay street, several
camedown NJ k TO join him. Arriving at
the Ocean hotel he saw it was useless to
continue further as he would be
overtaken and probably killed. He
stepped in the front door, and held the mob
of infuriated blacks at bay with his pistol.
Officer Goodbread arrived on the scene at
this juncture and arrested Minehan, at the
same time warning his pursuers to leave.
I ey seemed 10th to leave, and followed
Minehan and Goodbread to Jail. Fearing
serious trouble orders were again given to
the crowd 10 disperse and the words this
time bad their effect as one by one they
left from around the jail.
AN ENGINEER KILLED.
Peter Roy, second engineer on board the
British steamship Blue Star, was acci-
ientally killed to-day by ball fired from
a pistol ia che hands Of Henry Sheath of
the steamship Bellington. Several mea,
among them Roy, Sheath and Stephen
Ferrel Of this city, were at Peters store
near the new docks. Ferrell held self ac-
ting pistol in this hand. 1t was curiosity
to the English sailors,a Sheath started to
examine it. Ferrell warned him that it
was loaded and taking the
eepon, dislodged, as he thought, ever
ball. Handing it back to Sheath be re
marked that it was not loaded. Sheath
held it both hands and pulled the trigger
One cartridge chat Ferrell unwit dngly
failed to disloge happened to be under the
trigger, aud this was fired, the ball striking
Roy in the left lung and killing him in
stantly. Sheriff Berrie was notified and
arrested Sheath, who did not attempt to
escape. A coroner's jury was formed and
brought in a verdict OF accidental killing
Sheath was discharged. Roy leaves a wife
and five children at Newcastle, England.
LEG TO BE AMPUTATED.
Edward Simpson (colored), while work
ing at the new docks to-day, slipped and let
cotton screw fall on his leg, crushing it SC
that amputation will lie necessary.
DRUNKEN LoDGERs.
Last night about O'Clock two men en-
tered the Office of the Ocean hotel and
wrote their names as H. A. Richie and NJ
J. Humbert on the register, asking that they
be given a room together and were as
but came back again about II o'clock
| and went to bed. Both were very drunk
when they went to their room, but they
made no disturbance and everything seemed
to go well with them. About o'clock
however, Humbert came down stairs with
one OF his shoes and one of Riche's and
Richie'S hat on. His appearance at the
time was the occasi n of no surprise to the
night clerk. who knew Of his condition, and
it was not until this morning that anything
wrong was discovered.
BEATEN UP IN BED.
About 8 o'clock one of the servants at tbs
hotel CHANGED to pass the ,om of the men
The door was open, and he saw Richie living
| on the bed in a drunken stupor with his
face terribly beaten up and the bedcIothes
all covered with blood. Mr.. Clarke was
notified, and an investigation followed
but nothing definite could bt
learned, and as it is known
that Richie had sum Of money Saturday
afternoon which he was minus Yesterday
morning it is supposed that Humbert
| feeced MIN and then Inflicted the wounds
The clerk held Humbert tor Richie, but he
was too drunk to do anything with him.
Humbert was then allowed to go, but after.
ward Richie endeavored to find him and
have him jailed Later both disappeared
and up to late hour tonight could not be
found by the NEWS correspondent.
NOT VISITED BY WHITE CAPS.
A careful investigation of the rumor that
White Caps paid their respects to Kydd
the negro tailor. last night, proves to be
unfounded. Everything will be done by
the sensible whites to prevent any race
troubles.