The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-29

Wilson at Lavonia Sunday morning. The shoot
I ing was done In Bud Pullmans sto e, Just
I outside the incorporation. After shooting
/ Wilson Harrison ran out Of the store across q
I field, Wilson pursuing him leo yarts, Wheu
Wilson fell on his face and died in few minutes.
Z He held fine pistol in his hand a SZ-cahDeT,
with all the chambers loaded He was chasing
I Harrison to shoot him, but as he was already
/ carrying three bullets and Harrison none, lie
perhaps did not get in shooting distance Of
Harrison. Wilson went there from Fair PLAY
! =. G, the latter part OF 1892, and was making
money fixing watches, selling whisky and gamb-
ling. He was defiant 20 the law, and wrote
threatening note TO T. F. Allison, the mayor
who had fined Wilson S25 for selling whisky
last year. His number Of wives aud women
were some less than SolomOns, but far more
numerous than the law allows in Georgia. Ills
mode OF gambling was paying one When he
had feeced a country lad Of all he had his ever
ready pistol would then persuade him out II he
refused to g. II he lost the same pistol made
the winner hand back his money aud git. ~
SOnk Harrison is a young man OF good family,
his father. Hon. James Harrison, having rep
resented Franklin county in the legislature
three years ago 1t is reported that he came
down from Cartersvie to LRvOniR a few days
ago to his sister, Mrs. 7. s. Price. and during
his visit he met Wilson, who managed 10 get Up
q game of cards and Wilson won all his money.
q gold watch and pistol, and at the point OF
pistol told Harrison he could get out. Monday
Harrison went 70 him TO get back the watch,
and the next heard was the report OF three
pistol shots the race and Wilson's falling dead
In the field. Harrison left Immediately in the
direction Of his home in Gainesville.
At Madison c. NJ. Furlow, Jr., was fined $40
Friday for protecting a helpless woman. He
published the following card which raised a
breeze in the city Saturday afternoon;
To the Citizens OF Madison: The under
signed was arraigned before John Orr and s.
b. Cohen, two aldermen Of the city of Madison,
on March %, 1898. upon the charge of disorder
ly conduct After hearing evidence and arRu-
ment said alderman reserved their decision IN
til this morning, under the pretense that they
desired to further consider the case before rem
dering their judgment, when they adludged me
guilty and imposed fine of $40. The facts de-
velOped on the trial we're as follows: A certain
negro woman, Eliza Harris, was engaged in
dispute with Miss Mary r. Richardson, in the
latters yard, and was using insulting language
to her. When l observed this l felt it
my duty 20 go 10 the lady's protection. and
endeavor to quiet the woman. When
only continued the use Of insulting language
to Miss Richardson, but became indignant at
my interference and began abusing me / stood
II as long as | could. or as decency demanded,
and when the abuse became intolerable l re
seuted il, as had right to do under the law,
and administered slight castigatiOn. In cases
OF disorderly conduct the authorities Of such
cities as Atlanta, savannah, Augusta and Macon
consider fine Of IS as an extreme penalty and
seldom, If ever, 60 beyond it. Colored meu,
women and children are frequently dragged DO.
fore this police court and for the most trivial
offense fined 500 800 $40 and perhaps more.
These people, by the hardest labor, scarcely earn
sufficient to feed themselves. But this con-
stderaton is never taken into account by the
police court in rendering judgment, We see
upon the streets here a spectacle not seen else
where-that Of negro women working on the
chain-gang for inability TO pay fines imposed by
the present town council. These evils call for
remedies and It Is the duty Of each citizen
white and COlored-to rally 20 the polls on the
first Wednesday in April and give expression to
his dsapproval and Indignation by casting a
vote for new and better set OF men"