The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-28

dragged the body out Of the house onto the
sidewalk, where the wounded man was
found later. He revived, and it is said he
will recover.
COvington Star: A colored man named
Robert Justice, who lives about three miles
below Newborn. was shot and badly beaten
on Friday evening. The trouble occurred
in the public road between Newborn and
the negro's home. The shooting was done
by two young white men, named Blackwell
and Mosely, OF Jasper county, and is said 10
have been done without provocatiop. Black
well and Mosely had been TO COvington and
were returning home. 1t is also said they
were drinking. After they had passed
through Newborn some distance they met
negro man in the road, whom they accosted
and asked where he was going. De In
formed them he was going to Newborn.
They then ordered him to 60 back home.
This he declined 70 do, when the young men
got down and one struck him staggering
blow, and the other shot him with pistol,
tbs ball striking him in the right jaw bone,
breaking it in shocking manner. Black
well and Mosely then mounted their horses
and escaped, and the negro was left lying in
the road. He was soon picked up, and DR..
2. Wilson was called 70 attend him. The
negro man is said to be very quiet and in>
offensi We, and is a deacon in Pleasant Grove
colored Baptist church. He Is badly hurt,
G, NJ. Faux, who was recently pub
lished as having three strings to his bow
and about whom there has been quite
scandal has furnished the Calhoun County
Courier with statement in which be ap>
pears to be much-injured man. He says
that he has violated no law and outraged
no society, but is only trying TO take care
of an old sister and three dear nieces,n
who came to his place in Dooly county
from, la hama kont Nov laar and r,.nt
''yeArs ago, as enormously stated. Faulk
says the scandal was the result Of an insult
offered his nieces by one Hill, and that he
moved them to bis place, thinking
TO put q stop to Hills conduct toward
them. This, however, only enraged
Hill, who renewed his persecution. In
his card, Mr.. Faux says: "Hill sought my
house and offered bride Of $50 in gold for
admittance-in order TO perkecute my nieces.
They repulsed him. He then went with
others to their house, taking two of them
out and whipped them; told them while
they were cEastising them if they had not
left Hills place they would not have been
treated In this manner, then gave them
twenty-four hours TO leave my place il it
was but one mile. was also threatened
with death and other cruel treatment if
they did not leave my place. l thought any
man or set OF men that would treat poor
family of girls and an old invalid woman
that by law would be drawing from your
treasury as pauper, was not too good to
shoot me in the dark. This is the true story
Of my being here among you. 1 have good
wife and five children that l love dearly. |
have bought land from J. w. Calhoun
and will move them here next fall am
here as a law-abiding citizen, and my wish
full desire Is to be treated according to my
merits after you have known me- l ask
nothing of my fellowman that 1 cannot
fully compensate him for. How can you
compensate me or these poor innocent girls
that you know nothing of, when you give
credence to such a prejudicial falsehood,
that would rob them Of their character,
their only jewel of life, or enrage public
opinion that knows no law and cares moth
ing for society. On, Tor the power of
Sampson; l would take the pillars of
demoralizing prejudices from your mind,
and let the courts of justice, civilization and
Christianity down upon you. l ask the ap-
plication Of the Golden Rule: "Do unto me
as you would have me do unto you" While
/ am prosecuted l can but quote from our
sacred book: Father, forgive them; they
know not what they do G. NJ. FAULK."