The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-17
BLOODY WORK IN FLoRIpA.
Six Men Shot in Fusillade Brought on
by Mistake.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. 16.-A very
serious shooting afFray occurred yesterday
at Reddeck, small town on the Florida
Southern railway fifteen miles north of
Ocala. George Sanders, a white man,
crazed with whiskey, went into
Il. p. Hazards store, and after
fourishIng q revolver around very carelessly
and detiantly, fired shot at Edward Roux,
one OF the clerks employed there. The shot
did not take effect. T. r Williams and
John Friday, who were. standing near,
thereupon rushed at Sanders, and, after q
desperate struggle of five minutes. succeeded
in disarming him.
A ARATTLE-HEADED NEGRo's WORK.
A negro who came in just as the scuffle
began, and had no idea of the cause of It,,
rushed across the street to Sanders store
and told his brother Robert that two white
men were trying to kill George.
Robert seiZed his gun and rushed into
Thagard's store, and began firing right and
left at random.
Two shots hit Williams, and he fell NOR
tally wound
Another shot struck a young negro, and
he fell dead.
Still another shot hit John Friday, but
did not make a serious wound.
The last shot hit negro woman who
came in the rear door, having had no inti-
nation Of what was going ON inside She
is not badly hurt.
GEORGE SANDERS SHOT.
During the firing George Sanders escaped
from his captors AID rushed out OF the front
door, when a charge OF bird shot from an
unknown assailant was lodged in his scalp
and face, making only slight flesh wounds
A minute later Robert Sanders,
having exhausted his ammunition,
turned TO go out Of the store,
but some one in the rear nobody knows
who), fred charge Of buckshot at him. IL
was lodged in his side, abdomen and loins,
and he fell 30 the ground in dead faint.
By this time the whole population. about
250, was in the streets, and the widest ex-
citement prevailed.
CALL FOR HELP.
Somebody got the telegraph operator at
the railroad station to wire 10 Ocala for
help, but Georges Sanders heard OF it and
threatened the life of the operator If he sent
any more messages The young man left
his instrument aud went home. Conse-
queatly there was no news from Reddick
until after 2 o'clock this morning.
just after dark Deputy Sheriff Sellers ar
rived from Ocala with posse OF twenty
men.
TIE SANDERS BROTHERS ARRESTED.
He arrested George Sanders, and subse-
quently lodged him in Jail at Ocala. Robert
Sanders was sent there in charge Of physi-
clan, with sheriff's guard. He will prob
ably die within twenty-four hours.
tIQuiet was at last restored and the sheriff
and his posse returned to Ocsla early this
morning.
Williams, the first man shot by Robert
Sanders, fingered till / o'clock to-day.
when he died in great agony. He was a
very prominent citizen of the county.
OF the two Sanders brothers George is a
merchant and Robert a railroad contractor.
Both are highly respected citizens.
There was the widest excitement in
Ocala from o'clock yesterday till long
after midnight, and the report got cir
culated that race difficulty was taking
place in Reddick, and the Ocala Rifles were
called ont to proceed there If needed. ALI
is quiet TO o-dny.