The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-03
BOSE LIKELY TO DIE.
The Shooting in Arkwright's Restsu-
rant Yesterday Morning

The S1COCNg IN ArkWrlgnI , heeNaA-
rant Yesterday Morning
David Rose. the negro who was shot By
Ben Arkwright, a negro restaurant keeper
on East Broad street. as reported in yester-
days MORNING News, is lying in a c-i-i
condition of Ills boarding house, No 81
harris street. DR.. Wegsfarth. his attend
ing physician, said last night that the wound
viii terminate fatally, and it is only ques-
tlOn Of a few days at the most when death
will ensue.
The bullet passed through Roses right
arm and plowed its way % the left side,
above the heart, where II is impossible t.
extract il. Several OF the large arteries Of
the body were cut and Rose IS bleeding in
ternally. Nothing can De done 20 stop the
hemorrhages.
From the statement Of Rose the shooting
was wanton aud unprovoked
Ross was seen By q MORNING News re-
porter shortly after the shooting and was
asked for a statement Of how the trouble
originated. He seemed to be suffering
greatly and complained Of great pain IN the
region of bis heart. After great effort he
managed 10 tell his story.
He said be went into Arkwright's
restaurant about l o'clock yesterday morn
ing 10 get a piece of fish and pie. Ark
wright said there was no fish TO be had.
Rose then asked for 5 cents worth Of ham.
Arkwright referred him TO boy who was
waiting on customers. Rose told the boy
TO cut him scent piece Of ham, and the
youth replied that he didn't propose
to cut any ham until il
was paid for. Rose then appealed
to Arkwright, asking him if his credit was
not good. Arkwright said the hey had
charge of the selling of the ham.
Rose thereupon ordered the ham again,
saying that be would pay for it, and
and at the same time called the boy
- fool. Arkwright then stepped up, and.
with an oath, drew his revolver and fired
at Roses breast. Rose threw up his arm as
ne saw Arkwright draw the weapon, aud
that was all that saved him from instant
death, as only counter divided the two
men.
There were several colored men in the
restaurant at the time, but they ran out as
soon as Arkwrighr fired. Rose staggered
T. the door after being shot and fell on the
sidewalk. where he was found by the police
and sent TO his home.
The shot attracted the attention of Officer
StrObhar of the Savannah, Florida and
Western police force, who was on duty in
the depot. He ran across the street and
met Mounted Officer McQuade. who had
just arrived on the scene.
The door Of the restaurant was closed
and bolted from the inside. The officers
broke it in. and ss they did Ark wright ran
out the back way aud over fence. closely
pursued by Officer McQuade. Arkwright
ran under the adjoining house. aud defed
the policemen to arrest him.
Officer McQuade placed Officer Strobhar
on guard while he went to get lamp.
When he returned he got down on bis
knees, and, with the lamp In his left and
his pistol in his right hand he started under
the house after his man. Ark
wright showed fight, and Of
fcer MoQuade fred one shot to
frighten him. Arkwright Immediately
surrendered, yelling that he was shot. Bat
when he was pulled out and found himself
uninjured be tried to fight the policeman,
but was quickly subdued and carried to the
barracks, where be Ii now locked up await
ing the result of Roses injuries. Arkwright
is said by the police to be desperate char
acter, and to have been mixed up in fire.
quent rows.