The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-07
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
raz NEWS OF raa TWO STATES
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cdA NEWS Of I'd TWO STATES
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Americus IN Darkness-Liberty County
Burglar Arrested in Brunswick-A
Negro Beaten Until Apparently
Dead and Concealed in a Box Gar
Horrible Shooting ARRAY in Mitchell
County.
The New Union Baptist Association Is
now holding its annual session in Dab
lonega.
Americas was in dar kness Saturday night.
The electric lights went out. owing to
breakdown at the plant, and the gas in the
mains became exhausted about the same
time.
J. u. Williams, a white man from Liber-
ty county, was arrested at Brunswick Sat
urday night for burglary. Williams, who
is young man 80 years of age, broke into
W. II. Robinson's house at Josslyn on the
Savannah, Florida and Western railway,
early Friday morning, during Mr. Robin
sons absence, and stole $3.50 from the
oureau drawer in that gentlsman's bed
chamber
Jesse Cain, alias Jesse Bryan, a colored
man, was shot by his brother in-law, Ben
The killing was the result of q quarrel be
tween the two. Cam had threatened to kill
Jones, and at the time had sick and
knife in his hands. The latter ran into the
house, and the former threw several rocks
at him. Selling an old musket, Jones went
to the window and shot Cain. Immediately
after the shooting Jones disappeared, and
has not since been heard Of.
Bill Adams and his brother Buck Adams,
Will Poore and Murd 1ck McCloud we're in
Camilla Saturday, and difficulty occurred
between Buck Adams and Poore, in which
few blows were exchanged. All the
parties became quiet and left FOR home. On
reaching the forks Of the road a few miles
out, the crowd separated, the two Adams
boys going one way and McCloud and
Poore the other. Just after separating
Poore remarked to Buck Adams that now
was a good time to settle matters. Adams
replied all right, and ell Of them got out Of
their bugges, and, after a few words,
a perfect fuslllade ensued in which
Murdoch McCloud was shot through the
heart and instantly killed. Buck Adams
received a mortal wound; the ball passed
through his body, having entered jus
below the ribs Will Poore also received
two or three shots. A small white boy and
a negro boy were the only eye witnesses,
b1th of whom tell substantially the same
story. Neither one can tell who fired the
first shot, nor can they tell who fired the
fatal shots McCloud leaves a wife who
has not yet learned of his death, and who is,
perhaps now awaiting his return home.
The cause Of the difficulty is an Illicit dis
tillery, which was reported, presumably,
by Poore some time ago. At Saturday
midnight there was little hope Of Buck
Adams recovery.
Saturday night at Americas there was a
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Bill Brown, who lives in the vlcinity of the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery
freight yards. About IL o'clock a fight oc-
Cured between several negro men, aud in
the course of the fight Bill Brown, the host
Of the occasion, struck Bill Wilson on the
side Of the head with a loaded cane. The
blow was fearful one, and reduced Wilson
to unco nsciousness. The jawbone was evil
IDENTIFY broken and fearful wound
inflicted. The negroes became alarmed,
and fearing Wilson was dead carried him
about half a mile to where some box cars
were standing on side track in the Savan-
nah, Americas and Montgomery yard aud
thrust him into car loaded with lumber,
the door of which had been left a
little way open, hoping to conceal what
they feared was a murder by sending tue
body away on a freight train. Shortly
after the fight occurred the house was Wis
tied by the police. Chief Lingo could find
no one that knew anything of the fight or
the whereabouts of Wilson until he threat
ened to lock up all who were present. The
women then to d about the fight, and after
long and tiresome search they found the
car where Wilson was. Officer Ray inferred
the car, and with the assistance of the other
officers succeeded in getting the negro out
and carrying him home. He was perfectly
unconscious, aud appeared to be very pain-
fully if not fatally wounded. Bill Brown
was arrested and locked up sh ortly after
midnight