The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-12

inr So recognized by breeders an over thc
country Mr. Doughty purchased hIm
from the PliuigN farm when hc was two
wears old ami 40 that time the bun
brought S4OO AT the time OF his death
Iisrar 81 Lambert was worth,
10 is thought, nearly $1,000. The DuA
was known an over America.
A gentleman who has just returned 10
Waycross from trip through several of
the counties adjoining Ware says That inc
saw two men engaged In difficulty, he
thinks, Just inside the Coffee county line,
but did not learn their names. he saw
one of the men jump of his horse ana
strike the other IN the eye, nearly knock
ing him down. As soon as the man re-
covered he drew his revolver and fired at
his assailant. His assailant then drew
his pistol and fired three times, but mel
Their Of the shots hit the man The man
who was on foot fired the second
time and the bail struck his assailant in
the thigh, and he fell to the ground. The
man on foot then took 10 the woods. Inc
gentleman who witnessed the fight has
tened to the nearest house and informed
the inmates of what had happened lie
was told that the two men had been quar-
reling over some hands, which he said
the man on the horse, whom he called
Williams, had employed The man on
foot, he said, was a stranger. He mad been
70 South Carolina to employ turpentlne
hands and had brought back with him
about thirty Upon his arrival in Coffee
county eighteen Of them ran away and
went over to Williams. The stranger
demanded Williams to give them up or
pay him their fare which he had paid
: from South Carolina This Williams re
fused to do and it resulted as already
stated.
Atlanta Journal: Bates, Kingsberry &
Co., have received a letter from Mr..
Robt. D. Vann, one Of their travelling sales
men, giving the particulars of a highly
sensational affair in Alabama, in which
he was one of the chief actors. The let
ter was written from Montgomery, where
Mr.. Nanu went to get "A burglars bullet
taken from his left arm. The affair oc-
CURED at jackson, a little town in Ala
bama, and as nothing has been seen of
the negro since he was caught, it is said
he was taken in hand by Judge Lynch and
given a dose of hemp. MIR. Fann went to
bed at the hotel in jackson in room on
the ground floor About / o'clock he
awol1e from sleep and felt his pillow be
ing drawn from under his head. He
turned over and saw big, yellow negro
on his all-fours beside the bed. Mr..
Nanns pants were around the negro
neck when he saw him. He had
no time to do anything on turning over,
for the negro threw his pistol in his face
as soon as it was turned toward him and
he saw that he was discovered Mr..
Vann threw his arm up and the pistol
bullet that would have entered his head
or his breast buried itself in his wrist.
SprinRing out Of bed he grappled with
the negro. who shook him off and leaping
through the open window made of in the
darkness. The alarm was given and n
posse was soon in pursuit of the burglar.
After leaving the hotel he had stopped to
put on his shoes. When captured the
Negroes shoes were found to fit the tracks
made by the burglar and the bare feet
fitted the tracks made by the burglar as
he jumped from the window. Mr.. Vaun
writes that from what he could learn, the
negro, as soon as he was identified, was
taken out in the woods and hanged.