The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-09
SHOTMAGAMBLING DIVE
ISAAC CHANCE KILLED DCRING A
RAID BY THE POLICE.

omcers Davis and Bsughn Enter a
Yamacrew He'll, and in Attempt
ing to Arrest a Crowd Of Gam
blers Are Fired Upon and Mar
rowly Escape Being Killed-They
Return the Fire and Clear the
Place : Chances Fatal Wound
Isaac Chance, a negro about 30 years old,
was shot and fatally wounded last night
shortly after s o'clock. in a negro gambling
dive, in a lane west Of Farm street, between
New and William streets during fusillade
between Policemen s. NJ. Davis and r. W.
Baughn and the gamblers. Chance died in
the ambulance on his way to the barracks.
A few minutes before o'clock Policemen
Davis and Baughn, who were on duty in
Yamacraw, were notified by a colored
| woman that a crowd of negroes was gamb-
ling in the back room Of house in the lane.
The officers started for the place, and before
entering looked through the window and
saw about ten negroes gathered in room,
| not much over twenty feet square, gamb
ling. They opened the door and ordered the
gamblers under arrest.
FIRED ON THE OFFICERS.
The negroes turned out the lights, and
with torrent Of oathS opened fire on the
policemen. The officers drew their re-
volvers, and, lodging the bullets of the
| gamblers as best they could, returned the
fire and shot rapidly. They fired eight
shots and the negroes twelve. The moment
the officers began firing the negroes com
menced jumping through the windows
Tom Jenkins was captured, and the off,
GERS started out Of the room with him.
| Some one from the house followed and told
them that one OF the men had fallen in the
corner OF the room. They went back to
the place, and. after obtaining a light, found
Chance-a lying on the floor in a
dying condition, witha bullet hole in the
back Of bis head. A telephone message was
sent to police headquarters for the ambu-
lance. On its arrival the wounded man was
started for the barracks, but died on the
way. His body is now lying In the station
house.
CHANCES FATAL WOUND.
IL is not known whether Chance was
killed by a bullet fired by one of his own
party OF. from an officers pistol, but it was
probably the latter, from the fact Of his
having been struck in the back of the head
Hence he was probably on the run trying
to escape when he received his death
| wound. qw
Coroner Dixon was notified, and, after
examining the body. decided to postpone an
inquest until this morning, in the hope of
securing more definite testimony, as the
officers are making strenuous efforts to
capture the gamblers, some of whom were
recognized before the firing began.
How Officers Baughn and Davis escaped
being struck by some of the flying bullets
is mystery. They stood their ground,
however, and returned the gamblers fire.
IL is not kdown whether any other negroes
were hit, but if they were their friends will
endeavor to conceal the fact from the au-
thorities. The walls and doors Of the room
had the appearance of having been the
scene of target shooting from the number
OF bullets imbedded In them.
A BAD LOCALITY
The place where the shooting occurred is
one Of the worst localities in the city, and is
a resort for low negro gamblers. They have
managed heretofore and up to last night to
elude the vigilance OF the police.
Officers Baughn and Davis are both young
mon, and are looked upon as among the
bravest on the force. Only few weeks
ago Officer Baughn shot negro in Frog
town for resisting arrest and attempting to
kill him. At that time ne narrowly escaped
being mobbed. His encounter last night,
however, was the most serious that he has