The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-04
FOUGHT OVER CRAPS.
DAN ROBINSON PUTS A BULLET
INTO ABRAM scREvENS LUNG.

/ 1NIO ABHAM oOhEb EN- > LONG.
A Fight Over a Game of Craps Results
| in the Probably Fatal WoundinR of
Oae Of the Gemblers-Ofhcer Patter-
| sons Lively base After the Would
be Mu-derer-Fired Upon, He At
tempts to Escape by Swimming the
Canal, But is Caught in Mid-Stream.
Abram Screven, a colored by about 16
years old. was shot and probably fatally
wounded yesterday little after noon, by
Dan Robinson, another colored boy about
the same age. The shooting occurred near
Puder g. Downs woodward, on the LOUIS
vile road, just across the canal bridge.
Screven and Robinson were engaged with
a crowd of other boys shooting craps. "
dispute arose between them. A fight re-
suited and both boys clinched. Robinson,
finding himself becoming worsted. drew a
32-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver from
his pocket, and, placing the muzzle against
Screven's breast, fired. The ball entered
near the right nipple and passed through
the lower portion of the lung.
FIRED AND THEN FLED.
The wounded boy fell to the ground, and
Robinson, throwing his revolver aside,
started on a run out the road. Officer Pat
terson Of the Central railroad force saw the
game in progress and was ON his way to
break it up and, If possible, capture the
young gamblers, when the fight began. He
saw Robinson Shoot Screven, and
started after him on a run. He ordered
him TO halt, but the negro paid no atten-
ton to the demand, and only increased his
speed. Officer Patterson opened fire on the
fugitive but this only made him run faster.
de cut across the fields and
jumped into the canal just as
the policeman fired the fifth time.
Robinson was in mid stream when the Off
Ger reached the bank, and was putting
forth his best efforts to reach the opposite
shore.
CAUGHT IN THE CANAL.
Officer Patterson covered the negro with
his revolver and ordered him to turn back
and surrender, under penalty of being shot
to death in the water. This had the desired
effect, and Robinson swan slo WY back and
surrendered himself.
A wagon was procured and Screven
placed in it and driven to the barracks along
with the boy who shot him. After Rohin-
son was locked up the wounded boy was
placed in the ambulance aud conveyed to
his home, at No. Al Maple street lane, where
Ia uOiildS dJltuuSu ultI1. 1n6 puyblCldu
probed for the ball. but could not find it,
although he traced its course through the
lungs. Very little blood oame from the
wound, but it is thought Screven is bleed
ing internally, as he has been splitting
blood in great quantities.
HIs CLOTHES BURNED WITH POWDER.
Robinson held the pistol SO close to his
victims breast that his shirt was burned
A MORNING NEWS reporter saw Screven
yesterday afternoon aud tried to get a
statement Of the affair from him, but
failed, as he was unable to speak ration
ally. He was under the influence of NOR
phine, but evidently was suffering great
pain, Judging from the groans he
uttered. Every few. minutes his mouth
would fill with blood, and he would have to
be rolled over to spit it out. DIR. Thomas
said last night that he did not at present
know what the results OF the wound would
be, but it is of most serious and danger
GUS character.
A GAMBLING RESORT.
The place where the shooting occurred Is
said to be the Sunday rendezvous of crowd
of colored boys, who gather weekly for the
purpose Of gambling. Fights have been of
frequent occurrence, but yesterdays was
the first in which a deadly weapon was
used.
Robinson does not deny the shooting and
offers no excuse for his murderous assault
beyond the fact that Screven was getting
the better of him.