The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-27
DEAF MAN is DANGEROUS.

jacksonville Metropolis: C. M. Flan-
nagan, the partially deaf young white
man, who resides at Baldwin, twenty
five miles west of this city, has twice
been tried in the Circuit Court here
for murder in the first degree-for
shooting and killing a negro man at
Baldwin about a year and half ago.
Beth times the jury failed 70 agree,
and Flanagan was admitted to bail
until the Circuit Court convenes again
next month. The trouble with Flan-
ragan is that he drinks liquor, which
excites him, and he then gets pistol
and goes on the warpath. 1t was shown
in the trial to-day that he assaulted
Edward Reynolds on Aug. by abusing
him and punching him with a revolver
and threatening to shoot him. Unfor-
tunately Flanagan is almost deaf, and
could not contradict anything the wit
nesses said. if he desired. q. r.
Broome was his attorney. and the jury
found him guilty of carrying conceal
ed weapons, and not assault. Judge
poggett sentenced him to pay a fine
of 500 and costs and four months in
the chaingang, and in default of pay
ment of fine to serve two more months.
STRIKERS CONTROL KEY WEST.
Tampa Tribune: Chief of Police F. O.
Roberts. Sanitary Chief George Walk
er, and Louis Callenberg, members of
a committee which left Tampa, Tues
day night for Key West, in the inter-
est of the American Cigar Company.
to bring back to Tampa as many of the
idle cigar makers there as possible, to
work in the factories of the cigar
trust here, returned to Tampa last
night on the steamship Mascotte. Their
mission was unsuccessful. Information
as to the purpose of their visit had
been wired to Key West from Rests
tencia headquarters here. When they
arrived at the wharf, they found a
crowd of 1900 people awaiting them.
composed largely OF striking cigar
makers who had gone there from Tam
pa. The committeeman made their way
to hotel, amid the boots ard jeers of
the mob. They soon disroN cred that
the authorities and citizens of Key
West were in such thorough accord
with the idle cigar makers in the city
that their task was hopeless. The of
ficials of Key West waited upon the
Tampa committee at the hotel and told
them they could not guarantee their
IVi SOildl safety II lnty remained LneIe.
They advised them to take the next
ship back Ia Tampa The committee
held a consultation, and decided that
under the remarkable conditions pre-
vailing, they could not accomplish their
mission. They decided to take the ad-
vice OF the authorities, and returned
home on the Mascotte. The three COM
mltteemen paint most remarkable
picture Of the situation at Key West.
They say that the agltators who We're
deported from Tampa, are practically
~ control Of the city 4 committee OF
the Resistencia meets every steamship
going To Tampa, and IS allowed 10
search the entire ship and force ashore
any cigar makers they may find en-
route 10 this city. IN this. the three
committeeman charge they are assisted
ana supported by the authorities OF
Key West. and the custom house of
hcials. mob Of strikers stands guard
% the gate leading 10 the steamship
pier, and prevents any person they may
wish from passing through. The com.
mittee saw men who desired 20 come IA
Tampa pulled back and fOrclbly de.
L4lned ~ the mob,