The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-19
A DAY OF SENSATIONS.
NEGRO WALTERS ALMOST RAISE
A RIOT AT ALBANY.

They obiectsd TO Serving a Guest
Who Had Punished One OF Their
Number for Insolence-QuietedW With
an Ugly Looking Revolver-A Des-
perate Escaped Negro Convict
jailed.
ALBANY, GA, Oct 1S.-There was good
deal of excitement at the Artesian house to
night, and some trouble. Yesterday a ne
gro waiter gave H. B. Steele, one of the
guests, some insolence, for which he was
1oored. All the walters, who are negroes,
form ed combine to refuse to wait upon
Mr.. Steele. At supper tonight he gave his
order, and, sure enough, the waiter refused
to serve him. 1t was announced to the
management by the walters that either Mr..
Steele or the entire servant force must leave
the hotel Sam Kendall, the clerk, heard
of the trouble in the dining-room
and upon asking the waiter why he refused
to wait upon Mr.. Steele was very emphati-
callv told by the waiter to go to -. Mr..
Kendall very naturally and forcibly re-
sented the insult
The walters and cooks then gathered in
the kitchen, and the head waiter ordered
a general strike. They became very angry
with Mr.. Kendall, and, arning themselves
Will Cal fluk hnlNCo duu Ob1ci "CoRCHSf
called for Mr.. Kendall, who quietly walked
back to the crowd, drew his revolver aud
prepared for business. The crowd OF fur1-
GUS servants could not face 3S-caliber re-
volver in the hands of a determined man,
and quickly dispersed.
The guests understood that Mrs. Fetley,
the landlady, attempted to quiet the SER
wants by siding with them This bred the
whole house, ana about twenty boarders
and travelling men quickly called for their
bills preparatory to leaving. AT this juno
ture Mr.. J. A. Wall, one of the proprietors,
took the matter in hand, and at this writing
everything seems to be quiet and everybody
satisfied.
DESPERATE ESCAPED CONVICT JAILED.
ALBANY. GA, Oct. ia circus exhib-
tied here yesterday, and everybody was here.
One noted desperate character put in an
appearance, and caused more excitement
than the circus. He was the famous and
daredevil criminal, Perry VinSon, who es-
capped from the penitentiary about year
ago. This negro has committed more depre-
dations in this section than all the other
criminals put together and has won for
himself the fame of Rube Burrows. He
was tried for arson about two years ago,
and sentenced TO ninety-nine years in the
pen. When the judge passed the sentence,
Perry, smiling. told him he didn't care
- IL ue uldue IL buOuSeAuu years, as ne
didn't expect to stay there. He kept his
word. He says be has been in this section
for some months and decided to take in the
circus. Just as he started in Eason Smith.
one of the best police officers in the state,
recognized the reckless and dangerous char
acter and made for him. Vinson made an
attempt to draw his pistol, but, being one
armed, he failed, as Officer Smith was too
qvick for him. Officer Meads came to
Smiths assistance and they soon landed the
thief, murderer and robber behind the bars.
To-day Sheriff Edwards took inson out of
jail and carried him to photograph gallery
and had two negatives made. His photo
graphs will be in demand. When he came
In the streets the people gathered and fol-
lowed the onicers by the hundred, and by
the time they came from the gallery the
crowd was so dense that the sheriff, with
his prisoner, mounted dray and rode back
to the Jail.