The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-01
UNDER A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Randolph Kirkland TO Answer for Be-
tTayilg a Young Woman.

An Alleged Promise of Marriage Ig-
nored - Kirkland Under a 81 900
Bond TO Appear Before the Grand
Jury-He Creates an Excitement at
West Broad and Congress Streets by
Firing a Pistol, but the Police Did
Not Hear Of 1.-THE Young Woman
a Visitor From Atlanta, but Form
erIy Lived in Savannah.
Randolph kirkland, a we'll known young
man about town, was arrested yesterday
upon 4 serious charge, the charge of Sc
ducing young woman who is visiting
friends in the city.
The young woman came here from At
lanta, with her aunt about three weeks
ago, on visit to the latter's sister, who
lives on Congress street, near West
Broad. kirkland met her shortly after
her arrival and paid her considerable at
tention. in fact, he seemed very much
infatuated with her, and the young
woman seemed equally infatuated. Mon
day night her aunt and her aunts sister
went out to an entertainment, leaving
the young woman in the house alone.
Sometime early in the night kirkland
called with a carriage and took her out
for drive. When her aunts returned
and found their neice gone they were
much surprised, but supposed she would
return by bed time. When she failed to
return at all, naturally they felt very APP
prehensive. Early yesterday morning
the young woman and kirkland arrived
at the house together in a carriage, having
been out all night. The aunts, of course,
did not think this was exactly right, and
she was subjected to some sharp cross
questioning.
PROMISED TO MARRY HER.
She said she and kirkland were en-
| gagged to be married, and that il was all
right. At 10 o'clock the driver of the
carriage which had deposited the young
woman and kirkland at the door earlier
in the morning drove up. When ques-
toned by the people OF the house il came
out that he had been ordered to report at
! the house at 10 o'clock by Kirkland, who
had told him that he and the young lady
were to be married, and he wanted the
carriage to take them to the minister
The young woman then confessed 10 her
| aunts that she and Kirkland-had agreed
! to be married yesterday morning The
! aunt who had accompanied her from At
/ lanta then went to see Kirkland at his
boarding house near by and questioned
him about the matter He, it is said
/ spoke very contemptuously of the girl,
! and stated positively that ne had
no intention of marrying her.
! The lady returned to her sisters home.
and when the young woman heard
! that Kirkland had denied his prom
! Use of marriage TO her she confessed the
! truth. This was in substance that she
| had spent the night with Kirkland on his
! promise to marry her the next day, trust
! ing implicitly in his promises, and bellev-
! ing that he was as much in love with her
as she was with him. The story could
! not be doubted, as there was every evil
dence to support it, The gentleman of
the house at which the young woman was
! visiting was informed of the state of
affairs, and Immediately sued out war
rant for seduction for Kirkland before
| Justice Frank McDermott
GOT DRUNK AND DANGEROUS.
When Kirkland found what trouble he
had gotten himself into he proceeded to
relieve his feelings by filling up on West
! Broad street liquor He was not long in
accommodating jag, and shortly after II
o'clock began firing off his pistol in the
| neighborhood of West Broad and Con-
gress streets, not half block from where
the young woman then was. The shots
were fired in the most promiscuous man
ner, and it is said that a shopkeeper in
the neighborhood, who ran out on the
street to see what the firing was about,
got a ball through the crown of his hat.
kirkland was not arrested for this, and
inquiry at the police barracks revealed
that the police were in ignorance of any
shooting in that locality. Kirkland was
taken by friends to his boarding house at
Congress and West Broad streets and put
to,bed.
The warrant, which had been issued by
Justice McDermott, was placed in the
hands of Constable NJ. j. Lee When the
officer went TO Kirkland's boarding house
| to enforce the warrant he was refused
admittance by parties who said that
Kirkland was in bed drunk, and they
would not allow any one to see him.
STATED TO BREAK INTO THE HOUSE.
Justice Endres, who happened along at
that time, was appealed to by the officer
for advice Justice Endres told the Of
ticer that If he was refused Abundance
to go ahead and break the door down, as
he had d perfect right to do so under the
lsw. Finding that the officer in
tended to act upon Justice Endres' advice,
the parties in the house promised to get
kirkland out of bed and bring him down.
which they did. Kirkland was taken be,
fore Justice McDermott and shortly af-
terward gave bond in the sum of 81 900
for his appearance before the superior
court.
The affair created lively excitement
in the western end of the city, and il was
generally rumored over town by night
The young woman's relatives are well
known here, her uncle having formerly
been in business in Savannah and now
being engaged in business in Atlanta.
The young woman is an orphan and was
formerly an inmate of the Epis-
copal orphans home She is about
10 years old, and is of prepos-
sessing appearance. 1t is said in
defense of her conduct by her friends
that she has not been accustomed to the
society OF young men, and had no expe-
rience TO guide her
kirkland is well known here, having
been dealer in hides and wool at No. 2ll
st. Julian street for several years, as
agent for his father, who, 1T is said, does
large business in the same line in Balti-
more. The young womans uncle was
teegraphed for yesterday and is expected
here to-day 1t is predicted that it will
not be healthy for kirkland should he
come in contact with the uncle.