The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-03
BULLETS FLEW IN The PARK.
POLICE OPENED FIRE ON CHICKEN
R0OST RAIDERS.

Charles Jackson Captured With
Proof os His Observation-Disclosures
TO Stealing Fowls From Various
PInces and sold Them 70 Green
Grocer WitcheII-MitcheII Arrested
on Charge of Buying Chickens
known 10 Have Been stolen.
Several shots were fired by the police
and detectives early yesterday morning at
Charles Jackson. colored. as he passed
through the Park Extension, after just
having raided a chicken house on Castor
street. People who heard the firing won
dered if the war was on.
After the negro had been caught and
confessed to having stolen about twenty
five chickens from the Little Sisters of the
Poor, as well as six or eight from Mr. Joe
Ferst on CASTOR street, from whose house
he was fleeing when caught by Detective
ScuHy. other information was obtained of
him which connected Thomas e. Mitchell.
a green grocer at Duffy street lane and
Drayton street, with buying chickens.
knowing them to have been stolen. Mitch
ell was arrested by Detective Barrett, but
gave bond for his appearance.
Chicken stealing has been going on for
some time, and the police have been I'M
able to get al the thieves.
Chief McDermott has suspected that the
men who were doing the stealing were
disposing of their spells to some of the
green grocers. With this idea, he deter
mined to have the detectives scour the
city at daybreak, thinking they would
possibly run across the men or evidence
which might lead to detection. Detective
Barrett took the western end of the city.
Detective Scully the center and Detective
Shea the eastern end. A clean sweep was
made, the officers intending to meet in
the southern suburbs. Their object was
% keep a weather eye for anything that
happened along in the guise of a chicken
thief but particularly had they received
instructions from Chief McDermott to
watch several green grocers.
Just as Scully neared the Park Extension
on Drayton street he saw the negro Jack
son with a box going across the park in
the direction OF the Confederate monu-
ment. He started for the man. at the
same time calling to him to halt Jack
son saw the officer and threw down the
New Houston street Bang" Went the
detectives revolver as he placed a bah
I'm close proximity to the negros heels.
This served to attract the police on
ueighborlng divisions, all of whom CEN
tered for the park. Policeman ]. A.
Woods in a sort of flank movement, ran
up and fired an Intellectual shot at the
fleet negro, which only served to acceller-
ate his speed. Then from the opposite side
of . ,lia
what spirited from a run, but sufficiently
possessed to level his pistol and fire at
the enemy. who was rapidly retrea ting.
The shots and voclferous cries of halt
from the police and detective attracted
people in the neghborhood and by the
time the negro got to the southern portion.
of the park. ne was confronted by citi-
zen, who threatened TO shoot If speed was
not at once reduced to that required by
the law in such cases. Jackson stopped
and was soon in the clutch of detective
Scully.
Another encounter was about to be had
between the officer and his prisoner
Scully was exhausted from his long chase.
and felt little like taking any surplus talk
from Jackson. The negro kept talking,
however, until some one yelled out while
Scully was unaware, Look out Martin"
The officer thought Jackson wanted to be
ugly in his conduct, and in order to i'm
press him with the situation, dealt him a
fistic blow In. the mouth. The officers
knuckles struck square on the negro's
teeth, but instead of knocking them out,
the Blow only served to skin the detec-
tive's hand 1t will disable him some days,
but he does not mind that, since finding
out that Jackson has not the fatal blue
gums.
Chief McDermott examined jackson at
the barracks, finding that he had stolen
the chickens. He said he had been selling
chickens to the green grocer Mitchell. On
being sent for, Mitchell denied having
bought any chickens from Jackson, assert
ing that he knew no such man. About this