The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-14
MORE BLOOD AT ATLANTA
TWO NEWSPAPER MEN ATTACK A
PROHIBITION LEADER.


The City Editor of the Journal and
One of His Reporters the Assailants.
Azmon A. Murphey the Man At
tacked-Reporter Hastings Deals a
Blow With a Polcsman's Club.
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 13.-The second
blood was spilled in the anti-barroom fight
to-day. This time it was Azmon A.
Murphey. president of the 1890 Prohibition
Club, and joint leader with Rev. Sam
Small, who was assaulted yesterday, In the
present campaign against barrooms. Like
the attack on Mr.. Small yesterday by the
Decatur rect saloonkeeper, the trouble this
afternoon was a direct outcome of the
heated condition Of public sentiment on the
liquor question involved in the municipal
election.
G. N. Hurtell, city elitor OF the Euening
Journal and Jack Hastings, a reporter on
the same paper, were the men who attacked
President Murphey.
MR. MURPHEY AN EXTREMIST.
Mr.. Murphey is gentleman OF very ex-
treme ideas and since his coming to At
lanta from Barnesviile some two years ago
has attracted public attention by his vigor-
GUS, If not abusive, method of treating
those who opposed him and the 1890
Club, which he formed ON the pro-
hibition question. He has been
regarded as an extremist on the subject,
and 1t has been expected more than once that
his denunolation and salty references to
Others would result In just what oo-
CURED to-day. Mr.. Murphey brought with
him from his Barnesvile homs reputation
as man who would fight, and being a per-
| feet athlete in appearance, this has proba-
bly, had something TO do with the delay of
what everybody thought would happen
sooner or later unless there was change in
the prohibition leaders way of putting
things.
CAUSE OF THE ATTACK.
A day or two ago the Journal published
! campaign story TO the effect that Presi-
dent Murphey and Rev. Sam were prepar-
Ing TO capture the ward meetings which
were held last night, elect their own dele
gates, and control the nominating conven~
ton, which met tonight. This morning
President Murphey published a card de-
nouncing the article as an infamous lie. aud
stating that he wrote the writer he was
| telling a lie. Messrs. Hurtell aud Hastings
| demanded retraction from Mr.. Murphey,
and he refused TO make It.
THE ASSAULT.
About o'clock this afternoon they en-
countered him on him Alabama street Mr..
Hurtell led the attack. He was held back
| by Capt @. NJ. Roberts, however, a
candidate on the anti-prohibition ticket,
who was talking to Mr.. Murphey at the
time, and then Mr.. Hastings sailed in. He
struck Mr.. Murphey on the head with a
| policeman's club, and for few minutes
walkinR-canes we're being splintered at a
lively rate. An ugly wound was made on
Mr.. Murpheys head. and Mr. Hastings also
had his scalp cut open. Mr.. Hurtell was
not hurt Messrs. Hurtell and Hastings
were both put under bond and will be pros
ecuted FOR assault with intent to murder.
MAY PROVE FATAL.
Mr.. Murphey is thought to be danger
ously hurt. Physicians have been with him
all the evening. Conclusion Of the brain Is
feared. When a close examination was
made it was found that the side of his head
just above the ear was mashed. in addition
TO the cash at the back. and the doctors say
Mr. Murphey is in a critical condition.
He was taken from his office to his home in
a carriage, and tonight his father and
brother arrived from Barnesville TO be with
him and TO prosecute his case Hestings
and Hurtell will probably be arrested to-
night or In the morning, and held to await
the result Of MIR. Murphey's wounds.