The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-03
WHISKYANDPISTOLSINIT
BULLETS FLY THICK AND FAST N
A STREET FIGHT.


An Encounter Between Drunken
White Men and Negroes Ends in
the Wounding Of Two Men-The
Police Capture Three Of the Psrtici-
pants IN tie Fight-An ex-Cowboy
from Dakota Breaks Loose CD Bar
nard Street.
There was a lively shooting match at the
corner Of Barnard and York street lane
last night few minutes after O'Clock, in
which two men were wounded Whisky
and pistols caused it.
Shortly after O'Clock Peter Coats, who
runs single machine at the Vale Royal
mill, was going out Barnard street in an in
toxicated condition. At the knights Of
Pythias hall, at York street, he met
friend, jeremiah Adams, whom he invited
70 60 into Won der Breeling's grocery at
the corner of the lane and take glass of
beer.
Four OF five negroes were standing on the
sidewalk in front of the grocery. They
had also been drinking aud occupied good
portion of the walk.
STORY OF THE SHOOTING.
As Adams and Coats tell it, Goats ran
told him not to shoot him. Coats cursed
the negro back and struck at him, but did
not hit him. One Of the negroes picked up
a heavy paving stone and struck Coates
with 1t over the eye. knocking him down.
Coats sprang up Immediately, and as he
regained his feet two of the negroes COM
menced firing at him with their pistols
The first ball whistled by his head and the
second struck him in the left shoulder blade,
making painful but by no means dagger
Gus wound. Coats had drawn his pistol and
commenced firing on the negroes. He fred
first at the one on his right, who turned
and ran, and then at the one on his left,
who also ran. The second man could not
make much Of a run. however, as he had re-
ceived bah in the groin.
LIVELY FUsILEADE.
Eight or ten pistol shots in all were fred.
The shots were close together, as If from a
single pistol fred rapidly. The shooting
startled the whole neighborhood. There
were number of people on the streets, and
In three minutes after the shooting began
there was a crowd at the scene.
The police did some quick and oreditable
work. In fact, there were not less than
half dozen policemen on the scene within
five minutes after the last shot WAS fred.
Officer Neidlinger. who lives directly OPP
pogite Won der Breelings store, where the
heard the shots. Jumping from the table
be looked out and saw the two negroes and
the white man firing away at each other
Grabbing his pistol, he ran out just as the
firing ceased and caught one of the negroes
whom he saw firing bis name was Robert
Jones. and he was the one that was
wounded.
CAPTURING THE BELLIGERENTs.
Officer Neve, who was on State street,
captured Coats and Adams, who had gone
into Won der Breeling's barroom. AIe
afterward released Adams when he found
he had nothing to do with the shooting.
Coats was taken direct to the barracks.
accompanied by a number of his friends
where he told his story. His wound was
dressed by DR.. Charlton and the ball was
not extracted.
Jones, who seemed to be seriously
wounded and walked with great difficulty.
was taken into DR.. 4. g. Norton's Office, on
South Broad street. where his wound was
attended to.
DR.. Norton found that the ball had passed
through the scrotum and lodged in the left
thigh near the groin, barely missing the
femoral artery.
DIR. Norton probed the wound and found
the ball, but did not extract it, as the police
ambulance was in waiting to carry the man
TO the barracks. He ligated the artery and
not necessarily dangerous, but would be
very painful one.
Morgan Williams, another negro, was ar.
rested by Officer Neidlinger shortly after
the affair. Williams was standing in the
crowd around the place where the shooting
occurred when Officer Neidlinger returned
from DR.. Norton's office, where he had left
Jones.
GAVE THE POLICE A CHASE.
When Williams saw the officer coming
he broke from the crowd and ran up York
street, turning down Jefferson and across
South Broad. The officer pursued him. and
gaining on him called on him to halt or he
would shoot. Williams attempted to dodge
the officer and come back by him, but
stumbled and fell and was caught before he
could recover his feet. He was identified by
officer Neidlinger as one of the men shoot
ing. At the barracks he refused to give
ms name or make any statement,
declaring that he had paid his taxes for
1891, and was gwine to have satisfaction
out OF this thing" Some one in the crowd
identified him as Morgan Williams. He
works for the Savannah Lighterage and
Transfer Company.
All three of the principals in the affair
were lodged in the barracks for the night
A COWBOY FROM DAKOTA.
Goats declared frequently in the crowd in
the barracks that he was a Dakota cowboy
and was used 30 this sort of thing. He is
said to be very well behaved man when
notin liquor Jones is porter at Levan's
saloon, at the corner of Broughton and Dray-
ton streets
The police say that there is one of the
worst negro resorts in the whole city in
York street lane, between Whitaker and
Barnard streets. 1t is the headquarters for
negro thieves, gamblers and prostitutes.
Phlnizy, tue negro burglar who was capt
ured by Detective Basch some time since,
made it his headquarters. The police were
making preparations to raid it, but this
affair viii probably do good deal toward
breaking it up.
JOHN q. HALL DYING.