The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-17

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Brooks had shot him. TOO. lie never de-
MED shooting the pistol and only insisted
! that he never carried a pistol. ! didn't
| hear Fender say anything, for l didn
stop after / learned that he was shot.
| Brooks was under the Influence of whisky.
l smelled whisky on him and he stag
! gered a little"
Tailed with Brooks.
! Mrs. s. r. Cohen said: II live at 945
Jefferson street. / was awake before the
shooting. l heard three pistol shots in
rapid succession in Perry street lane I
! did not get up until | heard a man say
Here he is" / looked out and saw three
men. Two Were together and one was be-
hind One said, "he shot me here" and
the other said, then he has fixed you. ="
The man who was shot asked three times
Z he was falling. l then left the window
and went back to the bed / went to the
window the second time and saw a col
cred man with a light coat on, and ask
ed him what was the matter He seemed
to be anxious to know about the shoot
ing, and / told him that it
seemed to me 20 have been in the
lane He appeared to know nothing about
the matter l did not pay much atten-
ton to it. because l thought it was some
trouble among some colored persons. 1
heard some one say: 4 know where his
pistol is. 1T is in yard on Perry street
but there is a bulldog there that will
bite, and l would not go in there / did
not see the shooting. l was in bed at
the time. ] heard five shots in all The
man that asked me about the shooting
had on a tall black hat. He did not seem
excited or agitated. ] saw him 20 in a
yard in Perry street lane and come out
right away, just after the shooting. but
l don't know what he did. The gate TO
this yard is open all the time"
story of Peter Ford.
Peter Ford of TIA Burroughs street,
said: This morning about 2 O'Clock
was coming down West Broad street go
ing home. / was behind a woman and two
men. The colored man who got shot was
just ahead of them, My attention was
attracted by the woman reeling back
like she was drunk. l Stacked up and the
boy said to the woman, Brace up, and
we'll take you home all right. The Vel
low fellow with the high silk hat and
light oYercOat, the one under arrest, said,
You've got a man and she said oh no
I've not, do YOU think I'd treat you that
way He said, Yes l turned over to
the east side of West Broad street. / was
| in the middle of the street when the col
| ored man said something that l did
not understand and the man with the
high hat pulled his pistol and fired one
shot and started to run towards Liberty
street. The man who was shot was right
behind him. He turned into Liberty
street with Burns, the man who got shot,
behind him, and l lost sight of them.
About two minutes afterwards l heard
two shots. This woman and boy went on
down Perry street lane after the shooting.
l went on down the lane and saw the
wounded policeman with several around
him. Brooks appeared to be sober, but
the woman seemed drunk
Charley Warner of 552 Charles street
said: about o'clock this morning |
was on West Broad street by the Cen
trai depot. I heard a pistol fired. / turn
ed to see who it was and saw man with
@ light overcoat and beaver hat on. He
was walking towards Liberty street. a
tall man with a wide hat was behind him.
Just as the man with the high hat turn
ed into Liberty street he ran, and the
tall fellow ran, too. The tan fellow said
that he would follow until he found an
officer The man with the high hat then
turned and fired one shot. and il nearly
| hit me. About four minutes afterwards
l heard two more shots fired"
Several other witnesses gave testimony
of the same sort.
Tenders Fine Record.
Harry Fender was born in ouitman.
Ga, 30 years ago last month He was
married and, besides widow, leaves two
| Children He was a brother-n-law to Mrs.
| George c. Schwarz. Fender was appoiut-
! cd ON the force ON Oct. is, 1900. and was
one of the most fearless, as well as pop-
| ular members of the department He was
| quiet and never appeared to be out of
sorts, ana the officers thought as highly
Of him as did his comrades.
| render was man who did his duty
as the blue book said it should be done.
! ana only few weeks ago was knocked
| IN the abdomen in Perry street lane near
West Broad street. A heavy brick was
| thrown by some one under the cover of
darkness, and the assailant made his es-
| cape. The patrolman incurred the enmitv
| or the residents of the western end OF
! Perry street lane because he saw that tho
law was obeyed This is one of the worst
sections OF the city, and because OF his
fearlessness it was Tenders division.
Ills tragic ueath mas aroused the police
department, and it is doubtful If env
tragedy in recent years has so stirred IN
the police 1t may be that the grand iurv
| Will be called together for the purnoea
of indicting Brooks, and that he will no
given trial at once. The criminal docket
Is now being called in the Superior Court
ana IL Is not necessary to displace any
| OF the civil matters. The cesspools in
the neishborhood OF where the shooting
! occurred were dragged yesterday. but The
weapon from which the fatel shot was
fired could not be found
Fender was a member OF Companv n
of the Uniform Rank. knights of Pythi-
| as, ana of Savannah Lodge, So X OF p
This order took charge OF the remains.
and will hold the funeral services. The
| funeral will take place at O'Clock This
afternoon from the officers late residence.
at l24 Habersham street. The internent
will be in the Knights lot at Laurel
| Grove Cemetery Patrolmen DYER pnd
! Winn Will be the pall-bearers from the
police department, and the others IN
be taken from the knights. The flag over
police headquarters was put at half-mast
as soon as the patrolman breathed his
| last Fender was not a member of the
! Police Benevolent Association.
HELD ron FEDERAL COURT.