The morning news., 1894-09-29
FELLED WITH A FISH PLATE
Officer Baughal Assaulted and Shoots
His ASSailant.

Dan EaIy Beats the Policeman Over
the Head With Chunk of Iron and
Gets Bullet in Return That May
End His Life-The Physicians Pro-
nounoe the Negro's Wound Fatal.
Mounted Oficer Dick" Baughan had
an ARRAY with a negro desperate on Boil
ton street, east Of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway depot, last night, that
resulted very seriously, both for the
Oficer and the negro. The negro was
shot and may die, the while oficer is badly
beaten up about the head with a piece Of
iron.
The negro's name is Dan Eady He is
said to be a desperate character and is
charged with having cut another negro
very seriously the day before. He was
beating his wife about Z o'clock last night
when Ohfcer Baughan, who was on duty
in the neigh borhoOd, was called upon Dy a
party living in the neighborhood to
arrest him.
ATTACKED TIE OFFICER.
The house which the negro was in is
Just across the railroad from the Coast
Line depot. When told to consider him
self under arrest Eady apparently yielded,
throwing the officer on his guard. He
had an iron fish plate concealed in his hand,
and before the OflCer could anticipate his
move, Lady struck him across the head
with it twice, bringing him to the ground
One blow made an ugly wound in the
right temple, while the other made a
fearful cash across the forehead, laying
the skin open TO the bone.
he bloKxyc xvould have nara lived rnauv
aman. but Otncer Baughan has well-de-
served reputation as one of the pluckiest
men ou the force and he did not allow
himself 10 succumb TO the blows The
negro had started to run, but quickly
jumping TO his feet Baughan began firing
after him and continued 10 pursue and
tre for some distance. He fired all the
six shots in his pistol and the negro did
not fall until the last shot was fired. He
was then some forty feet distant from the
officer
IN CROWD OF NEGROES.
Baughan was in terrible pain, but man
aged to hold up until assistance reached
him. Several of the employees of the
Coast Line railroad, who heard the shots
and the whistle of the officer signaling
Tor assistance, armed themselves with
reyolvers and hurried to him. They
found him surrounded by an excited
ger. The sympathies of the negroes
were all with the officer. Eady, it seems,
had been terrorizing the neighboorhood
1Or several days, and the negroes all
seemed glad that he was shot.
A telephone message was sent to the
police barracks from the Coast Line
office The hTst report sent in was that
several men had been shot, and that a
policeman had been shot all 10 pieces
1t happened that Sergeant Baughan
was on duty at the ONCE at the
time He did not know then that it was
his brother that had been hurt. He i'm
mediatelY sent squad of mounted men
armed with shotguns. Sergeant Lining
also went out with the police ambulance.
The excitement in the neighborhood was
no greater than was natural under the
circumstances and the police had no
trouble in handling the crowd.
THE WOUNDED MANS CHANCES.
Officer Baughan and Eady were brought
to the barracks together IL was seen
that Eady's wound was serious, and DR.
M. L. Davis was called to attend him
The doctor sent him to the Georgia iu-
firmary. He said that Eady would prob
ably die. The ball entered his back near
the backbone and penetrated the spleen
coming out in the front part of the abdo-
men. DIR. Il. O. Norton was at the barracks
attending 70 a negro who had been
wounded in a fight and was called upon
TO attend TO Onncer Baughan. He found
that the latter S Injuries were very severe
and very painful but not likely TO prove
fatal. Baughan was covered with blood
from his wounds when he arrived at the
barracks. Four sutures were taken to
close the cash on the forehead Ofhcer
Baughau's family is out of the
city and he was taken to the house of his
brother, Sergt. II. w. Baughan, on VALID
burg street. His injuries will very likely
contne him to the house for several days
Baughan is one of the best men of the
force, and when Eady attempted TO do
him up he tackled the wrong man