The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-04-20
HICKEY shot BY A NEGRO.
FORMER DAWS0NIAN HAS A MAR
ROW ESCAPE AT ALBANY.
The Negro Wanted a Cherry in His
Teddy and Became InsOIent
About 1t. Wound Not
Serious.

Mr.. w. E. Hickey, who was in the
saloon business in Dawson several
years prior to January last, was shot
in Albany last Thursday night. The
Albany Herald gives the following ac-
count of the affair:
Six or seven pistol shots fired in rap
I'd succession attracted a crowd to the
west side Of Washington street, near
Broad, at about o'clock last night. A
Herald reporter reached the place be-
fore the smoke of battle had cleared
away, and found that the shooting had
been between MIR. w. f. Hickey. pro-
prietOr of the Rialto saloon, and a
negro musician named Andrew Mitch
ell.
Inside the saloon Mr.. Hickey was
found with his shirt opened in front.
while he coolly wiped with I wet towel
the blood which triCkled down from a
wound IN the center Of his breast. Mr..
Hickey had been shot in the breast
and also on the right ear. The blood
flowed freely from both wounds, and
around the wound in the breast the
skin was black with powder, showing
range.
Inquiry brought out these particu-
lars about the d lliculty from Mr.. lick
ey and one or two Of the eye witnesses
The negro, Andrew Mitchell, an itir-
Grant musician, had gone into the sa-
loon with white gentleman, carving
guitar with him. Drinks are MOI
served to cOlOred people in the Rialt0
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under which Mitchell entered the place
last night. The gentleman whom the
negro had followed into the place ask
ed Mr. Hickey TO give him a drink
The drink was handed out, but it
didn't suit Mitchell He called for
drink with a cherry in it, aud wanted
more "trmmins" than the saloon
keeper felt inclined to give him.
Whereupon the negro became insolent
Mr.. Hickey finally took Offense at the
Negroes impertinence, and ordered hlm
out of the house. One witness saws
Mr.. Hickey struck the negro over the
head. The negro got outside the house,
but when he reached the sidewalk he
made stand and invited the saloon
keeper to "COme on"
As soon as the negro reached the
sidewalk he evidently drew his pistol,
for he opened fire on Hickey so quickly
that the latter had been shot at twice
before he could draw his own pistol.
AS soon as Hickey commenced shooting
the negro commenced to run, but both
shots from the Negroes pistol took effect
enc IN the breast and the other in the
right ear, as already described.
The negro ran into a store on Broad
street and hid in the darkness. He
had been closely pursued by Officer
Steve Price, and was finally captured
He had been shot in the left forearm.
This was the only shot of the four or
five fired at him that had taken effect.
An examination of his pistol, which he
dropped in the store as he ran through.
showed that he had fired but two shots.
His pistol was small Smith & Wes-
son, thirty two Calibre.
Mr., Hickey is probably not seriously
hurt, though he had two very close
calls. The physicians who probed the
wound in his breast last night failed to
locate the bullet, but tney concluded
that it had not penetrated the cavity,
and decided not to try to cut it out un-
less it brings on trouble. Mr. Hickey
was remarkably cool after the fracas.
and was apparently not the least ner-
yous while those around him seemed to
think that he had received a fatal
wound.
The negro was taken to jail and DR..
Davis cut the bullet from his arm.
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