The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-05
With KNIFE AND RAZOR.
DUDLEY BARR AND MARIA HARRIS
BROKE Up A CHURCH FESTIVAL.

BROKE Up CHURCH FESTIVAL.
on Trial In superior Court for As
HauIt with Intent 60 Murder,
Growing out of Their Perform
ances on THIS FestaI Occasion.
Festival Tor Bcnent OF Ftrst Az
rIcan Baptist Church OF East sa-
Vnnnah-Marin sIashed white Hy-
son Mhh "a nREor and Barr Carved
Richard simOn- with Knife.
They Got Twelve Months and Five
years, Respectiveiy.
Dudley Barr and Maria Harris were
.ried separately IN the Superior Court wee
tcrday morning upon separate charges OF
assault with intent TO murder. growing
out Of trouble prccipitsted Al the same
church so.iablc." Tho function was
Given under che auspices OF the First Arr
can BAPTIST Church Of East Savannah,
on the night Of Aug "a.
Barr Wa found guilty by the jury that
tried his case. and sentenced TO term Of
nve years in the ponuentiary, while tho
mistaken sympathies OF the jury that
tired the woman led It's members 70 reduce
the grade OF her onense from assault
with intent TO murder. to stabbing not IN
her own defense and the punishment. IN
consequence Of the reduction In grade. 60
twelve months on the changing OF the
county
The evidence given during the trial OF
the two cases kept the court room IN a
roar most Of ,hc time. IL appeared that
after reaching the fcstal scene and taking
part 10 the festivities for a short while.
the woman found things too dun to suit
nor and proceeded after her own peculiar
fashion. 10 TWEEN them NO. she did nNen
Things w very considerably
In the frsi place she objected 20 ,,s
quality and nature Of the music. and IN
sisted upon nvoring the audience with q
series o. songs OF her own selection. From
all accounts the selections were about a.
bad from the standpoint Of the purk,
in music or morals. as they could posi-
bly, be-. The managers stood for tnis a.
long as they could. ana then led Maria.
gently bur firmly. To the door and kick
her out into the street.
II II were oufer darkness into which she
was thus precipiiated che weeping and
wailing and crashing - ieeth that follow
cd was in accord with established prece-
dent. Neither was this al for Maria. de-
tcrmined not 90 hc held down by the
irammeis Of hidc-bound tradition. inter
sper-ed her sobs and means with an ar
ray Of bilingsgato that would have made
one OF thf old nshwivcs OF the French
Revolution faint with envy. And the
burden Of her song was that she wanted
her money back Maria hy the way was
rather more than usually drunk.
From che evidence Of the Witnesses az
the trials. the profanity that was used on
the occasion Of the ROW must have suf-
hced 10 render the surrounding atmos-
phere OF deep. dark indigo hue.
Richard Simous was placed on the stand
during the trial Of Barr 50 tell. on behalf
Of she state what he knew about the case
simons said that the woman said 70 Willie
Hyson. who was trying 20 keep her quiet
Damn YOU I believe In just give YOU
one for luck" with which she pulled a
razor from her stocking. and started for
the man she bad threatened. Hyson had
stick and seemed prepared 10 use II
The witness started IN 10 interfere. when
Barr said 20 him: Yes and I'll give YOU
one. anu see now VI AUtr WIN YOU W ltli
this remark Barr began operations upon
Simons' anatomy with a knife
As one Of the witnesses described 81.
there was such "hoota-hoota" that 81
was impossible for anyone 90 tell just
what happened within the next few min
utes. The phrase the witness employed
did not serve iu itself to convey any very
adequate Idea Of the turmoil that prevail
"a TO court aud jury. but he &c ompanied
% with such gestures and facial contor-
tions as made his meaning clear The
essential facts were that Simous and Hy-
son both emerged from the row consider
ably slashed about their persons. the one
with knife and the other with a razor.
These were the weapons used by Barr
and the woman.
Just how the First African Baptist
Church OF East Savannah Jared did not
appear ia evidence. but u was shown that
" everybody on the scene did not enjoy
himself or herself IT was not the fault or
the occasion. Unless the eXaggeration
INDUCED IN was something phenomenal
there was enough excitement crowded
within ten minutes Of the time spent At
the church festival" 10 last a man with
an ordinary appetite for that sort OF thing
the rest OF his ne.