The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-05
SHOT AND THEN CLUBBED
A CHICKEN THIEF GETS TIE WORST
OF RESISTING AN OFFICER.

Policeman BauRhn's Encounter With
a Desperate Negro-The Thief Shot
In the Heel Attempts to Take the
Beaten - a Fight That Might Have
Ended Fatally.
Toney Williams, a notorious chicken
thief, was shot in the heel and badly
dubbed 10 the head by Mounted Policeman
Dick Baughn yesterday morning while
attempting 10 escape and resisting arrest.
Officer Baughn was dismounted at Aber-
! corn and Jones' streets shortly before day
light Tightening the girth OF his saddle
when his attention was attracted by the
cackling Of chickens Looking down the
street he saw Williams walking along the
sidewalk with a bag over his shoulder
trying to keep within the shadow of the
houses.
The officer mounted his horse and started
toward the man at a lope. Williams saw
him coming, and throwing the bag into one
Of the grass plats of Cohen's bloJk
he bolted down Lincoln street into
Jones street lane. officer Baughn spurred
his horse into quick galop and overlook
Williams back of st. Joseph's inhrmary.
under arrest and started to dismount.
TRIED TO KILL THE OFFICER.
As he removed one foot from the stirrup
Williams whipped out big knife and made
two lunges at him, saying, "You - -
-, don't come at me or I'll kill
you"
Officer Baughn, to avoid contact with the
knife, pulled his horse almost back on his
launches. This gave Williams a
chance to run, and he made
most of the opportunity by running
around Habersham street into Taylor.
Officer Baughn pulled his revolver, and, as
he got into Taylor street, fired toward Will
Jams TO intimidate him. 1t had the opposite
effect. The thief only ran faster. As he
turned into Lincoln street the officer fired
too more Intellectual shots. Williams
turned into Wayne street, and as he got
about half way down the block the officer
fired the fourth shot. 1t struck Williams in
the heel. and he staggered up against the
wall and waited until Officer Baughn rode
up. As he dismounted from his horse with
the pistol in his hand Williams grabbed the
weapon and attempted to secure ID.
CLUBBED IN sELF-DEFENsE.
In self protection Officer Ba GIN drew his
club and hammered Williams head until he
fell to the sidewalk, when from weakness he
let go his hold OF the officers pistol The
negro was beaten fearfully. The side walk
was soaked with blood and bore the appear
ance of a slaughter pen.
The affair created considerable excite
ment and attracted many people to the
scene, as we'll as bringing others to the win
dows or the houses in the neighb rhood.
Those who were on the sidewalk and saw the
struggle between Officer Bsughn
and Williams say that the officer
was fully justified In using
club Ill the manner in which he did,
while the gazers from windows, not know
ing anything Of the attempt the thief had
made upon Officer Baugh with the knife or
the attempt to take his pistol. were loud
In denunciation of what they considered to
be case of brutal clubbing. The officer
acted only on the defensive all through the
fight, and III manner in which anybody
under similar circumstances would have
acted. Officer Baughu is one of
the best and most fearless
officers on Savannahs police force, and not
the kind of man who uses weapon with
out justification.
THE CHICKENS AWAITING AN OWNER.
The bag of chickens was secured and was
taken to the barracks along with Williams
DR.. Comm dressed Williams wounds, and
Mayor McDonough sent him to jail for
thirty days for his attack upon Officer
Baughn and turned him over to the city
court for the larceny OF the chickens. Sew.
eral of the fowls were dead, evidently hav-
ing been killed 10y Williams when he was
stealing them. The others are at the bar
racks awaiting an owner.
Williams is known to the officers as a bold
chicken thief. He has served several terms
on the chain-gang and few months ago
was shot in the arm at Thunderbolt while
raiding fowl house,