The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-28

see what they were doiur when the me-
. gro came up and commenced % curse
and abuse MIR Patton. saying that he
. supposed he came there 20 arrest him.
Ar. Patton protested that he had not, but
/ the negro continued % abuse him unul
other negroes carried him of. He re-
1 turned. aud, while attempting 10 draw
{ from his pocket q pistol. the hammer OF
! which hung, Mr.. Patton shot five times,
four Of the shots taking effect and killing
the negro. Mr.. Patton thinks the homi-
! eide was necessary 10 save his own Life,
and he surrendered himself 10 the sheriff
/ to-day. This view of the killing will be sus-
tanned by the testimony OF several negroes
who saw it,
! A stepson of Mrs Cumming, of Walker
! county. as stated in the MoRNfNG News a
/ few weeks ago, was found in her house
/ hacked TO pieces withan AK. The woman
was arrested, but stoutly denied her
| guilt. She said the murder was commit
/ ted by a negro while she was a bsent from
! the house. and that she had seen him flee
/ when she approached. She was placed IN
| Jail. Later she made a confession, in
| which she said that Sam Walker, q county
| cOnsta BILE, was at her house in the act OF
! criminal intercourse with her and the boy
! caught them and that Walker then killed
the boy. Walker was arrested and on his
| trial proved an ali6i. The case attracted
universal attention, as Walker IS the
! brother of the legislative representative
and one of the prominent families and
politicians of the county. Now Mrs.
Cummings says she killed the boy while,
in an angry passion with him. She thus
makes a full confession and says she will
throw herself on the mercy of the court.
Many persons believe she is insane. The
murder was one of the most brutal ever.
committed in the county.
Augusta Chronicles David Yarbor-
ough, the young white man who was shot
and beaten into insensibilitY by negro
youth Thursday near Brigham's landing
on the Savannah river, was resting easy
Friday night. DR.. Lyle, the resident
physician at the hospital, stated TO
Chronicle reporter that it would be two
weeks before his patient could leave the
institution The ball which entered the
back Of the neck has not been extracted
yet, as it is a very small one, probably Is
callibre. Marlborough presents pitiful
appearance. His nose is broken and the
eyes completely closed Very little can
be seen Of the features, nearly all his
face being swathed in bandages, but
what is visible is swollen and of a rain
bow hue. Marlborough said that although
he did not know his assailant's name, he
could describe him pretty accurately.
The brute Is about II years old, five feet
pounds, He Is a mulatto, with short,
kinky hair and a smooth face, wore light
suit of clothes, linen shirt, brown cap
and had on shoes. Marlborough had seen
the negro at camp and had spoken with
him, learning that he hailed from South
Carolina.
Friday was the second night of the COM
mencement exercises of the RinggOld Ma
sonic institute. The exhibition was to
r. ffr.wn
room in the second story of the large
building People had gathered from all
the surrounding towns and for miles
around 10 witness the entertainment At
S o'clock every seat in the room was filled
and chairs had been placed in the aisles
to accommodate the crowds. People were
standing up until there was not room for
any one else. The entrance was crowded
and those who were unable to get in
surged around the door. The curtain was
to rise at S:15 o'clock, and the bell had
just rung, when one of the large electric
lamps fell with a crash and, almost in
stantly, the flames leaped from the stage
to tlfe drop curtain. Pandemonium
reigned and strong men turned pale
as they realized that the house was
about to be burned down. Women
screamed, children tainted, and all
was confusion. Some of the more
collected men sprang upon the benches
and made an effort to quiet the crowd,
but their efforts were In vain, as the
maddened crowd surged towards the only
exit. The announcement that the fire
was out did not stop the effort to get.
away. Some of those who were more
hasty than the others rushed to the win
dows and leaped to the ground The city
is in a state Of excitement that was never
equaled before. The teachers claim that
no one was seriously hurt, Feather beds
were placed on the ground at the windows
and all ladies that could be found were
put out that way. No effort was made to
carry out the programme that had been
prepared