The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-27
SHOT FROM BEHIND.
One OF the Waters Road Gamblers
Seriously Wounded.

Seriously Wounded.
Justice Davidson's Sunday morning raid
on the gamblers may turn out seriously.
Davidson is the colored magistrate in the
Fifth district His story TO MORNING
NEWS reporter of the raid and the shooting
Of "Cato,n alias "Capt. Kidd" was
to the effect that when he surprised the col
ored skin players on the Waters road some
| of them broke and ran, and that the man
| whom LIE shot confronted him knife in hand,
and he shot In self-defense, striking Cato"
| in the left leg.
The wounded mans physician said last
night that the man was shot in the poste-
rior. the ball ranging along the rear and
feshy part Of the leg, and may prove to be
a serious wound. The proximity Of the
wound TO the lower extremity OF the spine
| may affect the wounded man unfavorably.
His physician says the wound could not
have been inflicted when Washington was
facing the shooter.
The name of the man is William Wash
ington, and be has been employed at the
Central railroad wharves He was brought
TO the city for surgical treatment Sunday
morning. A MORNING NEWS reporter saw
him last night. and had an inter Siew with
him, and also with Aimee Herb, who wit
messed the shooting. aud they give version
of the affair wholly at variance with the
statement OF Justice DAVIDSON.
Washington was in considerable pain. He
says that he, with Others, was under tree
on Estill avenue when Davidson, Frazier
and one or two others raided the crowd,
most of whom ran, the raiders seizing three
or four of the smallest Washington. with
others, fled, and be says that Davidson
and his posse fired several volleys
at them, but none Of the shots were
in his direction. The shots were so
"a 1.41 &AnN "a
like war. This was earlier in the night.
Between 4 and 5 o'clock Davidson and
Frazier came TO his home, on Waters road.
and knocked, and to the inquiry il Capt.
Kidd was in, the woman, Aimee Herb, told
them no. Meantime Washington stepped
out the back way and concealed himself,
but as he saw that Davidson had discovered
his hiding place he took to his heels and as
he was getting over the fence Davidson
fred and he felt the shot. He fell on his face
and Davidson came up and began to
accuse him of playing 'possum.
The woman Aimee protested against the
Justices treatment of che wounded man, as
Davidson was rolling him over roughly.
Tearing off his trousers button, Washing
ton told the justice to look and see that he
was shot and couldn't walk. Davidson was
asked to assist the man, but in trying to
make Washington walk he again fell, and
a neighbor, attracted by the shooting, came
up, and between them Washington
was helped into the house and
put in bed. after which Davidson left, say
ing he would come back.
Aimee, leaving a friend with Wash
ington, came to the city and notified
get a physician to go out to attend
her brother, but acting on advice took a
wagon out and had him brought in for treat
ment. She says that she called ON Davidson
and asked why he shot her brother, and if
he had done or threatened to do the justice
any injury, and Davidson said no, but that
he was trying TO get away. He said nothing
about knife. The woman said that David
son did not search Washington. The latter
says he had no knife, and the woman who
witnessed the shooting corroborates Wash
ington's statement that the justice did not
even halt him, but shot at close range when
the man was trying to get away, that
he did not put Washington under arrest and
served no warrant on him.
The shooting win be investigated by the
solicitor general Washington and his
relatives say that they do not believe an
officer is lustifiable in shooting at man for
a mere misdemeanor if the guilty party is
doing nothing more than trying to evade
arrest by running away.
Washington admits that he served a term
in the penitentiary, having been sent up for
six years by Judge Adams, but that it was the
result Of brawl, and since he has come
home he has been employed at the Central
wharves off and on.
Washington and the Herb woman say
that the justice did not return Sunday
morning as he said he would, and
that he knew the wounded mans
friends had brought him to Savan-
nah for treatment For the present they
do not care to divulge where he is. as his
condition is serious. There is considerable
feeling among the colored people against
the justice.