The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-22
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Two Negroes Believed to Have Been
Fatally Wounded.
Frogtown was the scene last night OF a
bloody row among negroes. in which two
were probably fatally cut.
One Of them Is unknown and can't be
found. He crawled away from the scene
OF the row on his hands and knees with his
head hanging to one side from a cash
In his throat, and with his intestines
protruding from a terrible wound
In the stomach. It is supposed that be
made his way into some house, but up to 2
o'clock the police had not discovered him,
although they heard it rumored among the
negroes that be was dead.
The other wounded man Is Joe White.
His throat is cut almost from ear 60 ear, his
face is terribly hacked and his breast and
stomach split open. It Is hardly thought he
can live.
The negro who did the cutting is supposed
TO be Lawrence Brown, who is in the bar
racks, as he answers the description given
by White, OF the party who cut him. and
the other man, who can't be found.
The cutting was the result OF a dime
party and whisky. Philas Lovett, living at
No. 279 Jones street, near Lumber, wanted
to make some extra Christmas money, SO
last night she decided to give "dime fes-
tival." About twenty-five negroes. men
and women, attended, and everything went
along smoothly until about II o'clock. Mel
lie Blueye was the belle of the festival,
and all the fellows wanted to
dance with her. The unknown man
who belongs in the country had secured her
as partner when her lover, Jake Fahn, in
terfered and swore that no one could dance
with his girl A general row followed and
the unknown negro was grabbed by Fahn
and some of the women, while another one,
supposed to be Brown, piled a razor on him
In every direction. The man screamed and
struggled to escape, while blood spurted
from his wounds.
White rushed to his assistance, begging
the men and women not to kill the man,
but he was caught and treated to dose of
the razor like the fellow he tried to
save. Pandemonium reigned, the women
screaming and the men cursing. During
the excitement some one fred revolver
and then the crowd scattered, the two
wounded men crawling away from the
house to avoid being killed outright.
The shots attracted the attention of
Officer r. W. Baughn and he went
quickly In the direction of where he heard
the reports. He met colored man on the
way, who told him that the row was In the
Lovett woman's house. When he reached
the place everything had quieted down and
the house was closed. He knocked on the
door and Frances Townsend opened 1t about
three inches and peeped out. When she
saw the policeman she slammed the door
with the remark that no policeman could
get In there Before the woman had time
to turn the key in the lock Officer Baughn
put his shoulder to the door and broke it in.
AS he entered Lawrence Brown jumped for
him. saying "-- - -. what in the
- do you want here" at the same time
trying to draw revolver.
Officer Baughn was too quick for the
negro, however, and before he could get his
hand into his hip pocket he had him covered
with his big revolver. and threatened to
kill him If he didn't surrender.
The Townsend woman and Brown were
the only parties In the house, and Officer
Baughn placed them both under arrest and
took them to the barracks, where a big
bulldog revolver was found In Browns hip
pocket
As soon as the case was reported
Assistant Chief Killourhy ordered out a
squad Of six officers. three mounted men
and three foot men, to try and find the
other participants in the row. He sent the
ambulance out 60 hunt up theswounded
men. but the worthless old con-
trivance broke down on West
Broad street, and the horse
had to be unhitched and led back to the
barracks, while the Ambulance" lay in the
street.
Officer Baughn. after he returned TO the
scene, found White at his home ON Factory
street, where he had orawled. He was suf.
fering great pain but managed to give
description of the man who cut him and
the other man, whose name White didn't
know His description tallies exactly with
Brown.
At Q o'clock the squad was still
out, under command Of Sergt
Mock, trying to trace the other
wounded negro and pick up ell the
participants in the affray. Fahn was ar
rested shortly before 2 o'clock near the
scene of the ARRAY by Detective Morgan.
Blood was found on his clothes, and some
of the negroes charged him with the cut
ting. Lefty Stevens was arrested at the
same time.
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