The sun., 1894-12-26
OTHER CHRIsTMAs TRAGEDIES.
4 sixteen-year-oid BOY in Atlanta Kills n
Negro on the Streets.

Negro on tho Streets.
ATLANTA. Dec. 25.-The Hunter street en-
trance TO the State Capitol was the scene Of a
killing late Christmas eve. John Coleman. a
pegro employee of q candy factory. was shot
three times by Giles r. Cheek. q 16-year-old
white boy.
! Cheek was taking homo E. L. Sisk. grocery
keeper. who was under the influence Of liquor.
As they passed by the steps leading to the Cap
jtol. three negroes ran into them. The negroes
said that Sisk, the drunken man. ran into them,
Ind they started in TO fight the two white NEIL.
Coleman struck Cheek over the head with a
stick and then drew knife. Cheek pulled a
pistol and shot three times. The negroes ran,
knd the boy supposed he had not struck his
han. An hour later Coleman's body was found
around the corner.
UNION. s. c., Dec. 25.-Kent Gregory and
Jack Crawford. two farmers, came to town last
hight and got drunk. Gregory was locked up.
When he became sober he was released and at
once started on another celebration.
This time he insisted in hunting up Chief of
Police Culp. whom he declared he would injure;
When he saw Culp he pulled out big pistol
and shot at the Chief, hitting him in the thigh.
Culp returned the fire. and was Joined BY two Of
died imm ed lately. Crawford, who joined in the
shooting, was hit twice and will die.
years old. Is locked up, charged with the mur-
der Of Tom Harrigan, aged 81. The men quar-
swe head struck the cSESns sna
his skull was fractured He walked several
miles to his home after the affair. but died this
:. sPRINGFIELp, H., Dec. ,c5.-Mrs. John VIII
lams of Ridgley caused the arrest of her hus-
band on "a peace warrant two weeks ago, and he
was locked up in Jail here for having threatened
Yesterday Mrs. Williams relented, that her
husband might spend Christmas out ~ jail and
shc induced her brother-in-law. Thomas
PritclGrd. to 20 ON his hond. Tonight Williams
went tO the home OF Prtrhard. where his wife
was staying, and, grabbing butcher knife
started after her, declaring that he would kill
Prltchard spranG between the infuriatcd man
and h,s wife, and grabbing shotgun; turned II
upon Williams. Williams iunged ut Prtchard
with the knife, and the latter fired. Williams
was killed instantly.
james II. Mcfarland was taking William Brown
10 the station house on the charge OF stealing q
pony, Charles Gallagher and John Morrow,
trends OF brown. attempted To rescue him.
Mcfarland was knocked down and was being
his revolver and shot Gallagher twice in the
face. Morrow wrested the revolver from the
policeman and shot him twice. and the police
man sank back and tainted.
The three men ran of. and. other officers conf
ing up, Mcfarland WAS removed TO tho hospital.
He has one bullet in his arm and another one in
his breast, but may recover. Gallagher was
arrested in the house o; a friend. He was taken
TO the hospital, where IL was said that he would
probably die from his wounds.
PITTsBURGH. Dec. To-day John Johnston,
sO, his wife Anna Daniel Heron and Wife and
Johnston's home. on Webster avenue. The time
was spent in eating and drinking. and toward
evening the party became quarrelsome. John
ston and Heron reyiying an old grudge.
About o'clock Heron attempted TO shoot
Johnston. The latters wife jumped between
them to stop the fight and received shot from
ereyolyer in her right side. Mrs; Johnston will
die from the wound. Heron and his wife ran
away, but later were arrested at their home in
Williamsburg Cassell was also placed under ar
rest.
GADspES, Ala. Dec, 25.-Bob Higgins was
shot and probably fatally wounded tonight by
Mrs. A. j. Dempsey. Mr.. dempsey was absent
from home and Higgins, who was drunk, went
10 the house aud tried 10 get in.
Mrs. Dempsey. without opening the door.
warned him several times TO leave She then
placed a pistol against the door and fired. Hig-
gins was hit in the breast.