The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-14
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
RIOT ON AN EXCLUSION.
Two Excursionists Shot by a Drunken
Maniac on the st. Nicholas.

Two Excursionists Shot by a Drunken
Maniac on the st. Nicholas.
Two people wounded and two arrests for
riot and assault with intent to murder were
the result Of the steamer St. Nicholas Mon
day excursion TO Beaufort. Two people
were shot and painfully wounded, and a
dozen barely escaped with their lives.
When the steamer landed at her dock
early yesterday morning there was stam-
pede for the gang plank. The excursionists
were only too glad that the trip had ended.
The boat presented an ugly picture. The
two wounded excursionists were taken
of on filters and another, chained
and handcuffed. was hustled off by the
police to the barracks. The wounded were
Boysie Campbell and Lily West. Camp
DELL bad pistol shot wonnd in the thigh,
and the woman had painful wound in her
abdomen. The man who did the shooting
was John Newton.
While the excursion party was seeing the
sights at Beaufort, Newton INDUCED freely
IN South Carolina whisky. When the
steamer got fairly started on the return
trip Newton bees me boisterous, and raved,
and fought the AIR, and stamped the deck,
aud defed the officers to lay hands upon
him. He finally became involved in a
dispute with another negro, who was as
drunk as Newton was, and the wranglers
soon came to blows. The passengers
hung on to the ratings to
get out Of the way Of the fighting men.
Before many blows had passed one of the
men drew a knife and the other a pistol.
such dangerous weapons in the hands of
such irresponsible parties brought the
crowd to the rescue. One party surrounded
Newton and crowd pushed the other man
away. When Newton discovered that his
antagonist was out of his reach he showed
the man who held him aside, and began
shooting right and left. He fred five times,
the balls lodging in the floors, windows and
ceiling of the cabin.
The people ran frantically into the state
rooms, lodged behind the chairs and a
great uproar followed. The last two shots
by Newton were the ones that took effect
in Campbell and the West woman, who
were trying to escape. Newton's deeds
seemed to augment his rawlings, and he ran
about the vessel to renew his quarrel.
Sam Fields. chairman Of the committee
which got up the excursion, summoned
assistance and Newton was run into q
corner. He was then tied hand and foot
and carried below. On the arrival of the
stesmer in Savannah he was put in the
barracks jail, but he did not remain there
long. Commit eeman Fields swore out a
warrant in Justice McDermott's court
charging Newton with the shooting, and
the prisoner was taken out the barracks
and was given chance to get bail. Being
unable to do 50, he was committed to the
county Jail, subject TO the orders of Beau
fort countys sheriff.
The ARRAY took place in South Carolina
waters and the prisoner is South Cardinals
subject. The South Carolina sheriff was
notified of the arrest, and he is expected to
come to-day for Newton. John Middleton,
the other negro who was arrested, for lack
Of evidence and for want of prosecution
was discharged.
The wounded we're removed to their
homes in the southern part of the city.