The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-27
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hght at knights, Fla, Saturday near
" resulted in tragedy. A farmer of that
neighborhood went 10 the Florida Central
and Peninsular depot and attacked the
agent, James Virgins The irate man
picked up the office broom and belabored
Virgins over the head vigorously, the as
sauiIed man backing off at the time and
warning his assailant to desist Jim is
one OF these quick easy men, slow to anger,
pul dangerous in q fight. He was finally
cornered, and finding that resistance was
imperative whipped out his knife and in
Hlcted some severe wounds on his antago-
INST who then went out to the platform
ana sat down 10 wonder what had hap
pened. Can do anything for your" ask
Cd the quiet, dangerous man. mo, you
can l. replied the wounded, but Virgins
procured wagon and had him taken
home.
MT. ii. M. Flagler, whose efforts in he
half of the development of the East Coast
OF Florida are we'll known, will soon be-
come citizen of that state. In speaking
OF this fact the Jacksonville Times Union
says; IL Is now matter of general knoWl-
edse that Mr.. Fl. NJ. Flagler will become
a citizen of this state, thereby becoming
one OF us, and by citizenship more closely
associated with our internal destines, and
IN casting his lot with us as an individual
the fact is one of wide Significance, which
may well be taken as suggestive of the
new time now upon US. Mr.. Flagler has
long been Fiorida's friend, and it is scarce
~ within the bounds of possibility that he
can DO more to prove his love in the future
IMAM he has done in the past, but the build
ing OF the Ponce de Leon could not do
more TO break down the isolation in which
we formerly lived than will the knowledge
of his citizenship disabuse the public mind
of the idea that enterprise Is unwelcome,
success envied and capital burdened by
prejudice In this state"
W. X. Lynn was assasslnated at High
Springs Monday afternoon. He was super
intending the paving of North First avenue
rev block east of the passenger depot,
when two white men disguised as negroes
drove up and shot him twice with double
barrel shotgun loaded with buckshot. AS
soon as the assassin had emptied his
weapon, they rapidly withdrew from the
place. As they were leaving the wounded
man fired at them with his revolver, but
none of his shots took effect. A number of
citizens of High Springs, who were near,
gave immediate pursuit to the two men and
followed them for some distance and until
tHSS Cdtiie IN view OF several men who
We're seen to join the two in a buggy and
who were all heavily armed. The pursuers
were not armed and were held at bay. The
murderous part left at once, making good
their escape before any one of them could
be identified. Lynn died within forty min
utes, but before death gave the name of
Tom Clark as one of his assailants There
are many suggestions in reference to the
perpetrators of the horrible crime Last
summer. while Mr.. Lynn was city mar
shall, he shot and killed Harvey Richard,
and there are many who are confident
that Mr.. Lynn was killed by those who
sought revenge for that homicide The
deceased had frequently stated that he ex-
pected some day to be shot down, but ex-
pressed the hope that those who sought his
death would act like men and give him a
chance for his life. The people of High
Springs are indignant because of the COW
ardly and dastardly act and will do all
within their power to hunt down and pun
ish the perpetrators.