The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-12

he was a runaway notified his master ana
the latter came on from Kentucky to tahe
him back. Fisher was arrested under the
fugitive slave law, and hot blood arose az
once between the Abobtionists ana ooul"-
erners The Aboltlonists refused 90 allow
Fisher to be placed in jail pending htat
ing before a United states comhllssl"i,e'.
After much parleying 1t was aBreeu va
two Abolitionists and two pro-slaVery men
should Guard Fisher in a fourth-story
room In the Planters House until a near
inc could be had. At 1 o'clock on 'hS
morning of the first night dozen Apoh-
tionists entered the hotel to take lsnsr
away. The guards refused to give flsh-
or nm and barricaded the door. NOT 10 ne
outdone the Aboliuonists battered uo"n
the door and barricade, and then L i9nel
refused 10 so with them. .,.-u.
rvhere was high feeling the following
day. and threats were mace 'uaC '.,I
TTieber was surrendered the hotei Woui"
To burned company of AbolluohNls
won't 70 Kickapoo and captured the "lu
,,rass cannon "Kickapoo" from the pro
sIaverv Rangers of that place. VINO were
taken unawares and dad not nave tlhlS ~
Gather. The cannon was brought clo7o ~
~ planters' House and unlimbered, ana
ia nrotect the property t1sher "as -
rted away secretly under guard Dui us
a recess in Fishers hearing peloIT
1or,r,,ieeioner the next day the Ohi'eu
comm Comm ,,arsbaI lanes Mcdowell, was
lied 10 the rear of the court room anu
~ nrieoner was hustled downstairs ana
ouav in a buggy at hand FOR Ihe Pun
nose. He was not recaptuIeo'
warm Joint Debate.
notable night at the Planters was
io,nt debate between Gov. tanson e''l
Mark PARROT. Great preparations t,,e,
- FOR II. and instead OF speahin5
i n .1,o balcony of the hotel speclal
lioteorn, was nut up. Mr. Rice dlo hol
~ Tho rjatform idea, feeling thal Ihe
i',,tor rpient be used for another pur-
nose before the night was over. ~ 'iil9
he was right. PARROT opened the ue
- INA there was turbulence DURING MS
snoecb which was fiery and IN c4os.nS
he worked his partisans up u me
nitch shortly after Gov. hanson pe9ai'
snealxine a rush was made anu 'ie ~
form was broken down ana toin " 49,
M doors and windows In the lower par
- -, t,otal or bar room side were smasped
"a a 6phting mob took possession. capt
sr,a,,,rt who had a record IN tlose
da,,e az a fighter. and who Is now a wen
,1,or,,r Iiveryman of Kansas Guy was
stonnine at the hotel. Mr.. hlce iau .9AeI
oantain to remain near the hotei
~ nigbt as he feared that the oeoa'e
,,,tgbt end in a trough mousse " men
M melee was al it's hight capt. 1ousn,
who had been sleeping IN ms ROOM 80
down the banister a piston III one n"l
o,,1 a long knife in the other ana caheu
az "ston instantly, or I'll make TINS
1,a',obtor men" The captains words
sair1ed the warriors, and they left the
place in haste.
II was at the Planters that Coi, -
ID nntbonv and Col. Jennison held theil
in,nronptu duel. They exchanged a mum
Nv Of shots and the only man hurt was
sNa,sioreman named Woods, who started
49,, ~ stairs with nalf a dozen others 70
aet ont of The way Of the builels' NnSi
near tho top Woods was MT III the men,
eor and rolled to the bottom. he "aS ~
seriously hurt, ana on peins 20, tbev
remarked: ITS damn car eNsS wy
have Of shooting around mere.
~ pica tells of another shooting pee
~ onded in neither being hit. one
W niSn ,attest election riots that ever TOOK
~ a. the Planters was between par
pc, friends of this same Col. AhIhohy
tis sS i'm Mcdowell, during one OF thelr
az otg for Mayor. That night an the
evt,res in the barroom were 1e9eio 's "a
- the dining room was paaly "ani'7N'
while the war Was IN prosIeSs ~ o.
..~fotnrc had muGn NAOAbAN ''N
49, e,,errillas The river was not as
V vide then as now, and Gordon S I 9ana
Ma Gather on the sandbar ana shoot
W. "0 Coi Anthony's building and the rant
az 20 offen breaking windows When the
e ,,nerriIlas were around the guests were
81 nut in the east rooms.
no Anpsher wild night at the Planters was
, HV a. mob of Leavenworth Germans
whe1 60 1vnch a man named Gordon, who
Ia murdered a German in Denver. me
Ilou man belonged to a secret soci-
~, ara members of the same society IN
worth decided 10 take the law INTO
- own hands. Gordon had been ar
r r.lstl by Sheriff Meadows Of Denver ana
re ofticer was aboard the overland coach
Iii In bis prisoner when the mob cut the
races and tried to take Gordon Mead
o,,,s resisted and finally got his prisoner
Iack to the Planters House, where he
us guarded during the night by a com
mIttee of fifty citizens.
a ola Time sport.
nut If there was occasional fighting
around the hotel there was also plenty
Of fun. A couple Of stories concerning the