The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-24

] charged and the contents Of both barrels
crashed into his ankle. The loads were
heavy shot, and being so close the force of
the shot was so powerful that the foot was
blown almost entirely from the limb. The
: bones were broken into splinters and the
foot was held by only few shreds Of flesh.
The Young man suffered great agony for
considerable time. DIR. Cheney, q local
physician, was called IN and after examining
the shattered ankle saw that amputatiOn
was necessary and be at once sent TO Rome
for DR.. Hamilton. Dr. Hamilton went out
and with the assistance Of Drs. Cheney and
Cox he ampntated the foot above the ankle.
MIR. Rich Ia one of Floyd's best young clti-
zens and is a son of o. T. Rich. the Peoples
party candidate for tie legislature In The
late campaIgr. Young Rich is married and
has an interesting family.
| DIR. William L. Worsham, a welLknovn
y ing phys clan OF Macon, on application
Of his father, DR.. J. H. D. Wursham, tie
county physician, has been ordered Sc to
the state asylum for the insane. For sev-
eral months past DR.. William f. Worshsm
has been addicted 20 strong drink and the
remonstraDces of kind friends we're without
avail in breaking him OF this habit de re-
solved again and again to abstain from the
use Of Intoxicating beverages but be could
not conquer his terrible tulrst. On several
occasions within the last fortnight he has
been in state bordering on delirum
Uremens aud when in this condition
he has attempted the life of his
wifa aud the other in ates OF the
| house. Some weeks since be possessed him
! self with shotgun, aud while IN his fren-
zied condition drove his wife, is father and
other inmates out of the house. and threat
| ened them With dea b Is they attempted to
| return. Affairs eliminated Tuesday
! afternoon when he returned home
! shortly after o'clock in an intoxi-
| Gated condition, and after entering
| the house went to his room, and arming
| himself Sith razor assaulted his wife and
attempted to cut her throat with the deadly
weapon Mrs. WOrsham, as soon as she
! realized that her husband was a mailman
and wholly irresponsible for his actions, be-
| gan to scream for help, and fortunately Or.
James Wo sham was within calling distance
and FASTENED TO her assistance In time tn
prevent bis son from putting into execu-
tion his bloody aud murder US threat.
" hen. Dr.. Worsham demonstrated
with his son and entreated him to desist
from his ungovernable actions he turned
u on him with the rage Of Hu untamed
tiger and made murderous sweep at hin
with razor. His father has too quick for
him, no ever, and frustrated his purpose
with a sledge hammer, striking him on the
head with the heavy implement aud telling
him to the floor before he could infiict any
injury on him. He followed up his ad-
vantage by pouucing upon the prcstrate
man and disarming him, although Def re he
could acc mplish It he was cut on the nose
by the razor, although not seriously. DR..
W orsham's superior strength en- bed him
70 overpoNer his son, who struggled with
desperation, to break loose and complete
the work he had SO unsucce sfully begun,
and he was overpOWered and licked up in
bis room.