The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-07

HAeH mas NHfN NNltiHA aE AlNhA N'is ANf
cause Of The dihiculty aud the arrest Of
the women was a general beer blinking az
Belle Burton house Friday night Tho
women Ia the house bad been drinking
freely Stella Cole Matte Samucls0u
and Pearl Harris were ia the hallway.
A dispute arose and the Cole woman
opened a knife and began cutting Pearl
Harris The first cut was over SIX inches
long and was ia the womau's breast Be
fore they could be separated her face and
arms had been badly gashed. Just what
Matte SamuelsOn had 20 do with the
night no one exactly knows and the cause
of il is also a mystery After she had
been cut Pearl Harris sank TO the floor
unconscious and Stella Cole took pos
session of the house. Physicians and
officers were sent for and the arrests fol-
lowed
Wayuesboro True Citizen: DR.. r.
Steiner mentions rather remarkable oc-
currence in which negro girl and rat
tlesnake figure. The girl was recently
bitten by a snake Of this species, whose
venom almost delies scientific treatment,
even when it is applied by the most skill
full physician at once. An old negro
named Jim Beale undertook the cure and
sucC eeded triumphantly and with remedy
never heard of before. The cotton plant
has been found to serve many purposes
for food and clothing, etc, but so far as
we know never was used before by any
other doctor than old Jim to cure rattle
snake bites. Dr. Steiner says he was
not told of the accident until next morn
ing, though it happened on his farm. A
rattlesnake bite usually kills in half
an hour unless checked by rene
dies DIR. Steiner says he saw the
patient on Monday morning after
being bitten on Sunday, walking about.
The only effect of the bite was a slight
swelling of the toes on the foot bitten.
Old Jim is a sort Of ''yarb doctor" and
applied natures remedies without CON
suting therapeutics He first very wisely
ligated the girls ankle with a stout cord
and squeezed out as much poisoned blood
as he could, Immediately after she was
bitten, after which he made a poultice
of cotton seed, which contains ammonia.
and applied TO the wound, and gave her
also cotton seed tea TO drink Ammonia,
we all know, is the usual antidote for the
poison of snakes Except, of course, corn
juice at fishing frolies), and old DIR. Jim
was applying science in his experience.
He then cut open the rattlesnake and
squeezing out the blood applied piece Of
the fieshy part to the wound, bandaging
it on firmly. She is cured
Patrolman Kerlin of Atlanta has been
arrested on charge of assault and bat
terry, and he in turn has entered a case
against the man who says he was assault
ed. This complicated state of affairs is
caused by the conduct of the patrOlman.
Thursday night and the interference of a
number of young men Thursday night
a number of young men were standing on
Marietta, near Peachtree, and were told
TO move on by Kerlin. One of them did
not obey the order and was arrested
Kerlin then started TO call for the patrol
wagon, The young man, who was Eu-
gene Carroll, of the firm of Bailey g. Car
roll, was soon surrounded by more than
fifty friends who offered to give any bond
necessary. Kerlin refused to do this or
TO allow him to walk TO the station or to
give him a copy Of charges Then Car
rolls friends, indignant over the patrol
mans action, attempted to prevent his
being taken 10 the station in the wagon.
In the crowd was Ed Messick the
well-knowng snuff salesman. He was
simply spectator Some one hit Kerlin,
and quick as a flash Messick was hit in
the face with Kerlin's club. He was the
man nearest the officer when that official
roll reached the station he was promptly
released on his own recognizance, by order
of Capt. Thompson. Friday afternoon
Messick swore out a warrant charging
Kerlin with assault. In this way the pa
trolman learned the name of the man he
had struck, and entered case against
him for interfering with an officer in the
discharge of his duty. Saturday morn
ing cases were made against Capt. Joe
Nash of the Atlanta Rifles, G.. w Mann
and II. @. Harralson. They are charged
with trying to prevent Kerlin from MAX
ing the arrest.