The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-20
THE DAYS LAW BREAKERS.
WILLIAM WASHINGTON BADLY ctr /
By THOMAS PEAL.


/ tin Anderson in "a More Hopeful
ConditiOn-Jas. johnson Probably
the Youngest boy Ever Charged
With Murder in Chatham County.
/ Thomas Peal, colored, was arrested yes
| terday morning IN Frogtown for seriously
/ cutting william Washington. also o. the
! colored persuasion. Washington was stab
! bed ia the breast, and u Is thought tne
/ cut is quite a dangerous one.
| Little is known about the circumstance
/ Of the cutting, and 20 all appearance.
/ it was merely the result Of a FroglOWh
row. II occurred about 8 o'clock yester-
/ day morning Peal and some other dar-
I kles were loahng around on the stree,
I when Washington came along. According
/ to PeaTs story, Washington was the as-
I gressor. and first made a murderous as
sault on him. He says Washington pass
ed him and the men he was with and then
/ came back with two bricks. which he Inn
mdiately threw at him. 1t was not then
/ that Peal cut him He says Washington
/ then came back and pulled from his peck
! ct a handkerchief, in which was tied
brick or piece Of rock, and began to strike
at him with that. He then pulled out lis
Washington appears 10 have been quite
seriously wounded. He was taken to his
home on East Boundary street and at
last accounts was in a pretty bad condi-
ton. Peal was charged at the barracks
with assault with intent to murder and
will appear before the recorder on that
charge this morning He will probably be
held at the barracks to await the results
of Washlngton's injuries. Peal states there
was no cause whatever for Washington's
attack upon him with the bricks.
A variety Of cases will confront the re-
corder a his usual Monday morning ses-
sion. The police appear determined TO en-
force the ordinance against the driving OF
trucks or heavy wagons on the Bull street
pavement, south of Broughton. and sew
erai cases of the violation Of that ordi-
nance are on the docket. Sandy Barton
Henry Smith, Jesse Smith and A. Stew
ems will all appear on that charge, and the
names Of several others who have been
summoned TO answer 10 that violation are
in the hands of the police The hackmen,
too. the being closely watched for viola
tions of the hack ordinance, and John
! Taylor will answer to the charge of let
ting his hack stand still in front of the
Pulaski House.
Lieut.. Riley had an unusual and unex-
pected visitor at the barracks yesterday
| Thirteen years ago he arrested Jim Dan
iels for robbery, Daniels having waylaid
| Bob Harden and relieved him of what he
had in his pockets. Daniels was tried
convicted and sentenced to serve a term
of twenty years In the state penitenuary
He served thirteen years Of the time, get
ting seven years taken off for good be-
havior. He returned TO Savannah Satur-
day night, and yesterday morning went to
the barracks and asked for Lieut.. Riley
who was about the only one in the city
Of afn1cr Md lief
ton When Daniels was arrested he had
a silver watch, which was taken in charge
by the deputy jailer, and II was that
watch he wanted to recover. 1t was about
| the only property he possessed, and per-
| haps he was looking for II to give him
another start in the world. The deputy
| Jailer, who was In charge at that time,
| died some years ago, so Lieut.. Riley re-
| ferred him to Mr.. Warning Russell, who
was jailer at chat time, telling him per-
| haps Mr.. Russell could give him some in
forma ton about the watch. 1t Is hardly
| probable, however, that 1ailer keeps
| track for thirteen years of the odds and
ends Of property which are left by the
| prisoners, and Daniels viii likely have to
make his start without the watch.
The usual run of Saturday night and
| Sunday morning disorderlies and DRINKS
| are locked up in the station house. Police
man Barrett early yesterday morning sent
| in from Yamacraw four negroes who We're
| having a sort of free for all fight in a
| house on Lumber street. Mary Fitzgerald
/ and Lizzie Fitzgerald are occupying cells
| for creating general disturbances on the
| street and trying to assault two or three
| witnesses who will appear against them
| to-day. John Gilmore Is in limbo for trying
| to shoot Philip Henry and j. A. Kirkland
| is in the same fix for shooting pistol an
| the street The rest OF the prisoners in the
| station house are there for ordinary cases
of disorder and drunkenness.
James Johnson is perhaps the youngest
| person that has ever been in
| Chatham county jail on a charge
of murder, nevertheless johnson,
who is twelve-year-old negro boy,
| has been sent from the recorders court
| to jail on that charge. He is the boy who
was arrested about a week ago on the
! charge that he threw one of his playmates
from the Central railroad lumber wharf
| into the river. where the latter was
| drowned. Johnson was held at the bar
| racks for sometime until his. case could
be investigated, and he has finally been
| turned over to the superior court with the
| charge of murder entered against his
| name. Johnson denies that he pushed his
| companion into the water, and saws il was
| done by one of the other boys who was in
| the crowd. He is confined in the jail in the
| murderers row, and is put on the same
| footing and kept under the same surven-
lance as that class. He is not big enough 10
| know what the word murder means.
The condition of Martin Anderson. the
| mate OF the ufedSe talrplay, who was so
| seriously cut by the negro Toby Phenix.
| seems to have improved considerably in
the last two or three days and the ply
| sicians at ST. JOsephs Infirmary are now
| very hopeful of his recovery When
| first taken to the hospital, however. the
nature of his wounds made it appear that
| recovery was impossible Much of she
| doubt about his condition has now been
| removed. however, and his chances are
far more favorable. Phenix is still hello
at the barracks pending some definite in
| formation with regard TO the result of
| Andersons wound.
| The authorities at the police barracks
| are leaving no stone unturned to make
! the department thoroughly up-to-date.
| Every necessary improvement that VIII
| add to the efficiency of the service f.
| made as promptly as possible. The new
| electrical attachments used in connec-
ton with the harness and horses of The
| patrol wagon have made It possible for
| the department to do as quick work wirs
the wagon as is done with the apparatus
| of the hre department. The horses are
| 50 well trained now that at the tan or
the gong they jump forward and rfgbr
| under the harness. which is fastened on
| in the space Of about two seconds. ana