The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1889-10-16
PISTOL PRACTICE
Between a Drunken CitiZen Of Ran.
d0!ph and the Chief Of Po,iaa

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There were lively times in the
city Saturday night.
Drunken men were on tie street,
by the score, and late IN the nisbt
there was serious trouble between
the police and a drunken citizen Of
Randolph couaty. who row occu,
pi ga cell in our Jail under the
watchful care OF Sheriff Thornton
on the charge OF assault with intent
to murder CHIEF OF Police Jack
Savage.
Earlyln the night the off GERS
noticed on the streets, in very
drunken conditions, Lee Barren
tine and John Pittman, two white
men from Randolph. They were
advised several tiue by the officers
to keep quiet and 20 home, or else
they woul@ be detained as special
guests of tie city and given free
accommodations at the guard house.
On each occasion they took the
advic'' very kindly and promised
to cause no trouble.
But they continued to guzzle
whisky, and when they got in their
buggy, about ten O'clock. TO start
home, they hHd become so infused
with hiarity that they gave vent
to it in Il vo.iey of o.,ths aud ,elis
IN Muin street.
Ghie' Savage called to his assist
anca Policeman Roberts and pro
ceed.d to arrest the disorderly ID
lows. The chief grabbed the horse
bs the reiDs ana told the occaptuUs
Of the buggy that they either had
to plead guilty to d.sor5erly cons
duet or 70 to the guard house.
Pittmaa lett the buggy and stag
gcred up the stree is, where he wss
taken in tow by officer Roberts
an | locked NJ. Barrentiue broke
completely down md cried freely,
saying that he had no moaey aud
could lot pay a fine. His apptr,
ent voc aroused Tie synp .tri s ri
several young men, who paid his
fine and told him to 90 and sin no
more. II had not gone thirty
steps when. thinki1 hims If SAT-,
De laid whip to his horse aud went
d VII Mum street at full speed,
making the AIR resound with oatas
a. d We Is. AS he earned the corn,
er at the Methodist cadrch his
oaihs we're still borne back on The
breeze, interspersed with rapid piss
to shots. The chic summorei II
posse ond went in pusuit Bar,
rentlne Sas overta&en just beyo d
Chickasawhatcaee creek on the
outskirts Of the city, nhd as he
was approached by hiei Savage
and asked o surrender he repied
with pistol shot. The chief re-
turned the fire, ard they exc ang-
cd balls unu their pistols were
empty, Rarrenline then again put
whip to his horse and started down
the road, the officer and his posse
in pursuit. Barrentine kept goin :
untl lie could reload his pis.ui,
when he suddenly iurlcd and
again faced his pursuers. Chief
Savage had exhausted lis car
triiges aud kept under cover until
he could soud to Mr.. VIII, Cobb's,
near by, aud let shot gun.
" hen the gun arrived ne faced
Barrentine and again called upon
him to surrender. Barrentine
gain put his horse at full speed
and started Gown the road, shoot
ing rapidly ct his pursuers as he
went. After going a short dis
lance lie once more turned and
faced the enemy.
Armed With the gun Chief Saw
age grabbed the hose by the brl
die aud placed the muzzIe OF the
IN in Harrentine's face.
B rrentiuc showed the barrel OF
his pistol into the officers face.
Both pulled the trigger.
Both weapons tailed to fire.
And two lives were saved.
The cniet threw down his CUR
and grebbed Barrentine, and al
he did so Barrentine struck him
across the hand with the butt o
lis pistol, making a severe brulse
The officer bruised Barrentine]
head with his club, and he ga
soon overpowered aud carried t.
jaiI. Monday morning he wa
arr Igned before Mayor Laing cl
tue charges of drunk and disorder
w cond Gu and resisting an office
. aud was fined $50 and cost or 81
$ days in the guard house, A sa'
spectacle aC this trial was the OH
grey-haired father, his iorm ben
! With age, pleading for his waywar'
son with tears in his ewes.