The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-13
ARACECLASH INFLORIDA
a WHITE MAN AND THREE Me-
GROBs KILLED AT MICANOPY.

/
Crowding of Whites From the Side
walks by the Blacks at the Bottom of
the Trouble-Ths Negro Who Began
the Firing Captured and Lynohed Be-
! fore Dawn.
MICANoPY. FLA, Jan. Alarming
rumors having reached Gainesville this
morning from this place In regard to trio
of murders having been committed here
last night, the MORNING News correspond
ent at Gainesville took freight train to
Micanopy junction, and from there came
here to learn for the readers OF the MORN
ING News the true status of affairs. On
reaching this place he found about all the
negroes out OF town TO attend the burial of
the two negroes killed, and the stores closed
and the whites attending the burial of the
white man. The town called to mind
Goldsmith's vivid picture of a deserted viii
lage, and from the very stiffness Of the
place child might have known that some
thing dreadful had happened. A company
OF tight rope performers were in town for
the purpose of giving free exhibition last
night, and before sundown great number
Of people had arrived to witness the per-
| formance.
THE NEGROES OFFENSIVE.
AS usual upon such occasions in Florida
the negroes take great pride in crowding
aud showing the whites from the sidewalks.
This they were doing yesterday afternoon
when the marshal, Charles Purdy, aud jeff
Chitty demonstrated with them. Henry
| Stinson, negro living at Black Point on
| faynes prairie, who was one Of the num-
ber, went off growing and swearing he
| would get even with Mr. Chitty before
morning. When the people were assem-
| bling at the scene of the rope walking be-
tween z and 8 o'clock, Mr.. Chitty arrived
with young lady, to whom it is said he
was engaged 10 be married.
JosTLRD BY NEG REssEs.
In trying to get near the rope. they were
crowded and squeezed by some negro
women, particularly by the wife OF win
Williams, one Of the men concerned in get
ting up the row. Chitty pushed her aside
aud she struck Chitty with bucket and
said if she had knife she would cut his en-
trails out About this time Henry Stinson
came up with two other negroes and began
showing Mr.. Chitty and the young lady
with him.
CHITTY SHOT.
Not stopping when Mr.. Chitty asked him
TO, Mr.. Chitty struck Stinson, whereupon
Stinson drew pistol and shot him down.
This shot did not create much excltement,
but In a second or so another shot fired
by Stinson at G. A. GLADDEN., a cousin of
Chitty's, became the signal for a rapid
fusillade from the bystanders who had pis-
tolls. Stinson and his pals retreated, firing
as they went. They passed between the
stores of DIR. Montgomery and MIR. Benia~
min toward the postotflce. Stinson firing
into the crowd of helpless women aud
! I'd Of htrun 20
chamber of his pistol.
ONE OF THE NEGROES KILLED.
John Jones, one OF Stinsons pals, who
lives about four miles in the country, was
shot just before reaching the postofflce, and
he dropped dead in his tracks with his nose
stuck in the deep sand of the street. Chitty
lived about an hour, never speaking. A
posse was soon equipped and on a hunt for
Stinson, who WAS found during the night
in bed at his home near Black Point with
the empty pistol beside him. His first
words to the constable wero: "Is jeff
Chitty deadp Upon being answered in the
affirmative he confessed the killing and al
lowed himself to be tied.
sTINsON LYNCHED.
He was then brought back to Micanopy
| and placed in jail, from whence he was soon
taken and hanged TO large cedar tree in
| front Of the Edwards residence the present
home of John w. Wideman, where his body
| remained till noon to-day, when the mar
shal and a member Of the coroner's jury cut
it down and turned it over to the negroes of
the town to be buried, as neither his wife
nor his father had come into the village up
| TO the time he was cut down.
ONE OF THE NEW ISSUE.
He was reared at Hawthorne and was
| known as one of the now issue, or one of
the young negroes who have become pos
sessed Of little learning since the war. He
was about 80 years old, and his pal, Jones,
was 81 or %.
Mr.. Chitty was about % years old.
While William Neubeck was coming
home from the burial Of Mr.. Chitty, about an
hour ago, Win Williams, the negro whose
wife struck Mr.. Chitty with the bucket,
tried to drive over him. After he went
home Mr. Neubeck went for the negro and
gave him a severe beating with his flats,
the citizens wisely not allowing him to have
any arms or weapon about him.
| ANOTHER NEGRO DEAD.
A runner from Pennington brings news
| that another negro has died from a wound
received in the melee last night. His name
| cannot be learned here, but the news Of his
death Is authentic.
The town OF Micanopy is apparently quiet
at sundown, hut the popping Of a COW whip
might lead to the firing OF pistol tonight,
and the firing Of one TO the discharge OF O
| hundred.
A murder at Gainesville Saturday, one at
an Early Bird the same day, four last night
here, three at Branford short month ago,
and another at Leesburg calls for action Of
some sort, prompt and efficient. All classes
| must be dtsarmed.
Likens, the photographer at Gainesville,
was sent for and he came down and made a
picture Of the dead negro for some pur-
pose. but for what your correspondent
| cannot conceive.
saERMANs REELECTION.