The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-02
NEGRO rIREnues ARRESTED.
burned Property In EstiIi and Were
CnnRht BY DeleclIve Gnrrlty.

Detective J. J. Garrity returned 60 the
city yesterday morning. after very
clever piece OF work az Esfiu. s. C..
where he had been called 20 ferret out
thc inccndlaries who recently burned two
barns and tried. also. 20 FIRE other prop
erty. lie secured che men. John Brown
and VIII Moss. both Savannah negroes.
Friday night. and turning them over 20
che proper authorities. took the next train
Tor Savannah.
The crime Of which the men are BY
their own confession guilty was commit
ted not quhc a month ago. The south
cru Railway D. having work done IN the
vicinity 90 Estiii. on which Is employed a
large number OF negroes. These are OF
quite an unsavory reputation. and when
they rathcr in the town 40 celebrate pay
day and kindred festal occasions. make
themselves particularly obnoxious by
arhting and their general rowdiness on
such an occasion two negroes were guar
rCnng near the house OF Mr william Pee
Piles and az they were IN hearing dis
lance OF the house and the language
used was 81 the most disgusting type.
they were ordered by Mr. Peoples 10 move
on They refused 10 DO -. and after
repeated requests from Mr. Peoples had
been treated IN the same contempfuous
manner and The quarrel continued. Mr..
Peoples fred a gun loaded with birdshot IN
the direction OF the voices. and. Il would
seem struck one or both Of the men.
Later In the evening a. soon as che mat
Tor was nolscd about "a crowd Of the ne
vroes Enthcred ana attempted 20 force
their way into MIR Peoples house but
we're driven away. and the other whfe
residents Of the town. who had assembled
20 assist him In defending his home then
drove al OF the negroes out OF the place
Everything was quiet from that sime
gnti lost Tuesday night when about II
O'Clock AIR. Peoples barn. which IL near
Ibis store ara other property. was discov-
erred on fire. Strenuous efforts on the
part Of himself ard neighbors. failed 90
save the barn. and % was only with the
greatest aNertion that the store and dwell
Ing were saved from the flames. while
the IRE was thouehs az the time 10 have
been incendiary. there was no proof thar
such wng the case. and probably no sc
ton would have been taken in the mat
Ter hut for the fact that the night fol-
lowing the harm Of Mr.. ~. r. O'Nelll. wac
likewise found 20 BE- IN flames. and before
they could he exiinFuiehed. they had de-
stroycd much valuable farm property
A careful examination Of the vicinity Of
fhe ONsill barn showed that "a the place
where it had been fired there were the
tracks ~ a naked foot. and these tracks
being followed for about a hundred feet
showed that the man who made them had
donucd a pair % shoes and continued his
journey in them. One OF the most mark
ca features % the shoe tracks was the
fact that one of them was made by
shoe without a heel.
Through inside information the detective
was led TO suspect the men that hc after
ward arrested. and Friday night with
body Of the citizens OF the town. he drove
out 20 the railroad camp and made the ar
rest. The men were found asleep and were
IN no position TO make a fight. While be-
ing taken back 10 Estlii. Brown confessed.
duplicating Moss. and he. afterward. when
notified Of Browns story. weakened and
likewise admitted his guilt The motive OF
the crime. they said. was a desire 90 get
even with the man who had shot at the
negroes. and had afterwards refused them
credit az his store,
The citizens OF Estlll are. IL Is said. much
incensed over the general conduct OF the
negroes. and these two IN particular, and
may be tempeted 10 mako an example OF
Them.