The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-24

! house on Market street where he said a
negro named Jackson lived. Lieutenant
| Desmond told the men to surround the
place. They did SO.
BY this time hundreds OF people had
| gathered. The men knocked at the door
| fronting on the street and the door was
| opened by old cJlored woman. She
| said there no one but herself. Seeing
| this to be the truth. the meh then sur
rounded the kitchen building in the rear
! Murray knocked at the door. but as he did
| so he saw negro peep out through the
| crack of the door and then slam 1t and
evidently lock it.
Hes therer' the crowd began yelling.
| and Murray, with his pistol drawn, threw
| himself against the door and it crashed in.
| A negro was inside with two long nickel
plated pistols drawn and ready for fight.
As the detective forced himself in the room
the firing began and IT fast that the
shots could not be distinguished apart. 20
liCenan Stringer had also burst i'll the 9TH
er door.
Murray and StrinEcr shot Down.
The excitement was terrific Everybody
was yelling Hes killed Murray and
Stringer."
The shooting occurred in the space of five
seconds then the negro sprang from the
back door and rushed towards Reynolds
street.
Neither Murray nor Stringer appeared in
the house.
The murderer is a short, black, bullet
headed negro with only his pants on and a
ragged shirt. He wore no SHOES. He
jumped intervening fences like a cat and
started up Reynolds street. Policeman
Wrcnn and Lieutenant Desmond followed,
firing at every step, bur the murderer
was getting away Lieutenant Desmond
jumped on his horse anC gave chase. He
was closing up with the outlaw just above
Mills street and the latter turned to the
right towards the river and went between
the houses. Then he turned into Mills
street and went towards the river.
BY this time thousand people were scat
tered about in chase, every one having "a
pistol trying @ bring down the desperate.
Virgins ran down the bluff of the river to
the waters edge and hid under some will
lows just ut the foot OF Mills street. He
could not he seen, but Policeman Wrenn
advanced close TO the shrubbery, and then
the desperate villain opened fire again,
hitting Nrenn once or twice in the leg
disabling him. Toe murderer then dashed
up Ia the top of the bank and ran down
towards the North Augusta bridge.
The shooting of Davis.
When the negro fired at Policeman Wtenu
a crowd gathered on the top of the bluff
At The second shot IN old white gentle
man named Davis fell back into the arms Of
Mir. Aleck Webb. meaning, HE has killed
M! lie has killed me- He placed his
hand on his breast. lie had been shot in
the vicinity oil the heart
Poiiccmcn's Cartridges Gone.
The policemen had used all the cartridges
in their pistols, but Kept on the pursuit.
Not so with Virgins, however He had
cartridges in his jacket and as he ran
along on Reynolds street, before returning
TO the river reloaded his pistol
At the river bank the fleeing and blood
thirsty scoLndrel was met by a large party
OF sightseers, who scattered before his APP
preach. \ young man named ID. j Jordan,
drew his pistol and opened fire on the negro
and the latter returned it,
The negro then dashed under the Georgia
approach of the bridge and TUNED at bay.
Jordan covered him with his pistol, ana
another young fellow. named Gleason, rush
ID at the murderer As he did SO Virgins
let so with both pistols at close range. For
tunately tor the youth neither bullet hit
him. The negro continued 70 snap his weap
ons, but in another instant Gleason was
upon him ana held both pistols in the air.
All the cartridg : had been fired.
Threats OF Lynchine.
The next moment Desmond and Wren
reached the scene and took charge of the
prisoner. lie was sulien, but showed no
mere fight, because his pistols were gone,
and in all probability, his strength too from
the continuous running.
Many of the men We're Infatuated and
screamed
Lynch him! Lynch him, Burn him TO
stake,"
But Lieutenant Desmond and all the po-
lioemen. in face. had their pistols drawn
and warned the crowd TO keep away or
some one would be hurt.
Had some leader appeared the crowd
would undoubtedly have tried To take the
negro from the officers Many OF them
were crazy with the sight of blood and in
discriminate firing which had gone on for
fifteen or twenty minutes. After the first
shooting in the building many OF the crowd
who didn't Join in the pursuit rushed into
the yard and found Murray and Stringer
both dangerously wounded. Both OF them
had been shot in the head and We're fearful
locking sights, their faces covered with
blood
StrinGer was also i'm a desperate condi-
ton. In fact it was believed at the time
that neither man would have more than an
hour to live Air. Webb took old man Da-
Wis to his home on Market street. just
across from whore the murderer was FIRST
discovered The old man was i'm great ago
ny but retained his consciousness. He died,
however. in less than an hour.
Detective Murray is tonight resting quiet
~. but his condition is precarous. lie is
shot twice in the face.
Policeman Stringcrs eye was shot com
pletely out
The negro received a slight flesh wound in
the right breast.
Mr.. Davis. who was killed was standing
outside Of his house. and was disinterest-
cd party. He received a ball in the left
chest an inch above the heart. He fingered
between life ana death until fifteen minutes
to ( o'clock when he finally succumbcd and
died He was here visiting his family. Mr..
Davis himself being an operative at Rich
mord factory, about seventeen miles from
Augusta.
The Crowd at the Jail.
MI the evening there was talk of lynChing
and at o'clock tonight crowd of about
500 left the Arlington hotel and marched to
tha Jail but were stopped in the street by
Chief Hood, Hon. W. I'll. Fleming and Judge
Eve who addressed the crowd and succeed
ed in getting them To dispense without max
ing an attack.
Good housekee ping can be reduced to a
science with the aid of DR.. Prices Cream
Baking Powder.
STARVING TO DEATH.