The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-02
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
THE NEWS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

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Fatal Quarrel over q Woman by Two
Negroes at Rome Stolen Jewelry
Seized at Brunswiok-Negroes Put
a Medium to Flight for Failing to Re-
surrect the Dead.
GEORGIA
W. W. Turner has sold the Albany NelUs
and Advertiser to 7. +. Pruett and c. K.
Hawk, who become responsible for all liza
bilities.
Arch Rich, a carpenter working on the
house Of Mr.. Brewer, in North Rome, fell
from the building Saturday, receiving ter
ribe injuries His arm and shoulder we're
broken and spine injured. He was taken
home and may die.
A very graceful job Of carving Of human
flesh was done at Soomon's temple on Ogle-
thorpe street at Brunswick Saturday night.
One woman, Sour Mash, as she is known.
slashed new arrival in the CITY, Emma
Jilkey, three times with a knife. Sour
Mash claims the other woman knocked her
down. She arose with her razor and cut
Jilkey In the neck, stabbed her in the Shout
der and gashed her arms.
At Brunswick, Saturday night, two
negroes, one black, the other yellow-both
medium-sized, went into s. Nathan's New
castle street pawnshop and piled out lot
of jewelry and said: "Give us SIS on this
stuff. We are from Wsycross, have been
In game, and those are our winnings"
Uncle Sam took the articles and found a
fine ladies' gold watch a very heavy solid
gold breach and other fine jswelry. He at
once suspected the men and asked them to
excuse him until he waited on another Gus
toner. In the meantime he sent boy to
the station after an officer. The negroes
must have caught on to the racket for
when Uncle Sam looked around, and before
the officers arrived, they were out Of sight.
This jewelry is very valuable and has I'M
doubtedly been stolen.
There was a big crowd at a flying jenny
at Rome Saturday night and the colored
young men and maidens were having q gay
60 around. VIII Fleetwood was standing
near by talking to young negro woman
named Hester Speer. They were approached
by Jerry jackson, who engaged In a quar-
rel with Fleetwood. 1t is said that Fleet
wood told jackson to 60 away, but without
saying a word Jackson whipped out
3S-oaliber Smith & Wesson and fired point
blank at Fleetwood's heart. The flying
jenny was stopped at once, the
crowd surged up around them and
the wounded man staggered and fell
A brother of the wounded man and
another negro named Ed Ranger imme-
diately caught jackson and took his pistol
away. But during the struggle jackson
received several knife wounds. IL Is said
that one of the Fleetwood boys did the cut
ting. Fleetwood walked across the bridge
and tainted. He was then taken up and
carried 70 the drug store OF Lowry Bros.
where DR.. L. p. Hammond attended his
wounds. The ball entered directly over the
heart, and is almost sure to produce death
jackson was taken charge Of by Officers
Logan aud Shropshire. The cause of the
trouble is a love affair in which Fleetwood,
Jackson and young negro woman became
involved not long ago.
A man giving his name as "Prok Burn
sides, spiritual medium and performer Of
miracles" came to grief near Chakee few
nights ago. The professor has been circu-
lati x among the negroes of Lee county for
some time past, and they began TO regard
him as quite wonderful man. He told
them that he could raise the dead" and
perform minor miracles on short notice, and
their faith in him amounted almost to wor-
ship. But Wednesday night the professor
had tall-a very great fall-and when he
departed the diggin's it was in frame of
broken glass with window trimmings. 1t
came about in this way: The negroes de-
sired proof positive OF his power to raise the
dead. aud accordingly the professor ar
ranged for seance in sn old building in the
woods. Twenty or thirty negroes gathered
on the night mentioned to see the dead rise
aud, true to his appointment. the professor
was there in all his glory. Kerosene lamps
lighted the building and ghostly shadows
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professor took his stand in the back part
before rude table which had been brought
there by one of the negroes. He declared
the meeting open, but added that the dead
would not arise and communicate with the
audience until a good collection had been
taken up. Tnis made one Of the old negroes
suspicious, but one after another they went
down in their wallets and Clipped Ia. "How
much have WEI" asked the professor. He
was handed the money and counted out
So 30 THE dead WON'T rise very fast for
that" he said, but will try to resurrect a
few Of them nevertheless. Lights outln And
at the word the lights were extinguisned
Dead silence reigned Some of the negroes
became frightened. and fully expecting
the appearance Of the dead, shivered with
fear and terror. Suddenly, in the darkness |
the form Of the dead-raiser was seen crawl |
ing toward a convenient window and his |
scheme was instantly apparent to his black |
AUDITORS. An old negro, holder than toe |
rest, rushed forward, and seiZing the pro.
fessor by the coat-tails, dragged him back |
ward. For "a minute or two paademonium |
prevailed; negroes were shouting and roll |
ing over each other on the floor in the dark
ness. The noise was enough to raise the |
dead even il the latter had been in no |
rising humor. In the melee the bogus pro- |
fessor worked loose from his captor aud,
making a wild break for window with a |
few panes Of broken glass In Ii, Jumped
into outer darkness, carrying the sash with
him. He fed to the swamp, hotly pursued
by the negroes, but report says that he sue
ceeded IN getting away. At any rate, he
has not been seen IN the vicinity since.
knowing ones hint that he may have gone
10 join the dead to discover why they did
not rise according to appointment.