The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-01
rus ossABAw ISLAND BILLING.
Jaudon Claims TO Have staooeo 'ne
Sreoro sans in Self-defense-

$50, claims TO Have Stabbed the
S:egro sans in Self-defense-
TIA man Jaudon of Ossaoaw lslsno
.,.in,s that be killed the negro Lou sans IN
saIf-defense. He has retained counsei 10 oe-
fend him. ,,;o
There was fear at one time that Vio-
lance would be done Jaudon by the exciteo
negroes on the island. but peter co9H Sc .
SS;v,S - district. who committed the prisoner
20 iaiI gave a MORNING NEWS reporter
Yesterday the details of the arrest. ne SAID;
s.Sstrrdav. while on my way 10 Betnesos
x,o+;on heard that Mai. A. l.. Hartrldge
wanted TO see me. | met him at the station
ard he told me negro had been klIIel on
Ossabaw Island by white man, ana thSU
he had telephoned Coroner Dixon, VINO re
11Iied that Ossabaw was out OF ms Jurls-
Election. About the time Maj. Hartrldge
left sandy Munford got of the train.
+ook him to nv office, deputiZsd him, issued
= Irarrent and authorized him TO summon
,,ossa for the protection of Jaudou, and to de-
liver him to me as quickly and quietly as
possible.
"As the distance from my office to
sTs,i3,B'sis twelve miles by water and seven
nv land. Munford did not return until 80
o'clock Sunday morning, accompanied by
the prisoner. his wife, and three men as
gnards. | Immediately took clarge OF the
prisoner and r taiued the guards, as trouble
WasaDprehended. At $50 o'clock the dead
mans son, with several Others, was at my
gate. The prisoner begged for my protec-
ton. Some of the guard left him and went
to the crowd at the gate. called upon
Nunford and my brother-in-law aud told
them TO stand by the prisoner, as it was
onr dutv to protect him at all haz rds. l
then vent to the crowd and ordered them
10 disperse. which they did very quietly L
then returned to JaudOn and remained with
him until about z O'Clock, when we left for
Bethesda station. There we again met the
crowd but they were quiet and orderly.
When the train arrived | discharged the
Guard. except Munford, whom l retained,
ana with the prisoner and his wife took the
train for Savannah, and upon our arrival
I committed the prisoner to Jail, delivered
nv warrant to the solicitor general, and on
nv return to Montgomery suopoe laed the
witnesses"
To Justice Mendel the prisoner made the
following statement:
81 am employed by Mr.. Maxwell on Ossa-
baw island l was threatened several times
by Sans. He told me 1 wouldn't be on the
island in July. On Thursday his daughter
attacked my wife; l went to her assistance
and he then attacked me, and in the scuff1e
he got me down and was on top OF me,
choking me, aud said: You - white -
---, am going to kill you He
was stronger than me; have been afflicted
with chills ana l felt he was killing me,
and, before God, believe he intended to
kill me, and would have done so had l not
defended myself.
II have always been quiet, peaceable
man, and have tried to avoid difficulties.
After committing the deed l was anxious
to surrender to the authorities. 1 was too
weak to leave the island to do so, and could
get no assistance. | waited in my house
with my wife, expecting death at any mo-
menC.
Il was born in Efingham county, Geor-
gia, and served in the Chatham illery
under Capt. Wheaton"