The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-08
SHOT TO SAVE HIS LIFE.
A HUNTER KILLS A NEGRO WHO
TRIED TO ROB HIM.


l.. Lists Adventure in st. Augustine
Creek-Two Negroes Row Him Out
Into Midstream and Demand His
Money Failing to Get it They Try tc
Kill Him-List Kills One of the Ne.
groes and the Other Escapes.
L. List, q musician in Cob5's band, shot
and killed an unknown negro in boat in
St. Augustine creek day before yesterday.
After being shot the negro fell overheard
and sank. Another negro in the boat with
the one killed jumped overheard after the
shooting, swan ashore and has not been
seen since. List claims that he shot the
negro in self-defense.
The first news Of the killing reached the
city yesterday. List. who went to Tybee
after the shooting. came up yesterday morn
ing and surrendered to the solicitor general
The solicitor released him upon MS
own recognizance until the other witness
can be found, and his story OF the kiIlng
can be obtained.
LISTS STORY or THE KILLING.
List told his story to MORNING NEWS
reporter IN a very straightforward iIahuer'
he Sdll Db AClL Tic Nlt9 A'NA4@@y .
about 6 o'clock with gun and oog lor
a davis hunting along the Savannah ana
Atlantic railway, After going about Two
miles beyond st. Augustine creek Drldge
he heard firing across the marsh. he MADE
his way to the water, and found two
negroes in boat near the shore, bent upon
the same purpose as himself, as one haa
gun. List asked them if there was much
game in the neighborhood, and they re-
piled that they had killed few summer
ducks and marsh hens. He asked permits
sion TO get into the boat, and suggested to
the negroes that they keep close TO shore
and shoot marsh hens. They agreed, and
List stepped into the boat, his dog follow
ing him.
After few minutes rowing one of the
negroes shot a marsh hen, got out OF the
boat and secured it, Next List killed q
hen and went after it. While he was S.
curing his game the negroes held consul
tation according to Lists story. AS soon
as he stepped back into the boat they pulled
out into midstrean.
WANTED MONEY.
List was surprised at the movement, and
asked what it meant The negro plying
the oar replied: 1--WE want money" List
said he told them that be didn't
have any money, and then both asked him
If be had watch. On receiving negative
reply they said they would take his gun.
This he refused to give up, and asked them
to row back to shore, saying that he would
leave the boat rather than have any trouble.
The negroes started to pull toward the bank
and when about twenty-five feet from it
one Of them ''siokedn the dog. The animal
began TO bark, and List turned to sec what
had attracted the negroes and his dogs at
tention. The moment he turned around
List said the negro who had been rowing
jumped up and remarked, well, we'll
have you" at the same time aiming blow
at his head with an oar. He leaned TO one
side 10 escape the blow and the oar struck
the gunwale Of the boat Before the negro
could raise it again List fred at him. The
load struck him full in the breast and be
toppled over into the water, carrying the
oar In his grasp.
JUMPED OVERHEARD AND SWAN.
The other negro grabbed his gun, sprang
into the water and struck out for
shore, where he disappeared in
the high marsh grass List man
aged, after some time, with the aid OF
the single DER to reach the bank and there
being no way to secure the boat he turned
1t adrift. He waited for few minutes 10
see if the man he had shot would rise, but
as he didn't List began a search for the
man who had swan ashore He could not
be found anywhere, and List started for
Tybee, which he reached late Sunday. He
went to police headquarters aud told his
story, and was advised to come to the city
and surrender to the solicitor general,
which he did.
SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FROM DAUFUSKIE.
List says he thinks the negroes be-
longed to Daufuskie from what he could
learn from their conversation. The man he
killed was very black, about 5 feet 10
inches in hight, and weighed about $50
pounds His companion was smaller man.
List said the Tybee police are on the lookout
for the latter aud will arrest him if he
goes 10 the island. He hopes some one will
pick up the drifting boat, because the gun
vale shows the mark left by the oar when
it was aimed at him.
List is u member of the band which fur
nished music at the Ocean house during the
season just closed.