The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-06
AUGusTA's HOLIDAY RECORD.
A Negro Fatally WOunded-A Wo-
man Killed in a Runaway.

Augusta. Ca, July 5.-Augusta's eeie-
bration OF the Fourth Of July did not
pass without its crimes and casualtes-
The great crowds that were transported
out 10 Lake View park 10 witness the
display OF Paine's fireworks on the lake
faxed the capacity Of the electric car
service TO handle them, and the cars
were running until long after midnight
bringing the people home. The cars were
loaded 10 their utmost and It was with
dificulty that the conductors could
swing around the length Of the cars.
Horace Verdery, who has been on the
letter carrier force OF the Augusta post
office about ten years, makes extra money
on holidays and special occasions py run
ming as conductor on the electric cars.
Last night while thus engaged on the
Summerville line and collecting fares On
the side step, he was struck by tree
and knocked from the car helpless ana
stunned. He was painfully hurt, and has
been confined TO his bed all day, but Is
believed to have escaped serious or per
manent injury.
An affair Of serious character was the
Shooting of a negro by a young Carroll
Inian. who was among the Fourth of July
'eNcurSiOnists TO Augusta. john Prince,
who lives near MOdOc, 5. C, was the man
who did the shooting, and Doc Lewis, a
Vell-kOWn negro, was shot. The day :
programme had been finished by the Car
Dlinians, and they were approaching the
llnion depot to take the last night train,
when Prince and two young companions,
all under % wears old. entered McCarthy's
bar for a farewell drink. 1t is said by the
barReeper that the young men drank only
Earsaparilla and soda. water and were not
at all bOisterous. There is a screen be-
tween the door and the bar, and when the
soung men had finished their drinks and
home from behind the screen, two negroes
were talking between the screen and the
door. One of these negroes were Dock
Lewis, and though he and young Prince
bad never seen other before, the young
TarOlinian had not advanced ten feet
Before he gave the negro fatal wound.
The encounter was so brief that it is
lifficult to detail the occurrence, and two
Participants. According TO the statement
.Df Edward Robinson, who was standing
close to Lewis, Prince passed Lewis, who
WAS leaning on the show case in the
Front part of the store and Immediately
Rfter passing him, turned, and pulling his
pistol, fired, the bail entering just over
HE left eye, and penetrating the brain.
Lewis dropped in his tracks This state
rnenr was corroborated by a couple Of
Degrees who were also in the front part
pf the bar,
According to Prince, when he went to
1he front part of the store Lewis and an
and in passing them Lewis brushed
against Prince, who told him not TO be
brushing up against him. AT this juno
ture, Lewis, according to the testimony of
Prince and the other young man, told
Prince he would cut his damned heart
Out, and suiJing his action to his words,
Whipped out his knife and advanced
Inward Prince, when Prince pulled out
MS revolver and shot Lewis as he was adj
vancing with an open knife. Policeman
Rachael states that he picked up a knife
nnder Lewis as he lay on the floor but
hat it was closed. The wounded negro
was carried to the hospital, where his
wound was declared fatal, and young
Prince was arrested and locked up for the
night. A preliminary investigation before
a magistrate will probably be held Mon
day.
another fatal casualty occurred about
eight miles in the country on Deans
hridge road. f. w. James and family
were in a one-horse wagon going to a
Fourth of July barbecue. As they started
down a steep hill the iron bolt holding
the singletree broke and the singletree
1eI on the horses heels. runaway
Nown ~the' hill followed and the wagon
WAS upset in a ditch on the side Of the
road apd the entire party was scattered
along the roadside. Mr.. James and his
vic and daughter were all painfully hurt
nc Mrs. Mary James a widowed sister,
B-law, was killed, her neck and leg hav-
ng been broken by the fall