The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
A HOTEL PROPRIETOR KILLED.
sTABBED TO DEATH WHILE WALK
ING ON THE STREET.

Christmas Whisky Drinking the
Alleged Murderer the SON of a
Prominent Farmer of Coffee Coun-
ty-His Victim Lives Only Half
Hour After Receiving the Wound.
Douglas, Ca Dec. 26.-Nothing occurred
to mar the pleasures of Christmas eve in
this town until after the entertainment of
the church. when a crowd of would-be
DULLES, fun of mean whisky. from the
country, who have made point of COM
ing to town each Christmas for several
years, to paint the place red at last
succeeded in painting it with the life blood
of David Lott, proprietor of the Douglas
house. He was killed at about 10 O'Clock
Christmas eve, by being cut with a knife,
as charged by an eyewitness, by a young
man known as Sonnie Mcclellan, son Of
p. II. Mcclellan, a prominent farmer.
Mr.; Lott held out to walk TO his hotel,
and fell upon his room floor, requesting
his wife to hurry and take off his shoes, US
he did not want to die with them on,
Within thirty minutes he breathed his
last. The young man suspected of the
deed had been life long friend. Mr.. Lott
leaves dependent family, consisting If
a wife and nine children. He was killed
while trying to get out of the way of Nc
representatives, Dan Lott, ST., John M.
Lott, ST.. Jesse Lott of Broxton, j. $;
Lott Of Shepherd. Hon, Elias Lott ana
Joe Simmons, who ran in and tried
to stop the killing of Mr.. Lott, by
BY the man and one of his comrades,
Bazine Carver, and seriously cut in five
places. Drs. Jno. NJ. Hall and w. W.
Terrell dressed his wounds which they
Sheriff Tanner was on the ground
and could not quell the disturbance
in time to prevent the ~,, rata md rsb re-
Kennedy for neglect of duty. 1t all oc-
CURED on the most public square in town.
The noise of the trouble was loud enough
to be heard blocks away Mayor Ward in
formed the Morning News correspondent
this morning, that knowing the former
habits of certain set OF young country
men, he instructed Marshal Kennedy to
employ two or three extra men to assist
him in keeping order, for the occasion.
The marshal assisted in a store
Had he, or deputies been on the
ground or near to it, and locked up the
drunken young men, this morning David
Lott would be with his family, instead Of
lying cold in death, Joe Simmons would be
well and with his aged father and moth
er, and these two wayward boys, McLel-
Ian and Carver, would be with their re-
spected parents sobered after a nights
lookup. The Strangest part is that these
men, in maudlin condition, made good
their escape. Mr. j. S. Lott brother of the
siam man is at the nead or large armed
posse of men in pursuit of the fugitives,
and no pains or money will be spared to ef-
feet their capture. Mr.. Lott belonged to
the wealthy and Influential pioneer family
of Lofts of Coffee and Ware counties.
The remains of David Lott were laid to
rest in the cemetery yesterday afternoon
at 4 O'Clock. After Justice Deem, In the
absence of the coroner, had empaneled a
jury and held an inquest, the jury's YER
dict was that David Lott came to his
death by knife wounds inflicted by the
hands of E. NJ. (Sonnie) Mcclellan and
Brazine Carver. Mathew Tison was ar
rested and jailed, charged with being ac-
cessory before the fact. Other arrests
may follow
Mr.. Simmons is resting well, with
chances of recovery by careful nursing.
His wounds are of serious nature. Mar
shall Kennedy had two deputies, beardless
boys, who at the time of the tragedy were
not in a condition to take care of them
selves.
Frank Cady, now lying i'll at the Phil
lips house, is not expected to live.