The morning news., 1889-04-27
JANE YOUNG.
With Pistol and Bowie Knife She Seeks
Printers Blood.

on sultry afternoon in July, 1850, and all
by a woman. At that time the late Hon.
Hopkins Holsey, an ex-congressman, whose
widow now lives in Atlanta, was editor OF
the Southern Banner. His office was over
the $40 now occupied by j. ii. Hugglns,
but in 80 by DIR. j. @. Or and Mr.. A. ).
Vaudeville, the two doors having parti-
ton between them.
As the merchants sat quietly in then dull
Athens, they were attracted By female,
dashing down the southern side of Broad
street, with half open paras)l in the posi-
ton Of "make ready in mill sry parlance.
She rushed up tle steps Leading to the
Banner Office and into the editors private
office, where the late Howell C. FlOurnoy
was reading. She screamed out:
"Are you the proprietor of this institu-
tionN
Alarmed by her excited manner Mr..
Flournoy PROMPTLY replied: mo, but you
will find the foreman in the next room"
Off she dashed into the composing room,
where she found T. s. Reynolds, the fore
man Of the Office, at his case. Walking up
to him, she repeated: Are you the pro-
prletor of this institution"
No. replied he, but can attend to
any hing you wish"
Quick as thought she leveled her paras l
on him, and pressing it against his right
side pulled the trigger of long horse
pistol, which was concealed therein. The
ba struck rib and glanced round his
body, passing on into the wall behind.
Terrified, Reynolds screamed out; "Ou,
Lord Pm sao I'm shot. \ woman has
shot me.
His cries spread CONSERVATION through
out the office aud the printers dashed for
the door. As each one passed, the treDZ Zied
woman, who was nole other than Jane
Young of TugaiU, made thrust at them
with glitterlng bowie knife. The prIn-
ters were Jim Bird Joe Braselton and v.
P. Sisson, now of Atlanta. Bird rushed
down the steps and iato the office Of DR.. j.
G. Orr, who asked him, "What in the
worlds the matter; what are you running
fromF
"From woman" he excitedly replied.
land why are you running from a
woman"
- you, you'ld run too, if that wild
creature upstairs was after you"
Reynolds ad clught fire from the pistol,
and in few moments, he too came rush
ing down the steps, crying: I'm burning
up, am burning up.n
After clearing the Office, Jane Young
came down, and her thirst for printers
blood, took the streets and addressed every
one she met with, "Are you printerF
The first gentleman she came to was
Prof. 7. P. Pond, now Of Toccoa
Are you printerF s3e asked
mo madam" he politely replied, "pm
only a professor the college"
Next she met Uncle Dick Saulter, who is
regular Chesterfield.
Are you printer" she asked.
"No, madam, I'm nothing at all but a
poor stage driver.
The suavity of manner those Jane en-
countered was doubtless affected bv the
Bowie knife she filshei in one hand aad
the pistol she held aloft in the other
Up aud down Broad stree Jane strided.
As she faced in one direction every body
darting into doors and behind counters, to
peer out again and watch the frantic
woman when she turned her back.
Soon the marshal, the lats w. H. Dor
sey, who, b. the way was as clever a man as
ever guarded village, came up to arrest
Jane. AS be passed down the street, he
heard countrynan ieering the crowd for
not arrestlng a woman Mr.. Dorsey
promptly accosted him saying: 81 have
the authority to summons anyone to assist
me i'll making an arrest. | therefore call
on you" The counJrylnau made a break
through DR.. Orr's store, and never returned
to Athens for months
At length Jane was captured but with
arms held down she cont ued to snap that
terrible pistol, and Mr.. Dorsey often re-
maj A6l IudJ Luc OOI6 lOpheu ike u CalIiO1 s
mouth.
Her person was searched and another
pistol found in her boot AS sic was being
taken TO the guard house Mr. HolseY met
her just a. Barry's corner. What in the
world is the matterT asked be.
II would have shown you - quick il I
had found you In your office,n replied Jane
Whats the matter~ repeated Mr..
olaey
You have published something about
me in your paper" answered Jane.
Mr.. Holsey iusistel he di not know her,
had never seen her ard knew nothing about
her, and to this day the real cause of her
attack on the Banner Office lie; mystery.
Jane Youug was tried before the late
Judge Dougherty for this offen5e ami SEN
fenced 10 three ears in the penitentiary.
She served cut her term, was released, bat
her subsequent history is not recorded.
About the time of this occurrence poll
tics were at fever heat. A whig
loved a hig because he was a vhig, and
hated democrat, becauSe he was & demo-
crat The Southern Bgnner was then and
has always been the stanchest democratic
paper, and in subsequent editorials Mr.
Hoisey accused the wings Of having insti-
gated the attack of Jane Young, In ord ar to
get MIN out Of the way The democrats
we're for years thereafter called in derisian,
the Tugalo party. Thus ends recital of a
stirring day In journalism in Athens.