The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-15
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were getting fairly started a shower OF
! rain fell and obHteTated the scent, thus
preventing the capture of the burglar.
/ The town AUTHORITIES and citizens in gen
eral are resolved to spare no effort or
/ expense to rid the city of the few evil
7 disposed persons supposed to be within the
corporate limits.
A report reached Gainesville Monday OF
a\shoOting that occurred at Jonesvlle on
Saturday night, in which George McHen-
~ was badly. if not mOrtaily, wounded.
IT is alleged that McHenrv had evil de-
signs against a sister OF the man who did
the shooting, whose name IS Henry Nib
lack Both parties are coiored. on Satur-
day night about 9 O'Clock Niblack heard
his dog barking. and went to the door
called out asking who was there. but
received no answer. He saw some object
moving around the corner of the house
He went back and got his shotgun, loaded
with No. shot, and again came to the
door He hailed again. and then recognize
Cd that a man was in his yard. He told
the fellow if he did not tell who he was,
that he would shoot, whereupOn McHenry
told who he was and started to run.
Niblack fired at the fleeing man. the en-
tire load of shot striking the negro in the
side and face. One of his eyes was shot
out his teeth loosened and he was in
bad shape generally. Deputy Sheriff Gull
len went out after Niblack Monday, and
took him to Gainesville and lodged him in
the county Jail, where he now awaits the
result of the injuries sustained by Mo
Henry. IL is thought that A1cHenry will
Gle.
Chicora correspondence Jacksonville
Times Union: The residents of this COM
murity assembled at the Bethlehem GENE
terry on Saturday TO attend the funeral of
William Albritton, who died of heart fail
ure on Tuesday He was just entering
manhood, and was, according to rumor
to be married shortly. He was a son Of
Capt. Thomas Albritton, and the cMcnu-
stances Of his death were peculiarly dis
ucssin6. He had not been robust for
some time, and was supposed to have
some kind of heart trouble He came
home from near Mulberry. where he had
been working at a phosphate plant, late
wednesday night, complaining of being
unwelI but was better next morning and
taking his brother Johns horse and bug
gy, and his three small children, drove
to Wiley AlbTitton's, another brother, who
lived several miles away. Returning
Thursday evening, according to the state
ment of the Oldest child, a little girl about
8 years old, young Albritton told her to
take the reins; that he could not live any
longer; that ne had to die, and he began
sinking down and fell from the buggy.
Part of his clothing caught, and he was
dragged a considerable distance, and when
found was much disfgured, the skin being
rubbed off on the side next the ground.
Then 1t seems that the children got out
of the buggy and wandered off into the
woods The horse went home during the
night, and was found there next morning.
James Albritton took the back track,
found the dead body of his brother lying
by the road, but saw nothing of his three
children, the youngest of which is only
about two years old. Frantic with the
thought that they were perhaps drowned,
a party was soon searching in every d-
rection, and found them by a large tree,
where they had spent a .sleepless and mis-
cradle night.