The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-16
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THROAT CUT IN COURT ROOM.
WILLIAM BANS ATTACK on THE
BETRAYEn OF HIS DAUGHTER.

Trial for Seduction Postponed In an
Atlanta Court, the Frenzied Faith
err Sought to Avenge the Wrong
Done Hiss ChiId-JRmes Phillips
Throat Cut Unto the Ear, Dut Has
Fair Chances for Recovery-By-
ISLANDERS Stay the second Thrust Of
the Keen Menpon-Bain IA Confed-
crate Veteran and IA Man of Good
sthndinR-Rcgrcts That He Was
Interfercd With.
Atlanta. Ga. Aug. 15.-William Balm. II
years of age and man of good standing
in the community in which he lives, tried
TO avenge the alleged ruin of his daughter
by cutting the throat OF her seducer in
the court room OF Justice Landrum this
morning
The old man succeeded in inllctlng an
ugly cash across the throat of his victim,
a man named James Phillips, formerly
watchman at Oakland cemetery but be-
fore he could make second thrust of the
long pocket-knife with which he was
armed, by-standers interfered and drag
ged his form from off that of the man
whom he says had betrayed his daughter.
The assault created panic in the court
room, the young woman, who appeared
as prosecutor. accentuating the scene by
a paroxysm Of screams at the sight of
the blood that came gushing from the
wound in Phillips neck.
MIR. Ban's daughter, his only child, is
Mrs. Mary scafe. She is now about %
years of age. When she was IA she ran
away and married After a very short
honeymoon Scafe deserted her or at least
there was separation. and since that time
she has been wife In name only, living at
home with her parents, at No. 50 Pearl
street.
Some months ago Phillips crossed her
path. and in a short while there was an
open intimacy between the two that bid
fair to culminate at the altar. scafe's con-
tinued absence from her giving her right
to divorce under the law of desertion.
According to her story, however, Phil
lips proved to be a scoundrel and under
the promise of marriage accomplished her
ruin.
When her old father learned the facts
he was furious, and he wanted to wreck
summary vengeance upon Phillips, but
was persuaded to allow the law to take
It's course
This morning Phillips was arralgned for
preliminary trial before Justice Landrum.
The court room was crowded. The father
with his daughter occupied seat rather
to the rear Of the room
When Phillips attorney asked for con-
tinuance OF the trial he became furious.
AS the court announced that the motion
for continuance would be allowed, the old
man sprang like tiger from his seat
and before any one could prevent him. he
had cut great slash across the neck OF
the prisoner. The cash reached from the
front of the throat TO the left ear. and at
first 1t seemed that IL would certainly
prove fatal, but at latest accounts Phill-
ips, who was Immediately placed in care
Of physicians, was I'm a fair way to re-
cover.
Balm was placed under arrest and car
ried to the police station. He was still
greatly excited when placed IN his cell,
the front of his shirt and coat being sat
urated with blood.
Balm Is a Confederate veteran, and to
one of his old comrades who called upon
him at the station. he said: THAT man
disgraced my family and I tried to kill
him. | did my best, and am only sorry
that / did not succeed l wish had cut
his head clean off"